Biography: literary
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Biography: literary
Paperback. Limonov is not a fictional character, but he could have been. He's lived a hundred lives. This book tells the story about this charecter. Editor(s): Lambert, John. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846148217
- ISBN
- 9781846148217
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.93
€ 13.99
€ 10.93
Paperback. Hanif Kureishi offers an insight into the birth of a writer - himself - through this memoir that conjures up a family story of how he found his own literary calling from the ashes of his father's failed attempts in the past even as the world turned upside down and India split in two along religious lines. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 b&w photos. BIC Classification: BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Publisher
- FABER AND FABER
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571224043
- ISBN
- 9780571224043
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.11
€ 10.99
€ 9.11
Paperback. Nikolai Gogol was one of the great geniuses of nineteenth century Russian literature, with a command of the irrational unmatched by any writer before or since. His strange tales, though often read as forceful demands for social change, were displays of the fantasies of the human spirit. This book tells his story. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 178.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846143304
- ISBN
- 9781846143304
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.89
€ 13.99
€ 10.89
Hardcover. Those already familiar with or well-versed in Owen's work will find new material in this book, and those coming to Owen for the first time will enjoy a well researched, yet accessible, illustrated introduction to one of the twentieth century's greatest poets. Num Pages: 144 pages, 60 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 169 x 17. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Publisher
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851243945
- ISBN
- 9781851243945
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.66
€ 13.99
€ 11.66
Paperback. Fascinating insight into the tempestuous life of one of our great poets through his letters, including those to the two great loves of his life. Featuring a bold new livery in celebration of the Dylan Thomas centenary. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 7. Weight in Grams: 100.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780227252
- ISBN
- 9781780227252
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.17
€ 11.99
€ 10.17
Paperback. Translator(s): Proctor, Minna. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; FA; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 114. .
- Publisher
- New Directions Publishing Corporation
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811226875
- ISBN
- 9780811226875
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.27
€ 13.99
€ 13.27
Hardback. Editor(s): Horne, Philip. Num Pages: 850 pages, 8. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 120. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Publisher
- The Library of America United States
- Number of pages
- 850
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781598534719
- ISBN
- 9781598534719
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 32.69
€ 38.99
€ 32.69
Paperback. A biography of Renaissance poet and courtier, Thomas Wyatt. Num Pages: 355 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 199 x 28. Weight in Grams: 313.
- Publisher
- Short Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- New ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780720883
- ISBN
- 9781780720883
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.15
€ 11.99
€ 10.15
Paperback. Shows how the early leaders of the group first met in the Paris studios and lived and worked closely together for nearly twenty years. Painting outdoors, meeting in cafes, they supported each other and shared emotional and financial difficulties. This account takes us into their homes as well as their studios and describes their private affairs. Num Pages: 368 pages, 38. BIC Classification: 3JH; ACVT; BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099458340
- ISBN
- 9780099458340
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.82
€ 19.99
€ 14.82
Paperback. Num Pages: 512 pages, 2 x 8pp B&W plates. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; BGL; DSBF; DSG; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408863169
- ISBN
- 9781408863169
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.52
€ 19.99
€ 14.52
Paperback. The Life of Daniel Defoe examines the entire range of Defoe's writing in the context of what is known about his life and opinions. * A critical study of the writing of Daniel Defoe. * Features extended and detailed commentaries on Defoe's political and religious journalism, as well as on his narrative fictions. Series: Wiley Blackwell Critical Biographies. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 189 x 22. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119045304
- ISBN
- 9781119045304
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.98
€ 38.98
Paperback. The scandalous life of one of England's great eccentrics. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 161 x 37. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780878782
- ISBN
- 9781780878782
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.83
€ 19.99
€ 14.83
Hardback. An extended memoir with reminiscences about the Author's friends, family members and even beloved animals that have passed away. A therapeutic book demonstrating a compassionate way of dealing with bereavement. Num Pages: 192 pages, 15 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 143 x 24. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- O´Brien Press Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847173324
- ISBN
- 9781847173324
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.51
€ 16.99
€ 14.51
Hardcover. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 260. .
- Publisher
- Fantagraphics
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606998885
- ISBN
- 9781606998885
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.91
€ 48.91
Hardback. These letters chart the friendship between Boswell and the man he called his "most intimate friend", William Johnson Temple. Editor(s): Crawford, Thomas. Series: The Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 914.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748607587
- ISBN
- 9780748607587
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 227.11€ 214.34
€ 227.11
€ 214.34
Paperback. A biography of Samuel Beckett, one of the most innovative and influential, yet most private, literary figures of the twentieth century. Andrew Gibson focuses on Beckett's life in a particular place and moment in time, and on the specific text or texts that he wrote during that period. Series: Critical Lives. Num Pages: 192 pages, 34 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 9. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books London
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861895172
- ISBN
- 9781861895172
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.33
€ 31.33
Paperback. Baker's startlingly honest, very funny account of his obsession with John Updike, part of a stunning redesign of Baker's Granta backlist. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 142.
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2nd edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847083517
- ISBN
- 9781847083517
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.91
€ 11.99
€ 9.91
Paperback. Adam Gopnik's memoir of five years as an American family man in Paris Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing Plc United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847243928
- ISBN
- 9781847243928
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.21
€ 17.99
€ 13.21
Paperback. The seventeenth-century poet Andrew Marvell (1621-1678) is one of the most intriguing figures in English literature. This title offers a look into Marvell's life, from his early employment as a tutor and gentleman's companion to his suspicious death, reputedly a politically fueled poisoning. Num Pages: 416 pages, 16 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 33. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- First Paperback Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300181968
- ISBN
- 9780300181968
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.30
€ 25.99
€ 19.30
Paperback. Num Pages: 752 pages, 16. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 215 x 55. Weight in Grams: 796.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780221205
- ISBN
- 9781780221205
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.31
€ 21.99
€ 16.31