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Dame Cicily Isabel Fairfield DBE (21 December 1892 – 15 March 1983), known as Rebecca West, or Dame Rebecca West, was a British author, journalist, literary critic and travel writer. An author who wrote in many genres, West reviewed books for The Times, the New York Herald Tribune, The Sunday Telegraph and The New Republic, and she was a ...
Rebecca West (born December 21, 1892, London, England—died March 15, 1983, London) was a British journalist, novelist, and critic, who was perhaps best known for her reports on the Nürnberg trials of Nazi war criminals (1945–46).
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Cicely Isabel Fairfield, known by her pen name Rebecca West, or Dame Rebecca West, DBE was an English author, journalist, literary critic, and travel writer. She was brought up in Edinburgh, Scotland, where she attended George Watson's Ladies College.
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Rebecca West has 115 books on Goodreads with 74671 ratings. Rebecca West’s most popular book is The Return of the Soldier.
May 17, 2014 · Lorna Gibb's excellent new biography of the legendary British writer Rebecca West is full of those moments. West led a remarkable life, going from would-be actress to pioneering feminist ...
Mar 1, 2024 · Rebecca West’s Sprawling, Splendid History of Yugoslavia. Published in 1941, ‘Black Lamb and Grey Falcon: A Journey Through Yugoslavia’ combines travelogue, philosophy and rapt storytelling...
Jul 6, 2013 · Rebecca West (1892-1983) was an Anglo-Irish writer of supreme talent, versatility and international achievement, but handicapped by a tragic flaw. Her private affairs were a mess.
