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Manning, Olivia
Manning, Olivia (1908–80), novelist. Her first novel, The Wind Changes (1937), was set in Dublin. In 1939 she married R. D. Smith, then a British Council lecturer, subsequently a BBC producer, and at the outbreak of war travelled with him to Bucharest. Her experiences there, and later in Greece, Egypt, and Jerusalem, inspired the works for which she is best remembered, The Balkan Trilogy (The Great Fortune, 1960; The Spoilt City, 1962; Friends and Heroes, 1965) and The Levant Trilogy (The Danger Tree, 1977; The Battle Lost and Won, 1978; and The Sum of Things, 1980). This sequence opens with the experiences of the newly-married Guy and Harriet Pringle in rumour-filled Roumania, surrounded by a crowd of vividly drawn minor characters and hangers-on. Harriet spends much of her time trying to protect Guy and herself from Guy's impulsive generosity. As the German army advances the couple flee to Athens, and the second trilogy finds them in Egypt. Olivia Manning wrote other novels and two volumes of short stories (Growing Up, 1948; A Romantic Hero, 1966).
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MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Manning, Olivia." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Manning, Olivia." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-ManningOlivia.html MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Manning, Olivia." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-ManningOlivia.html |
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Olivia Manning
Olivia Manning 1911–80, English novelist, b. Portsmouth, Hampshire. During World War II she served as a journalist in the Middle East. She is best known for her "Balkan trilogy" : The Great Fortune (1960), The Spoilt City (1962), and Friends and Heroes (1966). These novels concern a British diplomat and his wife in Eastern Europe during World War II, and they brilliantly juxtapose historical and personal events. |
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"Olivia Manning." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Olivia Manning." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-ManningO.html "Olivia Manning." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-ManningO.html |
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Manning, Olivia
Manning, Olivia (1912–80) English novelist. Manning's debut novel was The Wind Changes (1937). Her attention to characterization and historical detail is best represented by the popular Balkan Trilogy: The Great Fortune (1960), The Spoilt City (1962), and Friends and Heroes (1965). Its sequel was the Levant Trilogy (1977–78): Danger Tree, Battle Lost and Won, and Sum of Things.
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"Manning, Olivia." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Manning, Olivia." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-ManningOlivia.html "Manning, Olivia." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-ManningOlivia.html |
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