An edition of An angel at my table (1984)

An angel at my table

an autobiography, volume 2

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An angel at my table
Janet Frame, Janet Frame
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An edition of An angel at my table (1984)

An angel at my table

an autobiography, volume 2

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  • 6 Want to read

Nearly eight of her first ten years of being an adult in the 1940's were spent in the back wards of mental hospitals, struggling to defend a frail sense of self against the ugly diagnoses and even uglier treatment of an uncomprehending psychiatric profession. The shy teenager has grown into an acutely sensitive young woman, who retains a devasting truthfulness about herself.

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Publisher
Women's Press
Language
English
Pages
195

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Subjects

Authors, New Zealand, Biography, New Zealand Authors, New Zealand Women authors, Authors, biography

People

Janet Frame, Janet Frame (1924-)

Times

20th century
Edition Availability
Cover of: An angel at my table
An angel at my table: autobiography 2
1993, Flamingo
in English
Cover of: An angel at my table
An angel at my table
1987, Paladin
in English
Cover of: An angel at my table
An angel at my table: an autobiography, volume two
1985, Hutchinson of New Zealand
in English
Cover of: An angel at my table
An angel at my table: an autobiography, volume 2
1984, Women's Press
in English
Cover of: An angel at my table
An angel at my table: an autobiography : volume two
1984, Braziller
in English
Cover of: An angel at my table
An angel at my table: an autobiography
1984, G. Braziller
in English

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Edition Notes

Published in
London
Genre
Biography

Classifications

Library of Congress
PR9639.3.F4 Z478

The Physical Object

Pagination
195 p. ;
Number of pages
195

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL23749110M
ISBN 10
0704328445
LCCN
gb84008924
OCLC/WorldCat
12502852

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL2271669W

Source records

University of Prince Edward Island MARC record
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Work Description

An Angel at My Table proves once again that Janet Frame's magical command of language is not confined to fiction. It starts with her journey to begin life as a student, continues with her incarceration in mental hospitals, 'a concentrated course in the horrors of insanity', and ends with her meeting with Charles Brasch, Karl and Kay Stead, and most importantly Frank Sargeson who supported and encouraged her.

It is this slow release from the past, this taking of a deep breath, figuratively speaking, that the reader will recall, rather than her descriptions of 'forced submissions to custodial capture'.

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