Half the Perfect World: Writers, Dreamers and Drifters on Hydra, 1955-1964
Monash University Publishing, October 2018. 1st Edition. Trade Paperback. Monash, 2019. 2nd printing. A Good paperback copy. Rear of wraps, and rear free endpaper seem to have been accidentally cut and taped back together; otherwise light wear to wraps. Pages are otherwise clean, undamaged, and unmarked. Binding is square and intact. Half the Perfect World tells the story of the postwar international artist community that formed on the Greek island of Hydra. Fostered by Australian literary couple George Johnston and Charmian Clift and including, most famously, renowned singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen, this fabled colony fully embraced the creative and social opportunities and existential challenges of its remote Aegean lifestyle. Good / No Jacket. Item #15718
ISBN: 1925523098
Price: $35.00