Ardent Spirits: Leaving Home, Coming Back
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ISBN: 0743291891 / Publisher: Scribner, May 2009
Recounts the author's observations of post-World War II Great Britain, his Oxford University education, and his encounters with such figures as J.R.R. Tolkien, W.H. Auden, and Stephen Spender.
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A vivid account of the author's 1950s experiences prior to the publication of his first novel, A Long and Happy Life, describes his observations of post-World War II Great Britain, his Oxford University education, and his encounters with such figures as J. R. R. Tolkien, W. H. Auden, and Stephen Spender.
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