- Gebundene Ausgabe: 475 Seiten
- Verlag: Faber & Faber (21. Oktober 2010)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0571239099
- ISBN-13: 978-0571239092
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 16,1 x 4,1 x 24 cm
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 409.806 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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Philip Larkin met Monica Jones at University College Leicester in autumn 1946, when they were both twenty-four; he was the newly-appointed assistant librarian and she was an English lecturer. In 1950 Larkin moved to Belfast, and thence to Hull, while Monica remained in Leicester, becoming by turns his correspondent, lover and closest confidante, in a relationship which lasted over forty years until the poet's death in 1985. This remarkable unpublished correspondence only came to light after Monica Jones' death in 2001, and consists of nearly two thousand letters, postcards and telegrams, which chronicle - day by day, sometimes hour by hour - every aspect of Larkin's life and the convolutions of their relationship.
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Philip Larkin was born in 1922 and grew up in Coventry. In 1955 he became Librarian of the Brynmor Jones Library at the University of Hull, a post he held until his death in 1985. He was the best-loved poet of his generation and the recipient of innumerable honours, including the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry and the W.H. Smith Award. As one of Philip Larkin's chosen literary executors, Anthony Thwaite edited the Collected Poems, Selected Letters and Further Requirements. His own Collected Poems, drawing on fifty years work, was published in 2007.
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Almost an Autobiography
30. August 2011
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
This marvellous book is the closest we'll ever get to an autobiography of Larkin, and is fitting consolation for those infamous diaries that he had burned, the contents of which will forever remain a mystery. Actually he mentions the diaries and his intention to eventually have them burned quite early on in these letters; and he forbids Monica from staying at his flat in Hull, when he was ill in hospital, out of fear that she may read them.
There are many such intriguing details in these letters that will delight Larkin fans, as here we get the real man, off guard and speaking his true mind, in a way that he would only do to the love of his life. The story of the relationship runs alongside that of Larkin's rise to fame, and of the latter he is typically self-deprecating about his substantial achievements. Of the former, it is all a touch poignant and sad. After Larkin's retreat to Belfast, he gets the top job in Hull, and here is the ideal point for him and Monica to get together, to marry. He has plenty of money and could easily support the both of them, but he wriggles on the hook for too long and the moment is lost. Later when details of his dalliances with other women--notably Maeve--emerge, he is effusively apologetic to the distraught Monica, but he cannot help but go on living his double life with minimum ties, in order to maintain the right existential conditions for his writing.
We know this story from the Motion biography, but through these letters it comes over more profoundly, from the man himself. Comparing the two books yields some striking insights, such as the intimate writing to Monica on his 50th birthday, followed by drinking champagne with Maeve in his flat afterwards. Larkin urged Monica to burn his letters, but happily this remarkable archive survived to cast another unique light on his sadness and genius.
There are many such intriguing details in these letters that will delight Larkin fans, as here we get the real man, off guard and speaking his true mind, in a way that he would only do to the love of his life. The story of the relationship runs alongside that of Larkin's rise to fame, and of the latter he is typically self-deprecating about his substantial achievements. Of the former, it is all a touch poignant and sad. After Larkin's retreat to Belfast, he gets the top job in Hull, and here is the ideal point for him and Monica to get together, to marry. He has plenty of money and could easily support the both of them, but he wriggles on the hook for too long and the moment is lost. Later when details of his dalliances with other women--notably Maeve--emerge, he is effusively apologetic to the distraught Monica, but he cannot help but go on living his double life with minimum ties, in order to maintain the right existential conditions for his writing.
We know this story from the Motion biography, but through these letters it comes over more profoundly, from the man himself. Comparing the two books yields some striking insights, such as the intimate writing to Monica on his 50th birthday, followed by drinking champagne with Maeve in his flat afterwards. Larkin urged Monica to burn his letters, but happily this remarkable archive survived to cast another unique light on his sadness and genius.
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not as interesting as indicated
15. Mai 2012
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I expected this to be a real page turner but I found it to be rather slow and plodding. I suppose if you were already familiar with the author of the letters it might be more interesting.
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