Carmela Ciuraru

Carmela Ciuraru tells the fascinating stories behind more than a dozen pseudonyms across centuries and cultures. She looks at the creative process and the darker, sometimes crippling aspects of fame. Nom de Plume: A (Secret) History of Pseudonyms is part detective story, part exposé, part literary history, and a psychological meditation on identity and creativity. Ciuraru looks at the people behind the pen names of Lewis Carroll, the Brontë sisters, George Sand, and others.