Portrait of the Artist as a Bad Character: And Other Essays on WritingA collection of essays that touch on the inner life of literaure and of the literary artist. Among the subjects covered are childhood's passionate reading; ambition; the decline of the book as a universal habit; the consequences of gender politics; and the deceptions and impersonations of art. |
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Washington Square 1946 | 9 |
Images Standing Fast | 17 |
Cyril Connolly and the Groans of Success | 61 |
Copyright | |
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