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Al Alvarez - poet, critic, novelist, sportsman, and poker player - has for seventy years been hard to categorize.
He is the author of the best-selling study of suicide, THE SAVAGE GOD, and as poetry editor of the OBSERVER, he has known most of the leading poets of the second half of last century. For a time he was an influential critic and his anthology THE NEW POETRY scandalised the literary community.
Much of the liveliness of Alvarez's story is inspired by the ambiguous fate of being an English Jew. Although his family had been settled in London for more than two centuries, being Jewish always made them feel like outsiders.
From public schools to Oxford to the hardscrabble world of freelance writing, Alvarez found time to climb mountains, play poker and write books about these pastimes which are now regarded as classics. WHERE DID IT ALL GO RIGHT? is his memorable, irreverent account of that journey.
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Al Alvarez was a poet, novelist, literary critic, anthologist, and author of many highly praised non-fiction books on topics ranging from suicide, divorce and dreams - The Savage God, Life After Marriage, Night - to poker and mountaineering - The Biggest Game in Town and Feeding The Rat. His most recent books are Pondlife and Risky Business. He died in 2019.
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Condition: Fair. : En este libro autobiográfico, el poeta, crítico y escritor Al Alvarez narra su fascinante trayectoria vital. Desde su infancia como hijo de padres infelices hasta sus años en Oxford y su carrera como escritor independiente, Alvarez ofrece un relato irreverente y memorable sobre su vida, marcada por su identidad como judío inglés, su pasión por la literatura, el montañismo y el póker.La obra destaca por su honestidad al explorar la búsqueda de identidad y el sentido de pertenencia, ofreciendo una mirada profunda a la vida literaria del siglo XX. Con un estilo narrativo envolvente, el autor reflexiona sobre sus experiencias personales y profesionales, convirtiendo este libro en una pieza esencial para quienes buscan comprender la complejidad de una vida dedicada a las letras y a la aventura. EAN: 9780747558002 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Literatura y Ficción Título: Where Did It All Go Right? Autor: Al Alvarez Editorial: Bloomsbury Paperbacks Idioma: en Páginas: 400 Formato: tapa blanda. Seller Inventory # Happ-2026-06-14-19b79c09
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