Good as her Word: Selected Journalism - Hardcover

Sage, Lorna

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0007157797 ISBN 13: 9780007157792

Publisher: Fourth Estate, 2003

Synopsis

A sparkling collection of journalism from the critically acclaimed author of BAD BLOOD and MOMENTS OF TRUTH.

This selection of writing of Lorna Sage from 1972-2001, the thirty years she wrote for the London and New York literary papers and journals, contains some of her very best pieces. From carefully worked interviews and profiles to the snappiest and deftest of weekly reviews, we can trace the often surprising development of that very distinctive voice and follow its sharpest critical reactions to the important authors and landmark publications of our times.

From George Eliot, Laurence Sterne, Charles Dickens and Mary Shelley to Sylvia Plath, Angela Carter, Umberto Eco and Salman Rushdie, Sage's unmistakable voice is here: sheerly clever, hilarious, anarchic, sly wise, kind, courageous, genial and serious.

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Review:

Praise for MOMENTS OF TRUTH

· ‘Packed with razor-sharp observations and exhilerating humour.’ Sunday Times

· ‘Thank goodness for Lorna Sage’s brilliant ‘Moments of Truth’. Going into a book with her is like going into a gloomy church, say, in some some foreign city: her eyes adjust to the light so fast she can see the frescoes, and describe them to you in vivd detail, while you are still blinking like a mole.’ Financial Times

· This is writerly criticism – down to earth, incisive, peppered with memorable phrases – and it makes exhilarating reading.’ Irish Times

· ‘An apt memorial to a brilliant and stimulating mind.’ Literary Review

Synopsis:

A sparkling collection of journalism from the critically acclaimed author of "Bad Blood" and "Moments Of Truth". This selection of Lorna Sage's writing from 1972-2001 covers the thirty years in which she wrote for the London and New York literary papers and journals. From carefully worked interviews and profiles, to the snappiest and deftest of weekly reviews, it contains some of her best writing. We can trace the often surprising development of her distinctive voice and follow its sharpest critical reactions to the important authors and landmark publications of our times. Whether dissecting George Eliot, Laurence Sterne, Charles Dickens and Mary Shelley or Sylvia Plath, Angela Carter, Umberto Eco and Salman Rushdie, Sage's unmistakable voice is here: intelligent, hilarious, anarchic, courageous, genial and serious.

About this edition

• Publisher: Fourth Estate
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0007157797
• ISBN 13: 9780007157792
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 384
• Editor: Sage Sharon, Sage Victor