Biography: literary
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Biography: literary
Paperback. Four years old when World War II began, the author grew to maturity through decades of great social and cultural change - giving him plenty to write about. This title illuminates a period of transition in British society, and charts the evolution of a writer whose works have become classics in his own lifetime. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784700539
- ISBN
- 9781784700539
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.84
€ 19.99
€ 14.84
Paperback. Writing about real lives takes various forms, which overlap and may be combined with each other: biography, autobiography, biographical criticism, biographical fiction, memoir, confession, diary. In these essays, the author considers some particularly interesting examples of life-writing, and contributes several of his own. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; BK; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 17. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099587767
- ISBN
- 9780099587767
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.28
€ 17.99
€ 13.28
Paperback. Originally published: New York: Knopf, 1994. Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; WZ. Dimension: 203 x 137 x 33. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Arcade Publishing
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781628724387
- ISBN
- 9781628724387
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.01
€ 19.99
€ 19.01
Hardback. A ground-breaking biography revealing the haunted origins of the man who created Dracula. Num Pages: 448 pages, 100 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781631490101
- ISBN
- 9781631490101
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 32.12
€ 37.99
€ 32.12
Paperback. When, in 2000, the National Theatre published its poll of the hundred best plays of the 20th century, David Hare had written five of them. In this memoir, ending as Margaret Thatcher comes to power in 1979, he describes his childhood, and his painful apprenticeship to the trade of dramatist. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 199 x 25. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571294343
- ISBN
- 9780571294343
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.02
€ 9.02
Paperback. Aims to unearth the life story of the creator of "The Leopard", one of the novels of the twentieth century. This book stands as a meditation on what it is that makes a writer. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 2ADT; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- Eland Books
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780955010514
- ISBN
- 9780955010514
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 13.87
€ 18.99
€ 13.87
Paperback. Takes a wry look at middle-class sexual mores and a witty appreciation of the art of the hack novel. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 195.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820330136
- ISBN
- 9780820330136
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.21
€ 25.99
€ 24.21
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908373328
- ISBN
- 9781908373328
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.99
€ 19.99
€ 14.99
Hardback. From the publication of his second novel, "A Bad Man, in 1967" to his death in 1995, Elkin was tormented by the desire for both material and artistic success. This book presents a complete biography of Stanley Elkin, a pre-eminent novelist who consistently won high marks from critics. Num Pages: 296 pages, 16 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780252035081
- ISBN
- 9780252035081
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.14
€ 45.14
Paperback. The enfants terribles of America at mid-20th Century challenged the sexual censors of their day while indulging in "bitchfests" for love, glory, and boyfriends. This book exposes their literary slugfests and offers an intimate look at their relationships with the glitterati - everyone from Marilyn Monroe to Jacqueline Kennedy and Marlon Brando. Num Pages: 528 pages, 130 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1168.
- Publisher
- Blood Moon Productions, Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936003372
- ISBN
- 9781936003372
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.16
€ 29.16
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803237698
- ISBN
- 9780803237698
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.32
€ 37.99
€ 34.32
Paperback. * This companion to the work of one of Britain's best-loved novelists celebrates the centenary of her birth. Editor(s): Taylor, Helen. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 128 x 29. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group London
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844082353
- ISBN
- 9781844082353
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.49
€ 17.99
€ 13.49
Paperback. * du Maurier uses a novelist's skill to portray this 'unknown' Bronte Series: VMC. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844080755
- ISBN
- 9781844080755
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.95
€ 13.99
€ 10.95
Paperback. Dannie Abse's rich mixture of Welsh and Jewish backgrounds, and his dual occupations of doctor and author, have led to what is widely regarded as one of the most readable, humorous and poignant autobiographies since the war. Num Pages: 450 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 136 x 37. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Publisher
- Parthian Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 450
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908069726
- ISBN
- 9781908069726
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.41
€ 13.99
€ 13.41
Paperback. Translator(s): Anemone, Anthony; Scotto, Peter. Series: Cultural Revolutions: Russia in the Twentieth Century. Num Pages: 600 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DV; BGL; DCF; DQ; DSB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 812.
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781618113726
- ISBN
- 9781618113726
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.72
€ 34.72
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Five Leaves Publications United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 148
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907869006
- ISBN
- 9781907869006
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.58
€ 16.99
€ 15.58
Paperback. Num Pages: 60 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 155 x 5. Weight in Grams: 90. 60 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGL. Dimension: 209 x 155 x 5. Weight: 90.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Richard Hollis
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 60
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905512751
- ISBN
- 9781905512751
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.31
€ 9.31
Hardback. The powerful interconnections of poet Denise Levertov's life and work Num Pages: 328 pages, 10 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGL; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252037108
- ISBN
- 9780252037108
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.05
€ 40.05
Hardcover. Come to know the literary legend that is L. Ron Hubbard - a leading light of American Pulp Fiction, a screenwriter in the Golden Age of Hollywood and a creative visionary who authored some of the world's most enduring masterpieces. Here is both the story and back-story of a man who remains among the most widely read writers of all time. Series: L. Ron Hubbard Series. Num Pages: 191 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 308 x 227 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1608.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- New Era Publications International APS Denmark
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788764934830
- ISBN
- 9788764934830
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 30.55
€ 46.99
€ 30.55
paperback. As father and son, John and Dan Fante's relationship was characterized by competition, resentment, rages, and extended periods of silence. This title traces Dan Fante's family's history from the hillsides of Italy to the immigrant neighborhoods of Colorado to Los Angeles. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGLA; VFVX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 204 x 25. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Harper Perennial
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780062027092
- ISBN
- 9780062027092
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.78
€ 19.99
€ 18.78