A Very Private Eye: an Autobiography in Diaries and Letters
Pym, Barbara; Edited by Hazel Holt and Hilary Pym
Language: English
Published by E.P Dutton, New York, 1984
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Seller: Bluestocking Books, Sandwich, MA, U.S.A.Bluestocking Books
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Diary and letters of mid-20th century English novelist, described by poet Philip Larkin as Jane Austen for the 20th century. Pym's novels of English life and society were under appreciated until after WWII, when they achieved recognition by the public and literary worlds, including the Booker Prize. Diary entries date from1932 until the day before her death in 1980. Publishing History, Index. xvi, 358 pp.
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- Title
- A Very Private Eye: an Autobiography in Diaries and Letters
- Author
- Pym, Barbara; Edited by Hazel Holt and Hilary Pym
- Publisher
- E.P Dutton, New York
- Publication year
- 1984
- Condition
- Good
- Dust jacket
- Good, minor edgewear, price un
- Binding
- Quarter-bound cloth, orange, w
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0525242341
- ISBN 13
- 9780525242345
- Illustrator
- b&w photos
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Printing
- 2nd Printing
- Seller catalogs
- Diaries & Journals, Women authors-Biography, Women in Literature
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Bluestocking Books
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