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Electric Spark: The Enigma of Dame Muriel
| Author: |
Wilson, Frances |
| Binding: |
Hardcover
|
| List Price: | $49.00 |
| Our Price: | $6.30 CAD |
| Sale Price: | 5.67 CAD |
| Qty Avail: | 23 |
| ISBN: | 9780374613204 |
| Publisher: | Farrar Straus Giroux |
| Language: | English |
| Page Count: | 408 |
| Publication Date: | 9/23/2025 |
| Size: | 9.25" l x 6.25" w x 1.38" |
| Series: | N/A |
| Category | Subject |
|---|---|
| Biography & Autobiography | Literary |
Short-listed for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction
This is a literary biography exploring the life and work of Muriel Spark. The author investigates Spark’s early years—her roots, secretive nature, wartime experiences, spiritual conversion, and the complex, enigmatic layers of her fiction. The book reflects on Spark’s claim: “Is the story fact? Is it fiction? It is what it is,” and treats her life as tangled, mysterious, often self-constructed.
“Frances Wilson, the ingenious biographer … nimbly and exhilaratingly [shows] Spark was a true artist, a natural, set apart from the common run.” — Leo Robson / Bookforum
“Muriel Spark’s spirit crackles … Electric Spark is a darting, innovative example of the form.” — Alexandra Jacobs / The New York Times
“A deeply intelligent, captivating and passionate work that reminds us of everything a literary biography can and should be.” — Jessica Ferri / The Washington Post
