The Book Of Life by Eve Claxton

The Book Of Life by Eve Claxton

The Book of Life is an intensely captivating, diverse collection of the best-written memoir and autobiography through history. Organised into four parts this unusually enriching book begins in childhood and takes us on a thought-provoking journey through the length of a life. Good-sized extracts from some of the world's most extraordinary personalities and writers give unparalleled insight into humanity through the ages and across continents. From Charlie Chaplin's dandily dressed walks through Victorian London and Alan Bennet's wartime childhood in Yorkshire; through the day Muhammed Ali discovered boxing and Gandhi experimented with cigarettes to Primo Levi's capture by Fascist Militia at 21 and Katherine Hepburn's first film job at the same age; then onto Nabokov on becoming a late father, Darwin on his lifelong love - his work - and Nelson Mandela on being released from prison at 71. Through contrast and exquisite and frequently funny writing The Book Of Life forms an unparalled anthology within a highly popular genre. This is a uniquely enjoyable immersion in some of the world's best, and most personal, writing.

"In The Book of Life..the reader is very aware of the marvellous, pulsing veined and passionate, unique-to-every-individual force...you dip into the pages and find treasure upon treasure...we can enjoy an abundance of heart-felt outpourings...fascinating...like the vast spectrum of human experience collected in this book, it excites us and affords us a little shock of recognition" Daily Mail "Occasionally a book comes along that is so well conceived and artfully constructed it demands a permanent place on a book lover's shelf - The Book of Life is one. This is an enthralling collection of memoirs and anecdotes...Claxton has done a magnificent job in digging out fascinating works" The Daily Record

Eve Claxton is a writer and journalist for a variety of English and American publications including Vogue, Tatler and the Daily Mail. After gaining a First in English and American Literature at Manchester University, she lived in Hong Kong and New York. This is her third book, her most recent being a guidebook to the best bookshops of New York.

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ISBN 13	9780091900335
ISBN 10	0091900336
Title	The Book Of Life
Author	Eve Claxton
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Ebury Publishing
Year published	2005-11-03
Number of pages	496
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