Rebecca West
British journalist, novelist, and critic whose Black Lamb and Grey Falcon is the greatest travel book of the 20th century and a profound meditation on Balkan history and the coming of war. Her coverage of the Nuremberg trials for The New Yorker is a model of literary journalism. She was one of the most formidable intellects of her generation.
Works
- The Return of the SoldierNovella exploring psychological trauma in a married woman when her soldier husband returns
- Harriet HumeNovella about an unlikely musical and intellectual partnership between a man and woman
- The Thinking ReedNovel of a woman navigating marriage, art, and self-discovery in postwar Paris
- The Fountain OverflowsNovel chronicling a musical family's life across decades of changing English society
- The Birds Fall DownSpy thriller set during the Cold War involving a Russian defector and political intrigue
- Black Lamb and Grey FalconEpic travelogue and meditation on Balkan culture, history, and politics across centuries
- The Meaning of TreasonEssay examining political betrayal and the nature of patriotic duty during twentieth-century conflicts
- A Train of PowderCollection of essays investigating major twentieth-century trials and their legal and moral significance
- The New Meaning of TreasonUpdated analysis of modern treason and espionage in the context of twentieth-century politics
- 1900Novel set in pre-World War One England examining social change through a young woman's coming of age
- The Strange NecessityEssay collection exploring modernism, consciousness, and the purpose of literature and art