Wrestling with the Angel A Life of Janet Frame

The biography of one of New Zealand's foremost novelists and poets. Based on several years of contact between Frame and King, who has also written a biography of Frank Sargeson. At Frame's request, this is not a literary-criticism biography, but rather an exploration of her life. Her journey beyond her psychiatric mis-diagnosis, and her achievement of fame for her insightful use of language and insight into the nature of human beings have become a central story in New Zealand culture, not only through her novels but also through her autobiography and the film made of it. Incorporates photographs, extensive endnotes, bibliography, and index.