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Who the hell is Pansy O'Hara?

the fascinating stories behind 50 of the world's best-loved books

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An edition of Who the hell is Pansy O'Hara? (2008)

Who the hell is Pansy O'Hara?

the fascinating stories behind 50 of the world's best-loved books

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There had never been a single volume that explored the backstories of so many of the greatest books in the English language. A work sure to captivate all lovers of language and literature, it reveals in short, pithy chapters, the lives, loves, motivations, and quirky, fascinating details involving fifty of the best-loved books of the Western world. From the Great Gatsby to Harper Lee, from Jaws to J.K. Rowling, Who the Hell is Pansy O'Hara? offers an entertaining and informative journey through the minds of writers and the life experiences that took these amazing works from notion to novel.

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Penguin Books
Language
English
Pages
318

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Subjects
American Authors, Authors, American, Authors, English, Authorship, Best sellers, Biography, English Authors, Authors, biography, Authors, american, Authors, english
Times
19th century, 20th century

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Who the hell is Pansy O'Hara?: the fascinating stories behind 50 of the world's best-loved books
2008, Penguin Books
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Edition Notes

"A Penguin original"--P. [4] of cover.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-318).

Published in
New York, USA
Genre
Biography.
Copyright Date
2008

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
820.9, B
Library of Congress
PR106 .B66 2008, PR106.B66 2008

Contributors

Author
Chris Sheedy

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Pagination
xiii, 318 p. ;
Number of pages
318
Dimensions
20 x 13 x 1.7 centimeters

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL22651774M
ISBN 10
014311364X
ISBN 13
9780143113645
LCCN
2007039840
OCLC/WorldCat
174040129
Library Thing
7460652
Goodreads
2657515

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Work Description

"From Jane Eyre to The Godfather, from To Kill a Mockingbird to The Da Vinci Code, from James Bond to Harry Potter, Who the hell is Pansy O'Hara? reveals in brief chapters the lives, loves tragedies, motivations, and quirky facts behind fifty of the best-loved volumes of the Western world." --Back cover.

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