André maurois (1885-1967): fortunes and misfortunes of a moderate
Auteur :
Gossman, J.
Éditeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN :
9781137402691
Date de publication :
13 janv. 2014
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Respected by his peers and hugely successful internationally in his own time, André Maurois is now hardly read. Moderate and conciliatory in everything, including his literary style, he appealed to the educated reader of his time, but did those very qualities prevent him from achieving lasting distinction and impact?