One of the most beloved Buddhist books of all timehaving inspired popular musicians, artists, a documentary film, and countless readersis now in an expanded, new edition, loaded with extras.
Examines Samuel Richardson''s letters and novels, and explores the interconnection between fiction and correspondence in eighteenth-century literature.
The Diary of Samuel Golfard and the Holocaust in Galicia examines the contents and context of a rare diary written by a Jewish man from Nazi-occupied Poland.
Die bislang unerzählte Geschichte von Anne Franks weltberühmtem Tagebuch schließt eine Leerstelle in der Erzählung über Anne FrankAnne Frank träumte davon, eines Tages eine berühmte Schriftstellerin zu werden.
In addition to his numerous works in prose and poetry for both children and adults, Daniil Kharms (1905-42), one of the founders of Russia's "e;lost literature of the absurd,"e; wrote notebooks and a diary for most of his adult life.
Geboren im Jahr der israelischen Staatsgründung, die aufgrund der Vertreibungen als Nakba (Katastrophe) ins kollektive Gedächtnis der Palästinenser eingegangen ist, wuchs Sumaya Farhat-Naser im Westjordanland auf, das seit nunmehr fünfzig Jahren von Israel besetzt gehalten wird.
The most comprehensive collection of letters by Rosa Luxemburg ever published in English, this book includes 190 letters written to leading figures in the European and international labor and socialist movements-Leo Jogiches, Karl Kautsky, Clara Zetkin and Karl Liebknecht-who were among her closest friends, lovers and colleagues.
Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility.
Sigmund Freuds Briefe an seinen nahen Freund Wilhelm Fließ, den Berliner Hals-Nasen-Ohrenarzt und Biologen, transkribiert von Gerhard Fichtner und hier ohne Kürzung veröffentlicht, sind das bewegende tagebuchartige Protokoll der tiefen wissenschaftlichen und persönlichen Krise, aus der Freud, von der akademischen Welt isoliert, in den neunziger Jahren des vorletzten Jahrhunderts das Paradigma der Psychoanalyse entwickelte.
This extraordinary collection of letters sheds light on one of the most important postwar American poets and on a creative woman's life from the 1950s onward.
The Marquis de Custine's unique perspective on a vast, fascinating country in the grip of oppressive tyrannyIn 1839, encouraged by his friend Balzac, Custine set out to explore Russia.
In this thoughtful, affectionate collection of interviews and letters spanning three decades, beloved poet Gary Snyder talks with South African writer and scholar Julia Martin.
Letters, postcards, notes and telegraphs from the great and the good, the notorious and the downright wicked, shine a spotlight on a range of historical events and movements providing an immediate link to the immediate and much more distant past.
BY THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF REBECCA INTRODUCED BY ALISON LIGHT'The genuine, thoughtful voice of a woman whose works have been loved by millions' NEW YORK TIMES'Daphne du Maurier has no equal' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH 'Du Maurier created a scale by which modern women can measure their feelings' STEPHEN KING The Rebecca Notebook provides an unparalleled insight into the mastery of a writer's craft and the inner vision that made du Maurier a household name.
Marie de l'Incarnation (1599 - 1672), renowned French mystic and founder of the Ursulines in Canada, abandoned her son, Claude Martin, when he was a mere eleven years old to dedicate herself completely to a consecrated religious life.
Every year in the United States, 12 per cent of all births are preterm births, 5 per cent of all babies need help to breathe at birth, and 3 per cent of neonates are born with at least one severe malformation.