Biography: writers

The definitive biography: a masterly account of Marlowe's work and life and the world in which he livedShakespeare's contemporary, Christopher Marlowe revolutionized English drama and poetry, transforming the Elizabethan stage into a place of astonishing creativity.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive.

Celebrated author Ellen Gilchrist played many roles-writer and speaker, wife and lover, mother and grandmother.

An autobiography unlike other literary forms shows the ego of an author.

"e;Things Near and Far"e; was is the second part of Arthur Machen's autobiography.

'Absolutely fascinating .

"e;Entertaining, moving, informative, intelligently hopeful: I know of few other books like this one to warm the cockles of a booklover's heart.

The pinnacle of Gardner’s medieval scholarship: a fascinating re-creation of the world of one of history’s greatest writers In this exquisite biography, John Gardner brings to life Geoffrey Chaucer, illuminating his writings and their inspiration like never before.

The entertaining story of four utopian writers-Edward Bellamy, William Morris, Edward Carpenter, and Charlotte Perkins Gilman-and their continuing influence todayFor readers reared on the dystopian visions of Nineteen Eighty-Four and The Handmaid's Tale, the idea of a perfect society may sound more sinister than enticing.

Beatrix Potter was a very private person, yet, luckily for us, she was a prolific letter writer.

Norman Lewis was the best not-famous writer of his generation, and a better writer than almost all who were.

The Well of Loneliness is probably the most famous lesbian novel ever written, and certainly the most widely read.

Winner of the National Book Award and the author of numerous highly praised works of fiction and nonfiction, Ellen Gilchrist is also a daughter, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother who takes delight in her large, wonderful family.

The first full-length biography of Christopher Okigbo, the most anthologized modern African poet, giving an extended narrative and rounded account of his life and times.

The Russian writer Lydia Ginzburg (1902-90) is best known for her Notes from the Leningrad Blockade and for influential critical studies, such as On Psychological Prose, investigating the problem of literary character in French and Russian novels and memoirs.

In February of 1970, Thomas Lynch, aged twenty-one, bought a one-way ticket to Ireland.

Book 9 in Ved Mehta's Continents of Exile series.

How unfair', wrote one national newspaper in 1951, 'that accomplishments enough to satisfy the pride of six men should be united in Mr Day-Lewis.

How To Party Through The Apocalypse

No one is more responsible for Britain"e;s current obsession with celebrity culture than the late, great gossip columnist Nigel Dempster (1941-2007).

This is a groundbreaking study of the most important contemporary American novelist, Philip Roth.

Winner of the 2024 Adult Nonfiction Award from the Mississippi Library AssociationBecoming Ezra Jack Keats offers the first complete biography of acclaimed children's author and illustrator Ezra Jack Keats (1916-1983) intended for adult readers.

An enthralling biography of one of the most luminous shining stars of fantasy and science fiction, world builder and dragon master Anne McCaffrey, written by her son, collaborator, and most devoted fanWhile you’ve been to Pern .

Chicago Writers Association Nonfiction Book of the Year (2017) Society of Midland Authors Literary Award in Biography (2017) A tireless champion of the downtrodden, Nelson Algren, one of the most celebrated writers of the 20th century, lived an outsider's life himself.

A fresh and engaging international tribute to Bernard Malamud, a major American Jewish novelist in the postwar era of the twentieth century.

Did Ernest Hemingway kill 122 Nazis during World War II?

This is the first dedicated biography of the extraordinary Irish woman, Eva Gore-Booth.

"e;Remembering Keats"e; is a brand-new collection of poetry and essays by various authors dedicated to English Romantic poet John Keats (1795-1821).

Bernd Neumann legte 1996 nach jahrelangen Recherchen eine detaillierte, äußerst materialreiche und fundierte Biografie des Schriftstellers Uwe Johnson vor.

Edward Gibbon was one of the world's greatest historians and a towering figure of his age.

Ben Jonson was the greatest of Shakespeare's contemporaries.

Revelatory talks about art and life with internationally acclaimed Israeli novelist Amos OzIn the last years of his life, the writer Amos Oz talked regularly with Shira Hadad, who worked closely with him as the editor of his final novel, Judas.

Hailed as one of the greatest western novelists of all time, French author Gustave Flaubert (1821-1880) first became famous for his debut novel "e;Madame Bovary"e; (1857), a seminal work of literary realism that resulted in Flaubert being put on trail for obscenity.

L'opéra imaginé par Hélène Dorion et écrit à quatre mains avec Marie-Claire Blais est ici offert dans son intégralité et présenté par les librettistes qui en racontent la mise au monde.

Louisiana writer Tim Gautreaux (b.

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2012 WELLCOME TRUST BOOK PRIZEHow do you lose music?

A little cabin is both a tie to the past and a promise for the future for a woman seeking to continue a family tradition in Minnesota’s north country.

SCHLUND: Über den täglichen medialen und mentalen Lärm und wie er uns in den Wahnsinn treibt.

"e;No more passionate voice ever sounded in Russian poetry of the 20th century,"e; Joseph Brodsky writes of Marina Tsvetaeva.

By the end of volume 1 of The Life of William Faulkner ("e;A filling, satisfying feast for Faulkner aficianados"e;- Kirkus), the young Faulkner had gone from an unpromising, self-mythologizing bohemian to the author of some of the most innovative and enduring literature of the century, including The Sound and the Fury and Light in August.

Margaret Walker (1915-1998) has been described as "e;the most famous person nobody knows.

This book addresses critical gaps in existing biographies of Nelson Algren, providing new perspectives on his writing style, literary contributions, professional colleagues, and personal life--especially his relationship with Simone de Beauvoir.

Charles Morgan was the dramatic critic of The Times for most of the years between 1922 and 1939.

The authorised - but not uncritical - life of one of the great parliamentarians and orators of our times, the former Labour Party leader, who was also an eminent man of letters.

The dismantlement of the British Empire had a profound impact on many celebrated white Anglophone writers of the twentieth century, particularly those who were raised in former British colonial territories and returned to the metropole after the Second World War.