Literary Biographies & Memoirs
Saul Bellow Letters
$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
$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
$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
$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
$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
$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
$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
$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
$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
$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
$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 →