This new biography of famed American novelist Philip Roth offers a full account of his development as a writer.Philip Roth was much more than a Jewish writer from Newark as this biography reveals. His life encompassed writing some of the most original novels in American literature, publishing censored writers from Eastern Europe, surviving less than satisfactory marriages, and developing friendships with anumber of the most important writers of his time from Primo Levi and Milan Kundera to Isaac Bashevis Singer, Saul Bellow and Edna O'Brien. The winner of a Pulitzer Prize, National Book Award and the Man Booker International Prize, Roth maintained a remarkable productivity throughout a career thatspanned almost fifty years, creating 31 works. But beneath the success was illness, angst and anxiety often masked from his readers. This new biography, drawing on archives, interviews and his books, delves into the shaded world of Philip Roth to identify the ghosts, the character and even identityof the man.

Philip Roth: A Counterlife

Biographies & Memoirs

NADEL, Ira

Arts & Literature

Oxford University Press

In this collection a group of political scientists, literary critics, social historians and writers reassess "Nineteen Eighty-Four" and other parts of Orwell's oeuvre. Bernard Crick's "Orwell and English Socialism" serves as an introduction to the various threads followed up in these essays - Orwell's evolving political ideas, his devotion to good writing, and the final concentration of his thought into the savage satire of "Nineteen Eighty-Four".

George Orwell: A Reassessment

Literature & Fiction

History & Criticism

PALGRAVE~MACMILLAN

The first full-length portait of the celebrated playwright reveals how the Czech Jew became one of England's literary stars whose acclaimed plays, including Jumpers, The Invention of Love, and the film Shakespeare in Love have transformed twentieth-century American and British theater. 15,000 first printing.

Tom Stoppard: A Life

Author, essayist, playwright, and screenwriter, David Mamet is often referred to as the quintessential American writer. His works are known for their clever and terse dialogue and have earned him a Pulitzer Prize for Glengarry Glen Ross and Oscar nominations for House of Games as well as The Spanish Prisoner, Wag the Dog, and The Verdict. This comprehensive biography uses extensive theater and film archives to reveal in detail his ideas on writing--including the genesis for many of his plays--acting, and directing. Beginning with his Chicago origins, the work goes on to cover his relationship to Judaism, his reputation for machismo, as well as discussions of and excerpts from early plays and stories that have never before been referenced in print. Also included are interviews with key actors and directors such as William H. Macy, Mike Nussbaum, Robert Brustein, and Neil Pepe.

David Mamet: A Life in the Theatre

Humor & Entertainment

Various Positions

Random House Canada

The first major biography of Britain's most successful playwright In this major study Ira Nadel brilliantly recounts Stoppard's life, from his escape as a child from the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia via Singapore and India to London where he fetched up in swinging '60s London. Stoppard was the youngest playwright ever produced at the National Theatre, and his career went from there in leaps and bounds to success in the West End and international recognition. Exploring past and present friendships with Kenneth Tynan, Peter O'Toole, Trevor Nunn, Miriam Stoppard, Felicity Kendal and Marie Helvin among many others as well as the human rights work of his more recent years, Double Act is a definitive portrait of the man behind the plays. In addition, Nadel's incisive study shows how Stoppard's life imitates his art and vice versa: the multiple identities of the plays reflect his multi-layered past, the apparent contradictions of his life giving rise to dramatic works that elegantly and irresistibly explore the shifting nature of reality.This biography draws on inside sources including Stoppard's own notebooks & letters, some previously unpublished.

Double Act: A life of Tom Stoppard

METHUEN

The English literati were fascinated by China at the turn of the century. London was a breeding ground for the avant-garde and modernist writers like Eliot, Yeats and Pound became infatuated—but only Pound set out to re-invent, re-connect and eventually "rethink the nature of an English poem." Published in 1915, Pound’s translations were popular and highly controversial. His bold interpretations of Chinese form, wording and metric often bore little resemblance to the original. Cathay set the stage for a new approach to poetry and eventually for a newfound East in the West.

Cathay: Ezra Pound's Orient (Penguin Specials)

Penguin Australia

Nine million people visit the Golden Gate Bridge each year, yet how many know why it's painted that stunning shade of"international orange"? Or that ancient Mayan and Art Deco buildings influenced the design? Current bridge architectDonald MacDonald answers these questions and others in a friendly, informative look at the bridge's engineering and 70-year history. This accessible account is accompanied by 70 of MacDonald's own charming color illustrations, making it easy to understand how the bridge was designed and constructed. A fascinating study for those interested in architecture, design, or anyone with a soft spot for San Francisco, Golden Gate Bridge is a fitting tribute to this timeless icon.

Golden Gate Bridge: History and Design of an Icon

Arts & Photography

MacDonald, Donald

Chronicle Books+

An innovative landmark a quarter century in the making, the new eastern span of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge represents the latest spectacular chapter in the history of this storied structure. The new bridge's architect, Donald MacDonald, teams up with author Ira Nadel to create this illuminating book. With friendly text and charming illustrations, Bay Bridge reveals the design decisions that have shaped the evolution of the bridge over the last century—from the history of the original bridge, through the planning of the new span, to the construction of its signature 525-foot-high white tower. In the same elegant package as Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz, this volume makes a lovely souvenir for San Francisco devotees, architecture buffs, and tourists.

Bay Bridge: History and Design of a New Icon

History

Americas

Profiling Canada's leading poet-singer, this concise biography surveys the remarkable 40-year career of Leonard Cohen that has produced 11 books and 11 records. Focusing on the evolution of Cohen's international reputation, the book begins with a review of the Montreal years. The popularity of works like The Spice Box of Earth and Beautiful Losers is examined in detail. Cohen's musical career receives special attention, from his first studio session to his latest record. The biography concludes with a discussion of Stranger Music.

Leonard Cohen: A Life in Art

ECW Press

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