W. H. Auden: A Biography
by Humphrey Carpenter
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Relates events and anecdotes of the poet's life, based on his journal, notebooks, and letters.Tags
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Considered one of the definitive Auden biographies. Unfortunately, Auden's life got more and more depressing towards the end, so it's very hard to read, but that's not Carpenter's fault.
The biography is fine, but what a dully disgusting life.
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Humphrey Carpenter is the award-winning author of biographies of Dennis Potter, J.R.R. Tolkien, W.H. Auden, and Ezra Pound. He broadcasts regularly on BBC radio. Carpenter is married with two children and lives in Oxford, England
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