In My Mind's Eye - A Thought Diary
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| Verlag | Faber & Faber |
| Auflage | 2019 |
| Seiten | 336 |
| Format | 12,9 x 2,0 x 19,8 cm |
| Gewicht | 265 g |
| Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
| EAN | 9780571340927 |
| Bestell-Nr | 57134092EA |
A treat for fans of Alan Bennett's diaries and the works of Bill Bryson and Diana Athill.
§'I have never before in my life kept a diary of my thoughts, and here at the start of my ninth decade, having for the moment nothing much else to write, I am having a go at it. Good luck to me.'
So begins this extraordinary book, a collection of diary pieces that Jan Morris wrote for the Financial Times over the course of 2017.
A former soldier and journalist, and one of the great chroniclers of the world for over half a century, she writes here in her characteristically intimate voice - funny, perceptive, wise, touching, wicked, scabrous, and above all, kind - about her thoughts on the world, and her own place in it as she turns ninety. From cats to cars, travel to home, music to writing, it's a cornucopia of delights from a unique literary figure.
Rezension:
In My Mind's Eye is a lovely book, halfway between a diary and a volume of brief essays, a book that has a gentle, haunting tone. It will remind us of what a good, wise and witty companion Jan Morris has been for so many readers for so long. Alexander McCall Smith
