Literary 96

Though born into privilege and inheriting a fortune, Willie Donaldson ended up dying alone in a seedy rented flat, his computer still logged on to a lesbian porn site. To some, he had been one of th……続きを見る

No writer is more charismatic than Robert Burns and no biographer has captured his energy, brilliance and radicalism as well as Robert Crawford does in The Bard. To his international admirers Burns ……続きを見る

Discover this profound account of Huxley's famous experimentation with mescalin that has influenced writers and artists for decades. ‘Concise, evocative, wise and, above all, humane, The Doors of Pe……続きを見る

This antiquarian book contains a detailed and insightful biography of Lafcadio Hearn. Born on the Greek island of Lefkada, Patrick Lafcadio Hearn ( 1850 - 1904) was an internationally renowned write……続きを見る

Ein adoptiertes indisches Mädchen auf der Suche nach seiner leiblichen Mutter Anisha – elf Monate ist das indische Mädchen alt, als es von einem deutschen Ehepaar adoptiert wird. 13 Jahre später, ze……続きを見る

Jandls Briefe aus dem Krieg – ein sensationeller Fund. Im Juni 2005 jährt sich Jandls Todestag zum fünften Mal. Im August wäre er 80 Jahre alt geworden. Aus diesem Anlass werden zum ersten Mal sämtl……続きを見る

Paris, New York, Mailand und natürlich Berlin, Agenturen, Couture und Castings, High Heels und Musik: Eva Padberg, Deutschlands klügstes Model und schönste Chanteuse, befriedigt mit diesem Insiderbe……続きを見る

John Updike’s Early Years first examines his family, then places him in the context of the Depression and World War II. Relying upon interviews with former classmates, the next chapters examine Updi……続きを見る

Dorothy Parker biographer Marion Meade shares insight into the last days in the life of Dorothy Parkerーthe horrible and the hilariousーincluding her colorful friendship with Lillian Hellman, and th……続きを見る

This biography covers both the literary and political career of John Morley, later Lord Morley of Blackburn (1838–1923). As a writer, Morley made his reputation as the radical editor of The Fortnigh……続きを見る

The book reflects on the life and work of a significant poet, public figure, and influential commentator of the cultural, social, and political history of Greece post-World War II: Manolis Anagnosta……続きを見る

Craig and Charlie Reid have written consistently wonderful words and music across their career to date. These songs are timeless, the lyrics capturing a gamut of human emotions, written with poignan……続きを見る

Christy Brown was born a victim of cerebral palsy. But the hapless, lolling baby concealed the brilliantly imaginative and sensitive mind of a writer who would take his place among the giants of Iri……続きを見る

Shari Smith's roots reach into the Midwest and spread under the Mason-Dixon line into the heart of Dixie. She draws on both in this collection of heartwarming stories that originated on her blog, Gu……続きを見る

Out of Grief, Singing is an achingly beautiful account of how a woman comes to terms with the loss of her newborn. After a bewildering series of rapid diagnoses and emergency interventions, Charlene……続きを見る

Die Biografie behandelt sachkundig, ausführlich und detailreich das Leben des großen Abenteuerschriftstellers, das so spannend und ungewöhnlich war wie seine besten Romane. Die Forschung hat in jüng……続きを見る

‘Many years later, as he faced the firing squad, Colonel Aureliano Buendía was to remember that distant afternoon when his father took him to discover ice.’ Thus begins Nobel Prize-winner Gabriel Ga……続きを見る

Crime and Punishment, The Brothers Karamazov, Demons, The Idiot – the complex and prolific Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821-1881) is responsible for some of our greatest literary works and most enduring char……続きを見る

An engaging account of one woman’s overcoming the Depression and small town mores. Viola Goode Liddell’s short memoir tells the story of her return to Alabama in search of a husband and a new life. ……続きを見る

Youth is the third novel in LeoTolstoy's autobiographical trilogy, which includes Boyhood and Childhood.. 続きを見る

With an introduction by Edmund White This new short biography and critical work cuts directly to the essence of Genet’s life, a life of extraordinary spectacle that was always profoundly entangled w……続きを見る

‘Through the years, a man peoples a space with images of provinces, kingdoms, mountains, bays, ships, islands, fishes, rooms, tools, stars, horses and people. Shortly before his death, he discovers ……続きを見る

Born in 1915 to one of New England’s elite wealthy families, Isabella Gardner was expected to follow a certain path in lifeーone that would take her from marriageable debutante to proper society lad……続きを見る

This is the true story of Totò Riina, the Cosa Nostra boss who rose from nothing to become the most powerful man in Sicily. The picture emerges of a bloodthirsty, power-hungry monster who, despite h……続きを見る

In his touching and amusing memoir Chance Meetings, William Saroyan gives us a glimpse of the characters that have left an indelible impression on his mind for years to come. From the Armenian neigh……続きを見る

These speeches will address themselves to the minds and hearts of those who read them, but not with the effect they had with those who heard them; Clemens himself would have said, not with half the ……続きを見る

On or about Saturday 22d April 1564, William Shakespeare, son of John Shakespeare, glover and dealer in wool, and his wife Mary, née Arden, was born in Henley Street, Stratford-on-Avon, and was bapt……続きを見る

My Reminiscences is a fascinating autobiography by the great Indian poet/author, Rabindranath Tagore. "Upon the reality of life he erects his faith, and buttresses it with whatever of devotional goo……続きを見る

Already a bestseller, this is a wonderfully entertaining collection of Alan Bennett's prose writings. Writing Home brings together diaries, reminiscences and reviews to give us a unique and unforget……続きを見る

Oscar Wilde (16 October 1854 – 30 November 1900) was an Irish writer and poet. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of London's most popular playwrights in the early ……続きを見る