Jigsaw: An Unsentimental Education - Softcover

Bedford, Sybille

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1582431434 ISBN 13: 9781582431437

Publisher: Counterpoint, 2001

Synopsis

The sequel to A Legacy continues the story of a young woman from the Kaiser's Germany to Europe in the 1920s and the vanished world of Europe between world wars as the narrator describes her discovery of the complexities, passions, wisdom, and mysteries of life, with the help of a diverse array of "teachers." Reprint. 15,000 first printing.

About this title

About the Author:

Sybille Bedford was born in 1911, in Charlottenburg, Germany, and was brought up in Italy, England, and France. in 1953, she made her literary debut with A Visit to Don Otavio, and has since published eight other books - including Jigsaw, A Legacy, A Favourite of the Gods, and A Compass Error, as well as classic accounts of criminal trials and other courtroom cases, and an acclaimed biography of her mentor Aldous Huxley. She was vice president of English PEN and one of Britain's nine Companions of Literature. Ms. Bedford lived in London where she passed away in February 2006.

About this edition

• Publisher: Counterpoint
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1582431434
• ISBN 13: 9781582431437
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 350