Biografie: schrijvers

Biograaf Mark Schaevers realiseerde zich maar al te goed dat hij bij het schrijven over Hugo Claus meerdere levensverhalen had te doorgronden. Schrijv

For Virago's 50th anniversary, we are reissuing the second title in Maya Angelou's bestselling autobiography series in a new look to celebrate its ind

The fourth title in Maya Angelou's bestselling seven-volume autobiography is reissued in a new look to celebrate its induction to the Virago Modern Cl

A strange, wild, brilliant personal journey - across land and through time - in which Laura Beatty travels back two thousand years to rescue from obs

The fifth volume in Maya Angelou's bestselling autobiography is reissued in a new look to mark its induction to the Virago Modern Classics list, along

A Byron biography like no other – published to mark the bicentennial of his death – it tells the remarkable life story of the celebrated Romantic poet

In this treasured modern classic, one of America's most celebrated memoirists and poets, Maya Angelou, shares the deepest personal story of her life:

1917. Virginia Woolf arrives at Asheham, on the Sussex Downs, immobilized by nervous exhaustion and creative block.1930. Feeling jittery about her wri

Literaire schrijvers beïnvloedden in de twintigste eeuw de publieke opinie, veroorzaakten oproer en putten daarbij uit hun persoonlijke levens. Veel s

The Collins Complete Works of Oscar Wilde is the only truly complete and authoritative single-volume edition of Oscar Wilde's works, and is available

'Ik praat wel veel, hè?' ‘Jij moet m’n biografie schrijven. Je weet toch alles van me?’ zei Maarten Biesheuvel regelmatig tegen zijn vriend Aart Ho

'Destined to become a new classic'A dazzlingly original reassessment of women's stories, bodies and art - and how we think about them.For decades, fem

The acclaimed first English-language biography of the great European novelist and journalist, Joseph Roth, author of The Radetzky March, a writer who

An original, inventive new biography of Franz Kafka - and his readers

A dazzling act of literary-critical rebellion, casting new light on the lives of David Bowie and Enid Blyton -- .

What could possibly connect Prince, the great twentieth century singer songwriter, and Charles Dickens, the great writer of classics usually stuffed i

THE TELEGRAPH'S BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR SHORTLISTED FOR 2024 EDGAR ALLAN POE AWARD SHORTLISTED FOR THE H.R.F KEATING AWARD FOR BEST BIOGRAPHICAL/CRIT

An intimate exploration of the life, craft, and legacy of one of the most revered and influential writers, an artist who continues to inspire fans and

'One brilliant woman writing about another: an irresistible combination.' - Antonia Fraser 'One of the most delightful biographies I have ever read