- Paperback: 476 pages
- Publisher: University of California Press; 1 edition (April 1 1998)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0520211936
- ISBN-13: 978-0520211933
- Product Dimensions: 2.3 x 1.5 x 0.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 621 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #2,319,187 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"A thorough biography of Jane Bowles, a book that never cheaply psychoanalyzes its subject but rather presents the woman and her work with sensitivity and admiration. . . . Grim as [Jane Bowles's] personal story may be, the luminous pages she left behind comprise some of the best American fiction we have. She is far more genuine and original than many other more celebrated writers. Among American women writers she must rank in the small, select company of Flannery O'Connor, Eudora Welty, Willa Cather, and Jean Stafford." -- Edmund White, Chicago Tribune
Book Description
Tennessee Williams called Jane Bowles "the most important writer of prose fiction in modern American letters." John Ashbery said she was "one of the finest modern writers of fiction in any language," consistently producing "the surprise that is the one essential ingredient of great art." Here, available again, is the only biography of this powerful writer.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Really and orrigina sin,
By A Customer
This review is from: A Little Original Sin: The Life and Work of Jane Bowles (Paperback)
Great biography about a great character. Dillon's book is full of accurate info about one of the most original writers of all time. She mixes perfectly well literature and life. Also we can see all her friends and contemporaries: Paul Bowles, Tenese Williams, Carson McCullers, Truman Capote, Gore Vidal, Harper Lee, ...So what you will find find is the perfect autodestruction of a creative mind surrounded by omens, terrors and obsessions, and the incredible pulsion of living. The good thing is that after reading this book you will feel the necessity of reading her works, and then you wil encounter the most incredible masterpieces of the 20 century. Good luck
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Biography about a Great Experiemntal Writer,
By Megan A. Burns "meganaburns" (new orleans, louisiana United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)
This review is from: A Little Original Sin: The Life and Work of Jane Bowles (Paperback)
This is a wonderfully well-written biography. It traces the interesting, complicated, humorous and intriguing life of the writer Jane Bowles. Married to writer and composer, Paul Bowles, it follows them on their many travels and their many friendships. Bowles approached life in her own peculiar way, and this aspect is captured by Dillon. The frustrations, anxieties and insecurities are caught in Bowles' many letters to friends. Dillon does a great job researching the illnesses that plagued Bowles near the end of her life, and Dillon is sensitive to how these roadblocks affected a deeply talented writer.
5.0 out of 5 stars
...and so it gos...,
By A Customer
This review is from: A Little Original Sin: The Life and Work of Jane Bowles (Paperback)
I have loved biographys for a long time now, this is one of my favorates. Her life style is intreaging, and it boggles me to know that each page in this book is true. Jane is far from being a good person, but her passion for life, love, and writing supass any wrongs she has done. If you love life read this book; and if you don't, find out what your missing.
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