The Young T. E. Lawrence

Biography & Memoir, Historical
Cover of the book The Young T. E. Lawrence by Anthony Sattin, W. W. Norton & Company
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Anthony Sattin ISBN: 9780393242676
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Publication: January 26, 2015
Imprint: W. W. Norton & Company Language: English
Author: Anthony Sattin
ISBN: 9780393242676
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication: January 26, 2015
Imprint: W. W. Norton & Company
Language: English

An intimate biography of the years that turned T. E. Lawrence into Lawrence of Arabia.

Lawrence of Arabia's heroism during the Arab revolt and his disgust at the subsequent betrayal of the Arabs in the postwar negotiations have become the stuff of legend. But T. E. Lawrence’s adventures in the Levant began long before the outbreak of war. This intimate biography is the first to focus on Lawrence in his twenties, the untold story of the awkward archaeologist from Oxford who, on first visiting "The East," fell in love with Arab culture and found his life's mission.

Few people realize that Lawrence’s classic autobiography, Seven Pillars of Wisdom, was not the first book to carry that iconic title. Lawrence himself burned his original draft. Anthony Sattin here uncovers the story Lawrence wanted to conceal: the truth of his birth, his tortuous relationship with a dominant mother, his deep affection for an Arab boy, and the personal reasons that drove him from student to spy.

Drawing on surviving letters, diaries, and accounts from close confidantes, Sattin brings a biographer’s eye for detail and a travel writer's verve to Lawrence's extraordinary journeys through the region with which his name is forever connected. In a masterful parallel narrative, The Young T. E. Lawrence charts the maturation of the man and the incipient countries he treasured, both coming of age at a time when the world’s foundations were coming undone.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

An intimate biography of the years that turned T. E. Lawrence into Lawrence of Arabia.

Lawrence of Arabia's heroism during the Arab revolt and his disgust at the subsequent betrayal of the Arabs in the postwar negotiations have become the stuff of legend. But T. E. Lawrence’s adventures in the Levant began long before the outbreak of war. This intimate biography is the first to focus on Lawrence in his twenties, the untold story of the awkward archaeologist from Oxford who, on first visiting "The East," fell in love with Arab culture and found his life's mission.

Few people realize that Lawrence’s classic autobiography, Seven Pillars of Wisdom, was not the first book to carry that iconic title. Lawrence himself burned his original draft. Anthony Sattin here uncovers the story Lawrence wanted to conceal: the truth of his birth, his tortuous relationship with a dominant mother, his deep affection for an Arab boy, and the personal reasons that drove him from student to spy.

Drawing on surviving letters, diaries, and accounts from close confidantes, Sattin brings a biographer’s eye for detail and a travel writer's verve to Lawrence's extraordinary journeys through the region with which his name is forever connected. In a masterful parallel narrative, The Young T. E. Lawrence charts the maturation of the man and the incipient countries he treasured, both coming of age at a time when the world’s foundations were coming undone.

More books from W. W. Norton & Company

Cover of the book The Courage to Love: Principles and Practices of Self-Relations Psychotherapy by Anthony Sattin
Cover of the book The Creative Business Guide to Marketing: Selling and Branding Design, Advertising, Interactive, and Editorial Services by Anthony Sattin
Cover of the book Alone on the Wall (Expanded edition) by Anthony Sattin
Cover of the book Changing Minds in Therapy: Emotion, Attachment, Trauma, and Neurobiology (Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology) by Anthony Sattin
Cover of the book Now All Roads Lead to France: A Life of Edward Thomas by Anthony Sattin
Cover of the book Jacob's Ladder: A Story of Virginia During the War by Anthony Sattin
Cover of the book Thinking Strategically: The Competitive Edge in Business, Politics, and Everyday Life by Anthony Sattin
Cover of the book The Haunted Self: Structural Dissociation and the Treatment of Chronic Traumatization by Anthony Sattin
Cover of the book The Dark and Other Love Stories by Anthony Sattin
Cover of the book Save the Last Dance: Poems by Anthony Sattin
Cover of the book Prairie Fever: British Aristocrats in the American West 1830-1890 by Anthony Sattin
Cover of the book The Secret History of Jane Eyre: How Charlotte Brontë Wrote Her Masterpiece by Anthony Sattin
Cover of the book Mind-Body Therapy: Methods of Ideodynamic Healing in Hypnosis by Anthony Sattin
Cover of the book Crazy Brave: A Memoir by Anthony Sattin
Cover of the book Fairyland: A Memoir of My Father by Anthony Sattin
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy