'Janet Frame's luminous words are the more precious because they were snatched from the jaws of the disaster of her early life. It is one of the classics of autobiography. She knew that a writer must search her soul in order to say anything that is essential' HILARY MANTEL One of the great autobiographies of the twentieth century ... A journey from luminous childhood, through the dark experiences of supposed madness, to the renewal of her life through writing fiction. It is a heroic story, and told with such engaging tone, humorous perspective and imaginative power' Michael Holroyd, Sunday Times After being misdiagnosed with schizophrenia as a young woman, Janet Frame spent several years in psychiatric institutions. She escaped undergoing a lobotomy when it was discovered that she had just won a national literary prize. She then went on to become New Zealand's most acclaimed writer. As she says more than once in this autobiography: 'My writing saved me.' This edition contains all three volumes of Frame's autobiography: To the Is-Land, An Angel at My Table and An Envoy from Mirror City. 'One of the most beautiful and moving books I have ever read . . . A masterpiece . . . Janet's autobiography had an enormous effect on me. She struck a blow right to my heart' JANE CAMPION
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
ISBN-13
9781844086238
eBay Product ID (ePID)
89722732
Product Key Features
Book Title
An Angel at My Table: the Complete Autobiography
Author
Janet Frame
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Memorials, Literary Theory, Books
Publication Year
2010
Genre
Biographies & True Stories
Number of Pages
544 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
196mm
Item Width
130mm
Item Weight
423g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Janet Frame
Series Title
Virago Modern Classics
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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