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By: Jake Poller
ISBN: 9781789144277
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jan 2022
UK Publication Date: 6th September 2021
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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A timely new biography of one of the 20th century's most provocative intellectuals.
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By: Michael Eaude
ISBN: 9781789148374
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2024
UK Publication Date: 1st February 2024
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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An exploration of the unique, contradictory genius of architect Antoni Gaud.
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By: David A. Shafer
ISBN: 9781780235707
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2016
UK Publication Date: 1st February 2016
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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A new, critical biography of enigmatic French theorist, writer, actor and artist Antonin Artaud examining Artaud's work in relation to his life, as well as the many influential figures he came into contact with.
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By: David Ellis
ISBN: 9781789146820
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jun 2023
UK Publication Date: 1st February 2023
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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A concise, clear-eyed account of the flamboyant poet Byrons life and work.
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By: John Goodby
ISBN: 9781789149326
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2025
UK Publication Date: 1st October 2024
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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A new portrait of Dylan Thomas, which reveals an inventive, dedicated writer.
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By: Verna Kale
ISBN: 9781780235783
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jun 2016
UK Publication Date: 1st March 2016
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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A thoroughly researched, balanced new biography of author, journalist and adventurer Ernest Hemingway.
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By: Bartholomew Ryan
ISBN: 9781789149340
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Feb 2025
UK Publication Date: 1st October 2024
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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A compelling, timely exploration of Fernando Pessoas profound, innovative ideas.
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By: Max Saunders
ISBN: 9781789147018
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2023
UK Publication Date: 1st March 2023
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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A concise, cogent biography of avant-garde writer, critic and publisher Ford Madox Ford.
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By: James S. Williams
ISBN: 9781789148312
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2024
UK Publication Date: 1st November 2023
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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Charts the key turning points in the short, extraordinary life of Frantz Fanon.
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By: Professor Ritchie Robertson
ISBN: 9781789146066
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2022
UK Publication Date: 11th July 2022
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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A concise yet comprehensive critical biography of crucial German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche.
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By: Professor Lara Vetter
ISBN: 9781789147599
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2023
UK Publication Date: 1st July 2023
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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The fascinating life and work of the groundbreaking, free-spirited modernist poet H.D.
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By: Kathryn Brown
ISBN: 9781789143812
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jun 2021
UK Publication Date: 15th March 2021
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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A new, critical biography of the innovative and influential French artist Henri Matisse.
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By: Ruth Antosh
ISBN: 9781789148725
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2024
UK Publication Date: 1st June 2024
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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A concise, cogent biography of influential modernist writer J.-K. Huysmans.
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By: Jess Cotton
ISBN: 9781789143911
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2023
UK Publication Date: 1st April 2023
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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A biography of perhaps the most important poet of his generation, John Ashbery.
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By: Jon Kear
ISBN: 9781780235738
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jun 2016
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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A new, critical account of the life and work of influential French painter Paul Cezanne.
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By: Patrick Armstrong
ISBN: 9781789147629
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2023
UK Publication Date: 1st July 2023
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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A new account of the brilliant and influential, yet combative naturalist Richard Owen.
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By: Christina Guillaumier
ISBN: 9781789149517
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jan 2025
UK Publication Date: 16th September 2024
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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An absorbing, wide-ranging and incisive biography of celebrated composer Sergei Prokofiev.
(Paperback)
By: Matt ffytche
ISBN: 9781789145793
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2022
UK Publication Date: 16th May 2022
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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An engaging and accessible biography of Sigmund Freud.
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By: Cheryl R. Hopson
ISBN: 9781789147957
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2024
UK Publication Date: 1st June 2024
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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Explores the creativity and life of anthropologist, folklorist and novelist Zora Neale Hurston.
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By: Stephen Downes
ISBN: 9781836390305
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2025
UK Publication Date: 1st April 2025
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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The ambiguous, provocative Austrian composer and conductor Gustav Mahler.
(Paperback)
By: Professor Mark Berry
ISBN: 9781789140873
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Feb 2019
UK Publication Date: 11th March 2019
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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(Paperback)
By: Seth Whidden
ISBN: 9781780239804
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2018
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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Before he had turned 21, Arthur Rimbaud (1854-1891) upended the house of French poetry and left it in shambles. What makes Rimbaud's poetry important, argues Seth Whidden, is part of what makes his life so compelling: rebellion, audacity, creativity and exploration.
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By: Professor Paul Bishop
ISBN: 9781780232676
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jun 2014
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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Carl Jung is a clear and compelling critical assessment of one of the controversial and highly influential pioneers of psychology.
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By: David Stephen Calonne
ISBN: 9781780230238
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2012
UK Publication Date: 1st August 2012
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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In this new interpretation of the life and work of the American poet, short story writer and novelist Charles Bukowski, David Stephen Calonne examines Bukowski's writings, colourful life and the desperate conditions of his lifestyle, looking at the literary traditions that influenced him and discussing his unique place in world literature.
