A Stranger on Earth: The Life and Work of Anna Kavan - Softcover

Reed, Jeremy

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9780720612738: A Stranger on Earth: The Life and Work of Anna Kavan
Softcover
ISBN 10: 072061273X ISBN 13: 9780720612738
Publisher: Peter Owen Publishers, 2006

Synopsis

Reed’s new biography draws on new material to map out the enigmatic life and times of one of Britain’s most extraordinary novelists.
This biography of novelist Anna Kavan, draws on newly discovered material about a visionary writer who renamed herself after a character in one of her own novels and did everything she could to resist biography. It documents Kavan's addiction to heroin, her failed marriages, her bond with her psychiatrist, her suicide attempts, her strange, unforgettable paintings, her devotion to gay men, her obsessions, phobias, reclusiveness, and indomitable artistic courage. Of Reed's biographical fiction of the Marquis de Sade, When the Whip Comes Down.

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About the Author

Jeremy Reed is the author of seven novels and five works of non-fiction. He has won the National Poetry Competition, the Eric Gregory Award, and the Somerset Maugham Award. He is also the author of well-received biographies of Lou Reed, Marc Almond and Scott Walker.

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Publisher
Peter Owen Publishers
Publication date
2006
Language
English
ISBN 10 
072061273X
ISBN 13 
9780720612738
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
240
Rating
  • 3.57 out of 5 stars
    49 ratings by Goodreads