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Biography: literary

Paperback. First published in 1993, this work is a portrait of family life, father-son relationships and bereavement. It includes an afterword by the author. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 185.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Granta Books
Condition
New
SKU
9781862079083
ISBN
9781862079083
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.28

Hardback. Series: Writers on Writers. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 124 x 192 x 23. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780691154114
ISBN
9780691154114
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.10

Paperback. Series: Inspirations. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 353 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 122. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Argyll Publishing
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0006178
ISBN
9781906134693
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, YES. BIC Classification: BGL; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 26 x 151 x 232. Weight in Grams: 479. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Hachette Books Ireland
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSS0002172
ISBN
9780340752395
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. I thought of life's many bounties, to have known the extremities of joy and sorrow, love, success and failure, fame and slaughter, to have read in the newspapers that as a writer I was past my sell-by date, yet regardless, to go on writing and reading, to be lucky enough to live in these two intensities that have buttressed my whole life. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 282.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571269440
ISBN
9780571269440
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.85

Paperback. When Brautigan took his own life in September of 1984 his close friends and network of artists and writers were devastated though not entirely surprised. To many, Brautigan was shrouded in enigma, erratic and unpredictable in his habits and presentation. This title offers portraits of a man destroyed by his genius. Num Pages: 864 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 181 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1588.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Counterpoint United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
864
Condition
New
SKU
V9781619021051
ISBN
9781619021051
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 27.88

Paperback. A lively chronicle of the 1960s through the surprisingly close and incredibly contentious friendship of its two most colorful characters. Num Pages: 400 pages, 8 pages of photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; BGL; HBJK; HBLW; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 133. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393353020
ISBN
9780393353020
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.42

Paperback. Published to coincide with the major release of HBO's upcoming film Hemingway and Gellhorn, starring Nicole Kidman and Clive Owen. Series: Movie Tie-in Editions. Num Pages: 800 pages, 16 pages of photographs. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 232 x 33. Weight in Grams: 998.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
Movie Tie-in Edition
Number of pages
763
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393343205
ISBN
9780393343205
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.61

Paperback. A window onto the lives of the Romantic poets through the re-creation of one legendary night in 1817. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGL; DCF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 133. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393353068
ISBN
9780393353068
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.41

Paperback. "An amazing story [told] with clarity and intelligence .. colorful and insightful."-Martin Rubin, Los Angeles Times Num Pages: 512 pages, 26 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 140 x 33. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393333596
ISBN
9780393333596
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.53

Paperback. Jane Austen's reputation rests on the six novels she wrote in her life - enduringly popular novels which have become part of the fabric of English life, and which have reached new audiences through dramatisations on screen and stage. This book draws on her letters and describes Jane's life in the vicarage at Steventon and at Bath and Chawton. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 166.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752453187
ISBN
9780752453187
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.52

Hardback. Num Pages: 232 pages, 25. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801448348
ISBN
9780801448348
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.02

Paperback. She'd been intimately his, and he hers, for twenty-seven years - which were his final twenty-seven years. She'd lasted through three wives, the Nobel Prize, and all his ruin. He'd owned her, fished her, worked her and rode her, from the waters of Key West to the Bahamas to the Dry Tortugas to the north coast and archipelagos of Cuba. Num Pages: 720 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 199 x 53. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099565994
ISBN
9780099565994
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.37

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908373328
ISBN
9781908373328
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.96

Paperback. Translator(s): Wilson, Jason. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 140 x 33. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857423986
ISBN
9780857423986
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 20.64

Hardcover. Num Pages: 304 pages, 40 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJ; BGLA; DSBH; DSK; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 223 x 30. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780295999364
ISBN
9780295999364
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.85

Paperback. A family story, told with restraint and tenderness. This book is a son's unembarrassed tribute to his mother. His memory of walks with her through the narrow lanes to the country schools where she taught and his happiness as she named for him the wild flowers on the bank remained conscious and unconscious presences for the rest of his life. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
Edition
Main
SKU
9780571228119
ISBN
9780571228119
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.59

Hardback. Num Pages: 576 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 38. Weight in Grams: 946.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition, 1st Printing
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061896453
ISBN
9780061896453
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.52

Paperback. 'Part biography, part collection of tips for the aspiring writer' Guardian. ON WRITING: A MEMOIR OF THE CRAFT is a brilliant book on writing from the number one bestselling writer. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Condition
New
SKU
9781444723250
ISBN
9781444723250
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.56

Hardback. Translator(s): Philcox, Richard. Series: SB - The Africa List. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857423764
ISBN
9780857423764
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 22.54

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