Nom de Plume: A (Secret) History of Pseudonyms

by Carmela Ciuraru

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MaryAnne Evans. Charles Dodgson. Eric Blair. William Sydney Porter. Or, as they aremore commonly remembered, George Eliot, Lewis Carroll, George Orwell, and O.Henry. For these writers and many others, from Mark Twain to Stan Lee to RobertJordan, the invocation of a nom de plume has been an essential part inthe creation of an authorial identity. Now, in a captivating series ofbiographical snapshots exploring the lives of famous authors and their pennames,...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0061735264

ISBN13:9780061735264

Release Date:June 2011

Publisher:Harper

Length:368 Pages

Weight:1.50 lbs.

Dimensions:1.2" x 5.5" x 8.3"

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