Prince of his disorder

摘要

Lawrence of arabia is a modern myth. The subject of more than 100 books, several of them full-length biographies, Lawrence is best remembered from David Lean's 1962 epic film, which did much to burnish his heroic reputation, albeit at the expense of strict historical accuracy. T.E. Lawrence was, and remains, a controversial, contradictory character, both warlike and scholarly, vain and modest, part showman, part hermit; he was ambitious yet racked with self-doubt and guilt. Michael Korda's magnificent new biography examines anew the man Jan Morris has called a "confused and enigmatic exhibitionist".