Mary Shelley - Brossura

Spark, Muriel

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0141391340 ISBN 13: 9780141391342

Casa editrice: Penguin Classics, 2002

Riassunto

Fiction's most famous monster was the creation of a nineteen-year-old woman, Mary Shelley. Although she was the daughter of famous parents and the wife of a gifted poet, she made her mark on history with the story of a scientist who breathes life into a creature stitched together from corpses. She was also the author of the remarkable futuristic allegory, THE LAST MAN. In Muriel Spark's brilliant investigation of Mary Shelley's life and work, biographer and subject are perfectly matched. As Hilary Spurling has written, 'Both are dry, clear and forthright to the point of bluntness, cool and sharp as a mint julep, with something of the same afterkick'.

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L'autore:

Muriel Spark is an internationally respected biographer, critic and novelist whose works include THE BALLAD OF PECKHAM RYE, THE PRIME OF MISS JEAN BRODIE and A FAR CRY FROM KENSINGTON.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Penguin Classics
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0141391340
• ISBN 13: 9780141391342
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 272