Peter blake biography book

A constant theme in Ackroyd's work is the blending of past, present, and future, often paralleling the two in his biographies and novels. Ackroyd's approach is unusual, injecting imagined material into traditional biographies. In The Last Testament of Oscar Wilde , his work takes on an autobiographical form in his account of Wilde's final years.

Peter blake biography book

He was widely praised for his believable imitation of Wilde's style. He was awarded the British Whitbread Award for biography in of T. A23 ,. The Physical Object Pagination xiii, p. Community Reviews 0. Lists See All. Biographies from el4ctr0n Biography - Writers from Brent J. Unger Jocelyn from jocelyn Loading Related Books. Abrams Hardcover in English December 5, Edited by ImportBot.

October 8, July 31, August 19, He graduated from Cambridge University and was a Fellow at Yale A critically acclaimed and versatile writer, Ackroyd began his career while at Yale, publishing two volumes of poetry. He continued writing poetry until he began delving into historical fiction with The Great Fire of London A constant theme in Ackroyd's work is the blending of past, present, and future, often paralleling the two in his biographies and novels.

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