I am Lazarus. Short Stories -
Anna Kavan
1945 - Jonathan Cape, London - First Edition
First edition of this collection of fifteen short stories which ‘examines war and mental illness from her signature surreal point of view. Inspired by Kavan’s own experiences nursing traumatized Second World War soldiers and as a patient in various asylums, these pieces communicate the claustrophobia and isolation of life amidst conflict or caught in the gears of an institutional machine – but also the stunning beauty of physical experience, as her cast of outsiders find themselves pulled back into the world despite its hostility.’ – Pushkin Press.
In a superior example of the fragile wartime economy dust jacket, without chips or repairs. ‘Anna Kavan (1901-1968) was a British writer and artist. She published six novels under her married name Helen Ferguson between 1929 and 1937; in 1940 she began publishing under the name Anna Kavan (one of her previous fictional characters) and later took the name as her own. Her writing was often innovative and experimental, influenced by her severe depression and long-term heroin addiction. Other significant writers including Brian Aldiss, J.G.Ballard, Doris Lessing, Anaïs Nin and Jean Rhys have admired Anna Kavan's distinctive style, and she continues to inspire readers, writers and artists today.’ – Anna Kavan Society.
Thin octavo (book size 19.9x13.3cm), pp. 146. In publisher’s pale green cloth, spine and upper board lettered in dark green, lower edges untrimmed. Dust jacket priced ‘7s. 6d. net’ to lower corner of front flap. Condition: Fine in very good dust jacket, spine toned, minor wear to corners, slightly heavier to spine ends. Ref: 112505 Price: HK$ 9,000
In a superior example of the fragile wartime economy dust jacket, without chips or repairs. ‘Anna Kavan (1901-1968) was a British writer and artist. She published six novels under her married name Helen Ferguson between 1929 and 1937; in 1940 she began publishing under the name Anna Kavan (one of her previous fictional characters) and later took the name as her own. Her writing was often innovative and experimental, influenced by her severe depression and long-term heroin addiction. Other significant writers including Brian Aldiss, J.G.Ballard, Doris Lessing, Anaïs Nin and Jean Rhys have admired Anna Kavan's distinctive style, and she continues to inspire readers, writers and artists today.’ – Anna Kavan Society.
Thin octavo (book size 19.9x13.3cm), pp. 146. In publisher’s pale green cloth, spine and upper board lettered in dark green, lower edges untrimmed. Dust jacket priced ‘7s. 6d. net’ to lower corner of front flap. Condition: Fine in very good dust jacket, spine toned, minor wear to corners, slightly heavier to spine ends. Ref: 112505 Price: HK$ 9,000