Who the hell is Pansy O'Hara?
Subtitle: the fascinating stories behind 50 of the world's best-loved books
By: Jenny Bond & Chris Sheedy.
Contributors: Sheedy, Chris.
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York, USA
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 318
ISBN-13: 9780143113645
Copyright date: 2008
Subjects: Authors, English -- 20th century -- Biography; Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography; Authors, English -- 19th century -- Biography; Authors, American -- 19th century -- Biography; Authorship; Best sellers
Genres: Biography.
Description: There had never been a single volume that explored the backstories of so many of the greatest books in the English language. A work sure to captivate all lovers of language and literature, it reveals in short, pithy chapters, the lives, loves, motivations, and quirky, fascinating details involving fifty of the best-loved books of the Western world. From the Great Gatsby to Harper Lee, from Jaws to J.K. Rowling, Who the Hell is Pansy O'Hara? offers an entertaining and informative journey through the minds of writers and the life experiences that took these amazing works from notion to novel.
Notes: "A Penguin original"--P. [4] of cover.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-318).