Author
10 April 1901–5 December 1968
Also known as Helen Emily Woods, Helen Ferguson, Anna KAVAN
Anna Kavan was a British novelist, short story writer and painter. Originally publishing under her first married name, Helen Ferguson, she adopted the name Anna Kavan in 1939, not only as a nom de plume but as her legal identity. - Wikipedia
45 works
31 editions
8 editions
Recorded as 1973; date may be inaccurate
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Recorded as 1972; date may be inaccurate
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Recorded as 1975; date may be inaccurate
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Recorded as 1995; date may be inaccurate
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Set against the backdrop of a global deep-freeze set to end all life on Earth, a nameless narrator wages war against the imperious Warden for the affections of a glass girl. The glass girl, with her silvery hair, is always slightly out of reach, remaining, ei…
…intense they almost felt like being under the influence are @Gravity's Rainbow, @Ice, and @The passion according to G.H. so if that's your thing this is a must read. Parts of it reminded me of @Ungeduld des Herzens (Beware o…
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The narrator pursues a woman through a wasteland in hopes of saving her from the impending fimbulwinter. The woman, dreading abandonment relentlessly flees him, latching onto any rung that will escape his grasp, even if that rung is abuse, just as long as it'…
