1st Edition
The Story of a Marriage The letters of Bronislaw Malinowski and Elsie Masson. Vol I 1916-20
Edited By Helena Wayne
Copyright 1995
216 Pages
by
Routledge
216 Pages
by
Routledge
216 Pages
by
Routledge
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Much has been written about the work of Bronislaw Malinowski but little is available about his personal life and thoughts. These letters, available for the first time, were written by him and Elsie Masson from 1916 to her death in 1935. They chronoicle their meeting and subsequent extraordinary marriage in a highly accessible and revealing way, also telling the story of his remarkable, courageous... Read more
List of illustrations, Editor’s foreword, Acknowledgements, Map of the Trobriand Islands, Introduction, Chronology, Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Chapter 3, Chapter 4, Chapter 5, Notes, Index
Biography
Helena Wayne was born in South Tirol, Northern Italy, the youngest of the three daughters of Bronislaw Malinowski and Elsie Masson. She has been a reporter for Life magazine, book editor and television producer for the BBC.
'For the lay reader it turns out to be a surprise and a delight.' - The Financial Times
`...someone should turn these marvellous Malinowski letters into a duet for the stage. It would have everything: romance, fame, exotic tales, poetry and, above all, tragedy.' - The Financial Times
`Essential reading for romantics, anthropologists, and history buffs.' - Kirkus Reviews
