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George Sand
A Woman's Life Writ Large
by Belinda Jack
ISBN: 0679455019
ISBN-13: 9780679455011
Format: Hardcover
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Summary
This biography of George Sand (1804-1876) concentrates on her life rather than her writing, and posits the fascinating idea that Sand wrote about things as a sort of rehearsal for living them-including her sexual experiments.
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"[I]nsightful and impeccably researched....[A] richly hued and textured psychological portrait....Jack approaches her subject with eagerness and engagement." -- Marion Abbott
-- San Francisco Chronicle Book Review
"[Jack's] portrait of George Sand is sharply observant and judicious, but her commitment to Sand as an inspirational figure is never in doubt." -- David Coward
-- New York Review of Books
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Random House Inc
Published date: 2000
Size: 6.75 x 9.5 inches
Weight: 1.7 pounds
Pages: 395
Publisher's Notes
The first major biography of the great writer and critic follows her spectacular life from her birth in 1804 through her work as minister of Propaganda during the Revolution of 1848, her relationship with Chopin, and her work in the radical politics of her day.
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George Sand: A Woman's Life Writ Large
Jack, Belinda
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George Sand: A Woman's Life Writ Large
Belinda Jack
Knopf. Used - Good. Ex-library. Published: 2000. Hardcover. Dust jacket: Good. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Good condition, showing modest signs of wear. EX-LIBRARY with typical library markings, attachments and wear. ( more information) Offered by Experienced Books LLC (United States)
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Belinda Jack
Knopf. Used - Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped to over one million happy customers! Your purchase benefits world literacy! ( more information) Offered by Better World Books (United States)
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George Sand: A Woman's Life Writ Large
Jack, Belinda
Westminister, Maryland, U.S.A.: Knopf. Hardcover. 0679455019 Very Good . Very Good. 2000. ( more information) Offered by Serendipity Books (United States)
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George Sand: A Woman's Life Writ Large
Jack, Belinda Elizabeth
Alfred A. Knopf, 2000. American ed. Illustrated. Hard cover. New in fine dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 416 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. ( more information) Offered by teepee (United States)
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George Sand: A Woman's Life Writ Large
Jack, Belinda
New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 2000. Clean, tight copy - inscription/name neatly in ink on front enepaper - dust jacket has corner clipped - otherwise, this is a clean and unread copy - Nice!. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by Scholar and Poet Books (United States)
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George Sand: A Woman's Life Writ Large
Belinda Jack
Knopf. Used - Very Good. Hardcover Slight Shelf Wear; Otherwise, Very Good. ( more information) Offered by Powell's Bookstores Chicago (United States)
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George Sand: A Women's Life Writ Large
Belinda Jack
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1999 Biography/Literature Minor shelf wear. Text is clean and unmarked.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. ( more information) Offered by Ted Mihm, Bookseller (United States)
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George Sand : A Woman's Life Writ Large
Jack, Belinda
Knopf, 2000. 1st American Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 9.56 x 6.67 x 1.43. "Nice Tight Clean copy ! 416 pages. . ISBN: 0679455019. ( more information) Offered by BookScene (United States)
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George Sand: A Woman's Life Writ Large
Jack, Belinda
Knopf, 2000. 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. 9.56 x 6.67 x 1.43. "Nice Tight copy ! Previous owner gift note. Jacket price-clipped. 416 pages. . ISBN: 0679455019. ( more information) Offered by BookScene (United States)
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George Sand
Jack, Belinda
New York, NY, U.S.A.: Alfred A. Knopf Incorporated. Fine-/Fine DJ/Fine. 2000. First American Edition. Hard Cover. 0-679-45501-9 Subtitle: "A Woman's Life Writ Large." Slightly cocked spine. . ( more information) Offered by Bookhawk (United States)
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Jack, Belinda
New York, NY, U.S.A.: New York, NY, U.S.A.: Alfred A. Knopf Incorporated, 2000, 2000 Very Good/Very Good. vg.vg. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. ( more information) Offered by MEADOR BOOKS (United States)
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George Sand: A Woman's Life Writ Large
Jack, Belinda
Westminister, Maryland, U.S.A.: Alfred a Knopf Inc, 2000. FIRST PRINTING. Hardcover with unclipped ($30.00) dust jacket. Pristine white end pages. Pristine white text with b&w photographs. Clean white edges. Immaculate gold cover with dark brown spine; gilt title and author. Excellent pictorial jacket in a protective mylar cover. . ISBN: 0-679-45501-9. First Edition. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. SAND GEORGE 1804 1876 LITERARY. ( more information) Offered by Sabal Books (United States)
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George Sand: A Woman's Life Writ Large
Jack, Belinda
NY: Knopf, 2000. First American edition. Hard Cover. Fine in Fine DJ. Biography of the French author (1804-1876). Index, photograph and portraits. ( more information) Offered by Old Algonquin Books (United States)
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George Sand: A Woman's Life Writ Large
Jack, Belinda
Good. Hardcover. 1st U.S. edition hardcover with dustjacket 2000 Knopf. Very clean; no marks; pages bright; binding tight. Light wear to jacket. 395pp. Language: English. NOTE: Cannot ship outside U.S. via Global Priority -- Surface or Airmail only. 'First and foremost the story of a social pioneer and intellectual acrobat, Jack's exploration of the life of George Sand (1804-1876) is not a standard literary biography. Jack is particularly insightful in her claim that for Sand, literature was not itself the goal of life, but rather a tool with which to probe her psyche in preparation for life. Thus Jack, a lecturer in French at Oxford, finds the seed of Sand's infatuation with the actress Marie Dorval in the inverted gender roles that drive her fiction of the period. And she suggests that Sand's creativity flowed from her writing to the enactment of her fantasies. She wrote a great deal from personal experience, Jack explains. But more usually she tested out, in her fiction, possibilities for life which she then had the courage to live out, after the writing event. Sand's diverse literary output, many sexual experiments and seemingly endless array of interests (which ranged from engaging in political activism to painting to making jam), according to the author, were all expressions of a single desire: Sand wanted to dictate the scope of her own life....'--Publishers Weekly, 2000. ( more information) Offered by Brainiac Books (United States)
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jack, belinda
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Jack, Belinda
Knopf. Hardcover. 0679455019 New with very slight shelf wear from time on shelf (like you'd see at a major chain). We ship daily, provide personalized customer service and want you to have a great experience purchasing from us. Thank you for your consideration. . New. ( more information) Offered by BennettBooksLtd (United States)
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