The Man Who Loved Children by Christina Stead
Australian novelist Christina Stead's 1940 novel about the dysfunctional Pollitt family.
This crazy, gorgeous family novel is one of the great literary achievements of the twentieth centuryI carry it in my head the way I carry childhood memories; the scenes are of such precise horror and comedy that I feel I didn't read the book so much as live it -- Jonathan Franzen
The most fabulous book that hardly anyone I know has read * Guardian *
Offers a singular and uncompromising vision of a family in freewill and is a world of serious moral intent * BookWitty *
The most fabulous book that hardly anyone I know has read * Guardian *
Offers a singular and uncompromising vision of a family in freewill and is a world of serious moral intent * BookWitty *
Christina Stead (1902-1983) was born in Sydney but lived for most of her life outside Australia. THE MAN WHO LOVED CHILDREN has been hailed as a masterpiece by Randall Jarrell, Jonathan Franzen, Jane Smiley and many other writers.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781784971489 |
| ISBN 10 | 1784971480 |
| Title | The Man Who Loved Children |
| Author | Christina Stead |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2016-04-07 |
| Number of pages | 528 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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