num_pages: 360
description: Explore the fascinating lives and loves of the greatest novelists poets and playwrights.From William Shakespeare and Jane Austen to Gabriel Garca Mrquez and Toni Morrison Writers explores more than 100 biographies of the world's greatest writers. Each featured novelist playwright or poet is introduced by a stunning portrait followed by photography and illustrations of locations and artifacts important in their lives - along with pages from original manuscripts first editions and their correspondence.Trace the friendships loves and rivalries that inspired each individual and affected their writing revealing insights into the larger-than-life characters plots and evocative settings that they created. You will also uncover details each writer's most famous pieces and understand the times and cultures they lived in - see how the world influenced them and how their works influenced the world.Writers introduces key ideas themes and literary techniques of each figure revealing the imaginations and personalities behind some of the world's greatest novels short stories poems and plays. A diverse variety of authors are covered from the Middle Ages to present day providing a compelling glimpse into the lives of the people behind the page.
language: English
title: Writers: Their Lives and Works
publisher: DK