The Starched Blue Sky of Spain, and Other MemoirsDuring the last years of her life, several sections of Herbst's memoirs became famous when they were published in Noble Savageand New American Review. This previously unpublished one is now available in book form for the first time. A masterful essay on the idealism and the treachery of the Spanish Civil War, The Starched Blue Sky and Other Memoirs is also a beautiful observation of a literary/political life, and a classic account of growing up in Sioux City, Iowa, at the turn of the century. |
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THE STARCHED BLUE SKY OF SPAIN: And Other Memoirs
Nutzerbericht - KirkusThese posthumous memoirs of novelist and journalist Herbst (1892-1969) alternate between dreamy recollection and thoughtful questioning of literary and political fashions. Herbst begins with tales of ... Vollständige Rezension lesen
The starched blue sky of Spain, and other memoirs
Nutzerbericht - Not Available - Book VerdictIn four engaging essays written in her sixties about her life between ages six and 51, Herbst easily re-creates the artistic climate of the Twenties and Thirties, as well as the passion for art ... Vollständige Rezension lesen
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The Starched Blue Sky of Spain and Other Memoirs Josephine Herbst,Elizabeth Francis Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 1999 |
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| Titel | The Starched Blue Sky of Spain, and Other Memoirs |
| Autor/in | Josephine Herbst |
| Illustriert von | Diane Johnson |
| Mitwirkende Personen | Diane Johnson |
| Verlag | HarperCollins Publishers, 1991 |
| Original von | University of Michigan |
| Digitalisiert | 25. Apr. 2008 |
| ISBN | 006016512X, 9780060165123 |
| Länge | 178 Seiten |
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