Description:
UsedGood. faded dust jacket, age tanned
![Wystan and Chester: A Personal Memoir of W. H. Auden and Chester Kallman](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/f/068/107/9780231107068.IN.0.m.jpg)
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
Wystan and Chester: A Personal Memoir of W. H. Auden and Chester Kallman Hardcover - 1996
by Thekla Clark; Foreword by James Fenton
British poet W.H. Auden achieved international renown for his vibrant depiction of everyday experience. The inspired eclecticism, passion, and anguish of his life have been recorded in this candid account, along with a personal portrait of his relationship of 30 years with poet and librettist Chester Kallman. The biography was written by Thelka Clark, their close friend over two decades. 15 photos.
From the rear cover
The first nuanced, personal portrait of Auden and Kallman's relationship of more than thirty years, Wystan and Chester opens a window on a central aspect of Auden's life that has been overlooked by most biographies and critical studies. In a series of witty, poignant, and occasionally disturbing vignettes, Clark recounts the artists at work and at play: the raucous, Bacchanalian dinner parties on Ischia and the quiet mornings of writing on the porch of their house in Kirchstetten, Austria. She chronicles the early years of their friendship, when Auden and Kallman became her young daughter Lisa's constant companions, and when their nurturing partnership helped to foster unparalleled creative output for both. Remembering also Kallman's steady decline in his later years, Clark paints a sympathetic picture of the talented and troubled artist and of Auden's abiding love for him. Clark's story is generously sprinkled with glimpses of Auden's eccentricities. She recollects his fascination with female anatomy and with the process of birth; his unusual mix of moral seriousness and intellectual frivolity; his love for church ritual and his conviction that homosexuality was wrong.
Details
- Title Wystan and Chester: A Personal Memoir of W. H. Auden and Chester Kallman
- Author Thekla Clark; Foreword by James Fenton
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 130
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Columbia University Press, New York
- Date 1996-04
- ISBN 9780231107068 / 0231107064
- Weight 0.81 lbs (0.37 kg)
- Dimensions 8.8 x 5.73 x 0.66 in (22.35 x 14.55 x 1.68 cm)
-
Themes
- Sex & Gender: Gay
- Library of Congress subjects Poets, American - 20th century - Biography, Poets, English - 20th century - Biography
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 96008842
- Dewey Decimal Code B
Media reviews
Citations
- Kirkus Reviews, 07/15/1996, Page 1018
- Library Journal, 09/15/1996, Page 68
- New York Times, 09/22/1996, Page 7
- Publishers Weekly, 07/22/1996, Page 222
More Copies for Sale
![Wystan and Chester](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/f/068/107/9780231107068.IN.0.m.jpg)
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
Wystan and Chester
by Clark, Thekla
- Used
- Condition
- UsedGood
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780231107068 / 0231107064
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Skokie, Illinois, United States
- Item Price
-
€3.59€3.76 shipping to USA
Show Details
Item Price
€3.59
€3.76
shipping to USA
![Wystan and Chester](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/f/068/107/9780231107068.IN.0.m.jpg)
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
Wystan and Chester
by Thekla Clark
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- Later Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780231107068 / 0231107064
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Syracuse, New York, United States
- Item Price
-
€4.71€5.65 shipping to USA
Show Details
Description:
Columbia University Press, April 1996. Later Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. DJ spine sunned. ; 130 pages
Item Price
€4.71
€5.65
shipping to USA
![Wystan and Chester : A Personal Memoir of W. H. Auden and Chester Kallman](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/343/491/1358491343.0.m.jpg)
Wystan and Chester : A Personal Memoir of W. H. Auden and Chester Kallman
by Thekla Clark
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780231107068 / 0231107064
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Seattle, Washington, United States
- Item Price
-
€5.78FREE shipping to USA
Show Details
Description:
Columbia University Press, 1996. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
Item Price
€5.78
FREE shipping to USA
![Wystan and Chester : A Personal Memoir of W. H. Auden and Chester Kallman](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/f/068/107/9780231107068.IN.0.m.jpg)
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
Wystan and Chester : A Personal Memoir of W. H. Auden and Chester Kallman
by Clark, Thekla
- Used
- Condition
- Used - Good
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780231107068 / 0231107064
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Mishawaka, Indiana, United States
- Item Price
-
€6.79FREE shipping to USA
Show Details
Description:
Columbia University Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
Item Price
€6.79
FREE shipping to USA
![Wystan and Chester: A Personal Memoir of W.H. Auden and Chester Kallman](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/f/068/107/9780231107068.IN.0.m.jpg)
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
Wystan and Chester: A Personal Memoir of W.H. Auden and Chester Kallman
by Clark, Thekla
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Edition
- First U.S. Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780231107068 / 0231107064
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Salem, Oregon, United States
- Item Price
-
€7.54€5.65 shipping to USA
Show Details
Description:
New York: Columbia University Press, 1996. First U.S. Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Introduction by James Fenton.
