Michael King

Wrestling with the Angel

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Relying on previously examined documents, including Frame's diaries and health records, King reveals the formative episodes of her life. Insightful, sometimes shocking, and always unforgettable, Wrestling with the Angel is a remarkable account of a writer who has been pushed to the limit by life and has pushed back, using the powers of her imagination to create extraordinary work.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Catapult
• Seitenzahl: 614
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. März 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 36mm
• Gewicht: 983g
• ISBN-13: 9781582431857
• ISBN-10: 158243185X
• Artikelnr.: 21663099

Autorenporträt

Michael King was one of New Zealand's leading historians. Over three decades he wrote or edited more than 30 books, most of them New Zealand history or biography. He won a wide range of awards for this work, including the New Zealand Book Award for Non-fiction, the Wattie Book of the Year (twice), the Montana Medal for Non-fiction and, in 2003, an inaugural Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement. He was a contributor to the prestigious Oxford History of New Zealand and wrote for all five volumes of The Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. King taught or held fellowships at seven universities in New Zealand and other countries, including Georgetown University in Washington DC, where he was Visiting Professor of New Zealand Studies. He was tragically killed in a car accident in 2004.