{"product_id":"2026200007142-secondhand-the-saddest-story-a-biography-of-ford-madox-ford","title":"The Saddest Story: A Biography Of Ford Madox Ford","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good                          \u003cbr\u003eJacket: Worn\/faded, no tears\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good         ,          price clipped\u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA landmark work of literary biography, The Saddest Story: A Biography of Ford Madox Ford chronicles the turbulent life of one of modernism's most complex and underappreciated figures, the novelist and editor whose influence on twentieth-century literature far outstripped his public recognition. Arthur Mizener presents Ford Madox Ford's remarkable career with meticulous scholarship, tracing his pivotal role in shaping the careers of writers such as Joseph Conrad, Ezra Pound, and Ernest Hemingway through his editorship of The English Review and The Transatlantic Review. The biography uncovers the contradictions at the heart of Ford's character — his brilliance and his self-mythologizing, his generosity and his personal chaos — painting a portrait of a man whose life was as dramatic and flawed as the fiction he produced. Mizener's tone is measured yet deeply sympathetic, balancing critical rigor with a genuine appreciation for Ford's masterwork, The Good Soldier, and the sweeping Parade's End tetralogy. The result is an authoritative and absorbing account that restores Ford Madox Ford to his rightful place in the modernist canon.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48887883661531,"sku":"2026200007142-SECONDHAND","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/76893f03-563a-480c-b580-894e36c5102f.png?v=1781747735","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200007142-secondhand-the-saddest-story-a-biography-of-ford-madox-ford","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}