Deirdre Bair Volgorde van de boeken (chronologisch)

Award-winning biographer Deirdre Bair explores her fifteen remarkable years in Paris with Samuel Beckett and Simone de Beauvoir, painting intimate new portraits of two literary giants.

Freud's 'crown prince', Carl Gustav Jung eventually abandoned Freud's theory to form his own. As Freud's influence has waned, Jung's ideas have gained currency. This biography considers his life and ideas, exploring the accusations of anti-Semitism and misogyny by examining his own writings.

Biography of controversial author Anaïs Nin, known for her erotic books and many affairs, especially the one with fellow writer Henry Miller, with information taken from Nin's extensive diaries and interviews with family, friends, and enemies

Deze biografie is tot nu toe de meest veelomvattende. In ruim 800 pagina's wordt het portret neergezet van de filosofie met 'een vrouwenhart en een mannenverstand' (blz. 153). Jeugd, studie, vriendschappen, liefdesrelaties, werk en bovenal haar symbiose met Sarte worden openhartig aan de orde gesteld. De achtergronden van de publieke zelfbespiegeling die haar leven en werk in zo sterke mate zou typeren krijgen ruime aandacht. Het existentialisme, het Sartriaanse ideaal zoals uiteengezet in L'Etre et le Néant (1943) was in essentie de hoeksteen van haar eigen werk, en had haar de basispricipes verschaft voor haar hele leven. De laatste vijftien jaar van haar veelbewogen leven voelde zij zich meer thuis in vrouwengroeperingen. De biografie is een boeiend en gedegen eerbetoon aan een groot fenomeen. Middenin is de obligate serie kiekjes opgenomen. Onlangs verscheen het proefschrift over De Beauvoir van Karen Vintges, "Filosofie als passie: het denken van Simone de Beauvoir"

This biography of the Nobel Prize-winning novelist and playwright is a monumental work of scholarship, arguably the most significant book about Beckett ever published. It offers a compelling narrative of Beckett's life, from his upper-middle-class Irish childhood to his early years in Paris and his complex relationship with Joyce. The book reveals Beckett's psychological struggles through over 300 previously unknown letters to confidant Thomas McGreevy, his heroic service with the French Resistance, and the extraordinary post-World War II period that birthed his first masterpieces. It chronicles his tumultuous family relationships, the psychosomatic illnesses that hindered his writing, and the autobiographical elements in his work. The narrative also delves into his connections with publishers, actors, directors, and friends, painting a portrait of Beckett as the poet of despair and an enigmatic artist who transformed modern man's destitution into exaltation. Despite Beckett's initial refusal to authorize the book, Deirdre Bair conducted extensive research across multiple countries and interviewed countless individuals, resulting in a literary biography that meets the highest scholarly standards. Bair, an accomplished academic, has taught at prestigious institutions and continues to contribute to the field of literature.