{"product_id":"2026600000519-secondhand-portrait-of-a-genius-but-the-life-of-d-h-lawrence-1885-1930","title":"Portrait Of A Genius, But . . .: The Life Of D. H. Lawrence, 1885-1930","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: 1st ed.,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good                          \u003cbr\u003eJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good                  \u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Previous owner\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA landmark work of literary biography, Richard Aldington's Portrait of a Genius, But... chronicles the turbulent and extraordinary life of D.H. Lawrence from his working-class origins in Nottinghamshire in 1885 to his death in 1930, painting an unflinching portrait of one of the twentieth century's most controversial writers. Aldington, himself a distinguished poet and novelist of the modernist era, brings an insider's authority to the subject, illuminating Lawrence's relentless creative drive alongside his volatile relationships, restless wandering across continents, and fierce battles with censorship. The biography presents Lawrence as a figure of undeniable genius yet deeply flawed humanity — a man whose works, including Sons and Lovers, The Rainbow, and Lady Chatterley's Lover, permanently altered the landscape of English literature even as his personal life courted scandal and exile. Written with candor and a sharp critical eye, Aldington neither idolizes nor dismisses his subject, but instead delivers a richly textured account that captures the contradictions at the heart of Lawrence's character. This remains an essential and compulsively readable study for anyone seeking to understand the man behind some of modernism's most passionate and provocative fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48763138867419,"sku":"2026600000519-SECONDHAND","price":30.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/88e83bc2-8ef5-4a62-b3c1-7965c67b8c57.png?v=1778499186","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026600000519-secondhand-portrait-of-a-genius-but-the-life-of-d-h-lawrence-1885-1930","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}