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Bowen's most well-known Big House novel, The Last September (1929) set in the autumn of 1920 during the Irish War of Independence, can be read as a multifaceted and sophisticated response to the reality of a newly independent Ireland from a writer emerging from within the class who had been dispossessed of political power and position.
Elizabeth Bowen: The Last September. Bowen’s second novel is a classic Big House novel, with the big house in question being based on her own big house, Bowen’s Court and the main character, Lois Farquar, based on Bowen herself though, as Bowen was later to say, not as regards the details of her life. I have to admit that this is my ...
Jun 5, 2019 · The Last September is Elizabeth Bowen's portrait of a young woman's coming of age in a brutalized time and place, where the ordinariness of life floats like music over the impending doom of history.
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About Elizabeth Bowen. Elizabeth Bowen was born in Dublin in 1899, the only child of an Irish lawyer and landowner. She wrote many acclaimed novels and short story collections, was awarded the CBE in 1948, and was made a Companion of Literature by… More about Elizabeth Bowen
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Elizabeth Dorothea Cole Bowen, född 7 juni 1899 i Dublin, död 22 februari 1973 i London, var en brittisk författare. När hennes far blev sjuk 1907, flyttade hon och hennes mor till England . Efter hennes mors död 1912, växte Bowen upp hos sina mostrar i Kent .
Apr 28, 2000 · The Last September. Based on Elizabeth Bowen's acclaimed novel, "The Last September" is an unforgettable portrait of a young woman's coming of age, a sexual awakening in a brutalized time and ...
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