The Darkrooms of Edith Tudor Hart
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2026
Haus Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-914979-47-7 (ISBN)
Haus Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-914979-47-7 (ISBN)
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The first translated biography of Edith Tudor Hart, the first great female social photographers of her time and Soviet agent.
Famous photographer, spy for the Soviet Union, and single mother – Edith Tudor-Hart led an eventful life. Born and raised in Vienna, she studied at the Bauhaus during the Weimar Republic. Later, she was arrested for communist activities and emigrated to England. There, she became known for her photographic social reportage and had close contact with Anna Freud, Donald Winnicott, and Kim Philby, among others. At the same time, she worked on behalf of the KGB and played a key role in recruiting the Cambridge Five, the most famous spy ring maintained by the Soviet Union in Great Britain.
Famous photographer, spy for the Soviet Union, and single mother – Edith Tudor-Hart led an eventful life. Born and raised in Vienna, she studied at the Bauhaus during the Weimar Republic. Later, she was arrested for communist activities and emigrated to England. There, she became known for her photographic social reportage and had close contact with Anna Freud, Donald Winnicott, and Kim Philby, among others. At the same time, she worked on behalf of the KGB and played a key role in recruiting the Cambridge Five, the most famous spy ring maintained by the Soviet Union in Great Britain.
Peter Stephan Jungk writes the lively biography of his great-aunt, one of the most important Austrian-British photographers of the 20th century. Nick Caistor is a British non-fiction writer and prolific literary translator, known for his English versions of contemporary Latin American literature and Spanish classics. He frequently translates works by authors such as Sergio Bizzio. Amanda Hopkinson Amanda Hopkinson is a scholar, writer, and literary translator, notably from Spanish, French, and Portuguese. She is best known for her translations of Latin American authors like José Saramago and her writings on photography.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 25.6.2026 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 40 Illustrations, black and white |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 135 x 216 mm |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Fotokunst | |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-914979-47-8 / 1914979478 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-914979-47-7 / 9781914979477 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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Buch | Hardcover (2025)
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