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Biography: literary

Hardback. A fascinating look into the life and work of controversial French novelist Irene Nemirovsky Num Pages: 376 pages, 25 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 243 x 27. Weight in Grams: 692.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780300171969
ISBN
9780300171969
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 7.55

Paperback. The long overdue first UK publication of one of Sven Lindqvist's best-loved books - and the one for which he is most famous in his home country - an exquisitely written meditation on the author's relationship with art. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BM; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 145 x 9. Weight in Grams: 128.
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847085221
ISBN
9781847085221
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.07

Paperback. Num Pages: 290 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 214 x 22. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143127666
ISBN
9780143127666
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.65

Paperback. On the day that Homes was born in 1961, she was given up for adoption. Thirty years later, out of the blue, Homes was contacted by a lawyer on behalf of her birth mother, and they began to correspond; her biological father contacted her soon after. These two individuals and their effect on the adult Homes are strange and unexpected. Num Pages: 238 pages, ports. BIC Classification: BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 192.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Granta Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847080110
ISBN
9781847080110
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.57

paperback. Translator(s): Harss, Marina. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590174449
ISBN
9781590174449
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.18

Hardcover. Num Pages: 372 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
372
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804011679
ISBN
9780804011679
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.99

Paperback. Byron Rogers' biography of Wales's national poet and vicar, R.S. Thomas has been hailed as a 'masterpiece', even as a work of 'genius', by reviewers from Craig Brown to the Archbishop of Canterbury. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8pp b/w plates. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Quarto Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845132507
ISBN
9781845132507
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.61

Paperback. Editor(s): Baker, Phil. Series: Dark Masters. Num Pages: 338 pages, 3 black and white drawings and photos. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 200 x 20. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Dedalus Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Ist
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909232433
ISBN
9781909232433
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.58

Paperback. .
Publisher
Mandrake
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906958640
ISBN
9781906958640
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.08

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
€ 10.31

Hardback. Critic, poet, editor, chronicler of the Lost Generation, elder statesman of the Republic of Letters, Malcolm Cowley (1898-1989) was an eloquent witness to American literary and political life. His letters, mostly unpublished, provide a self-portrait of Cowley and his time and make possible a full appreciation of his long, varied career. Num Pages: 630 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGLA; BJ; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 167 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1436.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
630
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674051065
ISBN
9780674051065
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 46.53

paperback. In 1612, Shakespeare gave evidence at the Court of Requests in Westminster - it is the only occasion his spoken words are recorded. The case seems routine - a dispute over an unpaid marriage-dowry - but it opens up an unexpected window into the dramatist's famously obscure life-story. This book focuses on this episode in Shakespeare's life. Num Pages: 400 pages, 1 x 16 pp b/w inset. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141023748
ISBN
9780141023748
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. The Lives of the Poets is one of the greatest works of English criticism, but also one of the most diverting. This is the only one-volume paperback edition to make available Johnson's most substantial Lives in unabridged form. Texts are drawn from Roger Lonsdale's authoritative complete edition, and introduced by John Mullan. Editor(s): Lonsdale, Roger. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 34. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199226740
ISBN
9780199226740
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.22

Paperback. "Psychologically rich.. Matteson's book restores the heroism of [Fuller's] life and work."-The New Yorker Num Pages: 528 pages, 28 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGL; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
510
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393343595
ISBN
9780393343595
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.55

Hardcover. From the Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer John Matteson, an account of the "Susan Sontag" of nineteenth-century America. Num Pages: 528 pages, 28 black-and-white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 165 x 39. Weight in Grams: 890.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393068054
ISBN
9780393068054
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 33.37

Hardcover. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 159 x 12. Weight in Grams: 234.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
G2 Entertainment
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909040045
ISBN
9781909040045
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 5.53

Paperback. Num Pages: 528 pages, 13 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGH; BGL; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 140 x 42. Weight in Grams: 670.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300212341
ISBN
9780300212341
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.02

Paperback. Pulitzer Prize finalist Elizabeth Alexander--considered one of America's most important contemporary poets--reflects with gratitude on her life after the sudden death of her husband. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 257 x 18. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
Little, Brown & Company
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781455599868
ISBN
9781455599868
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.99

Hardback. The Life of Sharatchandra Chatopadhyay presents a historical critical assessment of the novelist's upbringing and the experiences that informed his work. The author exposes Sharatchandra's innate conservative worldview and his romantic platonic concept of human sexuality that informs all his love stories. Num Pages: 180 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2BM; BGL; DSB; HBJF; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 17. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611475074
ISBN
9781611475074
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.44

Paperback. By the time Herzog was published in 1964, Saul Bellow was probably the most acclaimed novelist in America. This book traces Bellow's life away from the desk, as polemicist, teacher, husband, father and lover. It also spans the period from Bellow's birth in 1915 to the publication of Herzog in 1964. Num Pages: 832 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 233 x 55. Weight in Grams: 1120.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099520931
ISBN
9780099520931
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 20.96

Paperback. A biography of Samuel Johnson, one of the towering figures of English literature. Editor(s): Womersley, David. Num Pages: 1312 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; CFM; DSBD; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 135 x 57. Weight in Grams: 1022.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
1312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140436624
ISBN
9780140436624
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 23.03

Hardback. The Life of Robert Frost presents a unique and rich approach to the poet that includes original genealogical research concerning Frost s ancestors, and a demonstration of how mental illness plagued the Frost family and heavily influenced Frost s poetry. Series: Wiley Blackwell Critical Biographies. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470658529
ISBN
9780470658529
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.89

Paperback. Tells the story of the Tibetan people. This title offers an introduction to Tibetan Buddhism. It presents a quest for purification and buddhahood in a single lifetime, tracing the path of a great sinner who became a great saint. Translator(s): Quintman, Andrew. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 13. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143106227
ISBN
9780143106227
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.82

Paperback. Editor(s): King, Brendan. Num Pages: 580 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 197 x 40. Weight in Grams: 560.
Publisher
Dedalus Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
580
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Dedalus Ed. /
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903517437
ISBN
9781903517437
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.69

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