Das ungewöhnliche Standardwerk zu Heinrich Kleist endlich als Taschenbuch: Keine Monografie sondern eine Kleist-Enzyklopädie, ein Kaleidoskop psychologischer, literarischer, philosophischer Themen zum Werk und der Person Kleist.
Von der Kritik als unbedingt lesenswerte Biographie gewürdigt, zeichnet sie sich durch eine Fülle von Material aus und bietet ein anschauliches Bild von der Beziehung zu Alma Mahler-Werfel.
Dieter Wellershoff folgt der Darstellung von Liebe und Leidenschaft, Verführung und Ehebruch in exemplarischen Werken der Literatur der letzten zweihundert Jahre, wobei er das Werk und die jeweilige Lebensgeschichte der Autoren, von Goethe bis Houllebecq, spannend und hellsichtig miteinander verknüpft.
This long-awaited daily reader brings 365 selections from The Chronicles of Narnia to provide daily inspiration, solace and guidance, as well as a memorable reminder of the power of C.
A haunting and emotionally satisfying novel from a much-loved and critically acclaimed author, which weaves fairy tale and gritty realism together to dazzlingly effect.
Introducing Israel Armstrong, one of literature's most unlikely detectives in the first of a series of novels from the author of the critically acclaimed Ring Road.
101 chance meetings, juxtaposing the famous and the infamous, the artistic and the philistine, the pompous and the comical, the snobbish and the vulgar, each 1,001 words long, and with a time span stretching from the 19th century to the 21st.
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.
';The most dazzling biography of a female writer to have come my way for a decade Financial Times';To be savoured for its vivid and sympathetic recreation of the tragic life and brilliant times of the gifted Mary Shelley' Times Literary Supplement ';Brilliant and enthralling Independent On SundayWonderfully vivid SpectatorThe definitive and richly woven biography of Mary Shelley, in celebration of the 200th anniversary of Frankenstein The creator of the world's most famous outsider became one herself .
Everybody knows about Sherlock Holmes, the unique literary character created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who has remained popular over the decades and is more appreciated than ever today.
'Assia was my true wife, and the best friend I ever had', wrote Ted Hughes, after his lover surrendered her life and that of their young daughter in 1969, six years after Sylvia Plath had suffered a similiar fate.
What began as an underground 60s Mod scene in unlicensed, no-frills clubs in the North West of England became a youth craze that has long surpassed all others.
The definitive biography of an extraordinary novelist, by acclaimed literary biographer Claire Harman'There was no possibility of taking a walk that day .
See through the eyes of the Brontes as you immerse yourself in their lives and landscapes, wandering the very same paths they each would have walked in search of the inspiration behind their novels and poetry.
**A Dayton Literary Peace Prize Finalist** **A National Jewish Book Award Finalist for Debut Fiction** In this ';nuanced, sharp, and beautifully written' (Michael Chabon) debut novel, a young man prepares to serve in the Israeli army while also trying to reconcile his close relationship to two Palestinian siblings with his deeply ingrained loyalties to family and country.
Auster's radical modern ghost story from the author of contemporary classic The New York Trilogy: 'a literary voice for the ages' (Guardian)Several months into his recovery from a near-fatal illness, novelist Sidney Orr enters a stationery shop in Brooklyn and buys a blue notebook.
One of the most dramatic figures among Latin America's romantic writers and the distinguished woman writer of her century, Juana Manuela Gorriti brings passion and intrigue to the scene of writing.
Unauthorised (but authoritative) guide to the mysteries behind the phenomenal bestseller THE DA VINCI CODEReaders of Dan Brown's extraordinary bestseller THE DA VINCI CODE are fascinated by the questions raised in the novel.
The most important critical work for decades' Bryan Appleyard, Sunday Times In the brilliantly engaging style that characterised The Genius of Shakespeare, Jonathan Bate has written a series of compelling pieces on the link between literature and the environment and why poetry matters in the new millennium.
Auster's unforgettable coming-of-age tale from the author of contemporary classic The New York Trilogy: 'a literary voice for the ages' (Guardian)Sinuously constructed in four interlocking parts, Invisible opens in New York City in the spring of 1967 when twenty-year-old Adam Walker, an aspiring poet and student at Columbia University meets the enigmatic Frenchman Rudolf Born, and his silent and seductive girlfriend Margot.
Never has contemporary fiction been more widely discussed and passionately analysed; recent years have seen a huge growth in the number of reading groups and in the interest of a non-academic readership in the discussion of how novels work.
Since 2005, well over one million prospective immigrants have attempted to cement permanent residency in the UK by taking the Home Office-devised 'Life in the UK' test.
Never has contemporary fiction been more widely discussed and passionately analysed; recent years have seen a huge growth in the number of reading groups and in the interest of a non-academic readership in the discussion of how novels work.
In The Sun, David Whitehouse takes us on a journey to the heart of our local star and beyond, relating how it was born, the many ways it influences life on Earth and how it will die.
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.
