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Philip Larkin, known to many through his poems, contrived to present a picture of himself to the world which kept many facets of his complicated personality hidden. In this biography Andrew Motion, Larkin's literary executor and close friend, reveals the full man. Granted access to private documents and assisted by the men and women most intimately connected with the poet, this book tells the story of how Larkin, to the cost of his own happiness and that of others, achieved a writer's life . The author has won the Somerset Maugham Award for poetry and biography.Product Identifiers
PublisherFaber & Faber
ISBN-139780571151745
eBay Product ID (ePID)86444107
Product Key Features
Book TitlePhilip Larkin: a Writer's Life
Number of Pages570 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1993
TopicLiterature
GenreBiographies & True Stories
AuthorSir Andrew Motion
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height242 mm
Item Weight1103 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorSir Andrew Motion