I do not think that anyone has written a biography of AG, but he has written an autobiography, called Recoltes et semailles (Reapings and Sowings--the order is intentionally backwards). It is not publicly available (not published) but someone has, I understand, done a Russian translation that is. There is also a (very) partial English translation that is an ongoing project that requires money to proceed. Thus if you want to read it, you have to send cash to the translator, Roy Lisker. See his web page, http://www.fermentmagazine.org/, for more details. I cannot vouch for the quality of the translation, but I disagree with him on how to translate the title. I think he called it Harvests and Sowings, which clanks on my ear. He says his French is better than mine, which I won't argue, but my wife agrees with me and she is a professional French to English translator. Besides we are not arguing over the meaning, but the best sounding English. Be that as it may, it is the best you can do unless you can read it in Russian (which I assume from your name you can). Sorry, I don't know a source for that. On Wed, 30 Jun 2004, Galchin Vasili wrote:
Hello,
Does anybody know of a Grothendieck biography? For me many times it is helpful to read a bio to the historical development of a person's work.
Thanks in advance, Bill Halchin