Devendra P. Varma (1923–1994)
Autor de Voices from the Vaults: Authentic Tales of Vampires and Ghosts
Sobre El Autor
Devendra P. Varma was born in Darbhanga, India on October 17, 1923. He eventually became a Canadian citizen. He taught English at universities in India, Nepal, Syria and Egypt before joining the Dalhousie University faculty in 1963. He became a full professor in 1969 and formally retired in 1991. mostrar más As a professor of English and Gothic romance literature, he oversaw the publication of more than 100 Gothic novels. Some required him to patch together pieces of books that had not been seen or read since they left the print shop in the late 1700's or early 1800's. He wrote several books including Gothic Flame: Being a History of the Gothic Novel in England and The Evergreen Tree of Diabolical Knowledge. He died from a massive stroke on October 24, 1994 at the age of 71. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
Obras de Devendra P. Varma
The Complete Northanger Horrid Novel Collection (9 Books of Gothic Romance and Horror) (2013) — Editor — 22 copias
The Gothic Flame: Being A History Of The Gothic Novel In England: Its Origins, Efflorescence, Disintegration, And… (1957) 13 copias
Obras relacionadas
The Necromancer, or, The Tale of the Black Forest, founded on facts (1792) — Introducción, algunas ediciones — 107 copias
Dracula: The Vampire and the Critics (Studies in Speculative Fiction, No 19) (1988) — Contribuidor — 6 copias
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- Nombre canónico
- Varma, Devendra P.
- Nombre legal
- Varma, Devendra Prasad
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 1923-10-17
- Fecha de fallecimiento
- 1994-10-24
- Género
- male
- Nacionalidad
- Canada (citizen)
- Lugar de nacimiento
- Darbhanga, Bihar, India
- Lugares de residencia
- Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Darbhanga, Bihar, India (birth)
Kathmandu, Nepal
Cairo, Egypt
Damascus, Syria - Ocupaciones
- Professor (a Professor Emeritus at Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada)
- Organizaciones
- Sigma Tau Delta, the International English Honour Society
- Premios y honores
- IAFA Distinguished Scholarship (1993)
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Knight Officer of the Holy Sepulchre
Order of the Lion and the Black Rose - Biografía breve
- Leading expert in Gothic literature.
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