The Overlook Press

Illustrated Lives

The acclaimed Overlook Illustrated Lives series of photographic biographies offers fresh, intimate portraits of some of our favorite writers. The lively texts are accompanied by over a hundred rare images, many in color, depicting the author’s world.

“A beautifully designed new series…scores of pictures with crisply related biography and commentary…Look no further for the perfect literary stocking stuffer.”—Michael Dirda, Washington Post Book World

AYN RAND

Jeff Britting

Overlook Illustrated Lives
This latest volume of the acclaimed Overlook Illustrated Lives series gives Rand's legions of fans an unprecedented chance to better understand the author they adore.

1-58567-406-0 (hc)

$19.95

F. SCOTT FITZGERALD

Ruth Prigozy

Overlook Illustrated Lives
Acclaimed Fitzgerald scholar Ruth Prigozy provides fresh insight into the life of the novelist who captured the rise and fall of the Jazz Age.

1-58567-519-9 (pb)

$12.95

1-58567-265-3 (hc)

$19.95

FRANZ KAFKA

Jeremy Adler

Overlook Illustrated Lives
With the insightful text by renowned Kafka scholar Jeremy Adler, this volume constitutes an invaluable introduction and resource for readers of Kafka.

1-58567-518-0 (pb)

$12.95

1-58567-267-X (hc)

$19.95

MARCEL PROUST

Mary Ann Caws

Overlook Illustrated Lives
The great French writer comes to life in the next visually absorbing and perceptive short biography in the acclaimed Overlook Illustrated Lives series.

1-58567-648-9 (pb)

$12.95

1-58567-405-2 (hc)

$19.95

SAMUEL BECKETT

Gerry Dukes

Overlook Illustrated Lives
An incisive biography by scholar Gerry Dukes, providing a unique introduction to one of the most innovative writers of the twentieth century.

1-58567-266-1 (hc)

$19.95

VIRGINIA WOOLF

Mary Ann Caws

Overlook Illustrated Lives
Virginia Woolf was one of the most significant novelists of the twentieth century and a leading figure in the Bloomsbury Circle.

1-58567-519-9 (pb)

$12.95

1-58567-264-5 (hc)

$19.95

VLADIMIR NABOKOV

Jane Grayson

Overlook Illustrated Lives
Acclaimed scholar Jane Grayson provides fresh insight into the celebrated author's life, making this volume a unique glimpse into the life of the modernist master.

1-58567-263-7 (hc)

$19.95

WILLIAM FAULKNER

M. Thomas Inge

Overlook Illustrated Lives A concise and lavishly illustrated biography of a twentieth-century literary icon.

1-58567-542-3 (hc)

$19.95