This "tender biography of a sickly marmoset that was adopted by Leonard Woolf and became a fixture of Bloomsbury society" (The New York Times) is an intimate portrait of the life and marriage of Leonard and Virginia Woolf from a National Book Award-winning www.doorway.ru , a "sickly pathetic marmoset” named Mitz came into the care of Leonard Woolf/5(2). · "Mitz: The Marmoset of Bloomsbury has been called a biography of the Woolfs’ unusual pet but, as ever, Sigrid Nunez’s work defies attempts at a simple synopsis. In the author’s witty and fiercely intelligent hands, this novella weaves together fiction and excerpts of actual memoirs, diaries, and letters to become a retelling of Virginia’s last years, a philosophical exploration of the relationship Brand: Catapult. Drawing on memoirs, letters, diaries and her imagination, Sigrid Nunez (A Feather on the Breath of God, ) has written a fanciful account of the everyday lives of Leonard and Virginia Woolf in the s--centered on Leonard's pet marmoset, Mitz. The book profiles the Woolfs in sickness and in health, during creative periods and dry spells, at their London apartment and their countryside home, Monk's /5(81).
Sigrid Nunez's Mitz: The Marmoset of Bloomsbury is a biography of this charming, well-connected monkey." —Andrew Durbin, Frieze, What We're Reading This Summer "Nunez, in telling the story of Bloomsbury's unlikeliest, and certainly smallest, member, masterfully weaves that tale of change with warmth, gentleness, and compassion. Mitz: The Marmoset of Bloomsbury. With this slim fictional biography of Leonard and Virginia Woolf's marmoset, Nunez pays amusing homage to Virginia, whose Flush was a biography of. Mitz: The Marmoset Of Bloomsbury|Sigrid Nunez. reasonable prices for high-quality writing, editing, and proofreading. The service is an effective solution for those customers seeking excellent writing quality for less money. We guarantee % confidentiality and anonymity. Pay with discount.
NPR Review: 'Mitz,' By Sigrid Nunez The success of Sigrid Nunez' The Friend sparked the reissue of this early work, also about a beloved pet — but Mitz the marmoset was real, and she belonged to. Using letters, diaries, memoirs, and other archival documents, Nunez reconstructs Mitz's life against the background of Bloomsbury's twilight years. This tender and imaginative mock biography offers a striking look at the lives of writers and artists shadowed by war, death, and mental breakdown, and at the solace and amusement inspired by its tiny subject. This "tender biography of a sickly marmoset that was adopted by Leonard Woolf and became a fixture of Bloomsbury society" (The New York Times) is an intimate portrait of the life and marriage of Leonard and Virginia Woolf from a National Book Award-winning www.doorway.ru , a "sickly pathetic marmoset” named Mitz came into the care of Leonard Woolf.
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