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Martha Gellhorn

Martha Gellhorn

AmericanNovember 8, 1908 – February 15, 1998War Fiction

Martha Gellhorn was one of the greatest war correspondents of the twentieth century who also wrote significant fiction. Her novel A Stricken Field is a searing account of the Munich appeasement period seen through a journalist's eyes.

Works

  • A Stricken FieldNovel about Czech women resisting Nazi invasion before war→
  • The Trouble I've SeenEssay collection documenting poverty and misery during Depression→
  • LianaNovel set in Haiti following a woman through revolution→
  • The Wine of AstonishmentNovel set in Jamaica exploring human connections and conflict→
  • The Lowest Trees Have Tops→
  • The Face of WarEssay collection of journalism and observations from war zones→
  • The View from the Ground→
  • Travels with Myself and AnotherMemoir of the author's travels and romantic journeys→

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