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Listening for Madeleine: A Portrait of Madeleine L'Engle in Many Voices - Leonard S. Marcus
Listening for Madeleine: A Portrait of Madeleine L'Engle in Many Voices
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Writer. Matriarch. Mentor. Friend. Icon.Madeleine L'Engle is perhaps best recognized as the author of A Wrinkle in Time, the enduring milestone work of fantasy fiction that won the 1963 John Newbery Medal for excellence in children's literature and has enthralled millions of readers for the past... show more
Writer. Matriarch. Mentor. Friend. Icon.Madeleine L'Engle is perhaps best recognized as the author of A Wrinkle in Time, the enduring milestone work of fantasy fiction that won the 1963 John Newbery Medal for excellence in children's literature and has enthralled millions of readers for the past fifty years. But to those who knew her well, L'Engle was much more besides: a larger-than-life persona, an inspiring mentor, a strong-willed matriarch, a spiritual guide, and a rare friend. In Listening for Madeleine, the renowned literary historian and biographer Leonard S. Marcus reveals Madeleine L'Engle in all her complexity, through a series of incisive interviews with the people who knew her most intimately. Vivid reminiscences of family members, colleagues, and friends create a kaleidoscope of keen insights and snapshop moments that help readers to understand the many sides of this singularly fascinating woman.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN: 9780374298975 (0374298971)
ASIN: 0374298971
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pages no: 384
Edition language: English
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2.0 Listening for Madeleine: A Portrait of Madeleine L'Engle in Many Voices
This book was so strange. It's a collection of interviews of people who knew Madeleine L'Engle at various points in her life. I came away from it discomfited- feeling like I'd been to a party where everyone was talking behind her back. It just felt unclean somehow- and not because the gossip is bad ...
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Reviewed in Shelf Awareness for Readers, 12/4/2012:http://www.shelf-awareness.com/ar/readers/2012-12-04/listening_for_madeleine:_a_portrait_of_madeleine_l_engle_in_many_voices.html
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