Little Wilson and Big God - Brossura

Burgess, Anthony

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0099437058 ISBN 13: 9780099437055

Casa editrice: Vintage Classics, 2002

Riassunto

These are Anthony Burgess's candid confessions: he was seduced at the age of nine by an older woman; whilst serving in Gibraltar in World War II he was thrown into jail on VE Day for calling Franco names; he once taught a group of Nazi socialites that the English equivalent of 'heil' was 'sod' and had them crying 'Sod Hitler'. Little Wilson and Big God moves from Moss Side to Malaya recalling Burgess's time as an education officer in the tropics, his tempestuous first marriage, his struggles with Catholicism and the beginning of his prolific writing life. Wise, self-deprecating and bristling with incident, this is a first-class memoir.

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Recensione:

"Packed, provocative and masterly" (Sebastian Faulks)

"Like the best of Burgess' novels, the book has terrific pace and vivacity... It is the story of a sort of Unlucky Jim" (LA Times)

Descrizione del libro:

A high spirited candid book of confessions from the twentieth century literary giant Anthony Burgess

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Vintage Classics
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0099437058
• ISBN 13: 9780099437055
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 480