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Patrick O’Brian - A Very Private Life (Paperback)
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Patrick O’Brian - A Very Private Life (Paperback)
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An intimate portrait of Patrick O’Brian, written by his stepson
Nikolai Tolstoy. Patrick O’Brian was one of the greatest British
novelists of the twentieth century, securing his place in literary
history with the bestselling Aubrey–Maturin series, books that
have sold millions of copies worldwide and been hailed as the best
historical fiction of all time. An exquisite novelist, translator
and biographer, O’Brian moved in 1949 to Collioure in the south
of France, where he led a secluded life with his wife Mary and
wrote all his major works. The twenty books that make up the
beloved Aubrey–Maturin series earned O’Brian the epithet
‘Jane Austen at sea’ for their authentic depiction of
Nelson’s navy, and the relationship between Captain Jack Aubrey
and his friend and ship’s surgeon Stephen Maturin. Outside his
triumphant popularity in fiction, O’Brian also wrote erudite
biographies of both Pablo Picasso and Joseph Banks, as well as
publishing translations of Simone de Beauvoir and Henri Charrière.
In A Very Private Life, Nikolai Tolstoy draws upon his close
relationship with his stepfather, as well as his notebooks, letters
and photographs, to capture a highly researched but intimate
account of those fifty years in Collioure that were the richest of
O’Brian’s writing life. With warm and honest reflection, this
biography gives insight into the genius of the little-known man
behind the much-loved writing. Tolstoy also tells how, through a
sad irony, unjust attacks on O’Brian’s private life destroyed
much of the happiness he had gained from his achievement just as
his literary career attained greater acclaim.
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Imprint: |
William Collins Publishing
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
October 2020 |
Authors: |
Nikolai Tolstoy
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Dimensions: |
198 x 129 x 44mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
608 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-00-835062-8 |
Categories: |
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General
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LSN: |
0-00-835062-0 |
Barcode: |
9780008350628 |
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