Cavafy A biography

Robert Liddell´s acclaimed life of the great modern Greek poet Constantine Cavafy (1863-1933), reissued here with introduction and updated bibliography by Peter Mackridge, remains the only biography available in English. Written with unprecedented access to the Cavafy archive., the book gives a datailed account of Cavafy´s difficult life. Liddell was the first to write about Cavafy´s troubled relationships: with his six brothers; with his demanding mother who extracted his constant attentions until her death (when Cavafy was well into middle-age); his mundane office job; his love for other men. Each facet of the poet´s life is handled with great sympathy and style and related to his poetry, shedding valuable light on both.