A Man of Parts
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Author: David Lodge
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 576
The mind is a time machine that travels backwards in memory and forwards in prophecy, but he has done with prophecy now equestered in his blitz-battered house on the rim of Regent s Park, as the second war he has lived through moves into its final phase, the ailing Herbert George Wells, H.G. to his family and friends, looks back on a life crowded with incident, books, and women. Has it been a success or a failure?Once he was the most famous writer in the world, 'the man who invented tomorrow'; now he feels like yesterday s man, deserted or disparaged by readers, and depressed by the collapse of his utopian dreams for mankind. e recalls his unpromising start in life, and early struggles to acquire an education and make a living; his meteoric rise to fame as a writer with a prophetic imagination and a comic common touch, which brought him into contact with most of the important literary, intellectual, and political figures of his time; his plunge into socialist politics; his belief in free love, and energetic practice of it. Arguing with himself about his conduct, he relives his relationships with two wives and many mistresses, especially the brilliant student Amber Reeves an
Author: David Lodge
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 576
The mind is a time machine that travels backwards in memory and forwards in prophecy, but he has done with prophecy now equestered in his blitz-battered house on the rim of Regent s Park, as the second war he has lived through moves into its final phase, the ailing Herbert George Wells, H.G. to his family and friends, looks back on a life crowded with incident, books, and women. Has it been a success or a failure?Once he was the most famous writer in the world, 'the man who invented tomorrow'; now he feels like yesterday s man, deserted or disparaged by readers, and depressed by the collapse of his utopian dreams for mankind. e recalls his unpromising start in life, and early struggles to acquire an education and make a living; his meteoric rise to fame as a writer with a prophetic imagination and a comic common touch, which brought him into contact with most of the important literary, intellectual, and political figures of his time; his plunge into socialist politics; his belief in free love, and energetic practice of it. Arguing with himself about his conduct, he relives his relationships with two wives and many mistresses, especially the brilliant student Amber Reeves an
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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.
Author: David Lodge
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 576
The mind is a time machine that travels backwards in memory and forwards in prophecy, but he has done with prophecy now equestered in his blitz-battered house on the rim of Regent s Park, as the second war he has lived through moves into its final phase, the ailing Herbert George Wells, H.G. to his family and friends, looks back on a life crowded with incident, books, and women. Has it been a success or a failure?Once he was the most famous writer in the world, 'the man who invented tomorrow'; now he feels like yesterday s man, deserted or disparaged by readers, and depressed by the collapse of his utopian dreams for mankind. e recalls his unpromising start in life, and early struggles to acquire an education and make a living; his meteoric rise to fame as a writer with a prophetic imagination and a comic common touch, which brought him into contact with most of the important literary, intellectual, and political figures of his time; his plunge into socialist politics; his belief in free love, and energetic practice of it. Arguing with himself about his conduct, he relives his relationships with two wives and many mistresses, especially the brilliant student Amber Reeves an
Author: David Lodge
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 576
The mind is a time machine that travels backwards in memory and forwards in prophecy, but he has done with prophecy now equestered in his blitz-battered house on the rim of Regent s Park, as the second war he has lived through moves into its final phase, the ailing Herbert George Wells, H.G. to his family and friends, looks back on a life crowded with incident, books, and women. Has it been a success or a failure?Once he was the most famous writer in the world, 'the man who invented tomorrow'; now he feels like yesterday s man, deserted or disparaged by readers, and depressed by the collapse of his utopian dreams for mankind. e recalls his unpromising start in life, and early struggles to acquire an education and make a living; his meteoric rise to fame as a writer with a prophetic imagination and a comic common touch, which brought him into contact with most of the important literary, intellectual, and political figures of his time; his plunge into socialist politics; his belief in free love, and energetic practice of it. Arguing with himself about his conduct, he relives his relationships with two wives and many mistresses, especially the brilliant student Amber Reeves an
A Man of Parts
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