For the Love of Books
Stories of Literary Lives, Banned Books, Author Feuds, Extraordinary Characters, and More
Published on 18. June 2019
Book
Hardback
240 pages
978-1-5107-4157-7 (ISBN)
Description
"A light-hearted book about books and the people who write them for all lovers of literature. Do you know: Which famous author died of caffeine poisoning? Why Alice's Adventures in Wonderland was banned in China? Who was the first British writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature? What superstitions Truman Capote kept whenever he wrote? Who the other Winston Churchill was? A treasure trove of compelling facts, riveting anecdotes, and extraordinary characters, For the Love of Books is a book about books--and the inside stories about the people who write them. Learn how books evolved, what lies behind some of the greatest tales ever told, and who's really who in the world of fiction. From banned books to famous feuding authors, from literary felons to rejected masterpieces, from tips for aspiring writers to stand-out book lists for readers to catch up on, For the Love of Books is a celebration of the written word and an absolute page-turner for any book lover. Read all about it!"--
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Language
English
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
With dust jacket
Illustrations
30 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 214 mm
Width: 142 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
354 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5107-4157-7 (9781510741577)
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Person
Graham Tarrant is a former publisher and the author of more than thirty books, on subjects ranging from cinema to cricket. He is also the editor of several anthologies. He lives in a Wiltshire village near Bath in Great Britain.