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Biography: literary

Paperback. Langston Hughes was an innovator of jazz poetry and a leader of the Harlem Renaissance. This book offers a collection of letters between Hughes and four confidantes sheds light on his life and politics. It deals with his life and work. Editor(s): Crawford, Evelyn Louise; Patterson, Mary Louise. Num Pages: 424 pages, 30 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJ; BGL; BJ; DSBH; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 0. .
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
424
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520285347
ISBN
9780520285347
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Paperback. A collection of absorbing stories and inspirational wisdom from one of our best-loved writers, Maya Angelou. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 196 x 12. Weight in Grams: 158.
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
Virago
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844086115
ISBN
9781844086115
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. A biography of Lenin. It examines his legacy in the light of the complete and total collapse of the ideology he espoused. It seeks to separate the myth from the fact, and let the real Lenin emerge from behind the opposing shrouds of deification and condemnation, revealing the creator of the 20th century's most influential yet bloodthirsty beliefs. Series: Life & Times. Num Pages: 192 pages, 20. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Haus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905791262
ISBN
9781905791262
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.08

Hardcover. In this new memoir, Anne Edwards-bestselling author of biographies on Judy Garland, Vivien Leigh, Margaret Mitchell, and Ronald Reagan-turns the spotlight on herself, chronicling her 20-year exile from the United States from the 1950s until the early 1970s. Num Pages: 320 pages, 42 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; BGL; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 234 x 28. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810881990
ISBN
9780810881990
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.63

Hardcover. A literary testament showing how Mary Lee Settle's great novels followed the map of her remarkable life. Editor(s): Freeman, Anne. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8 pages of illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 150 x 22. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780393057324
ISBN
9780393057324
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.85

Paperback. An esteemed literary critic shares his final musings on books, his children, and his own impending death Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 2AB; BGL; DNF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 15. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300223552
ISBN
9780300223552
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.79

Paperback. The heartbreaking story of the passionate love affair between Boris Pasternak and Olga Ivinskaya - the tragic true story that inspired 'Doctor Zhivago'. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008156817
ISBN
9780008156817
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Tim Winton's homage to the ocean and his childhood is a magnificent celebration of life at its limits Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGLA; BM; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 13. Weight in Grams: 170.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main market ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447203094
ISBN
9781447203094
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

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
€ 31.03

Paperback. Kurt Wolff (1887-1963) was a singular presence in the literary world of the twentieth century, a cultural force shaping modern literature itself and pioneering significant changes in publishing. This title deals with his works. Editor(s): Ermarth, Michael. Translator(s): Schneider, Deborah Lucas. Num Pages: 252 pages, 2 halftones, 2 figures. BIC Classification: BGLA; DNF; KNTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780226104805
ISBN
9780226104805
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.41

Paperback. Peppered with insights, one-liners and missives to the likes of Norman Mailer, Gunter Grass and Bernard Malamud, the author is funny, wise and modest. As he himself said: 'I am an American fad-of a slightly higher order than the hula hoop.' This title deals with these works. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BJ; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 38. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099582946
ISBN
9780099582946
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.08

Paperback. Best known as the author of the classic "Darkness at Noon", Koestler was one of the most influential and controversial intellectuals, involved in and commenting on almost every political movement of the twentieth century. This title gives an account of Koestler's turbulent private life. Num Pages: 720 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 57. Weight in Grams: 960.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
720
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571255993
ISBN
9780571255993
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.15

Hardback. Norwegian writer Knut Hamsun (1859-1952), winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1920, was both a brilliant and controversial man. This biography offers a nuanced account of this morally ambiguous man. Drawing on Hamsun's extraordinary private archives and on his psychoanalyst's notes, it delves into Hamsun's personal life and character. Translator(s): Skuggevik, Erik; Dawkin, Deborah. Num Pages: 384 pages, 20 b/w. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 169 x 36. Weight in Grams: 804.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Edition
F First Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300123562
ISBN
9780300123562
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 31.64

Paperback. The wit and wisdom of Auberon Waugh Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; DNF; DNJ; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 199 x 26. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444711509
ISBN
9781444711509
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. This is the authoritative biography of writer, poet, and beat generation icon Jack Kerouac (1922-1969), whose novel On the Road catapulted him to the forefront of the literary world and influenced budding writers for generations to come. Num Pages: 584 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 41. Weight in Grams: 808.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Taylor Trade Publishing United States
Number of pages
584
Condition
New
SKU
V9781589793668
ISBN
9781589793668
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.46

Hardback. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 1565.
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Limited edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571335817
ISBN
9780571335817
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 242.06

Hardback. Num Pages: 736 pages, 2 plate sections of 8 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 262 x 61. Weight in Grams: 1284.
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781256497
ISBN
9781781256497
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.67

Hardback. Putting Greek writer Nikos Kazantzakis's (1883-1957) vast output into the context of his lifelong spiritual quest and the turbulent politics of twentieth-century Greece, this title argues that Kazantzakis was a deeply flawed genius. It covers his life after 1938, the period in which he wrote "Zorba the Greek" and "The Last Temptation of Christ". Series: Princeton Modern Greek Studies. Num Pages: 640 pages, 3 line illus. BIC Classification: 2AHM; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 39. Weight in Grams: 999.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
640
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691128139
ISBN
9780691128139
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.00
€ 77.62

Paperback. A biography of Nikos Kazantzakis. It describes his struggle with political questions that were in reality aspects of a fervent religious search. It features his experiments with communism in turbulent Greece, his visits to Soviet Russia, and the publication of his epic "Odyssey" in 1938. Series: Princeton Modern Greek Studies. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHM; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 518.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691128801
ISBN
9780691128801
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

Paperback. Tells the story of author's parents - their meeting in 1895, marriage in 1903 after his father had returned from the Boer War, and his father's death in an assault on Ypres in 1915, which left his mother a widow until her own death in 1960. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 47. Weight in Grams: 488.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099561194
ISBN
9780099561194
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.77

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