'This is literary biography at its very finest.' George Rosie, SUNDAY HERALD
David Gilmour's books include the prize-winning biographies, Curzon and The Last Leopard- A Life of Giuseppe di Lampedusa. He is also the author of Cities of Spain, The Hungry Generations and several works on the politics of Spain and the Middle East. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and a former Fellow of St Antony's College, Oxford, he is a regular contributor to the New York Review of Books.
The best Kipling biography yet written... Gilmour's account of this
driven man shines with intelligence
*Scotsman*
An enthralling biography of a mind...essential reading for anyone
who cares about how a writer finds, and passionately lives, his
subject
*Daily Telegraph*
A fine, fair and generous work... Gilmour's celebrated life of
Curzon demonstrated his mastery of imperial nuance and esoteric
character, and he brings to this book just the right combination of
empathy, distaste and fastidious detachment
*New Statesman*
A splendid and much needed reappraisal of Kipling...outstanding for
its precise, elegant writing
*Herald*
A superb short biography...a beautifully written, touching and
occasionally very funny book
*Daily Mail*
The best Kipling biography yet written... Gilmour's account of this
driven man shines with intelligence * Scotsman *
An enthralling biography of a mind...essential reading for anyone
who cares about how a writer finds, and passionately lives, his
subject * Daily Telegraph *
A fine, fair and generous work... Gilmour's celebrated life of
Curzon demonstrated his mastery of imperial nuance and esoteric
character, and he brings to this book just the right combination of
empathy, distaste and fastidious detachment * New Statesman *
A splendid and much needed reappraisal of Kipling...outstanding for
its precise, elegant writing * Herald *
A superb short biography...a beautifully written, touching and
occasionally very funny book -- Andrew Roberts * Daily Mail *
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