Less than Angels

Resumen del libro

Less Than Angels follows the loves, works and hopes of a group of young anthropologists. Catherine Oliphant is a writer and lives with handsome anthropologist Tom Mallow. Their relationship runs into trouble when he begins a romance with student Deirdre Swann, so Catherine turns her attention to the reclusive anthropologist Alaric Lydgate, who has a fondness for wearing African masks.

Added to this love triangle are the activities of Deirdre's fellow students and their attempts to win the competition for a research grant. The course of true love or academia never did run smooth.

Biografía del autor

Barbara Pym (1913-1980) nació en Oswestry, Shropshire. Junto con Elizabeth Taylor está considerada una de las escritoras inglesas más importantes de la segunda mitad del siglo xx. A lo largo de su vida escribió varias novelas, entre las que destacamos Mujeres excelentes (1952), Jane y Prudence (1953), Less than Angels (1955), Los hombres de Wilmet (1958), No Fond Return of Love (1961), Murió la dulce paloma (1978) y A Few Green Leaves (1980). Tras su muerte, en 1980, se publicó su diario, A Very Private Eye (1985).