Lillian Hellman: An Imperious Life

From the prizewinning Jewish Lives series, a fresh look at Lillian Hellman’s restless life, her extraordinary plays, and her autobiographical myths“A fast-flowing, deeply provocative portrait of a seductive, truculent, and audacious literary powerhouse.”—Booklist Glamorous, talented, audacious—Lillian Hellman knew everyone, did everything, had been everywhere. By the age of twenty-nine she had written The Children’s Hour, the first of four hit Broadway plays, and soon she was considered a m...