Bowen, Elizabeth (Dorothea Cole)
- Bowen, Elizabeth (Dorothea Cole)
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died Feb. 22, 1973, London, Eng.
Irish-born British novelist and short-story writer.
Among her novels are
The House in Paris (1935),
The Death of the Heart (1938), and
The Heat of the Day (1949). Her short-story collections include
The Demon Lover (1945). Her finely wrought prose style frequently details uneasy and unfulfilling relationships among the upper middle class. Her essays appear in
Collected Impressions (1950) and
Afterthought (1962).
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Bowen,Elizabeth Dorothea Cole — Bowen, Elizabeth Dorothea Cole. 1899 1973. Irish born British writer best known for her novels, notably The House in Paris (1935) and The Heat of the Day (1949). * * * … Universalium
Bowen, Elizabeth (Dorothea Cole) — (7 jun. 1899, Dublín, Irlanda–22 feb. 1973, Londres, Inglaterra). Novelista y cuentista británica de origen irlandés. Entre sus novelas se cuentan La casa en París (1935), La muerte del corazón (1938) y El calor del día (1949). Entre sus obras… … Enciclopedia Universal
Bowen, Elizabeth — ▪ British author in full Elizabeth Dorothea Cole Bowen born June 7, 1899, Dublin, Ire. died Feb. 22, 1973, London, Eng. British novelist and short story writer who employed a finely wrought prose style in fictions frequently detailing uneasy… … Universalium
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Cole — (Apócope de colegio.) ► sustantivo masculino ENSEÑANZA familiar Colegio, centro docente: ■ ir al cole le suponía un esfuerzo cada mañana. * * * cole1 (Cantb.) m. *Chapuzón. cole2 (inf.) m. Apóc. de «colegio», muy frecuente, especialmente entre… … Enciclopedia Universal
Dorothea — /dawr euh thee euh, dor /, n. a female given name: from a Greek word meaning gift of God. * * * (as used in expressions) Bowen Elizabeth Dorothea Cole Dix Dorothea Lynde Lange Dorothea * * * … Universalium
Dorothea — (as used in expressions) Bowen, Elizabeth (Dorothea Cole) Dix, Dorothea (Lynde) Lange, Dorothea … Enciclopedia Universal
cole — /kohl/, n. any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, esp. kale and rape. Also called colewort. [bef. 1000; ME col(e), OE cal, caw(e)l < L caulis stalk, cabbage; c. Gk kaulós stalk. See KOHLRABI] * * * (as used in… … Universalium
Cole — /kohl/, n. 1. Thomas, 1801 48, U.S. painter, born in England: a founder of the Hudson River School of landscape painting. 2. Timothy, 1852 1931, U.S. wood engraver, born in England. 3. a male given name. * * * (as used in expressions) Bowen… … Universalium
