Biography: writers

A critical evaluation of Philip Roth-the first of its kind-that takes on the man, the myth, and the workPhilip Roth is one of the most renowned writers of our time.

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Ernst Jüngers Riesenwerk auf einen Nenner zu bringen, dafür gibt es zahlreiche Versuche: Moderne, Magie, Militarismus, Surrealismus, Vitalismus, Anarchismus oder Konservatismus.

Offers an in-depth exploration of the author's life, work, and enduring legacy, examining his personal struggles, literary achievements, and social reform efforts.

Frisch und mit sicherer Hand zeichnet Kai Kauffmann Leben und Werk des Meisters des Sprachexperiments in dieser lang erwarteten Biographie nachFriedrich Gottlieb Klopstock war der berühmteste deutsche Dichter des 18.

An engaging invitation to rediscover Henry Millerand to learn how his anarchist sensibility can help us escape ';the air-conditioned nightmare' of the modern worldThe American writer Henry Miller's critical reputationif not his popular readershiphas been in eclipse at least since Kate Millett's blistering critique in Sexual Politics, her landmark 1970 study of misogyny in literature and art.

"e;This magnum opus confirms David Trinidad's place in the poetic firmament: he is simply the best we have.

Shouting Down the Silence presents the first complete biography of Stanley Elkin, a preeminent novelist who consistently won high marks from critics but whose complexities of style seemed destined to elude the popular acclaim he hoped to attain.

The daughter of an illustrious Russian general, Lou von Salome left her home in the heart of Tsarist Russia to conquer intellectual Europe at the tender age of 18.

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A look at 100 inspiring novels that have left a significant mark on the world of literature and popular culture.

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Questing was Sherlock Holmes's business.

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Alice James: an exemplary nineteenth-century neurasthenic and diarist.

Gerald Stern has been a significant presence and an impassioned and idiosyncratic voice in twentieth and twenty-first-century American poetry.

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Marston LaFrance (1927-75) was a stoic for most of his life, although the basic humanitas of the man softened what otherwise might have been mere grim endurance.

The leading figure in the development of cyberpunk, William Gibson (born in 1948) crafted works in which isolated humans explored near-future worlds of ubiquitous and intrusive computer technology and cybernetics.

A groundbreaking biography that recreates the cosmopolitan world in which a wine merchant's son became one of the most celebrated of all English poets More than any other canonical English writer, Geoffrey Chaucer lived and worked at the centre of political life-yet his poems are anything but conventional.

Sadeq Hedayat is the most famous and the most enigmatic Iranian writer of the 20th century.

A FASCINATING TRUE STORY OF FRIENDSHIP, INTRIGUE AND UNFORGIVABLE BETRAYAL, NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES Readers LOVE Capote's Women: 'A genuinely fascinating account of a great writer and his muses.

What accounts for Shakespeares transformation from talented poet and playwright to one of the greatest writers who ever lived?

Writing the story of one's life sounds like a daunting task, but it doesn't have to be.

First published in 1995, David Nokes' major biography of John Gay (1685-1732) was the first full-length life of Gay for over fifty years, and drew on hitherto unpublished letters.

This new, expanded edition of the widely praised biography of the Booker Prize-winning author JG Farrell is timely.

Voici l’occasion pour le lecteur de s’approcher d’une pensée, d’une imagination et d’une sensibilité happées par le processus de création littéraire.

'A marvel of storytelling and a masterclass in the history of the book' WALL STREET JOURNALThe Renaissance in Florence conjures images of beautiful frescoes and elegant buildings - the dazzling handiwork of the city's artists and architects.

During the years of Weimar and the Third Reich, Toller was one of the more active of the "e;other Germany's"e; left-wing intellectuals.

An engaging account of one woman's overcoming the Depression and small town mores.

The only autobiography by the great Roland Barthes, philosopher, literary theorist and semiotician.

Viele Geschichten, ja Legenden umranken das Leben von Veza Canetti.

As the nephew of Virginia Woolf, Quentin Bell enjoyed an initimacy with his subject granted to few biographers.

Langston Hughes survived as a writer for over forty years under conditions that made survival virtually heroic.

The definitive biography of Daphne Du Maurier, one of history's greatest psychological thriller novelistsRebecca, published in 1938, brought its author instant international acclaim, capturing the popular imagination with its haunting atmosphere of suspense and mystery.

From twenty-seven of today's leading writers, an anthology of original pieces on the author of WaldenFeatures essays by Jennifer Finney Boylan * Kristen Case * George Howe Colt * Gerald Early * Paul Elie * Will Eno * Adam Gopnik * Lauren Groff * Celeste Headlee * Pico Iyer * Alan Lightman * James Marcus * Megan Marshall * Michelle Nijhuis * Zoe Pollak * Jordan Salama * Tatiana Schlossberg * A.

This volume contains two important works by Roger North (1651?

Presented in one volume for the very first time, and updated with new archival discoveries, Early Auden, Later Auden reintroduces Edward Mendelson's acclaimed, two-part biography of W.

**WINNER OF THE SALTIRE BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2024****WINNER OF THE WRITERS' PRIZE 2024 | NON-FICTION****SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2024**A beautifully illustrated new memoir of a life in art, a father and daughter, and what a shared love of a painting can come to mean.

The first biography in any language of one of the most celebrated Italian writers of the twentieth century.

The story of Martha Lloydrecipe collector, housekeeping expert, and Jane Austen's dearest friend.

"e;The love that dare not speak its name .

From the New York Times bestselling author of Bad Feminist: a searingly honest memoir of food, weight, self-image, and learning how to feed your hunger while taking care of yourself.