The Novotny Papers - 'A bit Vulture, A bit Eagle'

'I have always been a bird. A bit vulture, a bit eagle. I have looked the sun in its face. Born several times - dead several times so that I could be reborn from my ashes.'

About the author

Lilian Pizzichini's first book won the CWA Gold Dagger for non-fiction, the story of her criminal grandfather and the London underworld. Her biography of Jean Rhys was a Radio 4 book of the week and was shortlisted for the Washington Arts prize in the US. Her last book was a Spectator book of the year. She has been researching the life of Mariella Novotny for more than a decade.

Summary

'I have always been a bird. A bit vulture, a bit eagle. I have looked the sun in its face. Born several times - dead several times so that I could be reborn from my ashes.'

Product details

• Authors: Lilian Pizzichini
• Publisher: Amberley Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2021
• EAN: 9781445697505
• ISBN: 978-1-4456-9750-5
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 244 mm x 167 mm x 32 mm
• Weight: 572 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Memoiren, Berichte/Erinnerungen, Politik und Staat, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political, Biography / Autobiography