Patrick OBrian A Life Revealed

In 1991, when O¹Brian became an overnight sensation in the U.S., he was already in his mid-70s and had already had two remarkable writing careers. In less than a decade, O¹Brian¹s Aubrey-Maturin series of nautical historical novels (chronicling the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic wars) became a literary juggernaut, with legions of devoted fans around the world. With O¹Brian¹s death in Jan. 2000, curiosity about the carefully guarded secrets of his life has peaked. Here, King tells the story of a man, born Richard Patrick Russ. This is the first ever biography of this famously secretive man -- a vivid, searing portrait of an intense and complex human being, who was as famous for orneriness as he was for brilliant artistic creation. Ill.King, Dean is the author of 'Patrick OBrian A Life Revealed' with ISBN 9780756764777 and ISBN 0756764777.