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Books : The Fatal Englishman: Three Short Lives
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Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9780099518013
Edition: New edition
ISBN: 0099518015
Label: Vintage
Manufacturer: Vintage
Number Of Pages: 352
Publication Date: January 30, 1997
Publisher: Vintage
Studio: Vintage
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- ...a searing examination of the Romantic Byronic spirit of a certain kind of Englishness...
To believe that this is a collection of incipient novellas is to misunderstand the purport of the book. It is a searing examination of the Romantic Byronic spirit of a certain kind of Englishness - that of the outsider, well-educated and assured but also tenderly, tragically flawed. It has much more to do with the theme of Lawrence's Seven Pillars of Wisdom or the disclosures of Sassoon than some imagined cutesy nostalgic view.
Each of the characters is examined as a contrasting icon within ... Read More
Rating:
- a bit of a disappointment
Having first read Birdsong and Charlotte Gray, I found that this was a little disappointing, and I found that the only story that I enjoyed out of the three was of Richard Hillary. If you have read birdsong and some of his others then don't bother with this - you will start to lose faith in the author who managed to produce two other wonderful pieces.
Rating:
- The intriguing stories of three forgotten prodigies
Three biographical sketches of talented Englishmen who met early demises aided by (respectively)opium, foolhardiness, and alcohol, and (in all three cases) cultural/generational mythologies. Faulks is a thoughtful biographer, and his narrative style, despite some redundancies, hooks the reader for the duration. What surprised me is that his other books appear to be slushy romantic novels, albeit well-written ones. Even if you pass on them (as I did), this book is well worth reading and a good ... Read More
Rating: - Dragons on their shoulders
I picked up Three fatal Englishmen after my first Sebastian Faulks encounter, which was Birdsong.
The three people in question are young men of brilliance. Their talents - artistic, courageous, and intellectual - are as varied as their personalities and surrounding environments.
Yet there is commonality throughout the narratives. These are men with a thermal nuclear intensity of purpose and dedication - a snap dragon occupies each man's shoulder. These are men living within ... Read More
Rating: - Compelling biography of three exceptional British men
Acclaimed novelist Sebastian Faulks (Birdsong, Charlotte Gray) turns his hand to biography with this vivid account of the brief lives of a 1920s painter, a World War II flying ace, and a Cold War spy.
Christopher Wood was a gifted but struggling artist who eked out an existence on the fringes of the glittering Paris social scene, before committing suicide at the age of 29 in 1930. Richard Hillary was a decorated war hero who returned to flying after recovering from severe injuries, only ... Read More
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The Fatal Englishman: Three Short Lives
by: Sebastian Faulks
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EAN: 9780099518013
Edition: New edition
ISBN: 0099518015
Label: Vintage
Manufacturer: Vintage
Number Of Pages: 352
Publication Date: January 30, 1997
Publisher: Vintage
Studio: Vintage
Related Items:
Average Rating:
Rating:
- ...a searing examination of the Romantic Byronic spirit of a certain kind of Englishness...To believe that this is a collection of incipient novellas is to misunderstand the purport of the book. It is a searing examination of the Romantic Byronic spirit of a certain kind of Englishness - that of the outsider, well-educated and assured but also tenderly, tragically flawed. It has much more to do with the theme of Lawrence's Seven Pillars of Wisdom or the disclosures of Sassoon than some imagined cutesy nostalgic view.
Each of the characters is examined as a contrasting icon within ... Read More
Rating:
- a bit of a disappointmentHaving first read Birdsong and Charlotte Gray, I found that this was a little disappointing, and I found that the only story that I enjoyed out of the three was of Richard Hillary. If you have read birdsong and some of his others then don't bother with this - you will start to lose faith in the author who managed to produce two other wonderful pieces.
Rating:
- The intriguing stories of three forgotten prodigiesThree biographical sketches of talented Englishmen who met early demises aided by (respectively)opium, foolhardiness, and alcohol, and (in all three cases) cultural/generational mythologies. Faulks is a thoughtful biographer, and his narrative style, despite some redundancies, hooks the reader for the duration. What surprised me is that his other books appear to be slushy romantic novels, albeit well-written ones. Even if you pass on them (as I did), this book is well worth reading and a good ... Read More
Rating:
- Dragons on their shouldersI picked up Three fatal Englishmen after my first Sebastian Faulks encounter, which was Birdsong.
The three people in question are young men of brilliance. Their talents - artistic, courageous, and intellectual - are as varied as their personalities and surrounding environments.
Yet there is commonality throughout the narratives. These are men with a thermal nuclear intensity of purpose and dedication - a snap dragon occupies each man's shoulder. These are men living within ... Read More
Rating:
- Compelling biography of three exceptional British menAcclaimed novelist Sebastian Faulks (Birdsong, Charlotte Gray) turns his hand to biography with this vivid account of the brief lives of a 1920s painter, a World War II flying ace, and a Cold War spy.
Christopher Wood was a gifted but struggling artist who eked out an existence on the fringes of the glittering Paris social scene, before committing suicide at the age of 29 in 1930. Richard Hillary was a decorated war hero who returned to flying after recovering from severe injuries, only ... Read More
Antiquarian, Rare & Collectable • Art, Architecture & Photography • Audio CDs • Audio Cassettes • Biography • Business, Finance & Law • Calendars, Diaries, Annuals & More • Children's Books • Comics & Graphic Novels • Computing & Internet • Crime, Thrillers & Mystery • Fiction • Food & Drink • Gay & Lesbian • Health, Family & Lifestyle • History • Home & Garden • Horror • Humour • Languages • Mind, Body & Spirit • Music, Stage & Screen • Poetry, Drama & Criticism • Reference • Religion & Spirituality • Romance • Science & Nature • Science Fiction & Fantasy • Scientific, Technical & Medical • Society, Politics & Philosophy • Sports, Hobbies & Games • Study Books • Travel & Holiday • Young Adult • e-Books •
