Gentleman Rider

Gentleman Rider

Regular price
Checking stock...
Regular price
Checking stock...
Summary

Published to coincide with the centenary of Cary's birth, this biography covers this English novelist's life from birth into a major, but declining Anglo-Irish family to his adult experiences, revealing the character to be one of the most independent and elusive figures in 20th century literature.

The feel-good place to buy books
  • Free US shipping over $15
  • Buying preloved emits 41% less CO2 than new
  • Millions of affordable books
  • Give your books a new home - sell them back to us!

Gentleman Rider by Ag Bishop

Published to coincide with the centenary of Cary's birth, this biography covers this English novelist's life from birth into a major, but declining Anglo-Irish family to his experiences of Bohemianism in Oxford and Paris and his first taste of war in the Balkans. He examines Cary's years as a colonial administrator in Nigeria and follows his career through to the full flowering of his fame with the publication of "The Horse's Mouth" in 1944, and then to his later family years in Oxford where he enjoyed the friendship and respect of some of the foremost literary figures of his time. He reveals the character to be one of the most independent and elusive figures in 20th century literature. Alan Bishop is editor of Joyce Carey's "Cock Jarvis" and "Selected Essays" and has spent more than 10 years researching Cary's writing.
SKU Unavailable
ISBN 13 9780718123307
ISBN 10 0718123301
Title Gentleman Rider
Author Ag Bishop
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Year published 1988-11-24
Number of pages 416
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.