I Am Lazarus by Kavan, Anna

I Am Lazarus (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780720614930)

Author: Anna Kavan
Product Type: Books
Format: Paperback
$14.95
$14.95
$14.95
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I Am Lazarus by Kavan, Anna

I Am Lazarus

$14.95
I Am Lazarus by Kavan, Anna

I Am Lazarus

$14.95
Format: Paperback
Description
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Short stories addressing the surreal realities of mental illness, from an incredible cult writer often compared to Kafka and Woolf The tortured life of Anna Kavan brought her some reward in terms of great pieces of art. Her drug addiction bore fruit in the Julia and the Bazooka collection of stories; while this companion volume recalls her experience of the asylum--powerful, haunting works which can be harrowing but are full of sympathy too.

Author: Anna Kavan
ISBN-10: 0720614937
ISBN-13: 9780720614930
Publisher: Peter Owen Publishers
Language: English
Published: 01/01/2013
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 7.20h x 4.80w x 0.60d
By Anna Kavan
By Anna Kavan
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Anna Kavan (1901-1968) was a novelist, short story writer, and painter. Her works include Asylum Piece, Ice, and Sleep Has His House. She has been often compared to Djuna Barnes, Franz Kafka, Ana? Nin, and Virginia Woolf. She was a long-term heroin addict and suffered periodic bouts of mental illness, and these facets of her life feature prominently in her novels and short stories.

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