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  • Machines in the Head: Selected Stories
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    Machines in the Head: Selected Stories - Paperback

    Machines in the Head: Selected Stories - Paperback

    By Anna Kavan
  • Ice: The Hypnotic Dystopian Cult Classic

    Ice: The Hypnotic Dystopian Cult Classic - Paperback

    Ice: The Hypnotic Dystopian Cult Classic - Paperback

    By Anna Kavan

About Anna Kavan Books

Anna Kavan (1901-1968) was born Helen Woods, the only child of wealthy British expatriates, and grew up travelling through Europe and America. She began publishing under her married name, Helen Ferguson, having left her husband in Burma and returned with her son to live in England. After a mental breakdown in the 1930s she began writing under a new name, taken from one of her characters, and with a new style. She continued writing for another three decades, while frequently using heroin and undergoing several rounds of psychiatric hospitalisation. She died shortly after the 1967 publication of Ice, her most celebrated work.