Remarkable Writers Series Set (Remarkable Writers ) (Remarkable Writers (Library))
My Favorite Writer Series Set (My Favorite Writer)
Set in the backdrop of the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971, this book recollects Taslima Nasrin's early years. From her birth on a holy day to the dawn of womanhood at fourteen to her earliest memories that alternate between scenes of violence, memories of her pious mother, the rise of religious fundamentalism, the trauma of molestation and the beginning of a journey that redefined her world, My Girlhood is a tour de force.
Discusses the life and work of the well-known writer, entertainer, and political activist, Maya Angelou.
"A biography of writer John Steinbeck that describes his era, his major works--the novels The Grapes of Wrath and Of Mice and Men--his life, and the legacy of his writing"--Provided by publisher.
Dr. Seuss (Robbie Reader Contemporary Biographies)
by Jeanine Adil
A brief biography of the creator of Green eggs and ham and The cat in the hat.
Ernest Hemingway (Great Achievers: Lives of the Physically Challenged) (Great Achievers: Lives of the Physically Challenged S.)
by Melissa McDaniel
The fascinating story of the famous writer who escaped death on several occasions but eventually succumbed to acute depression.
A simple biography of the nineteenth-century Danish author known for his fairy tales.
..".recommended for high-school, public, and undergraduate libraries..." Booklist ..".well written and concise...very useful...Recommended." Choice ..".thorough, well-researched...well-organized and comprehensive...[an] excellent volume..." VOYA African-American Writers, Revised Edition profiles popular and prominent African-American writers across many genres of literature. Each entry in this thoroughly revised resource provides a biographical profile, concentrating on the major literary...
Describes how the twentieth-century African American poet Langston Hughes affirms his vocation as a writer through the composition of his famous 1921 poem "The Negro Speaks of Rivers."
Arthur Miller (Literary Companion (Greenhaven Hardcover))
by Thomas Siebold
Women Writers (Defying Convention: Women Who Changed the Rules)
by Paula Johanson
Examines the life and work of the nineteenth-century French writer whose fantastic novels took his readers to all of the places he had dreamed about as a young boy.
"Literature adds to reality, it does not simply describe it," said C.S. Lewis, one of the greatest English writers of the medieval period. This book is a part of a set of ten books of the Greatest Classic Series containing amazing and thought-provoking supernatural stories that will create deep impressions in your sensitive mind inducing you to think and wonder how and why things happen -- all written by world acclaimed authors, such as Ambrose Bierce, Bram Stoker, Guy de Maupassant, Jack London...
Discusses life and work of the popular children's author, including his writing process and methods, inspirations, a critical discussion of his books, biographical timeline, and awards.