That Lady

Zusatztext She writes with almost poetic intensity of the ecstasy and anguish of love Informationen zum Autor Kate O'Brien (1897-1974) lived in London and also in Spain, where she developed a passionate and enduring love of Spanish literature and culture. One of the twentieth century's greatest novelists, her fiction broke new ground in Irish writing by focusing on the prosperous Catholic bourgeoisie and by giving central importance to women's struggle for selfhood in a rigidly sex-stereotyped society.The story of an independent and spirited woman in sixteenth century Spain Zusammenfassung The story of an independent and spirited woman in sixteenth century Spain

Product details

• Authors: Kate O'Brien
• Publisher: Virago Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.07.2006
• EAN: 9781844081943
• ISBN: 978-1-84408-194-3
• No. of pages: 416
• Dimensions: 199 mm x 132 mm x 24 mm
• Series: VMC; Virago Modern Classics
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Romance, FICTION / Romance / General, FICTION / Romance / Historical / General, FICTION / Historical / General, FICTION / Women, Historical fiction, FICTION / Literary, FICTION / Classics, Classic fiction (pre c 1945), Classic fiction