On Brigid Brophy: Bidisha, Terry Castle and Eley Williams
Brigid Brophy (1929-95) was a fearlessly original novelist, essayist, critic and political campaigner, championing gay marriage, pacifism, vegetarianism and prison reform. Her many acclaimed novels include Hackenfeller’s Ape, The King of a Rainy Country, Flesh, The Finishing Touch, In Transit, and The Snow Ball – which Faber reissued at the end of last year – as well as critical studies of Mozart, Aubrey Beardsley and Ronald Firbank, among other subjects. She also wrote about Mozart for the LRB, and contributed 19 other unforgettable pieces in the paper’s first years, on subjects ranging from Michelangelo to Germaine Greer, animal cruelty to structuralism.
In this first instalment of a new, occasional series of events focussing on literary revivals and heroes of the LRB archive, Eley Williams, who wrote the foreword for the new edition of The Snow Ball, is in conversation with Terry Castle and Bidisha about Brophy the essayist and novelist, Brophy then and now.
Buy The Snow Ball from us here: https://londonreviewbookbox.co.uk/products/the-snow-ball-by-brigid-brophy
Some pieces by Brophy in the LRB:
https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v03/n13/brigid-brophy/anyone-for-sex
https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v03/n12/brigid-brophy/a-good-ladies-tailor
https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v02/n11/brigid-brophy/animal-happiness
And all the rest: https://www.lrb.co.uk/contributors/brigid-brophy
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In this first instalment of a new, occasional series of events focussing on literary revivals and heroes of the LRB archive, Eley Williams, who wrote the foreword for the new edition of The Snow Ball, is in conversation with Terry Castle and Bidisha about Brophy the essayist and novelist, Brophy then and now.
Buy The Snow Ball from us here: https://londonreviewbookbox.co.uk/products/the-snow-ball-by-brigid-brophy
Some pieces by Brophy in the LRB:
https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v03/n13/brigid-brophy/anyone-for-sex
https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v03/n12/brigid-brophy/a-good-ladies-tailor
https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v02/n11/brigid-brophy/animal-happiness
And all the rest: https://www.lrb.co.uk/contributors/brigid-brophy
ABOUT THE LONDON REVIEW BOOKSHOP
Located in the heart of Bloomsbury, just a Rosetta Stone’s throw from the British Museum, the London Review Bookshop has established itself as an essential part of the capital’s cultural life. Opened in 2003 by the London Review of Books, it’s a place for people who love books to meet, talk, drink excellent tea and coffee, consume delicious cake, and of course, browse.
Our selection of more than 20,000 titles ranges from the classics of world literature to the cutting edge of contemporary fiction and poetry, not forgetting a copious display of history, politics, philosophy, cookery, essays and children’s books. And our lovely shop, designed by Amanda Culpin of utility provides the perfect setting in which to explore them all.
THE CAKE SHOP
Surrounded by books and fragrant with tea, the London Review Cake Shop is the modern answer to London’s long-lost literary coffee-houses. Accessed through the Bookshop via a corridor in the history section, the Cake Shop offers a small but vibrant menu, a wide selection of fine teas and a superior espresso. Above all, it provides a haven for reading and reflection.
The London Review Bookshop and Cake Shop are open Monday- Saturday, 10 a.m. - 6.30 p.m. The Bookshop is also open on Sunday, 12 p.m. - 6 p.m.
14 Bury Place, London WC1A 2JL. Tel. 020 7269 9045
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