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Ammonites and Leaping Fish
EN NW EBISBN: 9780241966983 bzw. 0241966981, in Englisch, Penguin Books Ltd, neu, E-Book.
Lieferung aus: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, E-Book zum download.
Biography & Autobiography, A memoir that addresses ageing, memory, time and a life in the 20th century, by one of our greatest writers, Penelope Lively. 'This is not quite a memoir. Rather, it is the view from old age. And a view of old age itself, this place at which we arrive with a certain surprise - ambushed, or so it can seem. One of the few advantages of age is that you can report on it with a certain authority; you are a native now, and know what goes on here.' In this charming but powerful memoir, Penelope Lively reports from beyond the horizon of old age. She describes what old age feels like for those who have arrived there and considers the implications of this new demographic. She looks at the context of a life and times, the history and archaeology that is actually being made as we live out our lives in real time, in her case World War II; post war penny-pinching Britain; the Suez crisis; the Cold War and up to the present day. She examines the tricks and truths of memory. She looks back over a lifetime of reading and writing. And finally she looks at her identifying cargo of possessions - two ammonites, a cat, a pair of American ducks and a leaping fish sherd, amongst others. This is an elegant, moving and deeply enjoyable memoir by one of our most loved writers.
Biography & Autobiography, A memoir that addresses ageing, memory, time and a life in the 20th century, by one of our greatest writers, Penelope Lively. 'This is not quite a memoir. Rather, it is the view from old age. And a view of old age itself, this place at which we arrive with a certain surprise - ambushed, or so it can seem. One of the few advantages of age is that you can report on it with a certain authority; you are a native now, and know what goes on here.' In this charming but powerful memoir, Penelope Lively reports from beyond the horizon of old age. She describes what old age feels like for those who have arrived there and considers the implications of this new demographic. She looks at the context of a life and times, the history and archaeology that is actually being made as we live out our lives in real time, in her case World War II; post war penny-pinching Britain; the Suez crisis; the Cold War and up to the present day. She examines the tricks and truths of memory. She looks back over a lifetime of reading and writing. And finally she looks at her identifying cargo of possessions - two ammonites, a cat, a pair of American ducks and a leaping fish sherd, amongst others. This is an elegant, moving and deeply enjoyable memoir by one of our most loved writers.
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Ammonites and Leaping Fish
EN NWISBN: 9780241966983 bzw. 0241966981, in Englisch, Penguin Books Ltd, neu.
Lieferung aus: Vereinigtes Königreich Großbritannien und Nordirland, zzgl. Versandkosten.
Features meditations on what it is like to be old as well as on how memory shapes us. Sharp, unsentimental and ruefully funny. A fascinating portrait not only of Lively but of the times through which she has lived. (Daily Telegraph).
Features meditations on what it is like to be old as well as on how memory shapes us. Sharp, unsentimental and ruefully funny. A fascinating portrait not only of Lively but of the times through which she has lived. (Daily Telegraph).
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Ammonites and Leaping Fish: A Life in Time (2014)
EN PB NWISBN: 9780241966983 bzw. 0241966981, in Englisch, Penguin, Taschenbuch, neu.
Lieferung aus: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, Usually ships in 1-2 business days.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Wordery USA.
Paperback, Label: Penguin, Penguin, Produktgruppe: Book, Publiziert: 2014-08-07, Studio: Penguin, Verkaufsrang: 1306983.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Wordery USA.
Paperback, Label: Penguin, Penguin, Produktgruppe: Book, Publiziert: 2014-08-07, Studio: Penguin, Verkaufsrang: 1306983.
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Ammonites and Leaping Fish: A Life in Time (2014)
EN PB USISBN: 9780241966983 bzw. 0241966981, in Englisch, Penguin, Taschenbuch, gebraucht.
Lieferung aus: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, Usually ships in 1-2 business days.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, BookdonorsUK.
Paperback, Label: Penguin, Penguin, Produktgruppe: Book, Publiziert: 2014-08-07, Studio: Penguin, Verkaufsrang: 1306983.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, BookdonorsUK.
Paperback, Label: Penguin, Penguin, Produktgruppe: Book, Publiziert: 2014-08-07, Studio: Penguin, Verkaufsrang: 1306983.
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