André Maurois (1885-1967)
Fortunes and Misfortunes of a Moderate
Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, European, Nonfiction, History, Military, World War II
| Author: | J. Gossman | ISBN: | 9781137402707 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US | Publication: | January 13, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Pivot | Language: | English |
| Author: | J. Gossman |
| ISBN: | 9781137402707 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US |
| Publication: | January 13, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Pivot |
| Language: | English |
Respected by his peers and hugely successful internationally in his own time, André Maurois is now hardly read. Moderate and conciliatory in everything, including his literary style, he appealed to the educated reader of his time, but did those very qualities prevent him from achieving lasting distinction and impact?
Respected by his peers and hugely successful internationally in his own time, André Maurois is now hardly read. Moderate and conciliatory in everything, including his literary style, he appealed to the educated reader of his time, but did those very qualities prevent him from achieving lasting distinction and impact?
