The Biographer's Craft/Practical Advice on Gathering, Writing, Shaping and Polishing Biographical Material

Lomask, Milton

ISBN 10: 0060913878 / ISBN 13: 9780060913878

Published by HarperCollins, 1987

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Biographer's Craft/Practical Advice on Gathering, Writing, Shaping and Polishing Biographical Material
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication Date: 1987
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0060913878
• ISBN 13: 9780060913878
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: good

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Synopsis

Tells how to select a subject, handle research and develop a style, describes different approaches to biography, and shows how to submit a manuscript

From Library Journal

Drawing on his experience as the biographer of several American figures, Lomask offers a practical manual for the beginning biographer and autobiographer. He outlines the scholarly apparatus neededquotes, notes, bibliographyand sketches the nature of the medium, selecting a subject, methods of finding and using sources, questions of style and tone. Lomask illustrates his points with examples from a variety of biographies and autobiographies, and concludes with advice on securing a publisher. This clear and simple book should be helpful both to the apprentice in and the student of the art. Milton Meltzer, New York
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.