Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers

Winner of four major prizes for the best critical/biographical book related to crime fiction: the Edgar, Anthony, Macavity and H.

Unique, transgressive and as funny as its subject, A Life Discarded has all the suspense of a murder mystery.

A dramatic reworking of the vampire myth in a way that only Brian Aldiss can.

Passionate, independent-minded nonfiction from the international bestselling author of 'The Corrections'.

Shortlisted for the 2007 Man Booker Prize, an epic novel of startling originality which confirms Nicola Barker as one of Britain's most exciting literary talents.

A fascinating, lively account of the making of the King James Bible.

El reconocimiento internacional y su condicion de escritor iconico parecen dejar a Borges a salvo de las disputas, aunque todavia pesan sobre el estigmas o prejuicios que para algunos lectores funcionan como barreras infranqueables.

Erkundungen in den Gedankenwelten einer auergewohnlichen Intellektuellen, die in der Umbruchszeit um 1800 alles neu bedenken musste.

Proust y otros estudios literarios reune los textos -articulos, prologos, conferencias, discursos- en los que Paul Valery (1871-1945) se ocupo de poetas y novelistas, dramaturgos y "e;hombres de letras"e;, motivos literarios, obras y topicos.

Postkoloniale Stimmen fordern ein Denken von den Randern ein und Eurozentrismen heraus.

Erkundungen in den Gedankenwelten einer auergewohnlichen Intellektuellen, die in der Umbruchszeit um 1800 alles neu bedenken musste.

Christianity Today Book of the Year award of MeritWe generally assume that those sitting around us in church share our beliefs.

Baptized in the Spirit creatively examines the most recent trends in Pentecostal and charismatic theology, especially with regard to the displacement of Spirit baptism as Pentecostalism's central distinctive.

'What a marvellous book this is .

With an introduction by comedian and novelist David BaddielA novel in seven volumes, Marcel Proust's In Search of Lost Time is considered a major literary work of the twentieth century.

In Boyhood, J.

The complete collection of Tolkien's essays, including two on Beowulf, which span three decades beginning six years before The Hobbit to five years after The Lord of the Rings.

James's correspondents included presidents and prime ministers, painters and great ladies, actresses and bishops, and the writers Robert Louis Stevenson, H.

Why do certain books, films, and songs seem to know what is coming long before the rest of the world?

Embark on a journey through the life behind the mother of cozy mysteries like Murder on the Orient Express and And Then There Were None with this captivating literary biography and stunning celebration of Agatha Christie.

'An incredible read.

'Amis has no faults.

Never go out at night.

Im Essener Norden der 60er und 70er Jahre, zwischen Kiosken, Kneipen und Fuballstadien, wachst Schulabbrecher Uli im Schatten der Zeche Zollverein auf.

Bis kurz vor seinem Tod im Dezember 1966 arbeitete Heimito von Doderer akribisch an seinem letzten Werk, dem Roman No 7/II: Der Grenzwald, in dem er Erinnerungen und Motive seines Schreibens seit der sibirischen Kriegsgefangenschaft 1916-1920 verarbeitete.

'THE SUN' EBOOK OF THE WEEKFrom the brilliant author of 'Black Boxes' comes a gritty and heartfelt novella with a twist: 99 Reasons, 11 endings, your pick.

'Sparkling, sharply observing, insights delivered with a light touch that puts us in a good mood, however dark the comedy' SpectatorHere are nineteen glittery new tales about the way we live now, as lovers, partners, children, parents.

A full-blooded, pacy biography of one of the most charismatic writers of the century, whose life and work were to inspire Hemingway, Steinbeck, Kerouac and Mailer.

'Entrancing, compelling, and beautifully written.

An illuminating new essay collection from one of the most distinctive, exciting and acclaimed writers of her generation, Zadie Smith Zadie Smith is a wonderful essayist.

Something between a tale and a polemic, these "e;fables of reason"e; are feats of narrative compression and contain much of Voltaire's best and funniest writing.

Collins Classics brings you a haunting selection of the finest horror stories from classic literature - featuring works by Bram Stoker, Edgar Allan Poe, Robert Louis Stevenson and Mary Shelley - with additional content.

From one of America's best loved authors comes this collection of WWII novels.

'Sand seems as alive as if she had just walked out of the room.

A spirited defence of Tolkien's mythological creation and its increasing relevance for the real world.

Agatha Christie's 'most absorbing mystery' - her own autobiography.

"e;Sumptuous.

HarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless literary classics.

From 'the most powerful book critic in the English-speaking world' (Vanity Fair) comes an inspiring and beautifully illustrated selection of the life-changing books that none of us should miss'Why do we love books so much?

'A book to underline endlessly, to dog-ear, to carry around until battered, and then to tell all your friends to buy because you're too reluctant to give up your own copy.

An intimate portrait of Patrick O'Brian, written by his stepson Nikolai Tolstoy.

'An absolute belter of a biography' MARINA HYDEA Times Literary Non-Fiction Book of the Year 2022An LA Times Best Book of the Year 2022An intimate, revealing and profoundly moving biography of Jean Rhys, acclaimed author of Wide Sargasso Sea.

HarperCollins is proud to present Willa Cather's masterpiece about nineteenth-century Nebraskan pioneers in our range of timeless literary classics.

HarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless literary classics.

HarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless literary classics.

HarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless literary classics.

HarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless literary classics.

HarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless literary classics.

The warm, funny memoir of Gregor Fisher, the much loved Scottish actor best known for Rab C.

The world first publication of a previously unknown work of fantasy by J.