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Brilliant Modern Biographies
The Quest for Corvo (NYRB Classics)The Quest for Corvo (NYRB Classics) by A.J.A. Symons
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classic launch of the biographical quest
Flaubert's Parrot (Picador thirty)Flaubert's Parrot (Picador thirty) by Julian Barnes
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the father of genre-bending biography
Dr Johnson and Mr SavageDr Johnson and Mr Savage by Richard Holmes
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brilliant biography of friendship built on words
Stuart: A Life BackwardsStuart: A Life Backwards by Alexander Masters
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brilliant questioning of the biographical subject
The Silent Woman: Sylvia Plath and Ted HughesThe Silent Woman: Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes by Janet Malcolm
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provokative questionning of the biographical process
Out of Sheer Rage: In the Shadow of D.H.LawrenceOut of Sheer Rage: In the Shadow of D.H.Lawrence by Geoff Dyer
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hilarious expose of not being able to write it
The Bronte MythThe Bronte Myth by Lucasta Miller
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layer up on layer of fascinating biographical sediments
A Million Little PiecesA Million Little Pieces by James Frey
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if just for questioining the nature of biographical truth
God: A BiographyGod: A Biography by Jack Miles
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If god could have a definitive biography this would be it
The Woman Who Saved the Children: A Biography of Eglantyne Jebb the Founder of Save the ChildrenThe Woman Who Saved the Children: A Biography of Eglantyne Jebb the Founder of Save the Children by Clare Mulley
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my biography of Eglantyne Jebb - well I had to put it in!