A difficult woman : the challenging life and times of Lillian Hellman / Alice Kessler-Harris.
A difficult woman : the challenging life and times of Lillian Hellman / Alice Kessler-Harris.
A difficult woman : the challenging life and times of Lillian Hellman / Alice Kessler-Harris.
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Publisher
New York : Bloomsbury Press, 2012.
Date
2012.
Call Numbers
N812.52/34
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Language
English
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Physical content
439 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents
Old-fashioned American traditions -- A tough broad -- A serious playwright -- Politics without fear -- An American Jew -- The writer as moralist -- A self-made woman -- A known Communist -- The most dangerous hours -- Liar, liar -- Life after death.
Publication information
Publisher
New York : Bloomsbury Press, 2012.
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2012.
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Summary
A revelatory and provocative biography of one of the most controversial women of the twentieth century, by one of America's most renowned historians. Lillian Hellman was a giant of twentieth-century letters and a groundbreaking figure as one of the most successful female playwrights on Broadway. Yet the author of The Little Foxes and Toys in the At...
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A difficult woman : the challenging life and times of Lillian Hellman / Alice Kessler-Harris.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [421]-429) and index.
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N812.52/34
Record Identifier
74VvAyzKy57A
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvAyzKy57A
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ISBN
1596913630 (hbk.)
9781596913639 (hbk.)
DDC
812.52 B
MMS ID
991013696119702626
