| Edition |
1st American ed. |
| Description |
xxvi, 627 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 25 cm. |
| Note |
Originally published: London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, c2009. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [537]-600) and index. |
| Contents |
Night and day, 1962-1918 -- Home and away, 1918-1937 -- Out of Africa, 1937-1945 -- Finding a voice, 1945-1949 -- Kensington, 1949-1951 -- Sacramental, 1951-1954 -- Conversion, 1954-1957 -- Acquiring Lorgnettes, 1957-1959 -- Exposure, 1959-1960 -- Transfiguration, 1960-1962 -- Time/Life, 1962-1963 -- Amours de voyage, 1963-1965 -- Looking round, 1965-1968 -- In the driver's seat, 1968-1970 -- Lucrezia Borgia in trousers, 1971-1974 -- The realm of mythology, 1974-1979 -- Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye, goodbye, 1979-1982 -- A speck in the distance, 1982-1988 -- Settling the bill, 1988-1992 -- Dark music, 1992-2006. |
| Summary |
In 1992, Spark invited Martin Stannard to write her biography, offering interviews and full access to her papers. The result is this biography of the Scottish author. |
| Subject |
Spark, Muriel.
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Novelists, Scottish -- 20th century -- Biography.
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Women authors, Scottish -- 20th century -- Biography.
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| ISBN |
9780393051742 |
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0393051749 |
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