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Jean Anouilh Dramatist & Screenwriter 1956 Interview BookBlast® Estates

November 12, 2017 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off

From the archive: articles by Gael Elton Mayo. Jean Anouilh (1910-87) dramatist & screenwriter was interviewed by her in 1956 for Queen Magazine. Best known for his 1943 play Antigone, an adaptation of Sophocles’ classical […]

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Gael Elton Mayo Spain Around Us 1954 BookBlast® Estates

October 29, 2017 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off

Gael Elton Mayo (1921-92) journalist, writer and artist, first wrote a column while living in Spain in the 1950s for The Spanish-American Courier. This piece came out in April 1954. Madrid is a small town, […]

Clara Beaudoux Author Interview

October 20, 2017 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off

BookBlast interview with Clara Beaudoux, author Clara Beaudoux, tell us a bit about yourself; where were you born, and where did you grow up? I was born and raised in Paris. What sorts of books […]

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Autumn Reads for Independent Minds BookBlast® Recommends

September 29, 2017 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off

Our BookBlast® Recommends seasonal round up of Autumn Reads for Independent Minds is underpinned by a core belief that good writing and good ideas of all kinds make the world go round, giving context to […]

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Gael Elton Mayo Letter from Madrid 1953 BookBlast® Archive

September 17, 2017 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off

Gael Elton Mayo (1921-92) journalist, writer, artist, and contributor to Harpers & Queen, Apollo, Interiors, Observer, first wrote a column while living in Spain in the 1950s for The Spanish-American Courier. This article came out […]

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Philip Mann Author Interview

September 12, 2017 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off

BookBlast interview with Philip Mann, author Philip Mann, where were you born, and where did you grow up? I was born in Hanover, the capital of Lower Saxony, but grew up in West Berlin by […]

Julian Evans Translator Interview

September 5, 2017 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off

BookBlast Interview with Julian Evans, translator Julian Evans, tell us a little bit about yourself. I spent half my childhood in eastern Australia, on the edge of the Coral Sea, where I went to a […]

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Gael Elton Mayo Spain Revisited Harpers & Queen BookBlast® Estates

May 28, 2017 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off

Gael Elton Mayo (1921-92) journalist, writer and artist, was a contributor to Harpers & Queen, Apollo, Interiors and The Observer. Spain Revisited was published in 1985. Spain is a ‘place apart’ from Italy, France and […]