Summary
Janet Frame: Angel at My Table
Autobiographical trilogy based on Jane Campion's film of the same name
"I believe that Angel at My Table, an autobiography in three books, is one of the most beautiful and moving books I have read and the best book written by a New Zealander."
Jane Campion), New Zealand director
"A journey through the light of childhood, dark experiences of supposed madness, until the reconstruction of her life through writing. This is a heroic story told in an engaging tone, imbued with wit and powerful imagination. It is one of the greatest autobiographies written in the 20th century."
Michael Holroyd, Sunday Times
Janet Frame's enlightening words are all the more precious for being torn from the jaws of her early life. It is one of the autobiographical classics. She knew that a writer must search his soul in order to say what is essentially true and truly important; She experienced that difficulty herself. However, reading it is no more difficult than dreaming"
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