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Biography
This book, apparently 20 years in the making, is the product of immense learning and shows a rare familiarity with its subject and his times
There were times when I wondered whether this book was produced by AI because it is so weirdly written
Two biographies connect the life and work of Christopher Isherwood
The Japanese artist suffered her fair share of fame, grief and misfortune
Susan Morrison’s book sets itself two tasks: where did its hero come from? And why is he so good at what he does?
It is less than two lifetimes since he died, and his ghost hangs over the country he created
The octogenarian writer seems unable to resist the burlesque, describing the most lurid encounters at an apparently droll remove
Gambling Man documents a career punctuated with attention-grabbing successes and abrupt reversals
Thirty years ago, two intriguing books by the writer appeared just a few months apart
Max Boot’s contention that Reagan was a lightweight pragmatist who played little part in reviving America or winning the Cold War is absurdly revisionist
