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Winifred Holtby (1898–1935)

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Obras de Winifred Holtby

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Fecha de nacimiento
1898-06-23
Fecha de fallecimiento
1935-09-29
Lugar de sepultura
All Saints Churchyard, Rudston, Yorkshire, England, UK
Género
female
Nacionalidad
UK
Lugar de nacimiento
Rudston, Yorkshire, England, UK
Lugar de fallecimiento
London, England, UK
Causa de fallecimiento
kidney failure (Bright's disease)
Lugares de residencia
Rudston, Yorkshire, England, UK
London, England, UK
Educación
governess
Queen Margaret's School, Scarborough
Oxford University (Somerville College)
Ocupaciones
novelist
journalist
lecturer (League of Nations Union)
director (Time and Tide)
Relaciones
Brittain, Vera (companion|1919|Holtby's death|1935)
Organizaciones
Independent Labour Party
Six Point Group
Time and Tide
Biografía breve
Winifred Holtby, a prolific writer and committed pacifist, met Vera Brittain in 1919. The two writers developed a close friendship and they shared a home and care of Brittain's children for many years until Holtby's death. See Brittain's "Testament of Friendship" (1940).

Miembros

Debates

158. South Riding by Winifred Holtby en Backlisted Book Club (marzo 2022)
BRITISH AUTHOR CHALLENGE - Between the Wars - HOLTBY & GRAVES en 75 Books Challenge for 2017 (octubre 2017)
South Riding en Virago Modern Classics (agosto 2011)
February: Reading Winifred Holtby en Monthly Author Reads (Febrero 2011)

Reseñas

As part of my Pulitzer winners project that I neglected for too long, I read Ernest Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea today. I finally read this famous novel that won the prize in 1953.

This is the story of the old man Santiago, an old and very poor fisherman who lives by himself in a ramshackle hut and has only one friend, the young Manolo, who Santiago has taught how to fish. Since the old man seems to have run out of luck and catches practically no fish anymore, Manolo’s parents have forbidden him to accompany the old man at sea again.

Then one day when Santiago is alone at sea he catches the biggest swordfish he ever saw and what follows is his battle with the fish and his terrible struggle to get back home.

The big swordfish is a character in itself, as is the sea in a way. I liked it and can see why it is widely seen as a masterpiece. And where I shy away from Hemingway in his writings about killing animals by hunting or “entertainment” like bullfighting, here I could stomach it because fishing is this old man’s only livelyhood.

Written in Hemingway’s sparse style which succeeds in conveying emotions all the same, a sign of great penmanship. And all the big themes like endurance, the battle between (wo)manhood and nature, loyalty, suffering made for a compelling read.
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leoslittlebooklife | 39 reseñas más. | Jun 1, 2023 |
As part of my Pulitzer winners project that I neglected for too long, I read Ernest Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea today. I finally read this famous novel that won the prize in 1953.

This is the story of the old man Santiago, an old and very poor fisherman who lives by himself in a ramshackle hut and has only one friend, the young Manolo, who Santiago has taught how to fish. Since the old man seems to have run out of luck and catches practically no fish anymore, Manolo’s parents have forbidden him to accompany the old man at sea again.

Then one day when Santiago is alone at sea he catches the biggest swordfish he ever saw and what follows is his battle with the fish and his terrible struggle to get back home.

The big swordfish is a character in itself, as is the sea in a way. I liked it and can see why it is widely seen as a masterpiece. And where I shy away from Hemingway in his writings about killing animals by hunting or “entertainment” like bullfighting, here I could stomach it because fishing is this old man’s only livelyhood.

Written in Hemingway’s sparse style which succeeds in conveying emotions all the same, a sign of great penmanship. And all the big themes like endurance, the battle between (wo)manhood and nature, loyalty, suffering made for a compelling read.
… (más)
 
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leoslittlebooklife | Jun 1, 2023 |
Quite an interesting collection of journalism, covering feminism, politics, and the writer’s life. Of the topics covered, the feminism section was the most interesting (and at times the most disheartening because of how little some things have changed). I preferred Winifred Holtby‘s over Vera Brittain‘s because Holtby‘s writing is more direct, but both women were interesting to read. Recommended if you like either of these writers.
 
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rabbitprincess | otra reseña | May 17, 2023 |
A glorious tapestry of lives and ambitions, populating a small community over two years with their loves, intrigues, greed, and tragedy. Punctuated by occasional speechifying. Over the whole thing hangs the knowledge that Holtby was gravely ill and only finished the novel a month before she died.
½
 
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adzebill | 39 reseñas más. | Apr 28, 2022 |

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