Stephen Vizinczey's remarkable, acclaimed worldwide
bestseller ''In Praise of Older Women'' is published in
Penguin Modern Classics. 'I am not an expert on sex, but
I was a good student of the women I loved, and I'll try
to recall those happy and unhappy experiences which, I
believe, made a man out of me,' writes the narrator of
this novel. Originally published by the author himself
in 1965, ''In Praise of Older Women'' became an
international bestseller and renowned classic, and its
title is now part of the language. Stephen Vizinczey
(b.1933) is a poet, playwright and novelist, best known
for his novels ''In Praise of Older Women'' (1965) and
''An Innocent Millionaire'' (1983). Born in Hungary, he
was only two years old when his father was assassinated
by the Nazis, and later also lost his uncle to the
communists. Having studied under George Lukacs at the
University of Budapest, he graduated from the city's
Academy of Theatre and Film Arts in 1956. He took part
in the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, and later emigrated
to Canada, speaking only fifty words of English.He
learned the language while writing scripts for the
National Film Board of Canada; subsequently, he founded
and edited a literary-political magazine, ''Exchange'',
and joined CBC/Radio Canada as a writer and producer. In
1966 he moved to London where he still lives. If you
enjoyed ''In Praise of Older Women'', you might like
Anais Nin's ''Delta of Venus'', also available in
''Penguin Classics''. ''A tender and beautiful book.''
(''Michael Frayn''). ''You cannot put down: witty,
moving and it's all about sex. Truly original.''
(Margaret Drabble, author of ''The Needle's Eye''). ''A
masterpiece...dazzling...like all great novels, it shows
the truth about life.'' (Pierre Lepape, Le
Monde). |
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