Noto Earthquake Donation: Nancy Cunard - The Rushing Muse

Nancy Cunard: The Running Muse
By Chisholm, Anne
Translated by Kuniko Nonaka
Kawade Shobo Shinsha, 1991

Hardcover, 535 pages

In the roaring 1920s Paris, a "comet" shone brightly in the sky where many stars twinkled. Nancy, the daughter of the Cunard Line, a prestigious shipping company that owned the Queen Elizabeth. Her translucent white skin, slender limbs, cold green eyes, and scandalous behavior captivated many artists. Not only was she a symbol of the 1920s, but she also wrote poetry, established a publishing house, published Beckett's first collection of poems, and later participated in the Spanish Civil War as a war correspondent. Her unrestrained affairs drove Louis Aragon to attempted suicide, and her love for a black man caused a furious uproar in London society. Nancy, the running muse, who could not be made an idol. This is the first full-fledged biography depicting Nancy's turbulent life, dedicated to rebellion against the times.

Contents
1. The Bond Between England and America
2. Born in an Aristocratic Mansion
3. A Lonely Girl
4. London Society Before World War I
5. Married to a Young Officer
6. A Broken Marriage
7. Love with Michael Arlen, the Best-Selling Author
8. "Point Counter Point" - Aldous Huxley's Bitter Love
9. First Collection of Poems, "Outlaws"
10. Youthful Paris
11. Beautiful Lover, Louis Aragon
12. Rural Life
13. Black Lover in Venice
14. Falling in Forbidden Love
15. Hours Press Publishing House
16. Discovery of Beckett
17. Break with Mother, Lady Cunard
18. Awakening to the Black Issue
19. Caustic Thorns
20. Nancy of Harlem
21. Publication of "Negro"
22. Moscow Visit
23. Journalist in the Spanish Civil War
24. Fleeing the Advance of Franco's Army
25. Chile, Mexico, London
26. Dreams Shattered
27. "Great Men" - Memories of Norman Douglas
28. Memories of George Moore
29. To Spain, Again
30. Sad Confusion
31. Old Age and Loneliness
32. The Last Journey

The cover shows some scratches, but the inside is clean.












WesternCulture
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