Stephen Spender : A Literary Life - John Sutherland (used)Hardcover. Oxford University Press. 2004. Very Good Condition. One of the leading poets and cultural icons of the 20th century, Stephen Spender was a prominent writer, literary critic, and social commentator and close friend of some of the best know creative talents of his day. Now, in this penetrating biography, John Sutherland paints a vivid portrait of Spender and of the glittering literary world of which he was a part, drawing on exclusive access