Biography: A Very Short Introduction

Biography: A Very Short Introduction PDF Author: Hermione Lee
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199533547
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 185

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Book Description
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 Very Short Introduction examines different types of biographies, why certain people and historical events arouse so much interest, and how they are compared with history and fiction.