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Biography: literary

Paperback. From his love affairs to his artistic achievements, Gibran is laid bare by the world's leading expert. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 134 x 29. Weight in Grams: 486.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
392
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851685417
ISBN
9781851685417
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DVKC; 2AGZ; BGL; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 162 x 16. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845195533
ISBN
9781845195533
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.77

Hardcover. Katherine Anne Porter revealed only scant facts about her life, and often gave conflicting accounts. Here, the author finds that Porter's deceptions were a screen for deep personal turmoil, fuelled by multiple marriages, and babies lost to miscarriage, abortion, and stillbirth. Num Pages: 368 pages, 25 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 33. Weight in Grams: 871.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University Press of Mississippi
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781578067770
ISBN
9781578067770
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.89

Paperback. Pursuing art and adventure across Europe, Katherine Mansfield lived and wrote with the Furies on her heels; but when she died aged only thirty-four she became one of the most influential writers of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8pp inset. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 20. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241963302
ISBN
9780241963302
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.90

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748681457
ISBN
9780748681457
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.19
€ 50.54

Paperback. Weaving together intimate details from Katherine Mansfield's letters and journals with the writings of her friends and acquaintances, Kathleen Jones creates a captivating drama of this fragile yet feisty author: her life, loves and passion for writing. Num Pages: 528 pages, 55 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 29. Weight in Grams: 822. The Story-Teller. 528 pages, 55 black & white illustrations. Weaving together intimate details from Katherine Mansfield's letters and journals with the writings of her friends and acquaintances, Kathleen Jones creates a captivating drama of this fragile yet feisty author: her life, loves and passion for writing. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: BGL; DSK. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 29. Weight: 822.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748650651
ISBN
9780748650651
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.42

Hardback. The first biography of Katherine Mansfield for a quarter of a century and the first to take advantage of the complete transcriptions of the diaries and letters of both Katherine Mansfield and her editor husband John Middleton Murry. Num Pages: 528 pages, 55 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 163 x 31. Weight in Grams: 954.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
528
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748643547
ISBN
9780748643547
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 45.46

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
€ 17.49

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

€ 126.73

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
€ 22.28

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

€ 241.73

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

€ 22.40

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 406 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1DVUA; 2ADF; BGL; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 914.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
406
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691638690
ISBN
9780691638690
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 210.56

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
€ 11.90

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
€ 15.90

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. 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
€ 19.38

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

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
€ 10.23

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
€ 10.70

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