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Pentimento: A Book of Portraits {Unabridged Audio} [UNABRIDGED]
Pentimento A Book of Portraits Unabridged Audio - UNABRIDGED Author:Lillian Hellman The second of three memoirs by renowned playwright Lillian Hellman, PENTIMENTO further chronicles the writer s life. As she looks back at the people and events that influenced her life, she recounts her childhood in New Orleans, her political activism and her life as a playwright. She also sheds light on her relationships with the literary lumin... more »aries of the day, including that with her lover, Dashiell Hammett. Though often criticized for inaccuracy (Mary McCarthy once said that every word Lillian Hellman wrote was a lie, including "and" and "the"),Lillian Hellman's memoirs remain significant in that they illuminate an exciting and provocative literary period in American History. Whether fact or fiction, her tales of her influences and encounters are truly entertaining.« less