Siegfried Sassoon by Max Egremont
The authorized biography of a literary legend, written with unique access to all of Sassoon's previously unseen papers
‘Egremont’s work outclasses its predecessors. . This is an outstanding and original biography’ Max Hastings, Daily Telegraph
‘Sassoon is the ultimate ambiguous man, and Egremont does him full justice . . . he has honoured him with a biography of subtle affection and truth’ Sebastian Barry, Financial Times
‘Unmistakably the best thing anybody has ever written about Sassoon’ D. J. Taylor, Independent
‘Comprehensive and perceptive . . . Egremont has produced a thorough, sympathetic, balanced, engrossing account’ Alan Judd, Spectator
‘Egremont is the first biographer to gain unimpeded access to the poet’s previously unseen papers . . . Like a great arc-light, this biography illuminates a room previously lit by torches’ John Stuart Roberts, Sunday Times
‘Sassoon is the ultimate ambiguous man, and Egremont does him full justice . . . he has honoured him with a biography of subtle affection and truth’ Sebastian Barry, Financial Times
‘Unmistakably the best thing anybody has ever written about Sassoon’ D. J. Taylor, Independent
‘Comprehensive and perceptive . . . Egremont has produced a thorough, sympathetic, balanced, engrossing account’ Alan Judd, Spectator
‘Egremont is the first biographer to gain unimpeded access to the poet’s previously unseen papers . . . Like a great arc-light, this biography illuminates a room previously lit by torches’ John Stuart Roberts, Sunday Times
Max Egremont studied history at Oxford University. As well as four novels, he has written biographies of Arthur Balfour, Major-General Sir Edward Spears and Siegfried Sassoon, and Some Desperate Glory: the First World War the Poets Knew. His Forgotten Land: Journeys among the Ghosts of East Prussia (2011) has been described as ‘a work of consummate artistry’ (the Spectator), ‘a story for our time’ (the New Statesman), ‘remarkable, fascinating reading’ (the Sunday Times), ‘beautifully written’ (the Wall Street Journal), and ‘the very best form of travel writing’ (the Mail on Sunday).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780330375276 |
| ISBN 10 | 033037527X |
| Title | Siegfried Sassoon |
| Author | Max Egremont |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Pan Macmillan |
| Year published | 2006-10-06 |
| Number of pages | 680 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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