A Little Original Sin: The Life and Work of Jane Bowles

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Summary: Really and orrigina sin
Review: Great biography about a great character. Dillon's book is full of accurate info about one of the most original writers of all time. She mixes perfectly well literature and life. Also we can see all her friends and contemporaries: Paul Bowles, Tenese Williams, Carson McCullers, Truman Capote, Gore Vidal, Harper Lee, ...
So what you will find find is the perfect autodestruction of a creative mind surrounded by omens, terrors and obsessions, and the incredible pulsion of living. The good thing is that after reading this book you will feel the necessity of reading her works, and then you wil encounter the most incredible masterpieces of the 20 century. Good luck

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Summary: ...and so it gos...
Review: I have loved biographys for a long time now, this is one of my favorates. Her life style is intreaging, and it boggles me to know that each page in this book is true. Jane is far from being a good person, but her passion for life, love, and writing supass any wrongs she has done. If you love life read this book; and if you don't, find out what your missing.

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Summary: Great Biography about a Great Experiemntal Writer
Review: This is a wonderfully well-written biography. It traces the interesting, complicated, humorous and intriguing life of the writer Jane Bowles. Married to writer and composer, Paul Bowles, it follows them on their many travels and their many friendships. Bowles approached life in her own peculiar way, and this aspect is captured by Dillon. The frustrations, anxieties and insecurities are caught in Bowles' many letters to friends. Dillon does a great job researching the illnesses that plagued Bowles near the end of her life, and Dillon is sensitive to how these roadblocks affected a deeply talented writer.