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Any Human Heart: The Intimate Journals of Logan Mountstuart is a 2002 novel by William Boyd, a British writer. It is written as a lifelong series of journals kept by the fictional character Mountstuart, a writer whose life (1906–1991) spanned the defining episodes of the 20th century, crossed several continents and included a convoluted ...
- William Boyd
- 2002
Based on the novel by William Boyd, this drama follows the adventures of Logan Mountstuart, a writer who travels from Paris to New York to London and meets famous figures such as Hemingway and the Windsors. The series stars Jim Broadbent, Matthew Macfadyen, Gillian Anderson and others.
- (2.4K)
- 2010-11-21
- Drama, Romance
- 69
Jan 25, 2002 · In Any Human Heart, the life of an individual is tossed around by dramatic events so that it is hard to see to what extent the identity of any one person is shaped by circumstances and… “never say you know the last word of any human heart” (Henry James).
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- Paperback
Any Human Heart. Classic and contemporary literature is embodied in the British drama series "Masterpiece." Funding for MASTERPIECE is provided by Viking and Raymond James with additional...
Jan 6, 2004 · William Boyd’s masterful new novel tells, in a series of intimate journals, the story of Logan Mountstuart—writer, lover, art dealer, spy—as he makes his often precarious way through the twentieth century. Book recommendations, author interviews, editors' picks, and more. Read it now.
- William Boyd
- $16.75
- Vintage
Dec 5, 2023 · Any Human Heart is peppered with socio-political events and key periods from human history, such as the Spanish Civil War, World War II, and the cultural revolution in the 1950s and 60s. How does William Boyd leverage the arc of history to tell Logan’s story?
The elderly Logan Mountstuart recalls his life as recorded in his many journals. In 1926, as an Oxford student, he is keen to race his friends Peter and Ben to losing their virginity.
