A portrait of the critically acclaimed twentieth-century American author draws on Stead's personal letters and diaries, as well as on sources close to the writer, to create a provocative portrait of an intensely private woman.
Hazel Rowley Boeken
16 november 1951 – 1 maart 2011
Hazel Rowley was een auteur en biografe die zich concentreerde op het leven van invloedrijke literaire figuren, met name in de Franse en Amerikaanse literatuur. Haar biografische werken worden geprezen om hun diepgaande verkenning van het leven en de geschriften van haar onderwerpen, waarbij vaak hun artistieke bijdragen en complexe persoonlijke relaties worden benadrukt. Rowley koos er vaak voor om de verhalen te belichten van individuen die het intellectuele en culturele landschap van de 20e eeuw aanzienlijk hebben gevormd. Haar schrijfstijl wordt erkend om zijn wetenschappelijke diepgang en boeiende vertelstijl, die historische figuren levendig tot leven brengt.
Franklin and Eleanor
- 368bladzijden
- 13 uur lezen
Exploring the complex dynamics of the Roosevelts' marriage, this book delves into their celebrated yet scrutinized partnership, highlighting FDR's lifelong romance with Lucy Mercer and Eleanor's rumored lesbian relationships. It examines the myriad scandals and speculations that have surrounded their union, offering a comprehensive account of their unique bond and the historical context that shaped it. This narrative seeks to reveal the full story behind one of presidential history's most intriguing relationships.
“Enthralling . . . Here we find an ugly, walleyed existentialist philosopher, the elegantly beautiful author of The Second Sex and the Gallic equivalent of a bevy of young starlets who share the bed of one or the other--or sometimes both. Readers will turn these pages alternately mesmerized and appalled.” — Michael Dirda, Washington Post Book World Passionate, freethinking existentialist philosopher-writers Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre are one of the world's legendary couples. Their committed but notoriously open union generated no end of controversy in their day. Biographer Hazel Rowley offers the first dual portrait of these two colossal figures and their intense, often embattled relationship. Through original interviews and access to new primary sources, Rowley portrays Sartre and Beauvoir up close. Tête-à-Tête magnificently details the passion, daring, humor, and contradictions of a remarkably unorthodox relationship.
