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May Sarton : a biography / Margot Peters.
Van Pelt Library PS3537.A832 Z83 1997
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Peters, Margot.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sarton, May, 1912-1995.
- Sarton, May.
- Women authors, American--20th century--Biography.
- Women authors, American.
- Feminists--United States--Biography.
- Feminists.
- United States.
- Lesbians--United States--Biography.
- Lesbians.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Penn Provenance:
- Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- xi, 474 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Knopf : Distributed by Random House, 1997.
- Summary:
- A brilliant portrait of one of America's major literary figures. Through her spiritual journals, May Sarton created the image of a strong, independent woman who lived peacefully with solitude--an image that contradicted the reality of her loneliness, neediness, and isolation as she pushed away loved ones with her demands and betrayals. 97 photos.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 455-458) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Gotham Book Mart Collection copy has dustjacket retained.
- ISBN:
- 0679415211
- OCLC:
- 34912743
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