The Born Exile: George Gissing
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: small tear on back left of jacket seam
Long regarded as a shocking innovator of English fiction, a nineteenth-century novelist found himself perpetually caught between the refined world of literature and the grim reality of the urban poor. This biography explores the restless mobility and domestic obsessions of a man who felt like a stranger in his own land, mirroring the displacement of his most famous characters. By tracing his journey through the lodgings and chambers of London and the industrial north, the narrative reveals the deep-seated anxieties and volatile attitudes that fueled his creative genius. It is a brilliant study of a writer who, despite being highly admired by his peers, remained a "born exile" in both his life and his art.
Author: Gillian Tindall
Format: Hardback
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: small tear on back left of jacket seam
Long regarded as a shocking innovator of English fiction, a nineteenth-century novelist found himself perpetually caught between the refined world of literature and the grim reality of the urban poor. This biography explores the restless mobility and domestic obsessions of a man who felt like a stranger in his own land, mirroring the displacement of his most famous characters. By tracing his journey through the lodgings and chambers of London and the industrial north, the narrative reveals the deep-seated anxieties and volatile attitudes that fueled his creative genius. It is a brilliant study of a writer who, despite being highly admired by his peers, remained a "born exile" in both his life and his art.