Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
The Diary Of ´Helena Morley´
Elizabeth Bishop
€ 17.01
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for The Diary Of ´Helena Morley´
Paperback. .
From Elizabeth Bishop's introduction: 'When I first came to Brazil, in 1952, I asked my Brazilian friends which Brazilian books I should begin reading ... They frequently recommended this little book, Minha Vida de Menina ... In English the title means My Life as a Little Girl or Young Girl , and that is exactly what the book is about, but it is not reminiscences; it is a diary, the diary actually kept by a little girl between the ages of 12 and 15, in the far-off town of Diamantina, in 1893-1895 ... ... Read more
From Elizabeth Bishop's introduction: 'When I first came to Brazil, in 1952, I asked my Brazilian friends which Brazilian books I should begin reading ... They frequently recommended this little book, Minha Vida de Menina ... In English the title means My Life as a Little Girl or Young Girl , and that is exactly what the book is about, but it is not reminiscences; it is a diary, the diary actually kept by a little girl between the ages of 12 and 15, in the far-off town of Diamantina, in 1893-1895 ... ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
New
Series
VMC
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781844084937
SKU
V9781844084937
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-1
About Elizabeth Bishop
Elizabeth Bishop (1928-79) was one of the greatest, most beloved poets of the twentieth century. 'Helena Morley' was the pseudonym of Senhora Augusto Mario Caldeira Brant, whose diary was first published for her friends in 1942.
Reviews for The Diary Of ´Helena Morley´
No wonder Bishop fell in love with this book . . . No adult writer, however skilful . . . could write with the nonchalant vivacity and ease that she unwittingly commanded
Diana Athill, GUARDIAN
A delightful, funny and revealing memoir, a little bit of Austen in the Americas
Spectator
Diana Athill, GUARDIAN
A delightful, funny and revealing memoir, a little bit of Austen in the Americas
Spectator