In this highly illustrated new paperback edition, Peake's son Sebastian Peake has collaborated with Alison Eldred and G. Peter Winnington, author of an highly acclaimed biography of Mervyn Peake, to compile a stunning collection of illustrations, paintings, photographs, letters, notebook pages and other material much of which has never been published to produce a unique memoir of the artist s life and work. Contributors who discuss various aspects of his literary and visual output include the writers Michael Moorcock and Joanne Harris, Langdon Jones, editor of Titus Alone, artists John Howe and Chris Riddell, David Glass and John Constable, creators of the stage version of the Gormenghast trilogy, and Estelle Daniels, producer of the BBC dramatization. The book includes sections on Peake's upbringing as the son of a missionary in China, his development as an illustrator, artist and writer, marriage and fatherhood, his wartime experiences, creation of the Titus trilogy, Mr Pye and other literary works, and his tragic decline as illness overcame him, resulting in early death.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Peter Owen Publishers
ISBN-10
0720613213
ISBN-13
9780720613216
eBay Product ID (ePID)
94715116
Product Key Features
Book Title
Mervyn Peake: the Man and His Art
Author
G. Peter Winnington
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Biography: Literary
Publication Year
2008
Genre
Biographies & True Stories
Number of Pages
244 Pages
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
G. Peter Winnington
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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