Literary essays

In August 1777, Peter Gansevoort, Jr.

This collection of Vonnegut s letters is the autobiography he never wrote from the letter he posted home upon being freed from a German POW camp, to notes of advice to his children: Don t let anybody tell you that smoking and boozing are bad for you.

'[Pinckney] reveals himself to be a skilful chronicler of black experience in literary criticism, reportage and biography' The New York Times In these twenty-five essays, Darryl Pinckney has given us a view of our recent racial history that blends the social and the personal and wonders how we arrived at our current moment.

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.

The million-copy international bestseller from Korean sensation Taewoan Ha'Never give upYour every momentis meaningful'In Every Moment Was You, Taewoan Ha reflects on the little things that make up a relationship - the secret exchanges, the shared glances, the laughter and the silence.

A Kirkus Best Book of the YearDuring World War II, with apocalypse imminent, a group of well-known Jewish scientists and artists sidestepped despair by challenging themselves to solve some of the most difficult questions posed by our age.

"e;An insightful and varied view of Kentucky's lush landscape.

A heartfelt collection of personal stories that connect a common past and offer hope for a promising futureFor many, South Carolina is a sunny vacation destination.

Neben seinen großen Büchern hat der international bekannte Philosoph Giorgio Agamben kleinere Texte und Essays verfasst, die ebenso nachhaltig die jeweiligen Diskussionen beflügelt haben.

From the bestselling author of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, the legendary Hunter S.

The essays in this collection were originally presented as talks at the Poe Studies Association's Third International Edgar Allan Poe Conference: The Bicentennial in October 2009.

Feminist essays for the #MeToo era from “the voice of the resistance,” the international bestselling author of Men Explain Things to Me (The New York Times Magazine).

From its origin as the Roman city of Londinium through to its latest incarnation as a super-diverse World City in the twenty-first century, London's history and culture has been shaped by migration.

'Our greatest living satirist' Sunday Times 'The most screamingly funny living writer' Mail on Sunday From the bestselling and award-winning author of Ma'am Darling and One Two Three Four, a selection of Craig Brown's finest writing collected together for the first time.

Hier ist ein Klappentext für das Buch "Frauen verbinden: Die Macht des professionellen Netzwerkens" von Jennifer C.

The seminal, uncollected essayslauded as dazzling (The New York Times Book Review)by the late Christopher Hitchens, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller God Is Not Great, showcase the notorious contrarians genius for rhetoric and his sharp rebukes to tyrants and the ill-informed everywhere.

From the photographer who brought Thoreau's Walden and Cape Cod to life comes a new work combining classic literature with brand-new photography.

In “gorgeously wrought” essays, the New York Times-bestselling author of The God of Small Things takes a critical look at India’s political climate (Time Magazine).

Sie machten Furore, die Reportagen Meienbergs, erregten Aufsehen, wurden viel gelesen und diskutiert.

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 judicious and discerning selection of large extracts from the Collected Works of Erasmus .

Wann endet die Vergangenheit?

Paul Kingsnorth was once an activist, an ardent environmentalist.

A unique, unmistakable voice in American fiction, Dagoberto Gilb is also a singular writer of personal and journalistic essays.

They're labelled as selfish, as 'deliberately barren', and sometimes as crazy old cat ladies, but increasingly women are choosing to be childfree.

"e;A blazing memoir in essays"e; (Entertainment Weekly) that explores the ever-shifting definitions of what it means to be black (and a man) in America.

Ein mutiges Buch einer der engagiertesten Frauen der Welt: ein Manifest für die Zeit nach der Pandemie»Azadi heißt Freiheit.

In a series of essays, a Pakistani American doctor reflects on a variety of subjects during her first year of residency during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A selection of fifteen of Ukraine's most important, dynamic and entertaining contemporary writersUnder USSR rule, the subject matter and style of literary expression in Ukraine was strictly controlled and censored.

»Diese Sammlung kritischer Reportagen über die späten Sechzigerjahre in ihrem Heimatstaat Kalifornien, machte Didion zum Star des New Journalism.

Will Dowd takes us on a whimsical journey through one year of New England weather in this engaging collection of essays.

Adventures in going forth and staying put from one of our greatest travel writersIn vivid, urgent books such as Terra Incognita and The Magnetic North, Sara Wheeler reckoned with the allure and brutality of life on the fringes, exploring distant lands with an extraordinary sensitivity to history, to place, and to the people who inhabit them.

Das berühmte Standardwerk von Simone de Beauvoir!

A playful, form-bending novel from the Booker Prize-shortlisted, Women's Prize-winning author of How to be both and the critically acclaimed Seasonal quartet 'Playful and audacious' Independent Narrated by a character who is haunted - literally - by a former lover, Artful slips slyly between fiction and essay, guiding the reader thrillingly through a sequence of ideas on art and literature.

With an introduction by Kamila Shamsie Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four.

The Sunday Times bestseller Paul Theroux collects a rich feast of his writing and essays - from travel to personal memoir - published all together here for the first timeDrawing together a fascinating body of writing from over 14 years of work, Figures in a Landscape ranges from profiles of cultural icons (Oliver Sacks, Elizabeth Taylor, Robin Williams) to intimate personal remembrances; from thrilling adventures in Africa to literary writings from Theroux's rich and expansive personal reading.

In any 24 hours there might be sleeping, eating, kids, parents, friends, lovers, work, school, travel, deadlines, emails, phone calls, Facebook, Twitter, the news, the TV, Playstation, music, movies, sport, responsibilities, passions, desires, dreams.

Extrait : "L'art émanant du dessin est la nature formulée.

A collection of narrative essays on family, history, and travel from Croation American Josip Novakovich, a Whiting Writers' Award winner and recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship.

Extrait : "L'homme est né chasseur, je le soutiens.

'Words connect the visible track to the invisible thing .

This powerful new work by Bruce Weigl follows the celebrated poet and Vietnam War veteran as he explores combat, survival, and PTSD in brief prose vignettes.

Love's Executioner offers us the humane and extraordinary insight of renowned psychiatrist Irvin D.

The men and women who shaped our world-in their own words.