It has been translated into four languages, made into an impressive book and abridged in several catalogs; it has also served as the subject of several films, as well the inspiration for biographical studies of Salomon.
It became famous for its cartoons and biographical studies.
But what about journalistic exposés à la Michael Moore, or family anatomies à la "Capturing the Friedmans" or particularly biographical studies of various eminences that allow the subjects to speak for themselves?
Other such figures were Șerban Cioculescu, whose contribution attempts to elucidate the more mysterious parts of the writer's vocabulary, and educator Dumitru Furtună, whose biographical studies provided a main source for subsequent research.
The New Yorker became renowned for its short fiction, essays, foreign reportage, and probing biographical studies, as well as its comic drawings and its detailed reviews of cinema, books, theatre, and other arts.
First, there was the idea that the poet's life was, after all, a proper subject for biographical speculation.
By my rough count, he alone or in conjunction with other men has been the subject of 19 biographical studies and five documentary collections since 2001.
Biographical studies of the pianist have been scanty, and it is valuable to have an account of Evans's conservatory training: his preparations for his future impact on jazz included performing Beethoven's Third Piano Concerto at his graduation.The author is concerned principally with his subject's talent and career.
His previous books, which include biographical studies of Stephen Tennant, Noël Coward and Oscar Wilde and Spike Island, a Gothic psychological study of horror and violence in a decommissioned military hospital, have prepared him well for the narrating of this eccentric, kaleidoscopic yarn.
While Königsberger's treatment of scientific subjects can be dated somewhat, for biographical information his account is unrivaled.
