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Nom De Plume: A (Secret) History Of Pseudonyms
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- ISBN
- 9780061735271
- Book Title
- NOM De Plume : a (Secret) History of Pseudonyms
- Item Length
- 8 in
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Publication Year
- 2012
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.9 in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, Literary Criticism, Référence, Fiction
- Topic
- Reference, Literary, Trivia, Books & Reading
- Item Width
- 5.3 in
- Item Weight
- 10.5 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 400 Pages
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MaryAnne Evans. Charles Dodgson. Eric Blair. William Sydney Porter. Or, as they aremore commonly remembered, George Eliot, Lewis Carroll, George Orwell, and O.Henry. For these writers and many others, from Mark Twain to Stan Lee to RobertJordan, the invocation of a nom de plume has been an essential part inthe creation of an authorial identity. Now, in a captivating series ofbiographical snapshots exploring the lives of famous authors and their pennames, author Carmela Ciuraru delivers a unique literaryhistory and a penetrating examination of identity, creativity, andself-creation, revisiting the enduring question-what's in a name?
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Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0061735272
ISBN-13
9780061735271
eBay Product ID (ePID)
117268633
Product Key Features
Book Title
NOM De Plume : a (Secret) History of Pseudonyms
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Reference, Literary, Trivia, Books & Reading
Publication Year
2012
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Literary Criticism, Référence, Fiction
Number of Pages
400 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8 in
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Width
5.3 in
Item Weight
10.5 Oz
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Reviews
Each page affords sparkling facts and valuable insights onto the manufacturing of books and reputations, the keeping and revealing of secrets, the vagaries of private life and public opinion, and the eternally mysterious, often tormented interface between life and literature., Ciuraru's treatments of her subjects sparkle with rich, well-arranged detail and the sly wit of literary hindsight. With a central focus that remains urgent and appealing for 21st century readers even as it dissects the personal lives of authors long past, Nom de Plume is surely an important book., Fascinating, lively, and fun - you can't do much better than to read about George Sand, born Amandine-Aurore-Lucile Dupin, who adopted a swaggering male persona to go along with the name., Nom de Plume is a delicious investigation of what leads the likes of the Brontës, Samuel Clemens, and Karen Blixen to ditch their names for safer, more romantic identities when they write. Whether their reasons are practical or mysterious, their lives and choices are here charmingly limned by Carmela Ciuraru., “With description that captures the imagination, Nom de Plume is what nonfiction should be - accessible, thought-provoking, and highly entertaining.â€�, A fascinating book on a fascinating subject. We all have other selves, but only some of us give them a name and let them loose in the world. Carmela Ciuraru steps behind a host of shadowy facades to interrogate the originals, and the result is both enlightening and wonderfully entertaining., '...Ciuraru, a freelance literary journalist, writes well and has a fully functioning sense of humor, so ?Nom de Plume? is a pleasure to read...' (Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post Book World), You are on the second-to-last page of Carmela Ciuraru's NOM DE PLUME and wishing you weren't because this book is such great fun...Intelligent, confident, and trustworthy., Nom De Plume is wildly entertaining, almost gossipy, but travels on the high end of the literary landscape. This book is beyond great., Ciuraru's writing is bright, lively, and smart, making Nom de Plume both informative and extremely enjoyable to read. I strongly recommend this read for any fans of biography, especially writers, and perhaps even more especially, women writers., Stories of self-invention are always interesting to read about, especially in Carmela Ciuraru's Nom de Plume. Ciuraru's book presents a persuasive argument that the generative powers of the pseudonym should persist., Engaging without being breezy, informative without being pedantic, these essays offer insightful, fascinating literary portraits without the solemness and heft of so many literary biographies. Ciuraru gets to the essence of their lives efficiently and evocatively, which makes for pleasant and piquant summer literary non-fiction., With description that captures the imagination, Nom de Plume is what nonfiction should be - accessible, thought-provoking, and highly entertaining., Nom de Plume is a fascinating collection of stories-populated by individuals whose 'doubleness' is so distinct that they acquire secondary personalities, and, in some notable cases, multiple personalities. It's a richly documented literary excursion into the inner, secret lives of some of our favorite writers., Carmela Ciuraru's Nom de Plume deftly tells the stories of some of literature's most famous pen names. For anyone who creates the book will enthrall. As much a meditation on the creative process as it is a tell-all about their names and the intrigue that created them., ...'Nom de Plume' is part detective story, part exposé, part literary history, and an absorbing psychological meditation on identity and creativity. It's a delightful book., …'Nom de Plume' is part detective story, part exposé, part literary history, and an absorbing psychological meditation on identity and creativity. It's a delightful book., "...Ciuraru, a freelance literary journalist, writes well and has a fully functioning sense of humor, so "Nom de Plume" is a pleasure to read...", Nom de Plume is filled with tremendous insight into the minds of these writers and their ability to create not only works of fiction within the covers of their books, but fictional lives for themselves as well....beautifully researched and deftly written-pure pleasure from cover to cover., Nom de Plume is a fascinating collection of stories--populated by individuals whose 'doubleness' is so distinct that they acquire secondary personalities, and, in some notable cases, multiple personalities. It's a richly documented literary excursion into the inner, secret lives of some of our favorite writers., What to make of the paradox that some of the boldest writers have hidden behind pen names? Carmela Ciuraru has performed a valuable service in examining the phenomenon through her charming, sprightly, and illuminating biographical essays., Ciuraru builds each history as its own personal story, then builds the literary charm and genius behind the pathos, … a tale of literary genius all its own., Nom de Plume is a fascinating collection of stories—populated by individuals whose 'doubleness' is so distinct that they acquire secondary personalities, and, in some notable cases, multiple personalities. It's a richly documented literary excursion into the inner, secret lives of some of our favorite writers., This survey of authors who sought anonymity and privacy is well researched. Amid informative, illuminating profiles, Ciuraru successfully ferrets out curious literary charades.
Dewey Decimal
929.4
Dewey Edition
22
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