Esmond and Ilia : an unreliable memoir
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Author
Contributors
Herxheimer, Sophie, contributing author.
Published
New York : New York Review Books, [2021].
ISBN
9781681376448, 168137644X
Physical Desc
416 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Status
Copies
Location | Call Number | Status |
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Barrington - Non-Fiction (Main Floor) | 962.053092 WAR | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : New York Review Books, [2021].
Format
Book
Language
English
ISBN
9781681376448, 168137644X
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 391-395) and index.
Description
"Esmond and Ilia follows Marina Warner's beautiful, penniless young mother Ilia as she leaves southern Italy in 1945 to travel alone to London. Her husband, an English colonel, is still away in the war in the East as she begins to learn how to be Mrs. Esmond Warner, an Englishwoman. With diamond rings on her fingers and brogues on her feet, Ilia steps fearlessly into the world of cricket and riding. But, without prospect of work in a bleak, war-ravaged England, Esmond remembers the glorious ease of Cairo during his periods of leave from the desert campaign. There, they start a bookshop, a branch of W. H. Smith's. But growing resistance to foreign interests, especially British, erupts in the 1952 uprising, and the Cairo Fire burns the city clean. Evocative and imaginative, at once historical and speculative, this memoir powerfully resurrects the fraught union and unrequited hopes of Warner's parents. Memory intertwines richly with myth, the river Lethe feeling as real as the Nile. Vivid recollections of Cairo swirl with ever-present dreams of a city where Warner's parents, friends, and associates are still restlessly wandering"--,Provided by publisher.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Authors, English -- 20th century -- Biography.
Biographies.
Booksellers -- Egypt -- Cairo -- Biography.
Booksellers and bookselling -- Egypt -- Cairo -- Biography.
British -- Egypt -- Cairo -- Biography.
Cairo (Egypt) -- Biography.
Cairo (Egypt) -- Description and travel.
Cairo (Egypt) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.
English -- Egypt -- Cairo -- Biography.
Spouses -- Egypt -- Cairo -- Biography.
W.H. Smith & Son -- Employees -- Biography.
War brides -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Warner, Esmond, -- 1907-1982.
Warner, Ilia Terzulli.
Warner, Marina, -- 1946- -- Childhood and youth.
Warner, Marina, -- 1946- -- Family.
Women authors, English -- 20th century -- Biography.
Biographies.
Booksellers -- Egypt -- Cairo -- Biography.
Booksellers and bookselling -- Egypt -- Cairo -- Biography.
British -- Egypt -- Cairo -- Biography.
Cairo (Egypt) -- Biography.
Cairo (Egypt) -- Description and travel.
Cairo (Egypt) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.
English -- Egypt -- Cairo -- Biography.
Spouses -- Egypt -- Cairo -- Biography.
W.H. Smith & Son -- Employees -- Biography.
War brides -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Warner, Esmond, -- 1907-1982.
Warner, Ilia Terzulli.
Warner, Marina, -- 1946- -- Childhood and youth.
Warner, Marina, -- 1946- -- Family.
Women authors, English -- 20th century -- Biography.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Warner, M., & Herxheimer, S. (2021). Esmond and Ilia: an unreliable memoir . New York Review Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Warner, Marina, 1946- and Sophie, Herxheimer. 2021. Esmond and Ilia: An Unreliable Memoir. New York Review Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Warner, Marina, 1946- and Sophie, Herxheimer. Esmond and Ilia: An Unreliable Memoir New York Review Books, 2021.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Warner, Marina, and Sophie Herxheimer. Esmond and Ilia: An Unreliable Memoir New York Review Books, 2021.
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