Leon Garfield
By: Roni Natov.
Series: Twayne's English authors series ;; TEAS 505
Publisher: Twayne Publishers; Maxwell Macmillan Canada; Maxwell Macmillan International
Published: 1994
Place of publication: New York; Toronto; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 144
Subjects: Garfield, Leon -- Criticism and interpretation; Children's stories, English -- History and criticism; Children -- Books and reading -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
Description: Through his historical novels, adventure stories, ghost stories, satires, fairy tales, and retellings of myths and legends, Leon Garfield consistently portrays the mystery of human identity, which he describes as "the only mystery one can unravel endlessly." In this first book-length study of the author of Smith (1967), The Apprentices (1976), John Diamond (1981), and The December Rose (1986), Roni Natov engagingly chronicles the career of a natural storyteller, a man whose work is permeated with the theme of spiritual renewal.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 139-142) and index.