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A Plea For Eros
Essays on art, love and desire from 'a 21st-century Virginia Woolf' - Literary Review
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A Plea For Eros
A riveting collection of the earliest essays of Siri Hustvedt, author of the international bestseller What I Loved
The critically acclaimed author of the bestselling WHAT I LOVED reflects on life, love and literature
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A stunning collection of essays by the author of What I Loved, in which she addresses many of the themes explored in her novels—identity, sexual attraction, relationships, family, mental illness, the power of the imagination, a sense of belonging, and mortality.
In three cases, she focuses on the novels of other writers—Dickens, James, and Fitzgerald. She also refers to her own novels, affording an unusual insight into their creation. Whatever her topic, her approach is unaffected, intimate, and conversational, inviting us both to share her thoughts and reflect on our own views and ideas.
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ISBN: 9780340839782
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 13 February 2006
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Sceptre
Illustration: One b/w
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 20.0mm
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 196.0mm
Weight: 180g
Pages: 240
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About the Author
Siri Hustvedt's first novel, THE BLINDFOLD, was published by Sceptre in 1993 and her second, THE ENCHANTMENT OF LILY DAHL, followed in 1997. Both were highly acclaimed and translated around the world. Her third novel, WHAT I LOVED, was published in 2003 to even greater acclaim and has been an international success. She is also the author of a poetry collection, READING TO YOU, YONDER, a collection of essays, and MYSTERIES OF THE RECTANGLE: Essays on Painting. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.
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