Lives of the Writers: Comedies, Tragedies (and What the Neighbors Thought) - Couverture rigide

Krull, Kathleen

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ISBN 10 : 0152480099 ISBN 13 : 9780152480097

Editeur : HMH Books for Young Readers, 1994

Synopsis

Lives of the Writers Short biographies of twenty writers from various countries and historical periods.

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

* “There’s enough substance here for a quick report or to enliven a longer one. . . . An irresistible package.”—School Library Journal, starred review

 

“The stories Krull tells will be enough to whet readers’ appetites for more biography and for the writers’ actual works.”—Booklist

 

"This compendium of brief biographies of literary luminaries is as much fun as a tete-a-tete with a gossipy friend. Krull knows exactly how to captivate her audience; she goes right for the juicy stuff, adding to historical fact the kind of chatty incidentals and amusing anecdotes that put flesh and blood on dry literary bones. . . .These exuberant thumbnail sketches are ably matched by Hewitt’s sophisticated caricatures, which will delight sharp-eyed readers with their many visual references to particulars and oddities about each of the subjects. A must-have for the reference shelf.”—Publishers Weekly

 

“Another colorful, enthralling excursion into our cultural heritage.”—Kirkus Reviews

"This compendium of brief biographies of literary luminaries is as much fun as a tete-a-tete with a gossipy friend. Krull knows exactly how to captivate her audience; she goes right for the juicy stuff, adding to historical fact the kind of chatty incidentals and amusing anecdotes that put flesh and blood on dry literary bones. . . .These exuberant thumbnail sketches are ably matched by Hewitt’s sophisticated caricatures, which will delight sharp-eyed readers with their many visual references to particulars and oddities about each of the subjects. A must-have for the reference shelf.”—Publishers Weekly

 

* “There’s enough substance here for a quick report or to enliven a longer one. . . . An irresistible package.”—School Library Journal, starred review

 

“The stories Krull tells will be enough to whet readers’ appetites for more biography and for the writers’ actual works.”—Booklist

 

“Another colorful, enthralling excursion into our cultural heritage.”—Kirkus Reviews

"Seductive. . . . this compendium of brief biographies of literary luminaries is as much fun as a tete-a-tete with a gossipy friend. Krull knows exactly how to captivate her audience; she goes right for the juicy stuff, adding to historical fact the kind of chatty incidentals and amusing anecdotes that put flesh and blood on dry literary bones. . . .These exuberant thumbnail sketches are ably matched by Hewitt’s sophisticated caricatures, which will delight sharp-eyed readers with their many visual references to particulars and oddities about each of the subjects. A must-have for the reference shelf.”—Publishers Weekly

 

* “There’s enough substance here for a quick report or to enliven a longer one. . . . An irresistible package.”—School Library Journal, starred review

 

“The stories Krull tells will be enough to whet readers’ appetites for more biography and for the writers’ actual works.”—Booklist

 

“Another colorful, enthralling excursion into our cultural heritage.”—Kirkus Reviews

Présentation de l'éditeur

Shakespeare wrote with a feather quill and ink; Emily Dickinson wrote with a fountain pen; Isaac Bashevis Singer wrote on a Yiddish typewriter. But what did such writers do when they weren't writing? What did Jane Austen eat for breakfast? What could make Mark Twain throw his shirts out the window? Why would Zora Neale Hurston punch a fellow elevator passenger? Lives of the Writers tells all that and more.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: HMH Books for Young Readers
• Date d'édition: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0152480099
• ISBN 13: 9780152480097
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 96
• Illustrateur: Hewitt Kathryn