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    A 20th century author, well known for their modernist themes, wrote a unique biography in which portrayed critical arrays of environmentalism, and feminism. Who is this writer, (who incidently commited suicide), and what was unusual about the subject of the biography?

    Question #61993. Asked by peasypod. (Jan 25 06 5:33 PM)


    mementoflash

    Could it be Ernest Hemingway...

    Jan 25 06, 6:14 PM
    peasypod

    No, it couldn't be...

    Jan 25 06, 6:23 PM
    mementoflash

    Then, could it be Abbie Hoffman.

    Jan 26 06, 6:45 AM
    peasypod

    No, but you're on a winner with the Bipolar Disorder.

    Jan 26 06, 6:53 AM
    lanfranco

    This is really a shot in the dark, but I can't helping wondering whether you're referring to Virginia Woolf and her book "Orlando: A Biography." (She called it a biography, though it is usually categorized as a novel.) "Orlando" is, in an unusual sense, a biography of Vita Sackville-West, with whom Woolf had had an affair, and it concerns a young man who not only does not age but also turns into a woman. The photographs in the book are, in fact, of Vita:


    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orlando:_A_Biography

    Jan 26 06, 9:44 AM
    robboy

    I think frankie's got the right author but the wrong story, and little bit less racy than the lesbian theme Orlando presents. How about 'Flush: A Biography', wherein Woolf pens a bio of Elizabeth Barrett's Spaniel and basically spins a tale that's both humorous and critical of fascism.
    http://books.guardian.co.uk/departments/generalfiction/story/0,6000,520772,00.html

    Jan 26 06, 1:30 PM
    peasypod

    Nice One robboy, an extra special Golden Banana dipped in chocolate for you. * And a mini one for Frankie for connecting the Bipolar clue.

    It is Flush, the world seen through the eyes of a hound. An interesting account follows here:

    http://www.answers.com/topic/flush-a-biography

    Jan 26 06, 2:15 PM


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