Letters of Frank Sargeson

Letters of Frank Sargeson
Letters of Frank Sargeson
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Title: Letters of Frank Sargeson
Author(s): SHIEFF, Sarah
ISBN: 9781869793333
Category: New Zealand - Biographies
New / Used: New
Book Type: Large Hardcover
Published: 2012
Published By: Random House
Pages: 632
Size (mm): 160 w x 240 h x 45 d

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Frank Sargeson wrote novels, memoirs and plays and was New Zealand's most important writer of short fiction following the death of Katherine Mansfield.

A rich and riveting record of both literary and social value. Frank Sargeson is one of New Zealand's best-loved and most important writers. Besides the ground-breaking short stories, he wrote memoirs, novels, and plays. He encouraged at least three generations of younger writers and, for most of his adult life, the famous bach behind the hedge at 14 Esmonde Road was at the heart of New Zealand's artistic and literary world. Sargeson was also a prolific letter writer, and this selection of 500 of the most fascinating ranges over half a century, from 1927 to 1981. The letters are immensely readable, vividly capturing his life and times, his milieu and his personality. Frank loved gossip, could be bitchy and peevish, but also kind, affectionate, funny, ribald, astute. This collection, selected, edited and annotated by Sarah Shieff, is a document of extraordinary significance for all those interested in New Zealand's literary and social history.

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