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Born into one of America's first intellectual families two decades before the Civil War, Henry James... [more]
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Reviews
Guardian
It becomes apparent that James, at least in this version, has repeatedly resisted demands...
Independent
As always in Tóibín, a tension between public and private selves - between desire and imposed conduct - informs the most poignant scenes.
Observer
Tóibín shows James missing nothing, but refusing almost everything
as literary material or personal priority.
Scotsman [Review / Interview]
It's an easy mistake to make, this casual assumption that James's resolute avoidance of commitment and his remorseless dedication to writing mirrored a calm inner life.
The Sunday Business Post
The theme of The Master is, therefore, one that is familiar from James's own fiction.
The New York Times
''The Master'' is not, of course, a novel about just any man, but rather a novel about a figure from the past about whom we know an extraordinarily great deal, through both his own and others' memoirs, books and letters.
Telegraph
All James has left are his books. He surveys the extent of his industry, shelves filled with them ..
Times Literary Supplement
Most impressive and moving is Toibin's re-creation of the final visit ..
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