02360nam a22002657a 4500008004100000020001800041040000800059041000800067245014900075250002800224260004400252300008000296520129400376650003001670655002301700700003801723700004001761700003401801700003901835700005401874710004501928942000801973952009801981999001502079250709b        |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a9781465474773  ctbs  aeng  aWriters b: their lives and works c/ foreword by James Naughtie ; edited by Marek Walisiewicz, Diana Loxley, Johnny Murray, Kirsty Seymour-Ure.  aFirst American edition.  aNew York, NY : bDK Publishing, c2018.  a360 pages : billustrations (some color), portraits (some color) ; c27 cm.  aExplore the fascinating lives and loves of the greatest novelists, poets, and playwrights.

From William Shakespeare and Jane Austen to Gabriel García Márquez and Toni Morrison, Writers explores more than 100 biographies of the world’s greatest writers. Each featured novelist, playwright, or poet is introduced by a stunning portrait, followed by photography and illustrations of locations and artifacts important in their lives – along with pages from original manuscripts, first editions, and their correspondence. 

Trace the friendships, loves, and rivalries that inspired each individual and affected their writing, revealing insights into the larger-than-life characters, plots, and evocative settings that they created. You will also uncover details each writer’s most famous pieces and understand the times and cultures they lived in – see how the world influenced them and how their works influenced the world.

Writers introduces key ideas, themes, and literary techniques of each figure, revealing the imaginations and personalities behind some of the world's greatest novels, short stories, poems, and plays. A diverse variety of authors are covered, from the Middle Ages to present day, providing a compelling glimpse into the lives of the people behind the page. 0aAuthorsvBiography925731 0aBiographies922503  aWalisiewicz, Marek925095eeditor  aLoxley, Dianad1957-925093eeditor  aMurray, Johnny925732eeditor  aSeymour-Ure, Kirsty925094eeditor  aNaughtie, Jamesd1951-925733ewriter of foreword  aDK Publishing, Inc.925653eissuing body  2lcc  00102lcc4070aTBSbTBSd2025-07-09l0oPN451.W85 WALpB07587r2025-07-09t1w2025-07-09y1  c4845d4845