Henry James
The Imagination of Genius, A Biography| By: | Fred Kaplan |
| Publisher: | Independent Publishers Group (Chicago Review Press) |
| Print ISBN: | 9781480409781 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781480409866 |
| Edition: | 0 |
| Format: | Reflowable |
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A stunning biography of the magisterial author behind?The Portrait of a Lady?and?The Ambassadors Henry James is an absorbing portrait of one of the most complex and influential nineteenth-century American writers. Fred Kaplan examines James?s brilliant and troubled family?from his brother, a famous psychologist, to his sister, who fought with mental illness?and charts its influence on the development of the artist and his work. The biography includes a fascinating account of James?s life as an American expatriate in Europe, and his friendships with Edith Wharton and Joseph Conrad. Compressing a wealth of research into one engrossing and richly detailed volume, Henry James is a compelling exploration of its subject.