Biography: literary
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Biography: literary
Paperback. A series of recollections that concern both the childhood and work of the writer John Fowles. For him, the tree is the best analogue of prose fiction, symbolising the wild side of our psyche, and he stresses the importance in art of the unpredictable, the unaccountable and the intuitive. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 126 x 7. Weight in Grams: 78.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099282839
- ISBN
- 9780099282839
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.08
€ 17.99
€ 14.08
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
Hardcover. Melek Ortabasi reassesses the influence of Yanagita Kunio (1875-1962), a folk scholar and elite bureaucrat, in shaping modern Japan's cultural identity. Only the second book-length English-language study of Yanagita, this book moves beyond his pioneering work in folk studies to reveal the full range of his contributions as a public intellectual. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; BGL; DSB; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Harvard University Asia Center
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674492004
- ISBN
- 9780674492004
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 45.61
€ 53.99
€ 45.61
paperback. Best known for his provocative take on cultural issues in The Intellectuals and the Masses and What Good Are the Arts?, the author describes the events that formed him - an escape from the London blitz to an idyllic rural village, army service in Egypt, an open scholarship to Oxford and an academic career that saw him elected. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JJP; 3JM; BGLA; DSB; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 138 x 32. Weight in Grams: 522. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Main
- Number of pages
- 384
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- SKU
- KIN0036482
- ISBN
- 9780571310920
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
paperback. Best known for his provocative take on cultural issues in The Intellectuals and the Masses and What Good Are the Arts?, the author describes the events that formed him - an escape from the London blitz to an idyllic rural village, army service in Egypt, an open scholarship to Oxford and an academic career that saw him elected. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JJP; 3JM; BGLA; DSB; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 138 x 32. Weight in Grams: 522. Good copy with some shelf wear, yellowing of pages
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Edition
- Main
- Number of pages
- 384
- SKU
- KKD0009969
- ISBN
- 9780571310920
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
paperback. Best known for his provocative take on cultural issues in The Intellectuals and the Masses and What Good Are the Arts?, the author describes the events that formed him - an escape from the London blitz to an idyllic rural village, army service in Egypt, an open scholarship to Oxford and an academic career that saw him elected. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JJP; 3JM; BGLA; DSB; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 138 x 32. Weight in Grams: 522. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Main
- Number of pages
- 384
- SKU
- KRA0006680
- ISBN
- 9780571310920
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. A funny memoir of John Carey, best known for his provocative stance on the arts and the academic establishment. It shows his journey from an ordinary background to Oxford's oldest literary professorship. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESF; BGLA; DSB; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571310937
- ISBN
- 9780571310937
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.88
€ 17.99
€ 12.88
Paperback. Since her suicide, fascination with the poet Sylvia Plath has never waned. Plath has been the subject of a novel ("Wintering", by Kate Moses), a feature film ("Sylvia", starring Gwyneth Paltrow), and a film documentary. This book provides an assessment of Plath's life and work, offering essays by leading critics and scholars. Editor(s): Helle, Anita. Num Pages: 312 pages, 2 colour illustrations, 12 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472069279
- ISBN
- 9780472069279
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.16
€ 40.16
Paperback. From one of our most perceptive and provocative voices comes an arresting and wholly original account of the last days of Susan Sontag, Sigmund Freud, John Updike, Dylan Thomas, Maurice Sendak and James Salter. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; BK; DSC; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
- Publisher
- Virago
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1966
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349008530
- ISBN
- 9780349008530
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.15
€ 11.99
€ 10.15
Hardback. Examines Charlotte Armstrong's contribution to the suspense genre through an exploration of her childhood diaries, adult correspondence, published and cinematic works, reviews of those works, and the recollections of her agent, children, and grand children. Num Pages: 180 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Associated University Presses United States
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781575911229
- ISBN
- 9781575911229
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.89
€ 121.89
Hardback. Series: Asia Perspectives: History, Society and Culture. Num Pages: 240 pages, B&W Photos: 14,. BIC Classification: 2GJ; BGL; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 210 x 23. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231164887
- ISBN
- 9780231164887
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.48€ 63.08
€ 81.48
€ 63.08
Paperback. Masterly biography of Leigh Hunt - publisher, poet, critic and Republican, and the mentor of Keats and Shelley Num Pages: 448 pages, Section: 16, b/w. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 198 x 34. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349117706
- ISBN
- 9780349117706
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.27
€ 17.99
€ 13.27
Paperback. For the first time ever, a fascinating look at the remarkable life of Barbara Taylor Bradford. From the cobbled streets of Yorkshire to the sweeping avenues of Manhattan, Barbara's own story is as dramatic a tale as any one of her bestsellers. Num Pages: 400 pages, 32 b/w plates, Index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 112 x 30. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007165698
- ISBN
- 9780007165698
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.29
€ 14.99
€ 11.29
Hardcover. Reflects Samuel Johnson's final wishes for the wording of "The Lives of the Poets", accompanied by notes of value both to general readers and specialists. Editor(s): Middendorf, John H. Series: The Yale Edition of the Works of Samuel Johnson. Num Pages: 1640 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 41. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 557
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300123142
- ISBN
- 9780300123142
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 378.30€ 281.42
€ 378.30
€ 281.42
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Picador
- Edition
- Reprints
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780330440097
- ISBN
- 9780330440097
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.94
€ 12.99
€ 11.94
Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages, 50 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; DSBD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571221608
- ISBN
- 9780571221608
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.83
€ 17.99
€ 12.83
Hardcover. Presents a comprehensive photographic biography of Sweden's influential writer and playwright. This title offers more than 500 contemporary photographs from Strindberg's world Stockholm, the archipelago, Berlin, Paris and all the other places that have contributed in shaping the world-renowned playwright and writer. Num Pages: 512 pages, 450 illustrations, 24 in colour. BIC Classification: 1DNS; BGL; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 285 x 61. Weight in Grams: 2644.
- Publisher
- Bokforlaget Max Strom Sweden
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789171262486
- ISBN
- 9789171262486
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.25€ 57.35
€ 58.25
€ 57.35
Paperback. Num Pages: 290 pages, 12 pages b/w plates. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; APFD; BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Vallentine Mitchell & Co Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780853039068
- ISBN
- 9780853039068
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.39
€ 44.39
Hardcover. Village rectories, the traditional family homes of church ministers, have had a long association with writers in Britain. In this book, each chapter explores the life of a writer during the time they lived at a particular rectory/ parsonage or vicarage and the effect it had on them. Num Pages: 208 pages, 75 illustrations, 12 in colour. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Thames and Hudson Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780500516775
- ISBN
- 9780500516775
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 6.75
€ 6.75
Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; BGL; HBJK; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Univ Tennessee Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781572330085
- ISBN
- 9781572330085
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.57
€ 45.99
€ 38.57