Electric Spark by Frances Wilson
From one of our leading biographers and critics comes an exhilarating, landmark new look at Muriel Spark.
A brilliant, wonderfully shrewd biography, expertly illuminating the most elusive and shape-shifting subject that is Muriel Spark -- WILLIAM BOYD
Treachery, lies, fantasy, God, everlastingly unsatisfactory sexual relationships. . This miraculous narrative unravels the creative process of a brilliant novelist -- A. N. WILSON
A joyously, brilliantly intelligent work of biography. In Wilson, Spark has met her true match -- ANNE ENRIGHT
A pitch-perfect, electrifying symphony – reconfirming Wilson’s pre-eminence as Maestra of British literary biography -- RACHEL HOLMES
A fascinating new biography, which focuses on the writer’s early years in the 1940s and 1950s -- Lucy Thynne * Telegraph, Best Books of 2025 *
The biographer of D. H. Lawrence and Thomas De Quincey returns to decode the life of the enigmatic novelist and short story writer, focusing on her turbulent 20s and 30s * Guardian, The Books to Look Forward to in 2025 *
Dame Muriel’s life was composed of weird accidents, strange coincidences and spooky events that influenced her writing. In this biography, Wilson sets out to solve the puzzle of “Muriel the Marvel with her X-ray eyes” * Financial Times, What to Read in 2025 *
A writer’s writer who will no doubt inspire her own cult following -- AMANDA FOREMAN
The most original voice in life-writing today -- LUCASTA MILLER
Treachery, lies, fantasy, God, everlastingly unsatisfactory sexual relationships. . This miraculous narrative unravels the creative process of a brilliant novelist -- A. N. WILSON
A joyously, brilliantly intelligent work of biography. In Wilson, Spark has met her true match -- ANNE ENRIGHT
A pitch-perfect, electrifying symphony – reconfirming Wilson’s pre-eminence as Maestra of British literary biography -- RACHEL HOLMES
A fascinating new biography, which focuses on the writer’s early years in the 1940s and 1950s -- Lucy Thynne * Telegraph, Best Books of 2025 *
The biographer of D. H. Lawrence and Thomas De Quincey returns to decode the life of the enigmatic novelist and short story writer, focusing on her turbulent 20s and 30s * Guardian, The Books to Look Forward to in 2025 *
Dame Muriel’s life was composed of weird accidents, strange coincidences and spooky events that influenced her writing. In this biography, Wilson sets out to solve the puzzle of “Muriel the Marvel with her X-ray eyes” * Financial Times, What to Read in 2025 *
A writer’s writer who will no doubt inspire her own cult following -- AMANDA FOREMAN
The most original voice in life-writing today -- LUCASTA MILLER
Frances Wilson is a critic, journalist and the author of six works of non-fiction, including The Sinking of J. Bruce Ismay, which won the Elizabeth Longford Prize for Historical Biography; Guilty Thing: A Life of Thomas de Quincey, which was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and was longlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize; and Burning Man: The Ascent of D.H. Lawrence, which won the Plutarch Award, was shortlisted for the Duff Cooper Prize and the James Tait Black Award and was longlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781526663030 |
| ISBN 10 | 1526663031 |
| Title | Electric Spark |
| Author | Frances Wilson |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2025-06-05 |
| Number of pages | 432 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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