West was born Anthony Panther West Fairfield, the son of British authors Rebecca West and H. G. Wells. His parents never married, as Wells was already married to Amy Catherine Robbins, and remained so until after his intimate relationship with West ended (although they remained friends until his death in 1946).
In 1955, Anthony West wrote a novel Heritage, which was technically fiction, but which dealt with the trials of a boy who grows up largely neglected and ignored by his famous parents. This work was a thinly disguised autobiography (a roman à clef). In it, his mother appeared much worse than his father, whom he admired all his life. She fell out with him over it, famously threatening to sue if the book was published in Britain. It was not published in Britain until 1984, after she had died.[1][2] Similarly, Christopher Lehmann-Haupt wrote when reviewing West's biography of his father that it was "a book whose main purpose seems to be to even the score with anyone who has ever denigrated Mr. West's father", while his mother "is the ultimate target of his book".[3]
A critically lauded author, he wrote novels, essays, and nonfiction works, and reviewed books for The New Yorker from the 1950s until the late 1970s. He won the Houghton Mifflin Award for his novel The Vintage (1949) (published in Britain as On a Dark Night), which Boucher and McComas praised as "a brilliantly terrifying exploration of the theme that each age creates its own peculiar species of hell and Devil".[4] Besides the biography H. G. Wells: Aspects of a Life, he is also known for works on history such as Elizabethan England, and All About the Crusades.
In 1937, West married Katharine Church; the couple had one son (Edmund West) and one daughter (Caroline Frances West) but divorced in 1952.[5][6] He later married Lily Emmet.[3]
H. G. Wells: Aspects of a Life. New York: Random House. 1984. ISBN0-394-53196-5. "The son of H. G. Wells and Rebecca West provides a biography of his father, chronicling the great English writer's rise to fame and fortune, his relationships with other famous people, and his numerous affairs".
Heritage. London: Coronet. 1984. ISBN0-340-36938-8. "Richard Savage, the illegitimate son of a famous British author and a prominent stage actress, faces the difficulties of growing up in boarding schools and living with one parent at a time".
Referencesedit
^McDowell, Edwin (10 February 1984). "New Life for Anthony West Tale". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
anthony, west, author, confused, with, anthony, west, anthony, west, august, 1914, december, 1987, english, author, literary, critic, anthony, westbornanthony, panther, west, fairfield, 1914, august, 1914hunstanton, norfolk, englanddied27, december, 1987, 1987. Not to be confused with Anthony C West Anthony West 4 August 1914 27 December 1987 was an English author and literary critic Anthony WestBornAnthony Panther West Fairfield 1914 08 04 4 August 1914Hunstanton Norfolk EnglandDied27 December 1987 1987 12 27 aged 73 Stonington Connecticut U S ParentsH G Wells father Rebecca West mother RelativesLetitia Fairfield aunt Biography editWest was born Anthony Panther West Fairfield the son of British authors Rebecca West and H G Wells His parents never married as Wells was already married to Amy Catherine Robbins and remained so until after his intimate relationship with West ended although they remained friends until his death in 1946 In 1955 Anthony West wrote a novel Heritage which was technically fiction but which dealt with the trials of a boy who grows up largely neglected and ignored by his famous parents This work was a thinly disguised autobiography a roman a clef In it his mother appeared much worse than his father whom he admired all his life She fell out with him over it famously threatening to sue if the book was published in Britain It was not published in Britain until 1984 after she had died 1 2 Similarly Christopher Lehmann Haupt wrote when reviewing West s biography of his father that it was a book whose main purpose seems to be to even the score with anyone who has ever denigrated Mr West s father while his mother is the ultimate target of his book 3 A critically lauded author he wrote novels essays and nonfiction works and reviewed books for The New Yorker from the 1950s until the late 1970s He won the Houghton Mifflin Award for his novel The Vintage 1949 published in Britain as On a Dark Night which Boucher and McComas praised as a brilliantly terrifying exploration of the theme that each age creates its own peculiar species of hell and Devil 4 Besides the biography H G Wells Aspects of a Life he is also known for works on history such as Elizabethan England and All About the Crusades In 1937 West married Katharine Church the couple had one son Edmund West and one daughter Caroline Frances West but divorced in 1952 5 6 He later married Lily Emmet 3 He died at home in Stonington Connecticut at the age of 73 after suffering a stroke 3 Works editOn A Dark Night London Eyre amp Spottiswoode 1949 ASIN B0006F5IOM Amazon The Vintage Paperback ed Popular Library 1949 ASIN B000FH7QKA Amazon Another Kind London Eyre amp Spottiswoode 1951 Amazon Principles and Persuasions the Literary Essays of Anthony West Harcourt Brace 1957 ASIN B0007DU4TM Amazon The Trend Is Up New York Random House 1960 OCLC 367819 Amazon Elizabethan England Odyssey Press 1965 ASIN B0006BN6EK Amazon Galsworthy Reader Scribner 1967 OCLC 729903 Textbook All About The Crusades London W H Allen 1967 Illustrated by Carl Rose David Rees Among Others London Hamilton 1970 ISBN 0 241 01887 0 Mortal Wounds New York McGraw Hill 1973 ISBN 0 7069 4753 3 An examination of the dossiers of three noted 19th century women including Anne Louise Germaine de Stael 1766 1817 D H Lawrence Norwood Editions 1975 ISBN 0 88305 782 4 John Piper London Secker amp Warburg 1979 H G Wells Aspects of a Life New York Random House 1984 ISBN 0 394 53196 5 The son of H G Wells and Rebecca West provides a biography of his father chronicling the great English writer s rise to fame and fortune his relationships with other famous people and his numerous affairs Heritage London Coronet 1984 ISBN 0 340 36938 8 Richard Savage the illegitimate son of a famous British author and a prominent stage actress faces the difficulties of growing up in boarding schools and living with one parent at a time References edit McDowell Edwin 10 February 1984 New Life for Anthony West Tale The New York Times Retrieved 10 May 2013 Carl Rollyson Rebecca West A Life p 427 a b c Anthony West Critic and Author Wrote Essays for The New Yorker New York Times 28 December 1987 Recommended Reading F amp SF Summer 1950 p 107 Obituary Katharine Church The Independent 8 August 1999 Archived from the original on 7 May 2022 Katherine Church Dorset Life March 2016 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Anthony West author amp oldid 1168296767, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
