Robert Nathan (1) (1894–1985)
Autor/a de Portrait of Jennie
Per altres autors anomenats Robert Nathan, vegeu la pàgina de desambiguació.
Sobre l'autor
Crèdit de la imatge: Pirie MacDonald
Obres de Robert Nathan
The Mallot Diaries 6 exemplars
Journey of Tapiola 6 exemplars
But Gently Day 5 exemplars
The Darkening Meadows 3 exemplars
Morning in Iowa 3 exemplars
The Rancho of the Little Loves 3 exemplars
The Bishop's Wife and Two Other Novels 2 exemplars
Juliet in Mantua; being the account of the sojourn in Mantua of Romeo and Juliet and their return to Verona (1967) 2 exemplars
Peter Kindred 1 exemplars
The Concert 1 exemplars
Dunkirk [poem] 1 exemplars
Digging the Weans [short story] 1 exemplars
The Collected Works of Robert Nathan: Volume I 1 exemplars
Obres associades
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction December 1959, Vol. 17, No. 6 (1959) — Col·laborador — 13 exemplars
Modern Mystery and Adventure Novels: Portrait of Jennie; Jamaica Inn; The Thirty-Nine Steps; Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (2015) — Col·laborador — 1 exemplars
Etiquetat
Coneixement comú
- Nom normalitzat
- Nathan, Robert
- Nom oficial
- Nathan, Robert Gruntal
- Data de naixement
- 1894-01-02
- Data de defunció
- 1985-05-25
- Gènere
- male
- Nacionalitat
- USA
- Lloc de naixement
- New York, New York, USA
- Lloc de defunció
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Llocs de residència
- New York, New York, USA
- Educació
- Harvard University
- Professions
- advertising
novelist
poet - Relacions
- Meyer, Anne Nathan (aunt)
Lazarus, Emma (cousin)
Cardozo, Benjamin N. (cousin) - Organitzacions
- American Academy of Arts and Letters (Literature, 1936)
Membres
Ressenyes
Llistes
Premis
Potser també t'agrada
Autors associats
Estadístiques
- Obres
- 63
- També de
- 13
- Membres
- 828
- Popularitat
- #30,825
- Valoració
- 3.9
- Ressenyes
- 23
- ISBN
- 112
- Llengües
- 3
- Preferit
- 2
Everything about this story is gentle, especially the unspoken misunderstanding between Smith and the much younger and lovely Luisa; each believing the other could not possibly be romantically interested, despite their own personal feelings. Also gentle, making them more profound, are observations within the narrative about war and children, and people in general.
Only an ending vaguely suggestive of the future which lies ahead for our friends rather than clearly defined mars this wonderful story. But perhaps that speaks to Nathan’s genius that the reader aches for a longer and clearer glimpse into their future; Nathan as writer, showing us through his lovely prose that the picture is never fully painted until the final brush stroke, and life continues to unfold until we take the final breath.
Nathan was able to say more in his deceptively simple stories than any other writer I’ve ever read. His stories touch your heart and make you wistful, lingering long after the final page is turned. Above all else, Nathan wrote about love. An old-fashioned narrative style to be sure, but a unique reading experience for which you'll be all the richer.… (més)