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Monday, December 04, 2006

 

A Year in Reading: Charles Shields

Charles Shields made waves in the literary world this year with his biography of Harper Lee, Mockingbird, and he is now researching his next project, a biography of Kurt Vonnegut. In the meantime, however, he sent along the best books he read this year:
coverI have two books tied for first place, but they excel for the same reasons: Elizabeth Gaskell's Life of Charlotte Bronte, and Lord David Cecil's The Stricken Deer (the life of the poet William Cowper). An unforgettable biography weaves together a subjects' characteristic traits, physical appearance, conflicts, and signs of self-awareness. Mrs. Gaskell and Lord Cecil are masters of the craft.
Thanks Charles!

- C. Max Magee @ 9:16 PM ~ comments: 0 ~

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