Sydney and Violet: A Modernist Power Couple and Their Life with Eliot, Proust, Joyce, Huxley, Mansfield, Picasso and the Excruciatingly I

by Stephen Klaidman

This long overdue biography of the power couple who nurtured and influenced the literary world of early twentieth-century England offers an intimate look at their dazzling circle. Sydney and Violet Schiff were ubiquitous, Zelig-like figures in the most important literary movement of the twentieth century. Sydney was an admired writer and Violet was a talented musician who was among the first in England to recognize Proust's genius; their friendships...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0307742113
• ISBN13: 9780307742117
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: Anchor Books
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.3" x 8.0"