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A man of parts : a novel

A riveting novel about the remarkable life'and many loves'of author H. G. Wells H. G. Wells, author of The Time Machine and War of the Worlds, was one of the twentieth century's most prophetic and creative writers, a man who immersed himself in socialist politics and free love, whose meteoric rise to fame brought him into contact with the most important literary, intellectual, and political figures of his time, but who in later years felt increasingly ignored and disillusioned in his own utopian visions. Novelist and critic David Lodge has taken the compelling true story of Wells's life and transformed it into a witty and deeply moving narrative about a fascinating yet flawed man. Wells had sexual relations with innumerable women in his lifetime, but in 1944, as he finds himself dying, he returns to the memories of a select group of wives and mistresses, including the brilliant young student Amber Reeves and the gifted writer Rebecca West. As he reviews his professional, political, and romantic successes and failures, it is through his memories of these women that he comes to understand himself. Eloquent, sexy, and tender, the novel is an artfully composed portrait of Wells's astonishing life, with vivid glimpses of its turbulent historical background, by one of England's most respected and popular writers.

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  • "A man of parts"@it
  • "Man of parts"@pl

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  • "De schrijver H.G. Wells (186601946) kijkt aan het einde van zijn leven in het gebombardeerde Londen terug op zijn leven als auteur, politicus en vrouwenversierder."
  • "Novel about the remarkable life, and many loves, of author H. G. Wells."
  • "H. G. Wells, author of The Time Machine and War of the Worlds, was one of the twentieth century's most prophetic and creative writers, a man who immersed himself in socialist politics and free love, whose meteoric rise to fame brought him into contact with the most important literary, intellectual, and political figures of his time, but who in later years felt increasingly ignored and disillusioned in his own utopian visions. Novelist and critic David Lodge has taken the compelling true story of Wells's life and transformed it into a witty and deeply moving narrative about a fascinating yet flawed man."
  • "A riveting novel about the remarkable life'and many loves'of author H. G. Wells H. G. Wells, author of The Time Machine and War of the Worlds, was one of the twentieth century's most prophetic and creative writers, a man who immersed himself in socialist politics and free love, whose meteoric rise to fame brought him into contact with the most important literary, intellectual, and political figures of his time, but who in later years felt increasingly ignored and disillusioned in his own utopian visions. Novelist and critic David Lodge has taken the compelling true story of Wells's life and transformed it into a witty and deeply moving narrative about a fascinating yet flawed man. Wells had sexual relations with innumerable women in his lifetime, but in 1944, as he finds himself dying, he returns to the memories of a select group of wives and mistresses, including the brilliant young student Amber Reeves and the gifted writer Rebecca West. As he reviews his professional, political, and romantic successes and failures, it is through his memories of these women that he comes to understand himself. Eloquent, sexy, and tender, the novel is an artfully composed portrait of Wells's astonishing life, with vivid glimpses of its turbulent historical background, by one of England's most respected and popular writers."@en
  • "Sequestered in his blitz-battered Regent's Park house in 1944, the ailing Herbert George Wells looks back on a life crowded with incident, books and women. Has it been a success for failure? Once he was the most famous writer in the world, now he is a man deserted by his readers and depressed by the collapse of his utopian dreams. He recalls his life as a socialist, an acclaimed novelist and a feminist womaniser."@en
  • "Portrait d'un fervent défenseur de l'amour libre, dont les nombreuses aventures et mésaventures sexuelles compliquent la vie privée et nuisent à ses ambitions d'homme public.--[Memento]."
  • "Presents a story inspired by the intimate relationships of H.G. Wells, who at the end of his life evaluates his professional, political, and romantic successes and failures before achieving a greater understanding of himself."
  • "Presents a story inspired by the intimate relationships of H.G. Wells, who at the end of his life evaluates his professional, political, and romantic successes and failures before achieving a greater understanding of himself."@en
  • "Sequested in his blitz-battered Regent's Park house in 1944, the ailing Herbert George Wells looks back on a life crowded with incident, books and women. Now he feels like yesterday's man, deserted by readers and depressed by the collapse of his utopian dreams."@en

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  • "Powieść angielska"@pl
  • "Roman anglais"@en
  • "Belletristische Darstellung"@en
  • "Electronic books"
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Romans (teksten)"@en
  • "Romans (teksten)"
  • "Fiction"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Biographical fiction"@en
  • "Biographical fiction"

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  • "Un uomo di fascino"@it
  • "Un uomo di fascino"
  • "Un homme de tempérament : roman"
  • "A man of parts"
  • "Który stawał na wysokości zadania"@pl
  • "A man of parts : a novel"
  • "A man of parts : a novel"@en
  • "Um homem de partes"
  • "A man of parts A novel"
  • "Un homme de tempaerament : roman"
  • "A man of parts a novel"
  • "A man of parts a novel"@en

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