The Diary Of 'Helena Morley'
The Diary Of 'Helena Morley'
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The Diary Of 'Helena Morley' by Elizabeth Bishop
INTRODUCED BY DIANA ATHILL An enchanting Brazilian classic. 'No wonder Bishop fell in love with this book . . . No adult writer, however skilful . . . could write with the nonchalant vivacity and ease that she unwittingly commanded' DIANA ATHILL, GUARDIAN 'A delightful, funny and revealing memoir, a little bit of Austen in the Americas' SPECTATOR 'When we read her, we enter the classical serenity of a new country' ROBERT LOWELL From Elizabeth Bishop's introduction: 'When I first came to Brazil, in 1952, I asked my Brazilian friends which Brazilian books I should begin reading . . . They frequently recommended this little book, "Minha Vida de Menina" . . . In English the title means "My Life as a Little Girl" or "Young Girl", and that is exactly what the book is about, but it is not reminiscences; it is a diary, the diary actually kept by a little girl between the ages of 12 and 15, in the far-off town of Diamantina, in 1893-1895 . . . The more I read the book the better I liked it. The scenes and events it described were odd, remote, and long ago, and yet fresh, sad, funny and eternally true. The longer I stayed on in Brazil the more Brazilian the book seemed, yet much of it could have happened in any small provincial town or village, and at almost any period of history - at least before the arrival of the automobile and the moving-picture theatre.'
A delightful, funny and revealing memoir, a little bit of Austen in the Americas * Spectator *
No wonder Bishop fell in love with this book. . No adult writer, however skilful . . . could write with the nonchalant vivacity and ease that she unwittingly commanded -- Diana Athill * Guardian *
When we read her, we enter the classical serenity of a new country -- Robert Lowell
Her cosmopolitan life is reflected in the breadth of her writings, all suffused with curiosity and quiet intelligence * Sunday Telegraph *
No wonder Bishop fell in love with this book . . . No adult writer, however skilful . . . could write with the nonchalant vivacity and ease that she unwittingly commanded * Diana Athill, GUARDIAN *
No wonder Bishop fell in love with this book. . No adult writer, however skilful . . . could write with the nonchalant vivacity and ease that she unwittingly commanded -- Diana Athill * Guardian *
When we read her, we enter the classical serenity of a new country -- Robert Lowell
Her cosmopolitan life is reflected in the breadth of her writings, all suffused with curiosity and quiet intelligence * Sunday Telegraph *
No wonder Bishop fell in love with this book . . . No adult writer, however skilful . . . could write with the nonchalant vivacity and ease that she unwittingly commanded * Diana Athill, GUARDIAN *
Elizabeth Bishop (1911-1979) was born in Massachusetts and one of the greatest, most beloved American poets of the twentieth century. 'Helena Morley' was the pseudonym of Senhora Augusto Mario Caldeira Brant, whose diary was first published for her friends in 1942. She was an avid traveller which served as a great source of inspiration for a poetry and book writing. She won the National Book Award in 1970 and the Neustadt International Prize for Literature in 1976.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781844084937 |
| ISBN 10 | 1844084930 |
| Title | The Diary Of 'Helena Morley' |
| Author | Elizabeth Bishop |
| Series | Virago Modern Classics |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2008-06-05 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |