Biography: literary books

From Normandy to the Caribbean Islands, this innovative biographical pursuit follows Adèle Hugo on her reckless...  Read More >>

Backstabbing, stalking, and illicit love; discover the Brontë family as they’ve never been seen before  Read More >>

This critical biography is a posthumous publication by a Pope scholar of international reputation. It gathers the...  Read More >>

LIFE SPAN, the first book of nonfiction from award-winning fiction writer Molly Giles, recounts her transits across...  Read More >>

"Jack Ma, der charismatische Gr�nder von Alibaba, hat seinen unternehmerischen Traum in eine der gr��ten globalen...  Read More >>

En La utopía arcaica, Mario Vargas Llosa nos acerca a la figura del novelista peruano José María Arguedas, una de...  Read More >>

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Dieses Buch nimmt dich mit auf eine verr�ckte Reise in mein Leben, das einer wilden Achterbahnfahrt gleicht, ein...  Read More >>

A concise, cogent biography of influential modernist writer J.-K. Huysmans.  Read More >>

Explores the creativity and life of anthropologist, folklorist and novelist Zora Neale Hurston.  Read More >>

A memoir of traditional and postcolonial life in North Africa. First published in 2011 as La maestra que me enseno...  Read More >>

A memoir of traditional and postcolonial life in North Africa. First published in 2011 as La maestra que me enseno...  Read More >>

"Dubai ist auf der ganzen Welt f�r seine atemberaubende Skyline, seine k�hnen Immobilienprojekte und seinen ungez�gelten...  Read More >>

"""This book fits into a sequence of books I have written in which writers are used to throw light on their times,...  Read More >>

Is there anything new to say about Robert Burns? John Cairney says it's time to trash Burns the Brand and come on...  Read More >>

This collection includes an autobiography proper, and several works that have an autobiographical dimension. People...  Read More >>

"""Achille Lauro: The Revolution of an Icon"" ist eine fesselnde Hommage an einen der einflussreichsten und umstrittensten...  Read More >>

A pioneering study of the novels and other writings of Arkansan Charles Portis (1933-2020), best known for the novel...  Read More >>

""This book fits into a sequence of books I have written in which writers are used to throw light on their times,...  Read More >>

"""Laura Pausini: A Life in Music"" ist eine leidenschaftliche Hommage an die au�ergew�hnliche Karriere einer der...  Read More >>

Explore the fascinating realm of Michael Shelden: Master of Literary Lives, where each page brings to life the...  Read More >>

"Es hat mir Spa� gemacht, �ber die beiden barocken Wunderkinder, Johann Joachim Quantz und den erstaunlichen Violinisten...  Read More >>

¿QUÉ LE PREGUNTARÍAS A TU ESCRITOR FAVORITO DEL MÁS ALLÁ SI TE ENCONTRARAS CON ÉL? Con la ayuda de...  Read More >>

An authoritative collection of essays celebrating Kafka's life and work, and examining how his writing has continued...  Read More >>

In Jerusalem, as World War II was coming to an end, an extraordinary circle of friends came together across religious...  Read More >>