Mervyn Peake: My Eyes Mint Gold : A Life

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Summary: A fine biography
Review: Michael Yorke has written a gem about a fine illustrator and storyteller. Mervyn Peake's considerable influence on fantasy fiction (through his neo-Gothic trilogy, Gormenghast) and portfolio of illustrations cement his reputation of a master of twentieth-century arts and letters. Yorke's coverage of his debilitating illness is highly sympathetic, but the biographer does not shy from Peake's darker side, including infidelity to his wife. This finely-produced book contains a generous sampling of Peake's writings and illustrations. Well-researched and superbly written.