Basil Street Blues by Michael Holroyd
Michael Holroyd - the most famous biographer in Britain - turns his attention upon himself and his own family in BASIL STREET BLUES (the title comes from the Basil Street Hotel where the author was conceived in the 1930s.) Born into a family rich in eccentricity, Holroyd was largely brought up by his grandparents in Maidenhead because his exotic Swedish mother and reserved English father couldn't stand living together. (His grandparents' marriage provided no better model - his grandfather having had a four year affair with a woman he met at a bus stop before coming back to his grandmother). Towards the end of Holroyd's parents lives he persuaded them to write their own stories and using the results, plus his own memories and researches he has written this moving and self-revealing book.
A subtle, courageous book.. SUNDAY TELEGRAPH [Holroyd] has written an original, unforgettable book DAILY TELEGRAPH Tense, fraught, uneasy, but mining that unease to poignant effect, Basil Street Blues is an extraordinary piece of work TLS I have no hesitation in awarding BASIL STREET BLUES the full five stars. In the genre of autobiography, it is right up there in my personal pantheon...[a] haunting and beautifully understated tragi-comedy. MAIL ON SUNDAY
Michael Holroyd is the author of numerous biographies including Lytton Strachey, August John and George Bernard Shaw.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780349111346 |
| ISBN 10 | 0349111340 |
| Title | Basil Street Blues |
| Author | Michael Holroyd |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2000-08-17 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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