W. J. West (1942–1999)
Autore di The Quest for Graham Greene
Sull'Autore
Opere di W. J. West
George Gissing in Exeter 2 copie
Rare W J West / Orwell The War Commentaries 1st Edition 1985 - NY: Pantheon Books, 1985 (1985) 1 copia
Woodwork 1 copia
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Etichette
Informazioni generali
- Nome legale
- West, William John
- Data di nascita
- 1942-11-13
- Data di morte
- 1999-06-09
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- England
UK - Luogo di nascita
- London, England, UK
- Luogo di morte
- Exeter, Devon, England, UK
Utenti
Recensioni
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 11
- Opere correlate
- 3
- Utenti
- 134
- Popolarità
- #151,727
- Voto
- 3.7
- Recensioni
- 2
- ISBN
- 13
- Preferito da
- 1
West tries to give a lot of background and connect Greene's books and characters to real-life events and people in Greene's life, but somehow this neither makes a captivating read nor a convincing analysis of Greene's work.
The writing seems rather disjointed at times, and at other times the analysis comes across as a best guess.
Maybe this book makes for better reading for someone who has more of an in-depth knowledge of Greene's biography, but as a stand-by reference to accompany my Greene-land adventures The Quest for Graham Greene raised more questions than it answered.… (altro)