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Eva Figes (/ ˈ f aɪ dʒ iː z /; 15 April 1932 – 28 August 2012) was an English author and feminist. Figes wrote novels, literary criticism, studies of feminism, and vivid memoirs relating to her Berlin childhood and later experiences as a Jewish refugee from Hitler's Germany.
Eva Figes (born April 15, 1932, Berlin, Germany—died August 28, 2012, London, England) was an English novelist, social critic, and translator who reacted against traditional realist literature by inventing new forms for her own works.
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Sep 17, 2012 · Eva Figes, a refugee from Nazi Germany who became an acclaimed novelist, memoirist and critic best known for an influential feminist treatise, “Patriarchal Attitudes,” published in 1970, died on...
Aug 28, 2012 · Eva Figes (born Eva Unger) is a German-born English author. Figes has written novels, literary criticism, studies of feminism, and vivid memoirs relating to her Berlin childhood and later experiences as a Jewish refugee from Hitler's Germany.
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German-born English novelist and critic. Examine the life, times, and work of Eva Figes through detailed author biographies on eNotes.
This book provides a general overview of the life and literary career of the prolific writer Eva Figes, placing her extensive production within the various literary movements that have shaped the last century, and drawing on the main features of her works and the different stages in her production.
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Jan 8, 2015 · Eva Figes, 1932–2012. The feminist author who escaped Nazi Germany. By The Week Staff. last updated 8 January 2015. The publication of Patriarchal Attitudes in 1970 made Eva Figes an...
