On the Wing

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Counterpoint
13 June 2002

Biography: general; Travel writing

On the Wing is an enthralling account of a young woman's life abroad during her early twenties. A footloose romantic, Nora Sayre traveled to discover herself as well as to explore unknown countries, and she has written a book of beginnings and dramatic situations- a series of surprises which will startle her readers too. The London that Sayre came to know was a dynamic international city at a time of ferment in the arts.

A superb cultural historian, Sayre shows the connections between private lives and public events. Her witty narrative features portraits of Arthur Koestler, A. J. Liebling, Tyrone Power, and blacklisted American writers, with appearances by Graham Green, Cyril Connolly, and many others--all overlapping with a ferocious literary world animated by jealousies and vengeance. In her Prelude, she writes, ""By training the spotlight on others, or by taking a tour of their interiors, you may also reveal a great deal about yours."" On the Wing excels as memoir along these very lines- the figures in the landscape tell us much about Nora Sayre.

Living overseas, the author loves and misses her own country as only an expatriate can. Her writing evolves in London, she marries, and she develops the skills and perceptions that will shape her career and infuse her memorable prose. Yet the pull of New York runs as an undercurrent throughout On the Wing, eventually calling Sayre home.

By: Nora Sayre
Imprint: Counterpoint
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 215mm, Width: 139mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 260g
ISBN: 9781582432144
ISBN 10: 1582432147
Pages: 236
Publication Date: 13 June 2002
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Nora Clemens Sayre was an American film critic and essayist. She was a reviewer of films for The New York Times in the 1970s, and, from 1981, a writing teacher at Columbia University for many years.

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