The first two selections of this collection--"Recollections" and "Interviews"--include biographical glimpses of the poet's childhood and youth, followed by pieces on "Writing in General" and "Writing in Particular," in which Larkin reflects on literary standards and individual writers
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About the Author:
Philip Larkin was born in Coventry in 1922 and was educated at King Henry VIII School, Coventry, and St John's College, Oxford. As well as his volumes of poems, which include The Whitsun Weddings and High Windows, he wrote two novels, Jill and A Girl in Winter, and two books of collected journalism: All What Jazz: A Record Diary, and Required Writing: Miscellaneous Prose. He worked as a librarian at the University of Hull from 1955 until his death in 1985. He was the best-loved poet of his generation, and the recipient of innumerable honours, including the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry, and the WHSmith Award.
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- PublisherFarrar Straus & Giroux
- Publication date1984
- ISBN 10 0374518408
- ISBN 13 9780374518400
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages328
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