What Maisie Knew (film tie-in) by Henry James
After her parents' bitter divorce, young Maisie finds herself shuttled between her selfish mother and vain father, who value her only as a means for provoking each other. What Maisie Knew is a subtle yet devastating portrayal of an innocent adrift in a corrupt society.
James' finest working of his preoccupation with the theme of innocence corrupted.. James is the master of making what is not said the most important thing on the page -- Kate Atkinson
Contains some of his best comedy and some of his most melancholy insights...embodies everything that James excelled at in fiction -- Paul Theroux
Contains some of his best comedy and some of his most melancholy insights...embodies everything that James excelled at in fiction -- Paul Theroux
Henry James was born in 1843 in New York and died in London in 1916. In addition to many short stories, plays, books of criticism, autobiography and travel, he wrote some twenty novels, the first published being Roderick Hudson (1875). They include The Europeans, Washington Square, The Portrait of a Lady, The Bostonians, The Princess Casamassima, The Tragic Muse, The Spoils of Poynton, The Awkward Age, The Wings of the Dove, The Ambassadors and The Golden Bowl.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780141394039 |
| ISBN 10 | 014139403X |
| Title | What Maisie Knew (film tie-in) |
| Author | Henry James |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2013-08-15 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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