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Edward White

Biography

Edward White

Edward White is the author of THE TASTEMAKER: Carl Van Vechten and the Birth of Modern America and THE TWELVE LIVES OF ALFRED HITCHCOCK: An Anatomy of the Master of Suspense. He has written for publications including the Paris Review. He lives in England.

Edward White

Books by Edward White

The Twelve Lives of Alfred Hitchcock: An Anatomy of the Master of Suspense
by Edward White - Biography, Nonfiction, Performing Arts

In THE TWELVE LIVES OF ALFRED HITCHCOCK, Edward White explores the Hitchcock phenomenon --- what defines it, how it was invented, what it reveals about the man at its core, and how its legacy continues to shape our cultural world. The book’s 12 chapters illuminate different aspects of Hitchcock’s life and work: “The Boy Who Couldn’t Grow Up”; “The Murderer”; “The Auteur”; “The Womanizer”; “The Fat Man”; “The Dandy”; “The Family Man”; “The Voyeur”; “The Entertainer”; “The Pioneer”; “The Londoner”; “The Man of God.” Each of these angles reveals something fundamental about the man he was and the mythological creature he has become, presenting not just the life Hitchcock lived but also the various versions of himself that he projected, and those projected on his behalf.