First published in 1914, "e;An Englishman Looks At The World"e; is a collection of notes and essays on various contemporary issues by English writer H.
A WATERSTONES NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE MONTH'A treat one that will propel you on a journey of discovery' Independent'Like the best kind of selection box' Irish TimesIn this love letter to reading, curated by Pandora Sykes in aid of the National Literacy Trust, bestselling and beloved writers share their favourite books: the ones they hold most dearly, that they return to time and again and that helped make them the writers they are.
Estados Unidos es el país de las máscaras y de la doble personalidad del superhéroe de la cultura popular: la obsesión de la 'unión' enmascara sus profundas divisiones, así como el discurso sobre la expansión de la 'libertad' acompañó la permanente expansión del sistema esclavista en cada una de sus conquistas territoriales.
'Charmingly provocative' Observer'A smorgasbord of delights' Irish Times'Addictive a writer living and thinking his way to the frontiers of human society' The SpectatorInAutobibliography, Rob Doyle recounts a year spent rereading fifty-two books from the Dhammapada and Marcus Aurelius to Robert Bolano and Svetlana Alexievich as well as the memories they trigger and the reverberations they create.
Hailed as one of the greatest western novelists of all time, French author Gustave Flaubert (1821-1880) first became famous for his debut novel "e;Madame Bovary"e; (1857), a seminal work of literary realism that resulted in Flaubert being put on trail for obscenity.
Una conocida frase de Mark Twain nos indica lo difícil que resulta cambiar nuestra manera de pensar: "Es más fácil engañar a la gente que convencerlos de que han sido engañados".
Edith Louisa Cavell (1865-1915) was a British nurse, humanitarian and spy famous for saving the lives of soldiers from both sides during the First World War.
Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (1854-1900) was an Irish poet and playwright who became one of the most popular in London during the 1880s and 1890s.
In these wonderfully stylish and eclectic essays, Charles Nicholl pursues the fugitive traces of the past with the skill and relish that have earned him a reputation as one of the finest literary and historical detectives of our time.
La nueva evangelización invita a todos los cristianos, más que a sugerir soluciones maestras, a conocer bien la realidad: dónde trabaja el hombre, cuál es su entorno, cuáles son los escenarios donde desarrolla su vida.
First published in 1901, "e;Our National Parks"e; is a fantastic guide to the wild mountain forest reservations and national parks of the United States, exploring their beauty and usefulness in an attempt to encourage contemporary readers to go out and enjoy the natural wonders of North America.
Roger Willemsens Reden sind eindeutig und drastisch, wo er über Folter, Kindersoldaten oder Armut spricht, sie sind ironisch-selbstkritisch, wo er sich mit dem Kulturbetrieb oder dem Reisen in reiferen Jahren befasst, sie sind voller Hintergrund-Informationen, wo er seine Kritik an den Medien auf den Begriff bringt.
'To create today means to create dangerously'This new collection contains some of Camus' most brilliant political writing as he reflects on moral responsibility and the role of the artist in the world.
Im Wintersemester 1994/95 hielt Bodo Kirchhoff im Rahmen der Frankfurter Poetikdozentur an der Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe-Universität vier Vorlesungen mit den Titeln "Das Kind und die Buchstaben", "Orthopädische Wahrheit", "Schreiben und Narzissmus" und "Dem Schmerz eine Welt geben", erstmals erschienen bei Suhrkamp 1995.
Pretendo que "Hermano o anatema" sea tomado como una primera aproximación a la doctrina católica y sus dogmas, en base a lo que la propia Iglesia romana enseña, dejando que sean las propias citas de la documentación oficial vaticana, las que expliquen esos dogmas.
Albero, que, además de la novela y la poesía, ya se había ocupado del género ensayístico para aproximarse con acierto a los libros y al tema del fracaso, se ocupa en Godot sigue sin venir de uno de los motivos que, pese a su presencia abrumadora, peor conocemos: la espera, "el material del que está hecha la vida, la nuestra, la de todos y cada uno de nosotros".
'It was the discovery of the essays celebrating his childhood and youth that altered my perception of Camus, from a thinker to a writer whose intellectual lucidity was a product of the wealth - the sensual immediacy and clarity - that had been heaped on his senses' Geoff Dyer Albert Camus was born in a 'world of poverty and sunshine' in Algeria, which would infuse all of his work.
La Universidad Nacional de Tres de Febrero presenta una nueva edicion de las Obras completas de Ruben Dario en diez tomos, cada uno de ellos dividido en una cantidad variable de volumenes.
While it is generally agreed amongst criminologists that the world of crime is predominantly the domain of men, women played a much larger role than they do today before the twentieth century.
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLEREdited by two-time National Book Award winner and Women's Prize shortlisted-author Jesmyn Ward, a timely and groundbreaking collection of essays and poems about race in AmericaIn this bestselling collection of essays and poems, Jesmyn Ward gathers a new generation of writers and thinkers to speak on race.
'A peculiar genius with no modern equivalent, except possibly Kafka' - Jonathan MillerRegarded as a central part of Kapuscinski's work, these vivid portraits of life in the depths of Poland embody the young writer's mastery of literary reportageWhen the great Ryszard Kapuscinski was a young journalist in the early 1960s, he was sent to the farthest reaches of his native Poland between foreign assignments.
Durante siglos, viajeros, diplomáticos y políticos (hombres, en definitiva) dibujaron el inmenso territorio que va desde Marruecos a Afganistán como un "Oriente" a la vez exótico y amenazante, plagado de fanatismo y en el que la parte femenina de la sociedad raramente aparecía sino era bajo velos y sumisión.
Mosaic és un ampli recull de textos breus on predominen els aforismes, però també les reflexions de tota mena, comentaris, anècdotes, apunts del natural, observacions psicològiques i morals, facècies.
