The Little Black Book: Books by Lucy Daniel

The Little Black Book: Books by Lucy Daniel

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Poets and playwrights, novels and novelists, publishing coups and personal stories, literature as we know it has been shaped by the key exponents of the craft, quirks of fate, meetings, love affairs and moments of despair and death. This is a guide to the 1000 of the most important moments that shaped a century of books.

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The Little Black Book: Books by Lucy Daniel

Poets and playwrights, novels and novelists, publishing coups and personal stories, literature as we know it has been shaped by the key exponents of the craft, quirks of fate, meetings, love affairs and moments of despair and death. Characters such as Atticus Finch, Lily Bart, and Harry Potter have carried us through the century, while the discussion still rages on about the Da Vinci Code. Here is the world of literature in a nutshell, each vital and intriguing moment placed in it's historic and cultural context creating an intelligent, accessible guide to the writings of the world.
Lucy Daniel is a reviewer and critic who has published widely on twentieth-century and contemporary fiction. Her essays, articles and reviews have appeared in The Times Literary Supplement, London Review of Books, The Guardian, The Daily Telegraph, Time Out, Mslexia and FT Magazine. She wrote her doctoral thesis on the cultural contexts for reading modernism, and has taught English literature at University College, London. She has also helped edit an encyclopaedia of censorship, and now works as a freelance editor. She is currently writing a monograph on Gertrude Stein.
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ISBN 13 9781844035885
ISBN 10 1844035883
Title The Little Black Book: Books
Author Lucy Daniel
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Octopus Publishing Group
Year published 2007-09-15
Number of pages 800
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.