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Biography: literary

This is the first book-length study on the Anglo-Jewish writer Bernard Kops, who became famous as part of the new wave of British drama with the production of his play The Hamlet of Stepney Green in 1958. Num Pages: 168 pages, 1 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGL; DSB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 236 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611476569
ISBN
9781611476569
Condition: New

€ 122.56

Paperback. Originally published: New York: Knopf, 1994. Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; WZ. Dimension: 203 x 137 x 33. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Arcade Publishing
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781628724387
ISBN
9781628724387
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.21

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

€ 127.70

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. Dashiell Hammett changed the face of crime fiction. A controversial political activist who stood for civil liberty, he was also a very private man. In this biography, the author uses fresh research, including interviews with Hammett's family and Hellman's heir, to reexamine his life and works. Num Pages: 264 pages, B&W photos. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 8 x 5 x 140. Weight in Grams: 355.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611457841
ISBN
9781611457841
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.50

Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGL; DSB; DSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611474886
ISBN
9781611474886
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.89

hardcover. Lives are known textually, and this collection of new essays explores, corrects, and advances contemporary knowledge of historical lives and texts, particularly of the British eighteenth century. Complementing the essays is a complete translation and critical edition of a life of Hester Thrale Piozzi written in French by Frances Burney. Editor(s): Swan, Jesse G. Num Pages: 302 pages, 3 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGL; DNF; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Bucknell University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611485400
ISBN
9781611485400
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.25

Hardback. Editor(s): Podnieks, Elizabeth. Num Pages: 430 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; BGLA; BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 164 x 33. Weight in Grams: 803.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Delaware Press United States
Number of pages
430
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611493764
ISBN
9781611493764
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 173.96

Paperback. When Chabani Manganyi published the first edition of selected letters twenty-five years ago as a companion volume to "Exiles and Homecomings: A Biography of Es'kia Mphahlele", the idea of Mphahlele's death was remote and poetic. That death has now come and we mourn it. This volume offers an account of Mphahlele's rich and varied life. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGLA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 170 x 38. Weight in Grams: 880.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Wits University Press South Africa
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9781868144891
ISBN
9781868144891
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.36

Paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 33. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Viva Editions United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9781936740321
ISBN
9781936740321
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.68

Paperback. A. N. Wilson's Tolstoy is a highly intelligent and accessible biography of the most famous writer in the Russian canon. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 161 x 44. Weight in Grams: 924.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Atlantic Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
592
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782390916
ISBN
9781782390916
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.27

paperback. As father and son, John and Dan Fante's relationship was characterized by competition, resentment, rages, and extended periods of silence. This title traces Dan Fante's family's history from the hillsides of Italy to the immigrant neighborhoods of Colorado to Los Angeles. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGLA; VFVX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 204 x 25. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Condition
New
SKU
9780062027092
ISBN
9780062027092
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.78

paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Seven Stories Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
356
Condition
New
SKU
V9781609804305
ISBN
9781609804305
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.71

Hardcover. Randolph Caldecott established a new standard of taste in children's picture books. Colour plates from the author's personal collection. Series: Bruce Peel Special Collections Library. Num Pages: 128 pages, 0. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 524.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Alberta Press Canada
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551952093
ISBN
9781551952093
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 37.31

Paperback. Playwright, novelist, polyglot, pianist, trickster Tomson Highway's Henry Kreisel Lecture on the importance of multilingualism. Illustrator(s): Sokaymoh Frederik, Christine. Series: Henry Kreisel Memorial Lecture Series. Num Pages: 56 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 133 x 12. Weight in Grams: 96.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Alberta Press Canada
Number of pages
56
Condition
New
SKU
V9781772120417
ISBN
9781772120417
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.94

Paperback. Num Pages: 308 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Dimension: 150 x 210 x 16. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon Germany
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9783838205892
ISBN
9783838205892
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.47

Hardcover. Num Pages: 335 pages, 50 illus. BIC Classification: BGL. Dimension: 172 x 246 x 29. Weight in Grams: 932.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9788763540797
ISBN
9788763540797
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.08
€ 40.81

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

hardcover. Presents the complete letters of one of the great novelists and letter writers of the English language - Henry James. This title includes more than ten thousand letters reflecting on a range of topics - from James' own life and literary projects to broader questions about art, literature, and criticism. Editor(s): Walker, Pierre A.; Zacharias, Greg W. Series: The Complete Letters of Henry James. Num Pages: 342 pages, 6 figures. BIC Classification: BGLA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6452 x 4039 x 33. Weight in Grams: 835.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
342
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803222977
ISBN
9780803222977
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.20

paperback. Here is a unique collection of fifty years of essays chosen to form an unconventional autobiography and capstone to his remarkable career as the conservative writer par excellence. Num Pages: 594 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 160 x 40. Weight in Grams: 839.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Regnery United States
Number of pages
594
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780895260048
ISBN
9780895260048
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 25.93

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