Biography: literary books

23541 books were found.

Understanding Rimbaud: My Spirit, Let us Turn in the Biting

Understanding Rimbaud: My Spirit, Let us Turn in the...

Author: Alain Jugnon ,  Placid
ISBN: 9782315012695
Format: Paperback
$58.05

This books attempts to situate Rimbaud's poetic creation as a young, revolutionary poet, to extricate him from the...  Read More >>

Leonard Cohen: The Story of the Poet, Singer and the Prophet

Leonard Cohen: The Story of the Poet, Singer and the...

Author: Lyla J Downs
ISBN: 9798320944081
Format: Paperback
$21.09

"Leonard Cohen, the celebrated Canadian poet, novelist, and singer-songwriter, was a towering figure in the world...  Read More >>

Henry James (Edition2023)

Henry James (Edition2023)

Author: Rebecca West
ISBN: 9789362201461
Format: Paperback
$36.93

Dame Cicely Isabel Fairfield, known as Rebecca West, or Dame Rebecca West, was a British author, journalist, literary...  Read More >>

The Life of Samuel Johnson

The Life of Samuel Johnson

Author: James Boswell
ISBN: 9798880917426
Format: Paperback
$42.21

A biography of Samuel Johnson, one of the towering figures of English literature.  Read More >>

Walden

Walden

Author: Henry David Thoreau
ISBN: 9798880924547
Format: Paperback
$29.01

One of the most influential books in early American literature.  Read More >>

The Education of Henry Adams

The Education of Henry Adams

Author: Henry Adams
ISBN: 9798880915057
Format: Paperback
$39.57

"""As a journalist, historian, and novelist born into a family that included two past Presidents, Henry Adams was...  Read More >>

Once Upon a Villa: Adventures on the French Riviera

Once Upon a Villa: Adventures on the French Riviera...

Author: Andrew Kaplan
ISBN: 9781736809969
Format: Hardback
$86.99

In this wise, warm-hearted, witty, and hilariously funny true account, New York Times bestselling author Andrew...  Read More >>

Byron's Travels: Poems, Letters, and Journals

Byron's Travels: Poems, Letters, and Journals

Author: Lord Byron ,  Fiona Stafford
ISBN: 9781101908426
Format: Hardback
$92.40

A new hardcover selection of Lord Byron's letters, poems, and journals, tracing his dramatic, scandalous, heroic...  Read More >>

Wellenlängen

Wellenlängen

Author: Paul Salinger
ISBN: 9798320850245
Format: Paperback
$28.38

Das Meer ist in uns allen, das Meer gehört zu uns, aber es gehört uns nicht, denn das Meer ist ein Kind der Freiheit....  Read More >>

The Life of Samuel Johnson

The Life of Samuel Johnson

Author: James Boswell
ISBN: 9798880917419
Format: Hardback
$79.17

A biography of Samuel Johnson, one of the towering figures of English literature.  Read More >>

Walden

Walden

Author: Henry David Thoreau
ISBN: 9798880924554
Format: Hardback
$60.69

One of the most influential books in early American literature.  Read More >>

The Education of Henry Adams

The Education of Henry Adams

Author: Henry Adams
ISBN: 9798880915026
Format: Hardback
$79.17

"""As a journalist, historian, and novelist born into a family that included two past Presidents, Henry Adams was...  Read More >>

Big Sur

Big Sur

Author: Jack Kerouac
ISBN: 9798869208637
Format: Paperback
$34.29

In 1960 Jack Kerouac was near breaking point. Driven mad by constant press attention in the wake of the publication...  Read More >>

Derivative Lives: Biofiction, Uncertainty, and Speculative Risk in Contemporary Spanish Narrative

Derivative Lives: Biofiction, Uncertainty, and Speculative...

Author: Virginia Newhall Rademacher (Associate Professor of Literature and Cultural Studies, Babson College, USA) ,  Lucia Boldrini
ISBN: 9781501386947
Format: Paperback
$59.99

""Considers the surge in biographical fiction (biofiction) as a paradigm shift in our understanding of real-life...  Read More >>

Traces of Enayat

Traces of Enayat

Author: Iman Mersal ,  Robin Moger
ISBN: 9781945492846
Format: Paperback
$50.03

When Iman Mersal stumbles upon a great - yet forgotten - novel written by a young woman who killed herself shortly...  Read More >>

Riding The Tosh Horse: Ethel M. Dell, A Written Life

Riding The Tosh Horse: Ethel M. Dell, A Written Life...

Author: David Tanner
ISBN: 9781839527203
Format: Paperback
$36.20

The romantic novelist Ethel M. Dell was a recluse, and actively avoided marketing herself as a personality in any...  Read More >>

Ian Fleming: The Complete Man

Ian Fleming: The Complete Man

Author: Nicholas Shakespeare
ISBN: 9798212899574
Format: Audio
$322.05

 Read More >>

How I Met C.J. Patterson: The Man Of Integrity

How I Met C.J. Patterson: The Man Of Integrity

Author: Ody N Udem
ISBN: 9798320556420
Format: Paperback
$23.73

"""HOW I MET C.J PATTERSON The Story of Ody N. UDEM and C.J Patterson"" In ""How I Met C.J Patterson,"" Acclaimed...  Read More >>

Hollywood Unforgettable Lovers: The interesting love story of Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor and all you need to know

Hollywood Unforgettable Lovers: The interesting love...

Author: Arthur Raphael
ISBN: 9798320551975
Format: Paperback
$31.65

"What can the legendary love story of two of Hollywood's greatest icons teach us about the nature of passion, the...  Read More >>

Byron: A Life in Ten Letters

Byron: A Life in Ten Letters

Author: Andrew Stauffer (University of Virginia)
ISBN: 9781009200165
Format: Hardback
$64.69

 Read More >>

Psychisch krank durch Liebe

Psychisch krank durch Liebe

Author: Jörg Hauser
ISBN: 9783758303340
Format: Paperback
$93.72

 Read More >>

Aritmie del pensiero esistenziale, Pamphlet sulla follia: pensieri di Giovanni Lauricella

Aritmie del pensiero esistenziale, Pamphlet sulla follia:...

Author: Lauricella Giovanni
ISBN: 9798320582535
Format: Paperback
$21.12

Le aritmie del pensiero esistenziale Pamphlet sulla follia non vuole essere l'ennesimo libro contro il progresso...  Read More >>

Lew

Lew

Author: Michael E Fox
ISBN: 9798888191910
Format: Paperback
$52.67

Michael E. Fox connects Lew Wallace's novel Ben Hur to people in his life. Fox also expands on the Wallace's many...  Read More >>

Jersey Breaks: Becoming an American Poet

Jersey Breaks: Becoming an American Poet

Author: Robert Pinsky (Boston University)
ISBN: 9781324066071
Format: Paperback
$29.95

 Read More >>

James Baldwin: Living in Fire

James Baldwin: Living in Fire

Author: Bill V. Mullen
ISBN: 9780745338538
Format: Paperback
$34.95

The biography of one of the world's most influential African-American writers  Read More >>

Sub Categories for
Biography: literary
Latest Reading Guide

MRG2025CC

 

Shopping Cart
Your cart is empty
Shopping cart
Mailing List