Mervyn Peake's Vast Alchemies: The Illustrated, Authorised Biography: The Life and Work of Mervyn Peake

Name: Mervyn Peake's Vast Alchemies: The Illustrated, Authorised Biography: The Life and Work of Mervyn Peake
Brand: Peter Owen Publishers
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By Winnington, G. Peter

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Mervyn Peake's Vast Alchemies This book is the result of twenty-five years of research into Peake's life and work. It follows Peake, the son of missionary parents, from China to art school in London and his time in an artists' colony in the Channel Islands. It covers in detail his experiences in the army during the Second World War - an unhappy period during which he wrote Titus Groan and the huge influence that his visit to t Full description

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Binding:: Paperback
Edition:: 2
Number of Pages:: 314
Release Date:: 2010-01-15
Publication Date:: 2010-01-15
Publisher:: Peter Owen Publishers
Languages:: Published: English, Original: English
ISBN10:: 0720613418
Weight:: 399 g

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