Like most of AS
's work, this novel is playfully self-reflexive in its adherence to typical story structure. In a formulaic breakdown of essential narrative parts, The Accidental has a prescribed Beginning, Middle...
Literary responses
Edna O'Brien
EOB
is known as a writer who appeals to academic, popular, and other audiences. Her work has been appreciated by contemporaries, including John Berger
, Mary Gordon
, and Claire Tomalin
.
Wheeler, Kathleen. A Guide to Twentieth-Century Women Novelists. Blackwell, 1997.
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The first...
Timeline
1972: Designer Richard Hollis produced a revolutionary...
Writing climate item
1972
Designer Richard Hollis
produced a revolutionary look for John Berger
's Ways of Seeing in Penguin
paperback: the work's text begins on the cover, incorporating (as pages do throughout the book) a cover-like visual.
Campbell, Peter. “At the V & A”. London Review of Books, 2 June 2005, p. 33.