CONUNDRUM
Jan Morris
Condition: Good. Lightly rubbed marbled covers with modest spine creasing and minor edgewear; interior moderate toning, binding firm.
About the Book
Originally published in 1974, Conundrum is Jan Morriss remarkable account of her transition from James Morris to Jan. More than a memoir of transformation, it is a meditation on the nature of identity personal, cultural, and spiritual. With candour and poetic precision, Morris reflects on life lived in two modes of being, exploring gender, love, and self-realisation with philosophical grace and wry humour.
Praised for its lyricism and humanity, the book became one of the first widely read autobiographical narratives to treat gender change not as spectacle but as a quest for wholeness. It remains a key text in modern writing on identity, difference, and authenticity.
About the Author
Jan Morris (19262020) was a historian, travel writer, and essayist celebrated for her trilogy on the British Empire and her deeply personal travel meditations, including Venice and Pax Britannica. Her work combines historical imagination with acute moral and emotional insight. Conundrum stands at the centre of her oeuvre, uniting the themes of belonging, transformation, and the search for meaning that define her broader writing life.
