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By the time Herzog was published in 1964, Saul Bellow was probably the most acclaimed novelist in America. This book traces Bellow's life away from the desk, as polemicist, …

‘You’ll want to forget it and won’t be able to’ – Zadie Smith‘The essential American story’ – The Washington PostMy father comes into focus for me on a Liars’ Club afternoon. He …

'No one can write a man's life except himself.' In his Confessions Jean-Jacques Rousseau tells the story of his life, from the formative experience of his humble childhood in …

'The best memoir you will read all year' NICK HORNBY 'This is memoir perfection â?¦ I adored it' CARIAD LLOYD 'An affirmation of Life in all its richness and …

'A strange, enchanting book . . . unbeatable' - The Guardian'Dizzying, elemental' - John Leonard, The New York TimesA classic memoir set during the Chinese revolution of the 1940s …

“Emily Dickinson springs to life in this remarkable, long-out-of-print biography written by her niece . . . Though millions of pages have been written about Dickinson . . . few …

Charming, witty and profound, this stylish 50th anniversary hardback edition of A LIFE IN LETTERS is the perfect addition to any Wodehouse-lover's bookcase.'The letters, gossipy in …

‘His narrative skill is spectacular. One returns with pleasure to the slow hand-in-hand revelations of both India and himself’ – The TimesAn Area of Darkness is V. S. Naipaul’s …

'For as I look deeper into the mirror, I find myself a more curious person than I had thought.' John Ruskin (1819-1900) was a towering figure of the nineteenth century: an art …

This is the second volume of Vonnegutâ??s autobiographical writings â?? a collage of his own life story, snipped up and stuck down alongside his views on everything from suicidal …