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| Named Person: | Henry James |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Colm Tóibín; Susan M Griffin |
| ISBN: | 9780801897788 0801897785 9780801897795 0801897793 |
| OCLC Number: | 613425979 |
| Description: | xviii, 148 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Contents: | Henry James in Ireland : a footnote -- The haunting of Lamb House -- A more elaborate web : becoming Henry James -- Pure evil : "The turn of the screw" -- The lessons of the master -- Henry James's New York -- A death, a book, an apartment : The portrait of a lady -- Reflective biography -- A bundle of letters -- All a novelist needs -- The later Jameses -- Afterword : silence. |
| Responsibility: | Colm Tóibín ; edited and with an introduction by Susan M. Griffin. |
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The book does not disappoint. The essays may be incidental-reviews, introductions, lectures-but each conveys a sense of Toibin's deep engagement with his subject and his writer's way with words. Irish Times 2010 Anyone interested in Toibin's process of transforming the life of James into a novel of immense subtlety should look carefully at a recent volume of essays. -- Jay Parini Chronicle of Higher Education Read more...
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