David Herbert Lawrence is an English novelist, poet, essayist—whose work provoked polar opinions among readers, critics, and the public.
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His novels “Lady Chatterley’s Lover,” “Sons and Lovers,” “The Rainbow,” and “Women in Love” entered the list of the 100 best novels of the 20th century. They were devoured—and at the same time condemned as indecent. “Women in Love” was published in 1920 in a limited edition. The story of two sisters, Gudrun and Ursula, hungry for passion, and their beloved men, Gerald and Rupert—men who became disappointed with life and with love for women—sparked a storm of outrage among the conservative part of English society. In 1922, a notorious censorship trial took place. Later, the novel was adapted for film by the well-known American director Ken Russell. In 1970, the actress who played the lead role, Glenda Jackson, was awarded an “Oscar.”