W. J. West (1942–1999)
Auteur de The Quest for Graham Greene
A propos de l'auteur
Œuvres de W. J. West
George Gissing in Exeter 2 exemplaires
Rare W J West / Orwell The War Commentaries 1st Edition 1985 - NY: Pantheon Books, 1985 (1985) 1 exemplaire
Woodwork 1 exemplaire
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- Nom légal
- West, William John
- Date de naissance
- 1942-11-13
- Date de décès
- 1999-06-09
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- England
UK - Lieu de naissance
- London, England, UK
- Lieu du décès
- Exeter, Devon, England, UK
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 11
- Aussi par
- 3
- Membres
- 133
- Popularité
- #152,660
- Évaluation
- 3.7
- Critiques
- 2
- ISBN
- 13
- Favoris
- 1
West tries to give a lot of background and connect Greene's books and characters to real-life events and people in Greene's life, but somehow this neither makes a captivating read nor a convincing analysis of Greene's work.
The writing seems rather disjointed at times, and at other times the analysis comes across as a best guess.
Maybe this book makes for better reading for someone who has more of an in-depth knowledge of Greene's biography, but as a stand-by reference to accompany my Greene-land adventures The Quest for Graham Greene raised more questions than it answered.… (plus d'informations)