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Encounters with Michael Arlen
Engelsk Paperback
Encounters with Michael Arlen
Engelsk Paperback

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Michael Arlen (1895-1956) was a literary shooting star among the smart set of the 1920s. The self-styled chronicler of Mayfair society, he became an international celebrity after the publication of his scandalous novel The Green Hat in 1924. Born into an immigrant Armenian community in Lancashire, following early breakthrough in London he led a millionaire’s life on the Riviera and dabbled in the Hollywood film industry before living out his final years, all but forgotten, in retirement in New York. For all his success as a purveyor of popular fiction, he remained forever an ‘outsider’, arousing both fascination and suspicion in the English-speaking world.

Encounters with Michael Arlen is a set of overlapping essays that reflect how the novelist was seen by himself and by his contemporaries. Unlike a conventional biography, the emphasis is on his connections with other leading figures of the day, especially fellow writers such as D.H. Lawrence, Ernest Hemingway and Rebecca West.

The book is also a rumination by the author on the sheer difficulty of writing literary biography. With its comprehensive timeline and listing of archive materials relating to Arlen, it should serve as a stimulus to future research on this neglected and enigmatic personality.

Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
272
ISBN-13:
9781805141143
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
1805141147
Udg. Dato:
28 sep 2023
Længde:
17mm
Bredde:
217mm
Højde:
138mm
Forlag:
Troubador Publishing
Oplagsdato:
28 sep 2023
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