Presents the life of Joan Didion, American author, journalist, and screenwriter from her early days at "Vogue" to the death of her husband and daughter.
Sketches of the author's early life in Paris in the twenties provide nostalgic reminiscences of his first marriage and the discipline of developing his own literary craft.
Presents short biographies of nine influential African American novelists, including Ralph Ellison, James Baldwin, Alex Haley, Toni Morrison, Alice Walker, Harriet Adams Wilson, Zora Neale Hurston, Richard Wright and Ernest Gaines.
A biography of the personal and professional life of noted western author Zane Grey describing his adventures around the world, relationships, and works.
Chronicles the life of Henry Roth, discussing his childhood in the disintegrating Austro-Hungarian Empire, his emergence as a literary curiosity in New Mexico, his impact on the literary world, and other related topics.
Contains illustrations, facsimiles, and biographical and critical source materials on the life and writings of detective novelist Raymond Chandler, and includes suggestions for further reading, and a cumulative index.
