Gillian Avery, Penelope Farmer and Jill Paton Walsh with Heather Neill

Synopsis: Gillian Avery, Penelope Farmer and Jill Paton Walsh talk with Heather Neill about their work. There is a brief discussion on general issues affecting children’s books: the gender divide, the distinction between ‘popular’ and ‘literary’, the shelf-life of books, and the genesis of children’s books.
Series: Writers in Conversation, Series
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min.
Year of production: 1985
Availability: Sale
Uses: Students of English literature.*
Subjects: English language and literature
Keywords: Avery, Gillian; children’s literature; Farmer, Penelope; Fiction in English; Walsh, Jill Paton

Name: ICA Video
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