Barbara Pym

by Jane Nardin

LIFE AND WORK, TRADITION, EARLY NOVELS. LATER NOVEL

154 pages, Hardcover

First published August 1, 1985

Reviews

[Susan · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is an excellent analysis of Barbara Pym's work. I am almost finished rereading the twelve novels now in publication (there were only ten published at the time of this book), and Nardin's insights were very helpful.

[Stephanie McCarthy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Outstanding. Ms. Nardin's analysis of Pym's oeurvre is thorough and in my mind extremely accurate.

[Sammy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really liked this. Ms Nardin's book is from 1985, the height of "Pym-mania", and reflects some lack of knowledge in certain areas of Pym's life, not to mention that a couple of novels from the archive, which would subsequently be published, had not yet been released. But this is just to situate the volume in its context. Nardin has a wide-ranging, intuitive understanding of Pym's novels, of their place within the broader canon of English literature, and the many themes and concerns of the author's work. A reliable volume.