Nom de Plume - A (Secret) History of Pseudonyms

MaryAnne Evans. Charles Dodgson. Eric Blair. William Sydney Porter. Or, as they aremore commonly remembered, George Eliot, Lewis Carroll, George Orwell, and O.Henry. For these writers and many others, from Mark Twain to Stan Lee to RobertJordan, the invocation of a nom de plume has been an essential part inthe creation of an authorial identity. Now, in a captivating series ofbiographical snapshots exploring the lives of famous authors and their pennames, author Carmela Ciuraru delivers a unique literaryhistory and a penetrating examination of identity, creativity, andself-creation, revisiting the enduring question--what''s in a name?>

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Carmela Ciuraru
• Editore: Harper Perennial USA
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 29.05.2012
• EAN: 9780061735271
• ISBN: 978-0-06-173527-1
• Pagine: 400
• Dimensioni: 135 mm x 203 mm x 23 mm
• Serie: P.S.
• Categorie: Narrativa > Poesia lirica, drammatica; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Informatica, EDP > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata; Historical fiction, Short Stories, Family life fiction, Anthologies: general, Trivia and quiz questions, Literature: history and criticism, FICTION: Women, LITERARY CRITICISM: Books & Reading, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS: Reference, REFERENCE: Trivia, LITERARY CRITICISM: General, COMPUTERS: Reference, Street fiction / urban fiction, Biographical fiction / autobiographical fiction, Classic fiction: general and literary