W. J. West (1942–1999)
Autor(a) de The Quest for Graham Greene
About the Author
Obras por W. J. West
George Gissing in Exeter 2 exemplares
Rare W J West / Orwell The War Commentaries 1st Edition 1985 - NY: Pantheon Books, 1985 (1985) 1 exemplar
Woodwork 1 exemplar
Associated Works
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Nome legal
- West, William John
- Data de nascimento
- 1942-11-13
- Data de falecimento
- 1999-06-09
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- England
UK - Local de nascimento
- London, England, UK
- Local de falecimento
- Exeter, Devon, England, UK
Membros
Críticas
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 11
- Also by
- 3
- Membros
- 133
- Popularidade
- #152,660
- Avaliação
- 3.7
- Críticas
- 2
- ISBN
- 13
- Marcado como favorito
- 1
West tries to give a lot of background and connect Greene's books and characters to real-life events and people in Greene's life, but somehow this neither makes a captivating read nor a convincing analysis of Greene's work.
The writing seems rather disjointed at times, and at other times the analysis comes across as a best guess.
Maybe this book makes for better reading for someone who has more of an in-depth knowledge of Greene's biography, but as a stand-by reference to accompany my Greene-land adventures The Quest for Graham Greene raised more questions than it answered.… (mais)