{"product_id":"encounters-with-michael-arlen","title":"Encounters With Michael Arlen","description":"\u003cp\u003eMichael Arlen (1895-1956) was a literary shooting star among the smart set of the 1920s. The self-styled chronicler of Mayfair society, he became an international celebrity after the publication of his scandalous novel \u003cem\u003eThe Green Hat\u003c\/em\u003e in 1924. Born into an immigrant Armenian community in Lancashire, following early breakthrough in London he led a millionaire’s life on the Riviera and dabbled in the Hollywood film industry before living out his final years, all but forgotten, in retirement in New York. For all his success as a purveyor of popular fiction, he remained forever an ‘outsider’, arousing both fascination and suspicion in the English-speaking world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eEncounters with Michael Arlen\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is a set of overlapping essays that reflect how the novelist was seen by himself and by his contemporaries. Unlike a conventional biography, the emphasis is on his connections with other leading figures of the day, especially fellow writers such as D.H. Lawrence, Ernest Hemingway and Rebecca West.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book is also a rumination by the author on the sheer difficulty of writing literary biography. With its comprehensive timeline and listing of archive materials relating to Arlen, it should serve as a stimulus to future research on this neglected and enigmatic personality.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57402225983870,"sku":"NW9781805141143","price":12.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781805141143.jpg?v=1778613657","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-eu\/products\/encounters-with-michael-arlen","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}