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:EmailFacebookTwitterPrintRedditMoreLinkedInLike this:Like Loading... Related