A window into the work of both creative writers and their biographers. It offers insights into the lives of writers such as Arthur Miller, V.S. Naipaul and Iris Murdoch, exploring their reactions to criticism, how they advanced their careers, and their struggles with money, love and illness.
Jeffrey Meyers is the author of thirty-nine books, including the biographies Orwell; Hemingway; Katherine Mansfield; D. H. Lawrence; Joseph Conrad; and Gary Cooper: American Hero. He lives in Berkeley, California.
Biographer and critic Meyers takes an intimate look at eight important writers as different from one another as the poets Allen Ginsberg and James Dickey.... Recommended for all libraries and lovers of literature. - Library Journal; ""Delicious.... A vigilant guide through a mine field of exacerbated egos and absorbing personalities."" - Thomas McGuane, author of The Sporting Club