Letters of Frank Sargeson
By: selected and edited by Sarah Shieff
Contributors: Shieff, Sarah
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Auckland, N.Z
Language: eng
Number of pages: 631
ISBN-13: 9781869793333
Subjects: Correspondence; New Zealand Authors
Work titles: Correspondence
Description: "Sargeson was a prolific letter writer, and this selection of 500 letters ranges over half a century, from 1927 to 1981. The letters vividly capture his life and times, his milieu and his personality. Frank loved gossip, could be bitchy and peevish, but also kind, affectionate, funny, ribald, astute"--Publisher information.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 607-610) and indexes.