Item Price
€7.54
€5.65
shipping to USA
![Wystan and Chester](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/065/742/1609742065.0.m.jpg)
Wystan and Chester: A Personal Memoir of W. H. Auden and Chester Kallman
by Thekla Clark
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780231107068 / 0231107064
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Swanton, Vermont, United States
- Item Price
-
€8.01€3.72 shipping to USA
Show Details
Description:
FIRST PRINTING. Columbia, 1996. HARDCOVER. Dust jacket is sunned along the spine edge but has no tears (see photo). Text is unmarked. Strong binding. NOT ex-library.
Item Price
€8.01
€3.72
shipping to USA
![Wystan and Chester](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/f/068/107/9780231107068.IN.0.m.jpg)
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
Wystan and Chester
by Clark, Thekla
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Used: Good
- Edition
- 0
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780231107068 / 0231107064
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
HOUSTON, Texas, United States
- Item Price
-
€9.40FREE shipping to USA
Show Details
Description:
Columbia University Press, 1996-04-15. hardcover. Used: Good.
Item Price
€9.40
FREE shipping to USA
![WYSTAN AND CHESTER A Personal Memoir of W. H. Auden and Chester Kallman](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/f/068/107/9780231107068.IN.0.m.jpg)
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
WYSTAN AND CHESTER A Personal Memoir of W. H. Auden and Chester Kallman
by Clark, Thekla
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Used - VG/VG
- Edition
- First U. S. Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780231107068 / 0231107064
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Owego, New York, United States
- Item Price
-
€9.42€5.42 shipping to USA
Show Details
Description:
New York, NY: Columbia University Press. VG/VG. (1996(. First U. S. Edition. Cloth/Boards w/DJ. 8vo., 130 pp., Shelfwear .
Item Price
€9.42
€5.42
shipping to USA
![Wystan and Chester: a Personal Memoir of W. H. Auden and Chester Kallman](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/784/850/24850784.0.m.jpg)
More Photos
Wystan and Chester: a Personal Memoir of W. H. Auden and Chester Kallman: // The Photos in this listing are of the book that is offered for sale
by Clark, Thekla
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780231107068 / 0231107064
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
North Providence, Rhode Island, United States
- Item Price
-
€9.42€6.36 shipping to USA
Show Details
Description:
NY: Columbia Univ. Press, 1996. 129 page memoir of Auden and Kallman in Naples Italy. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. ; Photos . Fine book in like dust jacket. See Photos genfic 9
Item Price
€9.42
€6.36
shipping to USA
![Wystan and Chester](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/f/068/107/9780231107068.IN.0.m.jpg)
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
Wystan and Chester
by Thekla Clark
- New
- Hardcover
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780231107068 / 0231107064
- Quantity Available
- 2
- Seller
-
revere, Massachusetts, United States
- Item Price
-
€11.31€4.24 shipping to USA
Show Details
Description:
new hc
Item Price
€11.31
€4.24
shipping to USA