Illustrations of the Illustrious: Biographies to Buy Now

pWith the Library of Luminaries, a series of illustrated biographies by London-based journalist and author Zena Alkayat and illustrator Nina Cosford, for Chronicle Books (an American publishing house), readers around the world are gaining an insight into the lives of famous personalities. The biographies have been compiled in a story book format, and are designed to serve as a collector's edition. On 19th August this year, the duo unveiled the biography of fashion legend Coco Chanel. In keeping with that, hereandrsquo;s a look at some other biographies penned and designed by the two./p pandnbsp;/p pstrongCoco Chanel/strong/p pstrong/strong/p p style="text-align: center;"strong/strong/p pandnbsp;/p pTo coincide with fashion icon Coco Chanelandrsquo;s 133rd birthday, Chronicle Books released her biography on 19th August this year. It illustrates the late designerandrsquo;s life, right from her childhood in an orphanage and her love affairs as she grew up, to her priceless contribution to the fashion industry. Alkayat and Cosford, through this book, have tried to particularly draw the focus of readers towards Chanelandrsquo;s career. All the details of her life are presented through short paragraphs, famous quotes by Chanel, and colourful, engaging illustrations./p pandnbsp;/p pstrongFrida Kahlo/strong/p pandnbsp;/p p style="text-align: center;"/p pandnbsp;/p pstrongbr //strong/p pThis biography of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo was put together with the help of excerpts from her personal letters and diaries. The book, through beautiful illustrations, depicts the artistandrsquo;s childhood dreams, medical issues, love affairs and more. It shows how the artist, despite her complicated medical conditions, lived a colourful life.andnbsp;/p pandnbsp;/p pstrongVirginia Woolf/strong/p pandnbsp;/p p style="text-align: center;"/p pandnbsp;/p pEnglish writer Virginia Woolf is the brain behind famous novels like Orlando, Lighthouse and Mrs Dalloway. She was one of the most famous modernists of the 20th century. Alkayat has taken lines from the writerandrsquo;s own letters to compile this biography. It highlights some important events from Woolfandrsquo;s life, including her struggle with mental illness, her journey as a writer, her family tree and her tragic end./p pandnbsp;/p pstrongJane Austen/strong/p pandnbsp;/p p style="text-align: center;"/p pstrongbr //strong/p pDiscover the life of the literary luminary behind novels like Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility through this beautifully illustrated biography. It shows the various phases of Jane Austen's life, her childhood on a farm, her first novel, the inspiration behind her novels, and more. This one, as compared to the other three biographies, features in-depth information including the objects Austen kept on her desk and her dining table.andnbsp;/p pandnbsp;/p pAll the biographies come with textured, foil-stamped covers that feature beautiful water colour illustrations. These illustrations too give insights into what one can expect from the book./p pandnbsp;/p pemAll the books are available on a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.chroniclebooks.com/" target="_blank"Chroniclebooks.com/a and Amazon.com./em/p pandnbsp;/p pstrongMore On andgt;andgt; a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.luxpresso.com/gadgets/books" target="_blank"Books/a/strong/p

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