Picture of author.

Susannah Clapp

Author of With Chatwin: Portrait of a Writer

3+ Works 338 Members 5 Reviews

About the Author

Includes the name: Susannah Clapp

Works by Susannah Clapp

Associated Works

In a Summer Season (1961) — Introduction, some editions — 527 copies, 24 reviews
The Sleeping Beauty (1953) — Introduction, some editions — 282 copies, 13 reviews

Tagged

Common Knowledge

Birthdate
1949
Gender
female
Education
University of Bristol
Occupations
writer
broadcaster
editor
publisher's reader
Organizations
London Review of Books
The Observer
Relationships
London Review of Books (co-founding editor|1979)
Nationality
England
UK
Places of residence
London, England, UK
Associated Place (for map)
England, UK

Members

Reviews

6 reviews
Clapp writes as Chatwin's editor and gives good insight into how his mind worked as a writer, including excerpts of drafts that never made it into the published version. As a friend, she also pulls back the curtain and reveals the many facets of Chatwin's personality, his quirks and blemishes as well. She reveals the whole person, and it is everything I had hoped it would be. And while I appreciated the insight into the writing process, it is the rest of the book that meant more to me.
Slim biography of writer Angela Carter, who died in 1992, based around postcards sent to Susannah Clapp - a friend and her literary executor.
The postcards in and of themselves are fairly forgettable; the black and white reproductions disappointing; the content just brief messages, jokes and comments. For this casual reader, at least, of little interest. Susannah Clapp's personal memories are more interesting but at only 106 pages this was never going to to an extensive portrait.
Susannah show more Clapp rightly bemoans the fact that no biographical work had appeared in the twenty years following Angela Carter's death. Perhaps this work with start the ball rolling. show less
½
Chatwin, Bruce, 1940-1989/Chatwin, Bruce, 1940-1989 > Contributions in/Travel writing/Authors, English > 20th century > Biography/Travel writing > History > 20th century/Travelers > Great Britain > Biography
Susannah Clapp: With Chatwin; Portrait of a writer: 1998: eerste druk 1997: 243 blz: Vintage

Voordat Bruce Chatwin "In Patagoniƫ **" publiceerde werkte hij een aantal jaren bij het veilingshuis Sotheby. Hij had een neus voor dingen die authentiek en de moeite van het aanschaffen waard waren. Clapp was de redactrice van het manuscript van "In Patagoniƫ" en schrijft wat zij vond dat er aan verbeterd moest worden. "With Chatwin" gaat in op dingen als het uiterlijk van Bruce Chatwin, objecten show more die hij mooi vond en verzamelde en zijn vrienden. Het resultaat van dit alles is een aardig portret van Chatwin maar uit deze biografie valt geen een reden te halen waarom je de boeken van Chatwin zou moeten lezen en daar lees je toch eigenlijk een schrijversbiografie voor.
Uitgelezen zondag 18 augustus 2002, waardering **
show less

Awards

You May Also Like

Associated Authors

Archie Ferguson Cover designer

Statistics

Works
3
Also by
2
Members
338
Popularity
#70,453
Rating
3.8
Reviews
5
ISBNs
18
Languages
6

Charts & Graphs