Description
In this candid collection of reflections, a celebrated biographer looks back on the decades of reporting, research, and writing behind his landmark studies of power and political life. He recounts encounters with influential figures, displaced communities, archival discoveries, and the demanding process of transforming mountains of evidence into vivid narrative. Along the way, he reveals how his understanding of power evolved—from the individuals who wield it to the ordinary people and places shaped by its reach. Personal, searching, and richly observant, the book offers an intimate portrait of a writer’s craft and the persistence, curiosity, and moral purpose that sustain it.
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hardcover
Knopf
Published Apr 9, 2019
240 pages
ISBN: 9780525656340
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First Published
2019
Language
eng
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