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Mordecai Richler / by Vassanji, M. G..;

Includes bibliographical references.

Subjects: Richler, Mordecai 1931-2001.; Novelists, Canadian (English); Authors, Canadian (English); Jewish authors;

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Mansfield Park / by Austen, Jane,1775-1817;

Subjects: Classics; Literary; English fiction; Women; English fiction;

© 2006, c1814., Knopf Publishing,

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Memoirs of Montparnasse / by Glassco, John,1909-1981.; Gnarowski, Michael,1934-;

Includes bibliographical references: p. 256-259.

Subjects: Glassco, John, 1909-1981; Authors, Canadian (English);

© 1995., Oxford University Press,

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Book of lives : a memoir of sorts / by Atwood, Margaret,1939-author.;

Includes bibliographical references and index."The long-awaited memoir of one of the most lauded and influential writers of our time, from her peripatetic childhood in Northern Ontario, through the writing of her seminal novel The Handmaid's Tale in occupied East Berlin, to her position today as revered truth-teller and literary icon. From the moment she published her first collection of poetry in 1966 -- sweeping up our most prestigious literary award while still a graduate student in Victorian literature at Harvard -- Margaret Atwood has been ahead of her time. Raised by ruggedly independent, scientifically minded parents (her father was a forest entomologist, her mother a former schoolteacher), Atwood spent half of every year in the deep forests of Quebec, living in tents or in houses hand-hewn by her father. Thrilling and unfettered, it was also isolating (on celebrating her eighth birthday: "It sounds forlorn. It was forlorn. It gets more forlorn.") and occasionally terrifying (alone for days with a 42-year-old pregnant mother, with no means of transportation or communication). From this unconventional origin, Atwood unspools her life story, linking seminal moments to the books that have shaped the literary landscapes of our time, from the cruel year that spawned Cat's Eye to the Orwellian 1980s of Berlin, where conversations between writers were quickly ushered outdoors to evade the listening devices in any Westerner's home or hotel room. Chronicling oddball early jobs (teaching English to engineering students in a Quonset hut), a faltering early marriage, the bohemian gatherings and literary infighting of a generation of writers finding their voice, to her magical life with the wildly charismatic writer Graeme Gibson and their only daughter, Atwood shares the stories, anecdotes, behind-the-scenes machinations, and turning points that have made her one of the most important writers of her era"--

Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Atwood, Margaret, 1939-; Fiction; Novelists, Canadian; Novelists, Canadian; Authors, Canadian (English); Authors, Canadian (English);

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Book of lives [text (large print)] : a memoir of sorts / by Atwood, Margaret,1939-author.;

Includes bibliographical references and index."The long-awaited memoir of one of the most lauded and influential writers of our time, from her peripatetic childhood in Northern Ontario, through the writing of her seminal novel The Handmaid's Tale in occupied East Berlin, to her position today as revered truth-teller and literary icon. From the moment she published her first collection of poetry in 1966 -- sweeping up our most prestigious literary award while still a graduate student in Victorian literature at Harvard -- Margaret Atwood has been ahead of her time. Raised by ruggedly independent, scientifically minded parents (her father was a forest entomologist, her mother a former schoolteacher), Atwood spent half of every year in the deep forests of Quebec, living in tents or in houses hand-hewn by her father. Thrilling and unfettered, it was also isolating (on celebrating her eighth birthday: "It sounds forlorn. It was forlorn. It gets more forlorn.") and occasionally terrifying (alone for days with a 42-year-old pregnant mother, with no means of transportation or communication). From this unconventional origin, Atwood unspools her life story, linking seminal moments to the books that have shaped the literary landscapes of our time, from the cruel year that spawned Cat's Eye to the Orwellian 1980s of Berlin, where conversations between writers were quickly ushered outdoors to evade the listening devices in any Westerner's home or hotel room. Chronicling oddball early jobs (teaching English to engineering students in a Quonset hut), a faltering early marriage, the bohemian gatherings and literary infighting of a generation of writers finding their voice, to her magical life with the wildly charismatic writer Graeme Gibson and their only daughter, Atwood shares the stories, anecdotes, behind-the-scenes machinations, and turning points that have made her one of the most important writers of her era"--

Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Large print books.; Personal narratives.; Atwood, Margaret, 1939-; Fiction; Novelists, Canadian; Novelists, Canadian; Authors, Canadian (English); Authors, Canadian (English);

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The case of the married woman : Caroline Norton and her fight for women's justice / by Fraser, Antonia,1932-author.;

Includes bibliographical references and index."Poet, pamphleteer and artist's muse, Caroline Norton dazzled nineteenth-century society with her vivacity and intelligence. After her marriage in 1828 to the MP George Norton, she continued to attract friends and admirers to her salon in Westminster, which included the young Disraeli. Most prominent among her admirers was the widowed Prime Minister, Lord Melbourne. Racked with jealousy, George Norton took the Prime Minister to court, suing him for damages on account of his 'Criminal Conversation' (adultery) with Caroline. A dramatic trial followed. Despite the unexpected and sensational result - acquittal - Norton legally denied Caroline access to her three children under seven. He also claimed her income as an author for himself, since the copyrights of a married woman belonged to her husband. Yet Caroline refused to despair. Beset by the personal cruelties perpetrated by her husband and a society whose rules were set against her, she chose to fight, not surrender. She channelled her energies in an area of much-needed reform: the rights of a married woman and specifically those of a mother. Over the next few years she campaigned tirelessly, achieving her first landmark victory with the Infant Custody Act of 1839. Provisions which are now taken for granted, such as the right of a mother to have access to her own children, owe much to Caroline, who was determined to secure justice for women at all levels of society from the privileged to the dispossessed. Award-winning historian Antonia Fraser brilliantly portrays a woman, at once courageous and compassionate, who refused to be curbed by the personal and political constraints of her time"--Publisher's description.

