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Sydney and Violet
A Modernist Power Couple and Their Life with Eliot, Proust, Joyce, Huxley, Mansfield, Picasso and the Excruciatingly Irascible Wyndham Lewis
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Focusing on the influential lives of Sydney and Violet Schiff, this biography explores their significant role in early twentieth-century England's literary scene. Sydney, a respected writer, and Violet, a gifted musician, were key figures in the Modernist movement, forming connections with prominent artists like Proust and Joyce. Stephen Klaidman reveals how they navigated the elitist and anti-Semitic literary world, offering a vibrant portrayal of their relationships with a host of iconic personalities, making this a captivating account of an extraordinary era.
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Sydney and Violet, Stephen Klaidman
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- 2015
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- Title
- Sydney and Violet
- Subtitle
- A Modernist Power Couple and Their Life with Eliot, Proust, Joyce, Huxley, Mansfield, Picasso and the Excruciatingly Irascible Wyndham Lewis
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Stephen Klaidman
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Released
- 2015
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 288
- ISBN13
- 9780307742117
- Category
- World history, Biographies and Thoughts
- Description
- Focusing on the influential lives of Sydney and Violet Schiff, this biography explores their significant role in early twentieth-century England's literary scene. Sydney, a respected writer, and Violet, a gifted musician, were key figures in the Modernist movement, forming connections with prominent artists like Proust and Joyce. Stephen Klaidman reveals how they navigated the elitist and anti-Semitic literary world, offering a vibrant portrayal of their relationships with a host of iconic personalities, making this a captivating account of an extraordinary era.