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Saul Bellow Letters
Benjamin Taylor (Ed)

$45.00 – Hardcover book / Penguin Group Usa

A never-before-published collection of letters-an intimate self- portrait as well as the portrait of a century.

Saul Bellow was a dedicated correspondent until a couple of years before his death, and his letters, spannin... Buy or find out more 


Elizabeth Bishop And The New Yorker: The Complete Correspondence
Joelle Biele (Ed)

$49.95 – Hardcover book / Farrar Straus & Giro

A rare glimpse at the artistic development of one of the twentieth century’s most celebrated poets.

I sort of see you surrounded with fine-tooth combs, sandpaper, nail files, pots of varnish, etc.—with heaps of used co... Buy or find out more 



Arthur Miller 1962-2005
Christopher Bigsby

$75.00 – Hardcover book / Weidenfeld And Nicolson

The first volume of Christopher Bigsby's award-winning biography of Arthur Miller was hailed as a masterpiece and the definitive account of Miller's early years.

Here, now, is the second half of Miller's captivating stor... Buy or find out more 


Louisa May Alcott Woman The Behind Little Women
Harriet Reisen

$39.00 – Hardcover book / Henry Holt & Company

In a fresh, modern take on the remarkable Louisa May Alcott, Harriet Reisen's vivid biography explores the author's life in the context of her works, many of which are to some extent autobiographical. Although Alcott sec... Buy or find out more 



Alice Behind Wonderland
Simon Winchester

$24.95 – Hardcover book / Oxford University Pr

In the summer of 1858, in a garden behind Christ Church in Oxford, Charles Dodgson--better known by his pseudonym Lewis Carroll--dressed the six-year-old Alice Liddell in ragamuffin's clothes, and then snapped the camera... Buy or find out more 


 

Autobiography Of Mark Twain: The Complete And Authoritative Edition Volume One
Mark Twain

$70.00$54.95 – Hardcover book / Univ California Pr

"I've struck it!" Mark Twain wrote in a 1904 letter to a friend. "And I will give it away—to you. You will never know how much enjoyment you have lost until you get to dictating your autobiography." Thus, after dozens of... Buy or find out more 



The Secret Lives Of Somerset Maugham
Selina Hastings

$32.99 – Trade paperback / Hodder Headline

For nearly sixty years Somerset Maugham (1874-1965) was one of the most famous writers in the world. An enormously successful playwright and the author of over a hundred short stories and twenty-one novels - several of w... Buy or find out more 


The Man Who Left Too Soon: The Biography of Stieg Larsson
Barry Forshaw

$29.95 – Paperback book / Wilkinson Publishing

His best-selling books are violent, terrifying, brilliantly written and have sold millions of copies around the world, but Stieg Larsson was not there to witness any of their international success. That he died in 2004 a... Buy or find out more 



Stella Miles Franklin: A Biography
Jill Roe

$35.00 – Trade paperback / Harper Collins

′a long-awaited and splendidly breezy blockbuster biography of the indefatigable, self-inventing and campaigning author of My Brilliant Career′ Richard Holmes, AUSTRALIAN BOOK REVIEW

′To meet Miles Franklin was as in... Buy or find out more 


Charles Bukowski: Locked In The Arms Of A Crazy Life
Howard Sounes

$26.95 – Paperback book / Canongate

Legendary Californian writer Charles Bukowski, who died in 1994, became world famous for his semi-autobiographical books about low-life America. Classic novels like Post Office and Women made this one-time bum and lifelo... Buy or find out more 



 

J.D. Salinger: A Life Raised High
Kenneth Slawenski

$39.95$34.95 – Paperback book / Univ Queensland Pr

The definitive biography of one of the most influential authors of our time.

On 27 January 2010, J.D. Salinger, author of the much-loved classic The Catcher in the Rye, died peacefully at his New Hampshire home. Catcher ... Buy or find out more 


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