The fiendish young man, having driven poor Verlaine out of his wits and his marriage, abandoned poetry, then Europe, setting in Aden in 1880. A reprint from Eland.
Somebody Else: Arthur Rimbaud in Africa, 1880-91
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£14.99
Edition:Paperback978178060169422/04/2021From a Bookshelf nearby
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The title is part of her 1947 New Year's Eve toast. Openly gay, Highsmith was famously beastly to lovers and friends. This new biography traces connections between her complex character and ... read more
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A good new book on the Bloomsbury group and its visual aesthetic - the Omega Workshops and photography as well as their artistic contributions as painters, models, collectors and critics; in... read more
The Bloomsbury Look
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The author, an art dealer, was married to Gregor von Rezzori. Together they made Santa Maddalena, their home near Florence, a retreat for a firmament of stars from Bruce Chatwin on. A fine i... read more
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In this inspired recreation of her parents' hopes and lives, MW has created a vivid memoir of post-war childhood and adventure in Cairo, Italy and London.
Inventory of a Life Mislaid: An Unreliable Memoir
Hardback £16.99