Philip Larkin: Letters to Monica by Philip Larkin

Philip Larkin: Letters to Monica by Philip Larkin

Philip Larkin met Monica Jones at University College Leicester in autumn 1946, when they were both 24, he was the newly-appointed assistant librarian and she was an English lecturer. This title consists of nearly 2000 letters, postcards and telegrams, which chronicle various aspects of Larkin's life and the convolutions of their relationship.

Philip Larkin was born in 1922 and grew up in Coventry. In 1955 he became Librarian of the Brynmor Jones Library at the University of Hull, a post he held until his death in 1985. He was the best-loved poet of his generation and the recipient of innumerable honours, including the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry and the W.H. Smith Award. As one of Philip Larkin's chosen literary executors, Anthony Thwaite edited the Collected Poems, Selected Letters and Further Requirements. His own Collected Poems, drawing on fifty years work, was published in 2007.

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ISBN 13	9780571239092
ISBN 10	0571239099
Title	Philip Larkin: Letters to Monica
Author	Philip Larkin
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Faber & Faber
Year published	2010-10-21
Number of pages	496
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