Tales of Innocence and Experience: An Exploration by Eva Figes, working papers
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This memoir explores the relationship between a grandmother and her grandchild, through the medium of story telling and fairytales. Published by Bloomsbury in 2003.
Journey to Nowhere: one woman looks for the promised land by Eva Figes, working papers
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In this account of the life of Edith, a Jewish housemaid from Eva Figes' childhood home in Berlin, who survived the war in German and was persuaded to emigrate to Palestine. She returned to London to live with the Unger family after a disappointing experience in Palestine before disppearing. P...
Two ringbound notebooks labelled ‘Cirencester’. Notebook with blue cover, containing autograph notes about the history, topography, landmarks and social aspects of Cirencester.(A) Notebook with blue cover, containing autograph notes about the Roman history of Cirencester, and the history of oth...
Two first draft typescripts labelled ‘Cirencester – first draft’, ca. 210pp each, both with similar extensive autograph revisions. Also includes two typed letters in German from 'Mother' and two newspapers.