I Am Lazarus - Brossura

Kavan, Anna

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0720614937 ISBN 13: 9780720614930

Casa editrice: Peter Owen Ltd, 2012

Riassunto

Short stories addressing the surreal realities of mental illness, from an incredible cult writer often compared to Kafka and WoolfThe tortured life of Anna Kavan brought her some reward in terms of great pieces of art. Her drug addiction bore fruit in theJulia and the Bazooka collection of stories; while this companion volume recalls her experience of the asylum—powerful, haunting works which can be harrowing but are full of sympathy too.

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So well are they written, so clearly and baldly told, and with such narrative power, that you feel you are a doctor caught as in the spell of a mad Ancient Mariner --John Betjeman, Daily Herald

'Miss Kavan is an artist of great distinction. What is remarkable is that the subject of these short stories not only kept the lamp alight in the fog impending insanity but was able to project dramatically the experience of fellow sufferers. There is a beauty in these stories which has nothing to do with their pathological interest and is the result of art. Two or three, if signed by a famous name might rank among that story teller's memorable achievements.' --Desmond McCarthy, The Times

One cannot doubt that what is here is the truth --Tatler

'Miss Kavan is an artist of great distinction. What is remarkable is that the subject of these short stories not only kept the lamp alight in the fog impending insanity but was able to project dramatically the experience of fellow sufferers. There is a beauty in these stories which has nothing to do with their pathological interest and is the result of art. Two or three, if signed by a famous name might rank among that story teller's memorable achievements.' --Desmond McCarthy, The Times

One cannot doubt that what is here is the truth --Tatler

'Miss Kavan is an artist of great distinction. What is remarkable is that the subject of these short stories not only kept the lamp alight in the fog impending insanity but was able to project dramatically the experience of fellow sufferers. There is a beauty in these stories which has nothing to do with their pathological interest and is the result of art. Two or three, if signed by a famous name might rank among that story teller's memorable achievements.' --Desmond McCarthy, The Times

One cannot doubt that what is here is the truth --Tatler

The best introduction to Kavan --Harpers Magazine, 2.11.12

One cannot doubt that what is here is the truth --Tatler

L'autore:

Anna Kavan (1901–1968) was a novelist, short story writer, and painter. Her works includeAsylum Piece, Ice, and Sleep Has His House. She has been often compared to Djuna Barnes, Franz Kafka, Anaïs Nin, and Virginia Woolf.She was a long-term heroin addict and suffered periodic bouts of mental illness, and these facets of her life feature prominently in her novels and short stories.

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• Editore: Peter Owen Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0720614937
• ISBN 13: 9780720614930
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 146