The Biographer's Tale

The Biographer's Tale

infobox Book |
name = The Biographer's Tale


image_caption =
author = A. S. Byatt
country = United Kingdom
language = English
genre = Novel
publisher = Chivers, Windsor, Paragon & Camden
release_date = 1 November, 2001
media_type = Print (Hardback & Paperback)
pages = 376 pp
isbn = ISBN 0-7540-1641-2

"The Biographer's Tale" is a book by A. S. Byatt. The story is about a postgraduate student, Phineas G. Nanson, who decides to write a biography about an obscure biographer, Scholes Destry-Scholes. During the course of his research he fails to learn much about the actual subject of his biography, but discovers a lot of Destry-Scholes' unpublished research about real historical figures Carl Linnaeus, Francis Galton and Henrik Ibsen. In the book, Byatt combines facts with fiction when recounting the lives of the three latter figures.

External links

* [http://www.complete-review.com/reviews/byattas/bstale.htm The Biographer's Tale] - at The Complete Review


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • The Winter's Tale — This article is about Shakespeare s play. For other uses, see Winter s Tale (disambiguation). Act II, scene 3: Antigonus swears his loyalty to Leontes, in an attempt to save Leontes young daughter s life. From a painting by John Opie… …   Wikipedia

  • The Story of Miss Moppet —   …   Wikipedia

  • The Shining (film) — The Shining Theatrical release poster Directed by Stanley Kubrick Produced by Stanle …   Wikipedia

  • The Open Boat — 1st US edition of The Open Boat, illustrated by Will H. Bradley The Open Boat is a short story by American author Stephen Crane (1871–1900). First published in 1897, it was based on Crane s experience of surviving a shipwreck off the coast of… …   Wikipedia

  • The Palace — For the arena, see The Palace of Auburn Hills. For the hotel, see The New York Palace Hotel. See also Palace (disambiguation). Infobox Television show name = The Palace genre = Drama creator = Tom Grieves director = Metin Hüseyin Maurice Phillips …   Wikipedia

  • The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle —   …   Wikipedia

  • The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket —   …   Wikipedia

  • The Wizard of Oz (1939 film) — The Wizard of Oz Theatrical release poster Directed by Victor Fleming Uncredited: Norman Taurog Richard Thorpe …   Wikipedia

  • The Cask of Amontillado —   Illu …   Wikipedia

  • The Autobiography of Malcolm X — The Autobiography of Malcolm X   First edition …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”