Malcolm Muggeridge: A Biography
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| Rating | : | 4.94 (765 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1932236066 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 462 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-02-22 |
| Language | : | English |
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Gregory Wolfe's acclaimed biography draws on unpublished diaries, correspondence, interviews, and Muggeridge's prolific writings to chronicle the long and turbulent life of one of the most brilliant controversialists and media personalities of his generation. Advertising.
Gregory Wolfe is Writer in Residence at Seattle Pacific University and the founder and editor of Image: A Journal of Arts and Religion.
A Man for All seasons George P. Shadroui Malcolm Muggeridge is a literary icon of sorts, a man who called Orwell, Greene and Powell friends, whose image was displayed in Madame Tussaud's Waxworks Museum in London, who was a celebrity editor and tv personality in Britain for much of his life. Yet, it is the final journey of his life, toward spiritual growth and faith, that makes him a lasting figure on the literary scene, and one of the most celebrated Christian writers of the century. Gregory Wolfe's able biography . "Reviews from the Publisher" according to A Customer. Malcom Muggeridge (190Reviews from the Publisher Malcom Muggeridge (1903-1990), British writer and social critic, was one of the most brilliant controversialists and media personalities of his generation. This new biography draws on unpublished diaries, correspondence, interviews, and Muggeridge's prolific writings to chronicle the long and turbulent life of this legendary figure. "Wolfe's book is bound to become the definitive biography of Muggeridge." Publisher's Weekly "Wolfe has entered his subject's life in the most un. -1990), British writer and social critic, was one of the most brilliant controversialists and media personalities of his generation. This new biography draws on unpublished diaries, correspondence, interviews, and Muggeridge's prolific writings to chronicle the long and turbulent life of this legendary figure. "Wolfe's book is bound to become the definitive biography of Muggeridge." Publisher's Weekly "Wolfe has entered his subject's life in the most un. Peregrine Critic said Biography through a personal lens. Gregory Wolfe is a buoyant and dexterous writer who obviously loved Malcolm Muggeridge. This biography is a very thorough, fair, even warts-and-all account of the life of the great British writer and television host. Unfortunately, it is also more than that. Wolfe spares little effort in gratuitously reaffirming what he believes Muggeridge's political and religious agenda to have been, and spoils what should have been a straightforward biography with frequent little plugs for
"The cumulative effect of Wolfe's narrative in Malcolm Muggeridge is so serious and so genuine that the biography ultimately forces a reconsideration of its subject." --Christopher Hitchens --The Weekly Standard"Gregory Wolfe has done a lot of hard work and set down the facts, many which were new to me." -- Paul Johnson, author, The Birth of the Modern"Gregory Wolfe tells this riveting life-story with the verve that it deserves." -- Christian Scholar's Review"Wolfe's book is bound to become the definitive biography of Muggeridge." -- Publishers Weekly"Wolfe's work will be the standard for Muggeridge studies for years to come." -- Larry Wiowode, author of Poppa John