Abstract
Once upon a time, as I recall, biographies of writers came with the provocatively punning subtitle ‘A Critical Biography’; nowadays, they are tagged simply ‘A Life’ or at best, modestly but evasively, ‘A Writer’s Life’. As a seasoned friend said when I remarked upon this fact, it’s a sign of the times. Most of these Lives are written at startling speed by journalists; they are universally written up, and extolled as ‘detailed and illuminating’; and they appear to sell well.KeywordsPast ParticipleGlottal StopBiographical NarrativeCuban WomanBarren WomanThese keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a call
