Barbara Pym

Citations

• “The new curate seemed quite a nice young man, but what a pity it was that his combinations showed, tucked carelessly into his socks, when he sat down.”

• “[I]t occurred to me that he might well be the kind of person who would prefer tinned salmon, though I was ashamed of the unworthy thought for I knew him to be a good man.”

• “Near them stood a thin woman with purple hair and a surprised expression, as if she had not expected that it would turn out to be quite that colour.”

• “The small things of life were often so much bigger than the great things, she decided, wondering how many writers and philosophers had said this before her, the trivial pleasures like cooking, one's home, little poems especially sad ones, solitary walks, funny things seen and overheard.”

• 'Every man should have a wife,' declared the rector firmly. 'A single clergyman is the prey of every spinster in the parish. He should marry for safety, if for no other reason.'

Les livres de Barbara Pym dans l'ordre

Les livres de Barbara Pym dans l'ordre de parution, de Some Tame Gazelle (1950) à Amor No Correspondido (2017).

1. 1Some Tame GazelleSome Tame Gazelle1950
2. 2Excellent WomenExcellent Women1952
3. 3Jane et PrudenceJane et Prudence1953
4. 4Less Than AngelsLess Than Angels1955
5. 5A Glass of BlessingsA Glass of Blessings1958
6. 6No Fond Return of LoveNo Fond Return of Love1961
7. 7Quartet in AutumnQuartet in Autumn1977
8. 8The Sweet Dove DiedThe Sweet Dove Died1978
9. 9A Few Green LeavesA Few Green Leaves1980
10. 10An Unsuitable AttachmentAn Unsuitable Attachment1982
11. 11Barbara PymBarbara Pym1983
12. 12A Very Private EyeA Very Private Eye1984
13. 13Crampton HodnetCrampton Hodnet1985
14. 14An Academic QuestionAn Academic Question1986
15. 15Civil to StrangersCivil to Strangers1987
16. 16The Barbara Pym CookbookThe Barbara Pym Cookbook1988
17. 17Comme une gazelle apprivoiséeComme une gazelle apprivoisée1989
18. 18La Douce colombe est morteLa Douce colombe est morte1989
19. 19Moins Que Les AngesMoins Que Les Anges1992
20. 20A La PymA La Pym1995
21. 21Amor No CorrespondidoAmor No Correspondido2017