Peter Ackroyd: The Collection: Journalism, Reviews, Essays, Short Stories, Lectures

Peter Ackroyd

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Idioma: inglés

Editorial: Vintage Publishing, United Kingdom, London, 2002

0099428946 / 9780099428947

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During the 1970s and the early 1980s Peter Ackroyd wrote countless book reviews and articles for the "Spectator", on literature, film and a number of social and cultural issues. "The Collection" offers a selection of these incisive and entertaining pieces, which established Ackroyd's reputation as a writer. Since 1986, Ackroyd has been chief book reviewer for "The Times", and in this capacity he has reviewed some of the most important biographies and novels published over the last fifteen years. A selection of his "Time" reviews are included here. These reviews, and his articles for the "Sunday Times" display his characteristic attitudes to literature and art. They also throw interesting lights on his won work as a prize winning novelist and biographer. "The Collection" also contains a number of Ackroyd's interesting and provocative lectures on The Englishness of English literature, London Luminaries and Cockney Visionaries and William Black, a Spiritual Radical. In addition, several essays on subjects such as Ackroyd's own writing and contemporary painters such as Frank Auerbach have been included. Finally, three of Ackroyd's short stories have been reproduced, one of which was his first published work of fiction. "The Collection" is a revealing and fascinating anthology of Ackroyd's ideas and preoccupations. As such, it is the ideal companion volume to his novels and biographies. With the exception of five pieces, none of the writing contained in this volume has ever been collected: The Collection also contains much previously unpublished material. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

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Título
Peter Ackroyd: The Collection: Journalism, Reviews, Essays, Short Stories, Lectures
Autor
Peter Ackroyd
Editorial
Vintage Publishing, United Kingdom, London
Año de publicación
2002
Estado
Very Good
Encuadernación
Paperback
Idioma
inglés
ISBN 10
0099428946
ISBN 13
9780099428947
Peso del artículo
540 gramos
Dimensiones
153.0 x 233.0

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