Great Non-fiction from Fiction Authors

Discover great non-fiction books written by famous fiction authors. Explore insightful works beyond their novels, from memoirs to essays, by your favorite storytellers.

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The Habit of Being

by Flannery O'Connor

Contains letters written by Flannery O'Connor.
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Lost in the Cosmos

by Walker Percy

Explores human nature and presents insights on the self and its fears, sexuality, boredom, depression, and other aspects.
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Experience

by Martin Amis

Memoirs of Martin Amis desribing his family, especially the influence his father had on his life.
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Reading Rilke Reflections On The Problems Of Translations

by William H. Gass

The greatly esteemed essayist, novelist, and philosopher reflects on the art of translation and on rainer maria rilke's duino elegies-and gives us his own translation …
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The Merry Heart

by Robertson Davies

Readers around the world continue to mourn the 1995 death of a beloved literary icon, but this rich and varied collection of Robertson Davies's writings …
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James Joyce

by Edna O'Brien

A famed Irish novelist on the most famous Irish novelist of all.-
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Lone Star Swing

by Duncan McLean

High Fidelity meets Blue Highways in this gloriously offbeat quest for the true roots of Texas Swing.
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The Old Patagonian Express

by Paul Theroux

An account of Theroux's trip by train from Boston to Bogota, Columbia.
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Imagining Characters

by A. S. Byatt

The bestselling author of "Possession" pairs her searching intelligence with the insights of psychoanalyst Ignes Sodre in a free-wheeling and exhilarating discussion of one novel …