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Biography by Hermione Lee
$16.95 AUD
Category: Books on Literature | Series: Very Short Introductions S.
Biography is one of the most popular, best-selling, and widely-read of literary genres. But why do certain people and historical events arouse so much interest? How can biographies be compared with history and works of fiction? Does a biography need to be true? Is it acceptable to omit or conceal things ...Show more
Lives of Houses by Hermione Lee; Kate Kennedy
$44.99 AUD
Category: Books on Literature
A group of notable writers — including UK poet laureate Simon Armitage, Julian Barnes, Margaret MacMillan, and Jenny Uglow — celebrate our fascination with the houses of famous literary figures, artists, composers, and politicians of the past. What can a house tell us about the person who lives there? D ...Show more
Tom Stoppard by Hermione Lee
$27.99 AUD
Category: Biography & Memoir | Reading Level: very good
One of our most brilliant biographers takes on one of our greatest living playwrights, drawing on a wealth of new materials and on many conversations with him. One of our most brilliant biographers takes on one of our greatest living playwrights, drawing on a wealth of new materials and on many conversa ...Show more
Tom Stoppard - A Life by Hermione Lee
$59.99 AUD
Category: Biography & Memoir
A perfect match of writer and subject: one of our most brilliant biographers takes on one of our greatest living playwrights--with his cooperation and access to a trove of hitherto unseen material. Tom Stoppard is a towering and beloved literary figure. Known for his dizzying narrative inventiveness an ...Show more
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