Isbn: 9780304934614 - breaking out (v. 2) (life is a four letter word) (5 Ergebnisse)

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

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Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 1104 pages. dj chipped and worn. Price clippedThe first part of the autobiography, Breaking In, is of one of the most successf ul writers of the twentieth century, Nicholas Monsarrat. Monsarrat describes his privileged childhood in Liverpool, where his father was the greatest surgeon of his time, recalling all the small details of a provincial upbringing. The accou nt of his days at public school are acidly described, and in remarkable contrast to his golden days at Cambridge, where he enjoyed good friends, good wine, and little work. At twenty-three, Monsarrat turned his back on his comfortable famil y home, fled from the desk of his uncle's solicitor's office, and settled in a s ingle, mildewed room in London, with a typewriter and a half-finished manuscript . There, he describes the years of learning to write, learning to live, and lear ning to loveinvaluable lessons for a future that comprised war, emigration, mari tal upheaval, and the hazards of artistic achievement. The second part, Breaking Out, takes us to the year in which Monsarrat produced the novel widely acclaime d as his finest, The Tribe That Lost Its Head; the year when he was living in Ot tawa as chief of the British Information Services; the year he calls The Year of the Stupid Ox. As Monsarrat charts life with astonishing frankness, we are give n a stunning portrait of this complex character, this brilliant storyteller.…

Couverture rigide. Zustand: bon. RO60074074: 1971. In-8. Relié. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 570 pages. Page de garde légèrement passée. Jaquette abîmée. Avec Jaquette. . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon.

Couverture rigide. Zustand: bon. RO60109678: 1970. In-8. Relié. Etat d'usage, 1er plat abîmé, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur acceptable. 570 pages. Illustré de nombreuses photos en noir et blanc hors texte. Jaquette abîmée. Avec Jaquette. . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon.