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Beryl Bainbridge: Artist, Writer, Friend
Psiche Hughes
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Description for Beryl Bainbridge: Artist, Writer, Friend
Hardcover. Beryl Bainbridge is best known as a prolific writer of novels that ranged from black comedies of contemporary life, often autobiographical in inspiration, to idiosyncratic reimaginings of historical events and characters. This book offers a highly personal, chronological account of Beryl's life and work both her writing and her painting. Num Pages: 208 pages, 95 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; ACXJ; AFC; AGB; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 166 x 26. Weight in Grams: 664.
This book is a highly personal, chronological account of Beryl’s life and work – both her writing and her painting – and provides a vivid first-hand portrait of this free-spirited and uniquely talented woman. Beryl Bainbridge is best known as a prolific writer of novels that ranged from black comedies of contemporary life, often autobiographical in inspiration, to idiosyncratic reimaginings of historical events and characters. Less well known is that painting and drawing were also lifelong passions, and a source of income too in the days before her success as a writer. Most of all she painted people – friends, ... Read more
This book is a highly personal, chronological account of Beryl’s life and work – both her writing and her painting – and provides a vivid first-hand portrait of this free-spirited and uniquely talented woman. Beryl Bainbridge is best known as a prolific writer of novels that ranged from black comedies of contemporary life, often autobiographical in inspiration, to idiosyncratic reimaginings of historical events and characters. Less well known is that painting and drawing were also lifelong passions, and a source of income too in the days before her success as a writer. Most of all she painted people – friends, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780500516515
SKU
9780500516515
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Ref
99-8
About Psiche Hughes
Psiche Hughes was a close friend of Beryl Bainbridge’s for over 40 years. In 2004 she compiled, edited and translated a volume of short stories by Latin American Women called Violations. Since retiring as a lecturer from London University in 1999, she worked in ceramics and exhibited at the HQ gallery in Lewes and at the Francis Kyle Gallery.
Reviews for Beryl Bainbridge: Artist, Writer, Friend
'An extended love letter … an informative, amusing and pretty thorough account of Beryl’s life and loves: the first that we have had … finely produced … the pictures are remarkably appealing in their immediacy, the constructions and perspectives quite terrific' - Ham & High