Nancy Cunard by Lois Gordon
Nancy Cunard abandoned the world of a celebrated socialite and Jazz Age icon to pursue a lifelong battle against social injustice as a wartime journalist, humanitarian aid worker, and civil rights champion. This biography tells the story of a writer, activist, and cultural icon who embodied the dazzling energy and tumultuous spirit of her age.
This able, diligently researched biography.. revives the memory of a remarkable woman against the backdrop of major 20th-century events. Publishers Weekly Gordon brings a literary sensibility, a historian's insight, and psychological fluency to her groundbreaking and alternately mesmerizing and shattering biography. Booklist Here is a fascinating life story, delivered in absorbing detail. New York Daily News A worthy biography of the Jazz Age beauty who mesmerized Pound and Elliot. -- Megan O'Grady Vogue This extraordinary life has been well served by Gordon. The Australian Gordon provides a perfect illustration of Cunard's fascinating, moving life...your perfect summertime read. -- Jen Ortiz Social Life Magazine [Lois Gordon] vividly reconstructs the Cunard legend and brings her back to life. -- Carla Kaplan The Nation [A] fine biography-extremely well researched and felicitously written. -- Mary V. Dearborn American Book Review Lois Gordon's biography of Nancy Cunard arrives at a time when we sorely need exemplars for art and activism. Rain Taxi A fascinating and ultimately poignant story. Modernism/Modernity [An] immensely detailed biography. -- Sarah Mower The Daily Telegraph (UK)
Lois Gordon, distinguished professor of English at Fairleigh Dickinson University, is internationally known for her work in drama and American culture. She is the author of the first book in the United States on Harold Pinter, and her most recent books include Pinter at 70; The World of Samuel Beckett, 1906-1946; Reading Godot; and American Chronicle: Year by Year Through the Twentieth Century, a classic reference on American culture.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780231139380 |
| ISBN 10 | 0231139381 |
| Title | Nancy Cunard |
| Author | Lois Gordon |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Columbia University Press |
| Year published | 2007-03-27 |
| Number of pages | 504 |
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