Literary Nonfiction. This is an intimate, stunning look at the torturous relationship of two writers: Marjorie Worthington and William Seabrook. A renowned writer on the exotic and the occult, Seabrook was an extraordinary figure from the 1920s to the 1940s who traveled widely and introduced the concept of the zombie to Americans. In 1966, years after his death from suicide, Worthington, his second wife, cast her eye on their years together and the erosion of their relationship. Seabrook was a sadist, yet to Worthington he ...
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Literary Nonfiction. This is an intimate, stunning look at the torturous relationship of two writers: Marjorie Worthington and William Seabrook. A renowned writer on the exotic and the occult, Seabrook was an extraordinary figure from the 1920s to the 1940s who traveled widely and introduced the concept of the zombie to Americans. In 1966, years after his death from suicide, Worthington, his second wife, cast her eye on their years together and the erosion of their relationship. Seabrook was a sadist, yet to Worthington he was also enthralling; he was an alcoholic, but she believed she could protect him. In brilliantly depicted moments of folie ??? deux, we watch Worthington join Seabrook in his decline, and witness the shared claustrophobic, psychological breakdown that ensues.
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Very Good. 320pp; Covers clean & bright, spine lightly creased, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG condition. Memoir by William Seabrook's second wife, about their life and adventures primarily in Paris and New York during the 1930s. At the time, Worthington was a successful fiction writer, while Seabrook wrote bestselling true adventure books and magazine articles. Contains details of and encounters with many notable literary figures and publishers of the 20th century, as well as details of Seabrook's struggles with alcohol and his penchant for sado-masochism.
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Very Good in Good dust jacket; Book is clean and tightly bound still. The DJ is in a protective covering now but does have some damage to it, including a crease on the front and edge wear all around. All the words are still easily read on the DJ, its... A novelist's candid and affectionate record of her life with the gifted, charming, tormented author of Magic Island and Asylum.; 8vo 8"-9" tall; 249 p.
