The story of the life, loves and work of US writer Patricia Highsmith (1921-95), told through her unpublished diaries, her own voice and that of those who knew her, both family and close friends.
Nel 1991, «American psycho», il terzo romanzo del controverso scrittore Bret Easton Ellis, suscitò accese discussioni tra i critici e i lettori; un libro straordinariamente inquietante che trasportava i lettori nella mente di Patrick Bateman, un cinico dirigente di fusioni e acquisizioni ossessionato da marchi, dettagli insignificanti, cultura pop e brutali omicidi.
The parallel lives of writer Truman Capote (1924-84) and playwright Tennessee Williams (1911-83): two friends, two geniuses who, while creating sublime works, were haunted by the ghosts of the past, the shadow of constant doubt, the demon of addictions and the blinding, deceptive glare of success.
Lo scrittore americano Stephen King è da decenni uno degli autori più venduti al mondo. Come si spiega il successo travolgente delle sue numerose opere? Forse con la sconfinata inventiva della sua letteratura? E cos'altro c'è dietro la longevità della sua sorprendente carriera?
An unparalleled portrait of Arthur Miller (1915-2005), a major writer who left an indelible mark on the world. Miller's life is intimately connected with the great themes that marked the 20th century. Glamour, fame, social criticism and Marilyn Monroe.
At his Long Island beach house, and on the occasion of the publication of his masterful nonfiction novel In Cold Blood, reporter Karen Dennison interviews celebrated writer Truman Capote, who displays his exuberant personality, makes witty jokes, shares his thoughts on writing, reflects on various aspects of the book and, in a sweet and endearing voice, reads and explains some of its highlights.
Un'immersione nella vita e negli scritti dello straordinario scrittore americano di fantascienza Philip K. Dick (1928-82), la cui opera sconvolgente ha predetto come nessun'altra la disfatta distopica verso cui il caotico mondo del XXI secolo si sta inevitabilmente dirigendo.
The story of the making of The Bell Jar, the unique, semi-autobiographical novel written by American writer Sylvia Plath (1932-63), published in February 1963, shortly before her death.
Lo scrittore americano Henry Miller (1891-1980), creatore scandaloso e anticonformista, odiato dai puritani più recalcitranti, fu un genio vilipeso, considerato una minaccia, accusato di essere sessista, di perseguire consapevolmente la distruzione di ogni principio civile; ma fu anche qualcuno venerato come un santo, come un guru del sesso; e oggi come una delle figure più importanti del XX secolo.
John Irving's literary worlds are satirically exaggerated, socially critical, unexpectedly magical. But how do these dazzling, sometimes bizarre, narrative worlds emerge? A unique insight into his writing workshop and a search of the places and people who have become part of his stories.
A look at the intimacy of the US writer Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961), a man infinitely more complex than his public image suggested, through the story of his relationship with his four wives.
A look at US society through the prism of Moby Dick, the mythical novel published by Herman Melville (1819-1891) in 1851.