Elspeth Huxley (1907–1997)
Författare till The Flame Trees of Thika: Memories of an African Childhood
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Atlantic ordeal, the story of Mary Cornish 4 exemplar
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Written by Herself, Volume II: Women's Memoirs from Britain, Africa, Asia, and the United States (1992) — Bidragsgivare — 87 exemplar
Gentlemen, Scholars and Scoundrels: A Treasury of the Best of Harper's Magazine from 1850 to the Present (1959) — Bidragsgivare — 55 exemplar
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: Carter's Castle • The Great Husky Race • The Red Fox • The Flame Trees of Thika (1985) 7 exemplar
The Carrier Corps: Military Labor in the East African Campaign, 1914–1918 (1986) — Inledning — 5 exemplar
Cargoes of the east: The ports, trade, and culture of the Arabian Seas and western Indian Ocean (1978) — Förord — 4 exemplar
In the Wake of Da Gama : The Story of Portuguese Pioneers in East Africa 1497-1729 — Inledning — 3 exemplar
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- Namn enligt folkbokföringen
- Huxley, Elspeth Joscelin
- Födelsedag
- 1907-07-23
- Avled
- 1997-01-10
- Kön
- female
- Nationalitet
- England
UK - Födelseort
- London, England, UK
- Dödsort
- Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England, UK
- Bostadsorter
- Thika, Kenya
Wiltshire, England, UK - Utbildning
- University of Reading
Cornell University - Yrken
- writer
journalist
broadcaster
government service
magistrate
environmentalist (visa alla 8)
farmer
author - Relationer
- Huxley, Gervas (husband)
- Priser och utmärkelser
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire (1962)
- Kort biografi
- The New York Times said in her obituary that Elspeth Huxley (née Grant) was a witty and energetic journalist and author of more than 30 books, including memoirs, biographies, crime stories and novels, many inspired by her childhood in colonial Kenya. Although her eclectic literary output reflected an extraordinary range of interests, Mrs. Huxley was perhaps best known for a 1959 work of autobiographical fiction, ''The Flame Trees of Thika,'' which was based on her early life among white settlers on her father's coffee plantation. Although some Kenyans denounced it as an apologia for colonial rule, the book was widely praised for its rich sense of humor, its affectionate personal portraits and its gentle evocation of life in a singular place.
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