Biography / by Hermione Lee.

By:

Lee, Hermione

Series: Very short introductionsPublication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009.Description: 144 p. : ill. ; 18 cmISBN:

9780199533541 (pbk.) :
0199533547 (pbk.) :

Subject(s):

Biography as a literary form

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Summary: Biographies are one of the most popular and best-selling of the literary genres. Why do people like them? What does a biography do and how does it work? This book examines different types of biographies, why certain people and historical events arouse so much interest, and how they are compared with history and fiction.

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Biographies are one of the most popular and best-selling of the literary genres. Why do people like them? What does a biography do and how does it work? This book examines different types of biographies, why certain people and historical events arouse so much interest, and how they are compared with history and fiction.

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