Oleander, Jacaranda: A Childhood Perceived (Penguin Modern Classics)

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2006
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This autobiography is about growing up in Egypt. It is also an investigation into childhood perception in which the author uses herself and her memories as an insight into how children see and know. It is a look at Eygpt up to, and including, World War II from a small girl's point of view, which is also, ultimately, a moving and rather sad picture of an isolated and lonely little girl.

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This autobiography is about growing up in Egypt. It is also an investigation into childhood perception in which the author uses herself and her memories as an insight into how children see and know. It is a look at Eygpt up to, and including, World War II from a small girl's point of view, which is also, ultimately, a moving and rather sad picture of an isolated and lonely little girl.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 208
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Published: 27 Apr 2006
ISBN 10: 0141188324
ISBN 13: 9780141188324

Media Reviews

Vivid . . . forthright and witty. . . . [Lively] turns her hand to autobiography with the same depth of feeling and meaning that characterizes her fiction. -- New York Times Book Review The vivid confusions of childhood and the shadings that come with retrospect are seemingly blended. -- Merle Rubin, Wall Street Journal A quite stunning mediation on the archaeology of memory and time's predations. -- Kirkus Review (starred review)

Author Bio

Penelope Lively was born in Cairo in 1933. She has twice been shortlisted for the Booker Prize; once in 1977 for her first novel, The Road to Lichfield, and again in 1984 for According to Mark. She later won the 1987 Booker Prize for her highly acclaimed novel Moon Tiger. Her novels include Passing On, City of the Mind, Cleopatra's Sister and Heat Wave, many of which are published by Penguin.