american novelists

Journal of philosopher and author Ayn Rand, revealing her thoughts and memories concerning communism, her immigration to America, Objectivism, and discussing her novels and screenplays.

Illuminates the relationship between Carson McCullers's life and work and analyzes her novels, plays, and short stories. Describes McCullers's sources, influences, creative processes, and evolution of themes and techniques. Also explores the reasons for her lasting acclaim.

A memoir in which the author discusses growing up in Buffalo, New York in the 1970s and 1980s before becoming the youngest person to have a seat on the American Stock Exchange, and a millionaire by the age of twenty-one.

A collection of two dozen interviews with Vonnegut reflecting his climb to acclaim and his descent in the 1980s.

Author John Updike describes his life until the age of fifty-five.

A biography of American author William Faulkner that draws from memoirs, letters, and interviews with his daughter and lovers and examines the ways that his life shaped the world of his fiction.

Presents a collection of true stories from the memoirs of bestselling author Augusten Burroughs.

A biography of twenty-century novelist Zane Grey, drawing from his letters and memoirs to explore some of the more adventurous aspects of his life.

An autobiography in which novelist and physician Michael Crichton explains how his disillusionment with the medical field led him to embark on an exploration of some of the most dangerous and remote places in the world, while also doing some inner searching through channeling, exorcism, and other paranormal means.

John Irving, author of "The World According to Garp," recounts his beginnings in writing and wrestling, describing their connections and showing how both endeavors have shaped his life.