Muriel Spark was a unique voice of the 20th century.

Muriel Spark was a unique voice of the 20th century. Is that something you recognise? I think that’s the sort of thing people say when they have nothing to say.

Curriculum Vitae book. Curriculum Vitae by Muriel Spark - Very Good. I found her early life and upbringing in Edinburgh fascinating especially as I recognised so many places.

In 1953 Muriel Spark was baptised in the Church of England but in 1954 she . Penelope Jardine holds publication approval rights, and the book was posthumously published in July 2009.

In 1953 Muriel Spark was baptised in the Church of England but in 1954 she decided to join the Roman Catholic Church, which she considered crucial in her development toward becoming a novelist. that she was able  .

CURRICULUM VITAE (1992), an autobiography of Muriel Spark's formation as a writer, is delightful for its graceful style, acerbic wit, amusing characters, and priceless anecdotes

CURRICULUM VITAE (1992), an autobiography of Muriel Spark's formation as a writer, is delightful for its graceful style, acerbic wit, amusing characters, and priceless anecdotes I am a Muriel Spark enthusiast, so I was excited to read CURRICULUM VITAE: A VOLUME OF AUTOBIOGRAPHY. Spark's novels - slender, darkly humorous, and ultimately serious in quality and tone - did not prepare me for the author's lightly sketched autobiography.

Muriel Spark's autobiography traces how one of the great modern writers in English emerged

Muriel Spark's autobiography traces how one of the great modern writers in English emerged. Beginning with luminous evocations of a 1920s childhood in Edinburgh and memories of school, taught by the original 'Miss Jean Brodie', Spark recalls her formative years, up to the publication of her first novel in 1957.

A reissue of Muriel Spark's 1992 autobiography reveals a dazzling yet insecure writer, says Vanessa Thorpe. Her vignettes appear to be randomly selected, but in fact reveal Spark as an energetic, insecure artist, unable to suffer gladly those she had labelled "fool". Even her husband, Sydney, from who she took her fortuitous surname, is held at arm's length like a dubious specimen: "If my husband had not been an object of pity, I would have been much tougher. Rather like the Edinburgh schoolmistress who first made Spark writing famous in 1961, she knows that poise and authorial tone are more than just literary style; they are central to any story.

Muriel Spark in the autobiography traces how one of the great modern writers in English emerged. Beginning with luminous evocations of a 1920s childhood in Edinburgh and memories of school, taught by the original Miss Jean Brodie, Spark recalls her formative years, up to the publication of her first novel in 1957.

Muriel Spark’s bracingly salty memoir is a no-holds-barred trip through an extraordinary writer’s life. It is no surprise that one of Muriel Spark’s most lively and entertaining works would be her own memoir, Curriculum Vitae. Born to a Scottish Jewish father and an English Presbyterian mother, Spark describes her childhood in 1930s Edinburgh in brief, dazzling anecdotes. In one she recalls a cherished schoolteacher, Christina Kay, who would later be used as the prototype for Miss Jean Brodie.

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Curriculum Vitae Autobiography. If the book(s) are not as described then a refund will be given for the cost of the book on return. ISBN 10: 0094696500, ISBN 13: 9780094696501. Muriel Spark's many novels include Memento Mori, The Girls of Slender Means, A Far Cry From Kensington, The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie (adapted for film and theatre), Aiding And Abetting and her final novel, The Finishing School. She was elected C. Litt in 1992 and awarded the DBE in 1993. Every care is taken to describe the condition of the book as clearly as possible.