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Denis Harold (editor) and
Janet Frame
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Counterpoint
Publication date
May 10, 2016
Pages
411
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9781619027282
ISBN-10
1619027283
Dimensions
1.25 by 6.75 by 9.75 in.
Weight
1.55 lbs.
Original list price
$28.00
Summaries and Reviews
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In 1951, just days before her scheduled lobotomy after years in a mental hospital, New Zealand author Janet Frameâs first collection of short stories unexpectedly won the Hubert Church Memorial Award, one of the countryâs most prestigious honors. The procedure was cancelled, and Frame would go on to become one of the seminal authors of contemporary New Zealand literature.
During her time at the MacDowell artistâs colony in New Hampshire, Frame met painter William Theophilus Brown, and their friendship resulted in a whimsical and artistic correspondence that lasted until Frameâs death in 2004. In Brown, Frame found an ideal listener who inspired her to take the art of letter writing to new creative heights; over the course of their correspondence, Frame included character sketches, personal disclosures, invented tales, and over 300 of her own doodles and collages.
This compilation of over xxx letters and original illustrations has been published nowhere else in the world, including Frameâs home country of New Zealand. This moving and enlightening correspondence opens up the hopes, fears, joys, and inner machinations of one of New Zealandâs most renowned authors, and offers a side of her dramatic personal history often ignored or misunderstood by the public. The closeness and intimacy of the two artists allows for unfettered wordplay, where Janet is merely ÂJayâ, Bill merely ÂBeeâ, and granular, unprocessed creativity is allowed to flow freely; the result is a book that vividly captures the brilliantly unique wit that was Janet Frame.
During her time at the MacDowell artistâs colony in New Hampshire, Frame met painter William Theophilus Brown, and their friendship resulted in a whimsical and artistic correspondence that lasted until Frameâs death in 2004. In Brown, Frame found an ideal listener who inspired her to take the art of letter writing to new creative heights; over the course of their correspondence, Frame included character sketches, personal disclosures, invented tales, and over 300 of her own doodles and collages.
This compilation of over xxx letters and original illustrations has been published nowhere else in the world, including Frameâs home country of New Zealand. This moving and enlightening correspondence opens up the hopes, fears, joys, and inner machinations of one of New Zealandâs most renowned authors, and offers a side of her dramatic personal history often ignored or misunderstood by the public. The closeness and intimacy of the two artists allows for unfettered wordplay, where Janet is merely ÂJayâ, Bill merely ÂBeeâ, and granular, unprocessed creativity is allowed to flow freely; the result is a book that vividly captures the brilliantly unique wit that was Janet Frame.
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from Counterpoint (May 10, 2016)
9781619027282 | details & prices | 411 pages | 6.75 × 9.75 × 1.25 in. | 1.55 lbs | List price $28.00
About: In 1951, just days before her scheduled lobotomy after years in a mental hospital, New Zealand author Janet Frameâs first collection of short stories unexpectedly won the Hubert Church Memorial Award, one of the countryâs most prestigious honors.
About: In 1951, just days before her scheduled lobotomy after years in a mental hospital, New Zealand author Janet Frameâs first collection of short stories unexpectedly won the Hubert Church Memorial Award, one of the countryâs most prestigious honors.
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