Essay
338171 T. E. (Lawrence of Arabia)
338171 T.E. (Lawrence de Arabia)
Victoria Ocampo Aguirre · 1942
Synopsis
An essay on T. E. Lawrence, the British officer of the Arab Revolt, whose title echoes his initials and his service number as a private in the air force, according to Fernando Martin De Blassi. The author recalls his fight for the freedom of the Arab people, the desert as a place of revelation and finitude, and his wish to leave a trace. According to the Spectator's review, she answers the charge of insignificance and defends him as a figure of the first rank, without ever having met him.
Context
The essay, written in 1941 and 1942 according to the Spectator, appeared in Buenos Aires in 1942 from Sur, according to Martin De Blassi and escritores.org; Gallimard published the French version in 1947. The Spectator states that it was written in French and in 1963 praises its English translation by David Garnett. The author also translated Lawrence's great war narrative into Spanish in 1963, and in 1964 gave a lecture on him in Santa Fe, at her brother's request, according to El Litoral.
Who it is for
A short essay, written in French; available in its original language from Gallimard since 1947.
Prizes and reception
For the Spectator, a fascinated admirer, often perceptive and always eloquent, who defends Lawrence without idolatry.
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