Mary Austin

Broschiertes Buch

A Woman of Genius

Beschreibung

First published in 1912, this novel draws its inspiration directly from Austin's own life and experiences as a talented womanin the novel, an actresswhose pursuit of a career places her in conflict with the values of a midwestern town. The hero's decision to leave a dull husband to pursue a career, and her rise to fame, are portrayed against the background of the cramping social order of the time.

Autor

Mary Austin (1868 1934) was an American writer. One of the early nature writers of the American Southwest, her classic The Land of Little Rain (1903) describes the fauna, flora and people of the region between the High Sierra and the Mojave Desert of southern California.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Feminist Press
• Seitenzahl: 321
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 1993
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 208mm x 136mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 386g
• ISBN-13: 9780935312447
• ISBN-10: 0935312447
• Artikelnr.: 22199112