Biography: literary books

The 70's was a time of revolution. Black Power was in the air. The outer world encroaches, but school offers still...  Read More >>

DOYLE'S WORLD - LOST & FOUND is no ordinary biography about one of the world's most influential writers. It is instead...  Read More >>

An illuminating insight into the sibling pair George and Emily Eden that traces their interlocking private and public...  Read More >>

""As she builds her own life anew, an Italian writer embarks on an all-consuming search for the true story of the...  Read More >>

James Patterson is the world's bestselling author. The creator of Alex Cross, he has produced more enduring fictional...  Read More >>

Wenn es zu viele Betroffene gibt, reicht eine Geschichte nicht aus, um ihnen Gehör zu verschaffen. Zu groß und zu...  Read More >>

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Saul Francis's 'A Certain Darkness: A Childhood Remembered' is a novella about growing up in Britain in the 1970s....  Read More >>

The definitive biography of one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century.  Read More >>

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A Publishers Weekly Summer Reads Selection The modern romance novel is elevated to a subject of serious study...  Read More >>

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""First published in Swedish as 'Tove Jansson: ord, bild, liv' by Albert Bonniers Fèorlag, Sweden. English translation...  Read More >>

Carl-Maria Dießel, geboren 1953 in Berlin-Tempelhof. Nach einer Gesangsausbildung durch Prof. Lenders im ""Kölner...  Read More >>

""Eumil, Libertad entre Rejas"" es una obra literaria que captura la esencia de la mayoría de los jóvenes en las...  Read More >>

The dismantlement of the British Empire had a profound impact on many celebrated white Anglophone writers of the...  Read More >>

"A sharp and witty collection of autobiographical essays by the late Elspeth Barker--acclaimed journalist and author...  Read More >>

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This rich compilation of Joyce Carol Oates's letters across four decades displays her warmth and generosity, her...  Read More >>

The Final Days of Edgar Allan Poe contains an in-depth examination of the circumstances of Edgar Allan Poe's death...  Read More >>

""[W]ise, companionable, and often extremely funny.” —Oliver Burkeman, The Atlantic Best-selling author and New...  Read More >>

“Enthralling.… Seymour powerfully evokes the world from which Rhys never really escaped, one of prejudice, abuse,...  Read More >>

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This biography of Barbara Comyns presents a twentieth-century author whose life was as extraordinary as her novels....  Read More >>