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: Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on X (Opens in new window) X Print (Opens in new window) Print Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit More Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Like Loading... Related