An ';entertaining collection of tributes and insights' from Jay McInerney and other novelists and poets about the writers who inspired them (Booklist).
"e;A master of the short story"e; discusses every aspect of the writing process, from story structure to staying focused, in this candid essay collection (Booklist).
Sindiwe Magona is a celebrated South African writer, storyteller and motivational speaker known mainly for her autobiographies, biographies, novels, short stories, poetry and children's books.
A curators journey to uncover the stories behind everyday objects and preserve history for the common goodAfter thirty years confined within museum walls, a restless history curator steps out for air.
Una reflexión clarividente sobre cómo la visión religiosa de la cultura árabe influye en la literatura, la lengua, la poesía y hasta la noción del individuo.
American Book Award Winner: A ';mesmerizing' memoir about identity from the daughter of an Irish-Catholic mother and a Sindhi-Indian father (Chandra Prasad, editor of Mixed).
Sindiwe Magona is a celebrated South African writer, storyteller and motivational speaker known mainly for her autobiographies, biographies, novels, short stories, poetry and children's books.
Walter Benjamin, one of the foremost cultural commentators and theorists of this century, is perhaps best known for his analyses of the work of art in the modern age and the philosophy of history.
A collection of new and startlingly original essays from an acclaimed poet, essayist, and playwrightJay Wright is widely recognized as one of the most important American poets of the past half century.
From the Nobel Prize-winning writer, a new collection of literary and personal essaysOld Truths and New Cliches collects nineteen essays-most of them previously unpublished in English-by Isaac Bashevis Singer on topics that were central to his artistic vision throughout an astonishing and prolific literary career spanning more than six decades.
A collection of exceptional new essays by one of the most significant contemporary writers on the world stage Tracing a loose arc from Edwidge Danticat's childhood to the COVID-19 pandemic and recent events in Haiti, the essays gathered in We're Alone include personal narrative, reportage, and tributes to mentors and heroes such as Toni Morrison, Paule Marshall, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and James Baldwin that explore several abiding themes: environmental catastrophe, the traumas of colonialism, motherhood, and the complexities of resilience.
This carefully crafted ebook: "e;William Dean Howells - Premium Collection: 27 Novels in One Volume (Illustrated)"e; is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.
Dieses eBook: "Wie ich es sehe (Skizzen aus dem Wiener Alltagsleben)" ist mit einem detaillierten und dynamischen Inhaltsverzeichnis versehen und wurde sorgfältig korrekturgelesen.
Dieses eBook: "Denkwürdige Geschichtschronik der Schildbürger und andere Arabesken" ist mit einem detaillierten und dynamischen Inhaltsverzeichnis versehen und wurde sorgfältig korrekturgelesen.
Joan Didion erzählt von den Leitfiguren des American Dream wie Howard Hughes, Joan Baez oder John Wayne, vom Glanz Hollywoods und der Einsamkeit von Alcatraz, von der Aufbruchsstimmung der sechziger Jahre und der Ernüchterung, die ihr folgte.
"e;The Oxford Book of American Essays"e; is a diverse collection of carefully-selected essays by notable and influential American writers and essayists.
Vom natürlichen Zustand der Armut und davon, wie man ihn mit Würde und ohne Erschütterung des Nervensystems erträgt: Sándor Márai zeigt mit schwarzem Humor, wie der Arme sich in Fragen der Kleidung und des Reisens, des Essens und Trinkens, der Freizeit und der Frauen zu verhalten habe.
Neben seinen großen Büchern hat der international bekannte Philosoph Giorgio Agamben kleinere Texte und Essays verfasst, die ebenso nachhaltig die jeweiligen Diskussionen beflügelt haben.
William Edward Burghardt Du Bois (1868 - 1963) was an American sociologist, socialist, historian, civil rights activist, Pan-Africanist, author, writer and editor.
Darrell Schweitzer's third collection of essays and reviews, a successor to the well-received "e;Windows of the Imagination"e; and "e;The Fantastic Horizon,"e; is a balanced mixture of scholarship and entertainment, ranging over the entire spectrum of imaginative literature, from the oldest novel in the world (1st century B.
This anthology brings together the creative work of men from four Oregon prisons: Mill Creek Correctional Facility, Salem; Deer Ridge Correctional Facility, Madras; Columbia River Correctional Facility, Portland; and Oregon State Penitentiary, Salem.
As one of al-Qaeda's most respected bomb-makers, Aimen Dean rubbed shoulders with the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks and swore allegiance to Osama bin Laden.
In a frank and unpretentious series of letters addressed to a teenage granddaughter, this highly original book teaches us to know and understand the world we live in and its rules, and how to behave in it.
Julia Kavanagh was a popular and internationally published writer of the mid-nineteenth century whose collective body of work included fiction, biography, critical studies of French and English women writers, and travel writing.
Andrew Bennett argues in this fascinating book that ignorance is part of the narrative and poetic force of literature and is an important aspect of its thematic focus: ignorance is what literary texts are about.
I taught undergraduates for forty-five years (the last thirty at the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee), and for most of those years I spent as much time as possible outside.
William Butler Yeats (1865 - 1939) is best described as Ireland's national poet in addition to being one of the major twentieth-century literary figures of the English tongue.
William Butler Yeats (1865 - 1939) is best described as Ireland's national poet in addition to being one of the major twentieth-century literary figures of the English tongue.
William Butler Yeats (1865 - 1939) is best described as Ireland's national poet in addition to being one of the major twentieth-century literary figures of the English tongue.
William Butler Yeats (1865 - 1939) is best described as Ireland's national poet in addition to being one of the major twentieth-century literary figures of the English tongue.
