JANE AUSTEN - A LIFE
Jane Austen is the definitive biography of one of Britain's best-loved novelists, from the acclaimed author of Samuel Pepys: The Unequalled Self, Charles Dickens: A Life and The Invisible Woman 'As near perfect a life of Austen as we are likely to get: intelligent, feeling, suggestive' Carmen Callil, Daily Telegraph 'Tomalin has written a biography that reflects Austen's own exacting standards, a book that radiates intelligence, wit and insight' Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times 'Of all the Austen biographies, this is the best ... leaves the reader with a much deeper appreciation of the circumstances and motivation behind the creation of those six perfect novels' Harpers Queen 'I cannot think that a better life of Jane Austen then Claire Tomalin's will be written for many years.' Philip Hensher, Mail on Sunday 'A perfect biography: detailed, witty, warm. Tomalin involves us so deeply that Austen's final illness and death come almost as a personal tragedy to the reader' Dirk Bogarde, Daily Telegraph, Books of the Year
Edad recomendada: Adultos.
TOMALIN CLAIRE
Claire Tomalin es una escritora y periodista inglesa nacida el 20 de junio de 1933 en Londres. Es conocida por sus biografías de figuras literarias como Charles Dickens, Thomas Hardy, Samuel Pepys, Jane Austen y Mary Wollstonecraft. Su primer libro, The Life and Death of Mary Wollstonecraft 1974 , ganó el Whitbread First Book Award. También ha trabajado como editora literaria en medios como The Sunday Times.
