On Leonora Carrington Posted byparulsehgalJune 2, 2017July 10, 2021Posted inEssays and Profiles By Parul Sehgal, The New York Times Book Review, June 2, 2017 As a child, Leonora Carrington — painter, fabulist, incorrigible eccentric — developed the disconcerting ability to write backward with her left hand while writing forward with her right. This trick did not go over well with English convent school nuns. Share this: Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit More Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Like Loading... Related