The Prose Factory Literary Life in Britain Since 1918 |
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| Author:
| Taylor, D. J. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7011-8613-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2016 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House
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| Imprint: | Chatto & Windus |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $55.00 |
Book Description:
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Gossipy journalists, revolutionary poets, political novelists and influential professors: take a tour of twentieth century literary culture. The book DJ Taylor was born to write: award-winning literary biographer (won Whitbread Prize for biography of George Orwell), esteemed journalist and novelist (longlisted for Booker for Derby Day) is the expert on 20th century literary culture: he's lived and worked through half of it! ...
More Description Gossipy journalists, revolutionary poets, political novelists and influential professors: take a tour of twentieth century literary culture.
The book DJ Taylor was born to write: award-winning literary biographer (won Whitbread Prize for biography of George Orwell), esteemed journalist and novelist (longlisted for Booker for Derby Day) is the expert on 20th century literary culture: he's lived and worked through half of it!
Gossipy and entertaining: a fantastic read, full of juicy details and hilarious anecdotes about the great minds of the twentieth century.
Insight into our world: shines a light on readers, writers, publishers, booksellers, magazine editors - and holds them up for scrutiny.