Jean Rhys
By: Sanford Sternlicht.
Series: Twayne's English authors series ;; no. 536; Twayne's English authors series ;; TEAS 536.
Publisher: Twayne; Prentice Hall International
Published: 1997
Place of publication: New York; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 155
Subjects: Rhys, Jean -- Criticism and interpretation.; Autobiographical fiction, English -- History and criticism.; Women and literature -- England -- History -- 20th century.; Caribbean Area -- In literature; West Indies -- In literature.
Description: Jean Rhys is an accessible and up-to-date analysis of Rhys's career. Sanford Sternlicht presents the link between Rhys's life and her work, demonstrating how the two intertwine. Beginning with a biographical and personality sketch, this book looks at some of the problems Rhys faced in her professional and personal life and how they are projected in her writing. Sternlicht evaluates Rhys's published work in chronological order, demonstrating her stylistic development.

This study provides a unique overview of the life and fiction of one of the major voices of feminine consciousness in the twentieth century.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 147-151) and index.