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The greatest books you'll never read, unpublished masterpieces by the world's greatest writers, general editor Professor Bernard Richards

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The greatest books you'll never read, unpublished masterpieces by the world's greatest writers, general editor Professor Bernard Richards

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

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index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The greatest books you'll never read

Oclc number

913087659

Responsibility statement

general editor Professor Bernard Richards

Sub title

unpublished masterpieces by the world's greatest writers

Summary

"Why was Thomas Hardy's first novel never published? What happened to the manuscript of the long promised 'magnum opus' that Truman Capote never delivered? Why did Heinrich Böll abandon his Paradise Lost? These and many other intriguing mysteries are uncovered in this comprehensive guide to literature's lost and unfinished masterpieces. From a creative crisis to a dissatisfied editor, and from a bizarre twist of fate to an untimely death, behind each unpublished book lies a unique and compelling story. One of the giants of modern literature, Ernest Hemingway, saw three years of work, including a novel and several short stories, vanish when his wife's suitcase was stolen in the Gare de Lyon in Paris. Evelyn Waugh, on the other hand, burned the manuscript of his first novel and attempted to drown himself after a friend gave it a bad review. Covering an eclectic range of international authors, both living and dead, The Greatest Books You'll Never Read unearths an alternative literary history that is fascinating and heartbreaking in equal measure."--provided from Amazon.com

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