The Philip Larkin I Knew

Maeve Brennan author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Manchester University Press

Published:18th Jul '02

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The Philip Larkin I Knew traces the author's close friendship with the poet and stretches over his 30 year tenure of office as librarian of the University of Hull, taking in his literary achievements from "The Less Deceived" (1955), through "The Whitsun Weddings" (1964), to "High Windows" (1974). It reveals Larkin in a new light - courteous, compassionate, generous, and a man of deep sensitivity and charm - with a natural sense of fun and instinctive wit; in contrast to the gloomy and somewhat objectionable portrait that has emerged since his death.

ISBN: 9780719062766

Dimensions: 234mm x 156mm x 14mm

Weight: 376g

256 pages