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Monica Jones, Philip Larkin and Me

- Her Life and Long Loves
Af: John Sutherland Engelsk Paperback

Monica Jones, Philip Larkin and Me

- Her Life and Long Loves
Af: John Sutherland Engelsk Paperback
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''A brilliant biography - John Sutherland has brought Monica Jones to life as she deserves.'' Claire Tomalin

''Eye-opening... in this account [Monica Jones] comes alive.'' The Sunday Times

Monica Jones was Philip Larkin''s partner for more than four decades, and was arguably the most important woman in his life. She was cruelly immortalised as Margaret Peel in Kingsley Amis''s Lucky Jim and widely vilified for destroying Larkin''s diaries and works in progress after his death. She was opinionated and outspoken, widely disliked by his friends and Philip himself was routinely unfaithful to her. But Monica Jones was also a brilliant academic and an inspiring teacher in her own right. She wrote more than 2,000 letters to Larkin, and he in turn poured out his heart to her.

In this revealing biography John Sutherland explores the question: who was the real Monica? The calm and collected friend and teacher? The witty conversationalist and inspirational lecturer? Or the private Monica, writing desperate, sometimes furious, occasionally libellous, drunken letters to the only man, to the absent man, whom she could love? Was Monica''s life - one of total sacrifice to a great poet - worthwhile? Through his careful reading of Monica''s never-before-seen letters, and his own recollections, John Sutherland shows us a new side to Larkin''s story, and allows Monica to finally step out from behind the poet''s shadow.

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''A brilliant biography - John Sutherland has brought Monica Jones to life as she deserves.'' Claire Tomalin

''Eye-opening... in this account [Monica Jones] comes alive.'' The Sunday Times

Monica Jones was Philip Larkin''s partner for more than four decades, and was arguably the most important woman in his life. She was cruelly immortalised as Margaret Peel in Kingsley Amis''s Lucky Jim and widely vilified for destroying Larkin''s diaries and works in progress after his death. She was opinionated and outspoken, widely disliked by his friends and Philip himself was routinely unfaithful to her. But Monica Jones was also a brilliant academic and an inspiring teacher in her own right. She wrote more than 2,000 letters to Larkin, and he in turn poured out his heart to her.

In this revealing biography John Sutherland explores the question: who was the real Monica? The calm and collected friend and teacher? The witty conversationalist and inspirational lecturer? Or the private Monica, writing desperate, sometimes furious, occasionally libellous, drunken letters to the only man, to the absent man, whom she could love? Was Monica''s life - one of total sacrifice to a great poet - worthwhile? Through his careful reading of Monica''s never-before-seen letters, and his own recollections, John Sutherland shows us a new side to Larkin''s story, and allows Monica to finally step out from behind the poet''s shadow.

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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 288
ISBN-13: 9781474620208
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 1474620205
Kategori: Biografier: skønlitterære forfattere
Udg. Dato: 14 apr 2022
Længde: 30mm
Bredde: 129mm
Højde: 197mm
Forlag: Orion Publishing Co
Oplagsdato: 14 apr 2022
Forfatter(e): John Sutherland
Forfatter(e) John Sutherland

Kategori Biografier: skønlitterære forfattere

ISBN-13 9781474620208

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 288

Udgave

Længde 30mm

Bredde 129mm

Højde 197mm

Udg. Dato 14 apr 2022

Oplagsdato 14 apr 2022

Forlag Orion Publishing Co

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