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Title: THE GREATEST BOOKS YOU'LL NEVER READ
UNPUBLISHED MASTERPIECES BY THE WORLD'S GREATEST WRITERS
By: Bernard Richards
Format: Paperback

List price: £20.00


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ISBN 10: 1844037932
ISBN 13: 9781844037933
Publisher: OCTOPUS PUBLISHING GROUP
Pub. date: 3 August, 2015
Pages: 256
Description: 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 Boll abandon his Paradise Lost? These and many other intriguing mysteries are uncovered in this comprehensive guide to literature's lost and unfinished masterpieces.
Synopsis: From a creative crisis to a dissatisfied editor, and from a bizarre twist of fate to an untimely death, behind each unpublished book lies a unique and compelling story.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.Each ill-fated book, from Karl Marx's comic novel Scorpion and Felix to Stephenie Meyer's Twilight spin-off Midnight Sun, is examined in an in-depth essay, with selected entries featuring manuscript extracts.Specially commissioned covers by acclaimed designers illustrate each entry, bringing to life these lost literary wonders.At once entertaining and enlightening, The Greatest Books You'll Never Read will be loved by bookworms everywhere.
Illustrations: 400 Illustrations, unspecified
Publication: UK
Imprint: Cassell Illustrated
Returns: Non-returnable
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