Biographies About Writers

by Kenneth Slawenski

Slawenski, the creator of deadcaulfields.com, is an admirer, but this is no fanboy biography; his close study of Salinger’s... Full review >

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by Sarah Bakewell

A bright, genial and generous introduction to the master’s methods. Full review >

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by Alexandra Styron

A tender and tragic remembrance, though mainly of interest to the author’s most devoted fans. Full review >

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by Bevis Hillier

An exemplary biography evoking, in classic form, lives and times just gone. Full review >

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by Dean Faulkner Wells

Part biography, part memoir, Wells' work does much to humanize the man who is often remembered only for his words. A... Full review >

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by Susan Cheever

Lively and astute. Full review >

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by Donald Sturrock

Bearing lightly its torrents of references, this examination of the character and career of the iconoclastic writer is as... Full review >

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by Joan Schenkar

A comprehensive, nuanced evaluation of Highsmith Country. Full review >

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by Wendy Moffat

An empathic, highly informative celebration of the legacy of a profoundly decent but decidedly imperfect man who considered... Full review >

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