1914 Goodbye to All That - Writers on the Conflict Between Life and Art

Published in association with the 14-18 NOW campaign and the Imperial War Museum.

About the author

Lavinia Greenlaw's poetry includes The Casual Perfect and A Double Sorrow: Troilus and Criseyde. Other works include The Importance of Music to Girls and Questions of Travel: William Morris in Iceland. She was the first artist-in-residence at the Science Museum, and received the Ted Hughes Award for her sound work Audio Obscura. Her work for BBC radio includes documentaries about Elizabeth Bishop, Emily Dickinson, the darkest place in England and Arctic light.

Summary

A wide-ranging collection of reflective essays, to mark the centenary of the conflict that changed the world.

Foreword

A wide-ranging collection of reflective essays, to mark the centenary of the conflict that changed the world.

Additional text

"Tender, compassionate humanity." -Observer

"A global gathering of essayists here reimagine the war from a variety of vantage points." - Guardian

"This superb collection of essays by some of today's leading writers stands out among the many books commissioned to mark the centenary of the First World War." - The Lady

Product details

• Authors: Alessandro Baricco, NoViolet Bulawayo, Lavinia Greenlaw, Lawinia Greenlaw, Xiaolu Guo, Daniel Kehlmann, Erwin Mortier, Erwin (Author) Mortier, Elif Shafak, Kamila Shamsie, Ali Smith, Ali Steger Smith, Ales Steger, Colm Toibin, Jeanette Winterson, Jeanette Shafak Winterson
• Assisted by: Lawinia Greenlaw (Editor)
• Publisher: Pushkin Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 31.07.2014
• EAN: 9781782271185
• ISBN: 978-1-78227-118-5
• No. of pages: 192
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Non-fiction book