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Biography: literary
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
€ 29.18
€ 29.18
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
€ 45.21
€ 45.21
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€ 24.30
€ 25.99
€ 24.30
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€ 14.08
€ 18.99
€ 14.08
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
€ 13.99€ 10.83
€ 13.99
€ 10.83
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€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36
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€ 18.21
€ 19.99
€ 18.21
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€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
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€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Paperback. Johnson, born weak and half-blind, shambolic and poverty-stricken, became the most admired and quoted man in the eighteenth century. Thrown out of Oxford for a lack of funds, he rose to celebrity: author of "The Dictionary", a friend to the king, companion of Reynolds, Goldsmith and Garrick. This title presents a portrait of Johnson, and his life. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 31. Weight in Grams: 365.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571226368
- ISBN
- 9780571226368
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.08
€ 14.99
€ 12.08
Hardcover. Series: Literary Lives. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403946805
- ISBN
- 9781403946805
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.52
€ 66.52
Hardcover. Pigeonholed as a Jazz Age epicurean and an emblem of the Lost Generation, Fitzgerald was at heart a moralist struck by the nation's shifting mood and manners after WWI. Placing him among Progressives such as Charles Beard, Randolph Bourne, and Thorstein Veblen, David Brown reveals Fitzgerald as a writer with an encompassing historical imagination. Num Pages: 330 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 23 x 15. .
- Publisher
- Belknap Press: An Imprint of Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674504820
- ISBN
- 9780674504820
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.99
€ 33.99
€ 28.99
Paperback. A new, critical biography of enigmatic French theorist, writer, actor and artist Antonin Artaud examining Artaud's work in relation to his life, as well as the many influential figures he came into contact with. Series: Critical Lives. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130. .
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780235707
- ISBN
- 9781780235707
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.61
€ 17.99
€ 16.61
Paperback. Examines Bukowski's writings, colourful life and the desperate conditions of his lifestyle. This book explores the effect the writer's hybrid identity had on the themes and content of his work. It catalogues and dissects the many versions of Bukowski created by the writer and his followers. Series: Critical Lives. Num Pages: 224 pages, 30 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 199 x 14. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780230238
- ISBN
- 9781780230238
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, 10 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 223 x 15. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Taylor Trade Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589799592
- ISBN
- 9781589799592
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.74
€ 18.99
€ 17.74
Paperback. An intimate portrait of the lives and writings of the Bronte sisters, drawn from the objects they possessed. Num Pages: 336 pages, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393352702
- ISBN
- 9780393352702
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.65
€ 17.99
€ 17.65
Hardback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 35 x 144 x 225. Weight in Grams: 597. Clean copy in good condition. Some shelf wear. Hardcover, dustjacket in good condition.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Hachette Books Ireland
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- SKU
- KRF0008871
- ISBN
- 9780340897904
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJP; APB; BGL; FA; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 286. In good condition. A well read copy
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Edition
- 1st. Edition
- Publisher
- Hachette Books Ireland
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- SKU
- KRS0010902
- ISBN
- 9780340898451
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJP; APB; BGL; FA; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 286. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Hachette Books Ireland
- Edition
- 1st. Edition
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KHN0000661
- ISBN
- 9780340898451
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Diana Athill, born in 1917, made her reputation as a writer with the candour of her memoirs. Celebrating her life and writing, this title brings together four of her best-loved memoirs, spanning her very English childhood, her life and loves during World War II, her publishing career at Andre Deutsch, and her reflections on old age. Num Pages: 784 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGLA; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 45. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847081469
- ISBN
- 9781847081469
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33