James King (1) (1942–)
Autore di Virginia Woolf
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Sull'Autore
James King is Professor in the Department of English and Cultural Studies, McMaster University. Among his other books are lives of Roland Penrose's friends, Paul Nash and Herbert Read.
Fonte dell'immagine: Copyright 2007 Anne McDermid & Associates Ltd.
Opere di James King
Etichette
Informazioni generali
- Data di nascita
- 1942
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- Canada
- Luogo di residenza
- Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- Attività lavorative
- professor
novelist
biographer - Organizzazioni
- McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario
- Premi e riconoscimenti
- Fellow, Royal Society of Canada
- Breve biografia
- 1) James King, Distinguished University Professor in the Faculty of Humanities at McMaster University, has been a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellow and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. He is the author of four previous novels: Faking (1999), Blue Moon (2000), Transformations (2003), and Pure Inventions (2006). He is also the author of eight works of biography, the subjects of which include William Blake, Margaret Laurence, Jack McClelland, and Farley Mowat. His biography of Herbert Read, The Last Modern, was nominated for the Governor General’s Literary Award.
Utenti
Recensioni
Read this after reading many of her books and enjoying them all so much.
This novel is based on a true story: the 1946 murder and dismemberment of John Dick in Hamilton, Ontario. His estranged wife, Evelyn, was tried and found not guilty on appeal. She was, however, convicted of the murder of her infant son and sent to the Prison for Women in Kingston, Ontario.
James King has imagined what happened to Evelyn after her release from prison. In this novel, she moves to Vancouver and becomes a famous author. She also undergoes extensive psychotherapy.
This is not a crime novel; it is the story of a person's search to understand herself, to come to terms with her past and to forgive herself and those who have wronged her.… (altro)
James King has imagined what happened to Evelyn after her release from prison. In this novel, she moves to Vancouver and becomes a famous author. She also undergoes extensive psychotherapy.
This is not a crime novel; it is the story of a person's search to understand herself, to come to terms with her past and to forgive herself and those who have wronged her.… (altro)
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 19
- Utenti
- 348
- Popolarità
- #68,679
- Voto
- 3.6
- Recensioni
- 6
- ISBN
- 89
- Lingue
- 3
Includes 16 pages of black & white photographs.