Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism
|
Buy Now
Confessions of a Serial Biographer (Paperback)
Loot Price: R460
Discovery Miles 4 600
You Save: R343
(43%)
|
|
Confessions of a Serial Biographer (Paperback)
(sign in to rate)
List price R803
Loot Price R460
Discovery Miles 4 600
You Save R343 (43%)
Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days
|
Some critics rank biographers just above serial murderers. The
author of this book, a self-described member of the Samuel Johnson
school, doesn't share this view. An account of a life, he believes,
should adhere to the truth as the biographer sees it, not to the
sentiments of others. This memoir of a professional biographer's
life tells the inside story of how he became interested in his
subjects and reveals the mechanics of the trade: how to assemble
proposals for publishers, conduct interviews and archival research,
and joust with editors, subjects and their literary estates. Other
biographers have described their process but remained discrete, not
wishing to offend their sources and supporters. This author has
forgone such caution.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.