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Dame Cicily Isabel Fairfield DBE (21 December 1892 – 15 March 1983), known as Rebecca West, or Dame Rebecca West, was a British author, journalist, literary critic and travel writer. An author who wrote in many genres, West reviewed books for The Times , the New York Herald Tribune , The Sunday Telegraph and The New Republic , and ...
Rebecca West, British journalist, novelist, and critic, who was perhaps best known for her reports on the Nurnberg trials of Nazi war criminals, which were collected in the book A Train of Powder. Among her other notable books are the novel The Return of the Soldier and the nonfiction work Black Lamb and Grey Falcon.
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Rebecca West (1892-1983) was an Anglo-Irish writer of supreme talent, versatility and international achievement, but handicapped by a tragic flaw. Her private affairs were a mess.
Cicely Isabel Fairfield, known by her pen name Rebecca West, or Dame Rebecca West, DBE was an English author, journalist, literary critic, and travel writer. She was brought up in Edinburgh, Scotland, where she attended George Watson's Ladies College.
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May 17, 2014 · Fast-paced and well-researched, The Extraordinary Life of Rebecca West is a fine biography of a writer whose life and career was full of fascinating contradictions and intersections.
Rebecca West has 115 books on Goodreads with 74671 ratings. Rebecca West’s most popular book is The Return of the Soldier.
Oct 2, 2018 · Learn about Rebecca West, a British novelist, journalist, and essayist who wrote on topics such as war, politics, and feminism. Explore her life, works, relationships, and achievements in this comprehensive guide.
