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Dame Cicily Isabel Fairfield DBE (21 December 1892 – 15 March 1983), known as Rebecca West, or Dame Rebecca West, was a British author, journalist, literary critic and travel writer. An author who wrote in many genres, West reviewed books for The Times, the New York Herald Tribune, The Sunday Telegraph and The New Republic, and she was a ...
Apr 15, 2024 · Rebecca West (born December 21, 1892, London, England—died March 15, 1983, London) was a British journalist, novelist, and critic, who was perhaps best known for her reports on the Nürnberg trials of Nazi war criminals (1945–46).
Oct 2, 2018 · Brief biography of Dame Rebecca West (1892 – 1983), prolific British novelist, journalist, and essayist, known for her intellect and sharp observations.
May 17, 2014 · Lorna Gibb's excellent new biography of the legendary British writer Rebecca West is full of those moments. West led a remarkable life, going from would-be actress to pioneering feminist ...
The Return of the Soldier is the debut novel of English novelist Rebecca West, first published in 1918. The novel recounts the return of the shell shocked Captain Chris Baldry from the trenches of the First World War from the perspective of his cousin Jenny.
Novelist, journalist, critic, and feminist, Rebecca West ( 1892 -1983) is considered one of the finest prose writers in twentieth-century England. Born Cicely Isabel Fairfield, she wrote under the penname Rebecca West.
Cicely Isabel Fairfield, known by her pen name Rebecca West, or Dame Rebecca West, DBE was an English author, journalist, literary critic, and travel writer. She was brought up in Edinburgh, Scotland, where she attended George Watson's Ladies College.
Mar 1, 2024 · Rebecca West’s Sprawling, Splendid History of Yugoslavia. Published in 1941, ‘Black Lamb and Grey Falcon: A Journey Through Yugoslavia’ combines travelogue, philosophy and rapt storytelling...
In 1947, Time magazine called West ‘indisputably the world’s number one woman writer’ and she was equally distinguished as a novelist, literary critic, travel writer (becoming particularly associated with Yugoslavia), and as a journalist who covered the Nuremberg trials.
Rebecca West has 112 books on Goodreads with 74275 ratings. Rebecca West’s most popular book is The Return of the Soldier.
