J Gossman: 1 book
André Maurois (1885-1967)
Fortunes and Misfortunes of a Moderate
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2014
Respected by his peers and hugely successful internationally in his own time, André Maurois is now hardly read. Moderate and conciliatory in everything, including his literary style, he appealed to the educated reader of his time, but did those very qualities prevent him from achieving lasting distinction and impact?
