Building on his enormously successful series of Philosophers in 90
Minutes, Paul Strathern applies his witty and incisive prose to brief
biographical studies of the world's great writers. He brings their lives
and ideas to life in entertaining and accessible fashion. Far from being
a novelty, each book is a highly refined appraisal of the writer and his
work, authoritative and clearly presented. Applause for Paul Strathern's
Philosophers in 90 Minutes: "Each of these little books is witty and
dramatic and creates a sense of time, place, and character....I cannot
think of a better way to introduce oneself and one's friends to Western
civilization."--Katherine A. Powers, Boston Globe "Well-written, clear
and informed, they have a breezy wit about them....I find them hard to
stop reading."--Richard Bernstein, New York Times "Witty, illuminating,
and blessedly concise."--Jim Holt, Wall Street Journal In preparation:
Jane Austen, Borges, Cervantes, Chekhov, Conrad, Dante, Dickens,
Faulkner, Hardy, Hemingway, Hugo, Henry James, Joyce, Mann, Tolstoy,
Twain, Virginia Woolf.