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  • Nom de Plume: A (Secret) History of Pseudonyms by Carmela Ciuraru book cover
  • Nom de Plume: A (Secret) History of Pseudonyms by Carmela Ciuraru book cover
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Nom de Plume: A (Secret) History of Pseudonyms

by Carmela Ciuraru

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The lives behind literary pen names

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The lives behind literary pen names

Carmela Ciuraru traces the adopted names that became inseparable from writers’ public identities, pairing familiar examples such as George Eliot, Lewis Carroll, George Orwell, and O. Henry with figures including Mark Twain, Stan Lee, and Robert Jordan. Organized as biographical snapshots, Nom de Plume uses pseudonyms as an entry point into literary history and the practical, personal, and creative stakes of naming oneself as an author. The book considers how a pen name can shape reputation, separate private life from public work, and become part of a writer’s lasting legacy.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in literary biography and literary history
  • Fans of authors’ lives, public personas, and pen names
  • Readers exploring identity and self-creation in literature

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PseudonymsAuthorial identityLiterary historyCreativityPublic and private selves

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Book overview

MaryAnne Evans. Charles Dodgson. Eric Blair. William Sydney Porter. Or, as they aremore commonly remembered, George Eliot, Lewis Carroll, George Orwell, and O.Henry. For these writers and many others, from Mark Twain to Stan Lee to RobertJordan, the invocation of a nom de plume has been an essential part inthe creation of an authorial identity. Now, in a captivating series ofbiographical snapshots exploring the lives of famous authors and their pennames, author Carmela Ciuraru delivers a unique literaryhistory and a penetrating examination of identity, creativity, andself-creation, revisiting the enduring question--what's in a name?

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