Subjects: Biographies.; Norton, Caroline Sheridan, 1808-1877.; Authors, English; Women authors, English; Women's rights; Women;

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Missed connections : a memoir in letters never sent / by Francis, Brian,1971-author.;

Based on the hit play 'Box 4901', 'Missed Connections' is an extraordinary love letter to the timeless search for connection, love, and self-acceptance. Brian Francis was born in Sarnia, ON. From the Canada Reads-shortlisted author of 'Fruit'.

Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Francis, Brian, 1971-; Gay authors; Gay men; Authors, Canadian (English);

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Tolkien [videorecording] / by Beresford, Stephen,screenwriter.; Boyle, Anthony,1994-actor.; Chernin, Peter,1951-film producer.; Collins, Lily,1989-actor.; Donnelly, Laura,1982-actor.; Ferris, Pam,actor.; Gibson, Patrick,1995-actor.; Gleeson, David,1966-screenwriter.; Glynn-Carney, Tom,1995-actor.; Hoult, Nicholas,1989-actor.; Jacobi, Derek,actor.; Karukoski, Dome,film director.; Meaney, Colm,1953-actor.; O'Reilly, Genevieve,1977-actor.; Ready, David,1979-film producer.; Roberts, Craig,1991-actor.; Thykier, Kris,1972-film producer.; Topping, Jenno,film producer.; Chernin Entertainment,production company.; Fox Searchlight Pictures,presenter.; TSG Entertainment,presenter.; Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation,publisher.;

Director of photography, Lasse Frank ; editor, Harri Ylönen ; music, Thomas Newman.Nicholas Hoult, Lily Collins, Colm Meaney, Anthony Boyle, Patrick Gibson, Tom Glynn-Carney, Craig Roberts, Derek Jacobi, Laura Donnelly, Genevieve O'Reilly, Pam Ferris.Explores the formative years of the renowned author's life as he finds friendship, courage, and inspiration among a fellow group of writers and artists at school. Their brotherhood strengthens as they grow up and weather love and loss together, including the author's tumultuous courtship of his beloved Edith Bratt, until the outbreak of the First World War which threatens to tear their fellowship apart. All of these experiences would later inspire him to write his famous Middle-earth novels.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13 for some sequences of war violence.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 DVS, 2.0.

Subjects: Fiction films.; Feature films.; Biographical films.; Historical films.; War films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973; Male friendship; Male authors, English; World War, 1914-1918;

For private home use only.

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Bleaker house : chasing my novel to the end of the world / by Stevens, Nell,1985-author.;

"On a frozen island in the Falklands, with only penguins for company, a young would-be writer struggles to craft a debut novel ... and instead writes a funny, clever, moving memoir that heralds the arrival of a fresh new literary talent. Twenty-seven-year-old Nell Stevens was determined to write a novel, but somehow life kept getting in the way. Then came an irresistible opportunity: she won a fellowship to spend three months, all expenses paid, anywhere in the world to research and write a book. Did she choose a glittering metropolis, a romantic village, an exotic paradise? Um, no. Nell chose Bleaker Island, a snowy, windswept pile of rock off the Falklands. There, in a guesthouse where she would be the only guest, she imagined she could finally rid herself of distractions and write her 2,500 words a day. In three months, surely she'd have a novel, right? It's true that there aren't many distractions on Bleaker, other than sheep, penguins, paranoia and the weather. But as Nell gets to work on her novel--a delightful Dickensian fiction she calls Bleaker House--she discovers that an excruciatingly erratic Internet connection and 1100 calories a day (as much food as she could carry in her suitcase, budgeted to the raisin) are far from ideal conditions for literary production. With deft humour, this memoir traces Nell's island days and slowly reveals details of the life and people she has left behind in pursuit of her art. They pop up in her novel, as well, as memoir and novel start to reflect one another. It seems that there is nowhere Nell can run--neither a remote island nor the pages of her notebook--to escape herself. A whimsical, entertaining, thought-provoking blend of memoir and travelogue, laced with tongue-in-cheek writing advice, Bleaker House brilliantly captures the hopes, fears, self-torture and humour of being young and yearning to make a creative life. With winning honesty and wit, Nell's race to finish her book emerges as a fascinating narrative in its own right."--

Subjects: Autobiographies.; Biographies.; Stevens, Nell, 1985-; Stevens, Nell, 1985-; Authors, English; Authorship.;

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The night trilogy : Night ; Dawn ; Day by Wiesel, Elie,1928-; Wiesel, Marion.;

Subjects: Wiesel, Elie, 1928-; Authors, French; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945);

© c2008., Hill and Wang,

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