Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers

Novela gozosa, frenética, poética, prosaica, delirante e hilarante (muy hilarante).

Poesía, cuento y novela -incluidos varios textos inéditos- se reúnen en las páginas de este primer volumen del excéntrico escritor mexicano, quien, como observa el ensayista y crítico Alejandro Toledo, tuvo "un destino marginal, una vocación a la rareza", destino y vocación, hay que añadir, que produjeron una de las escrituras más intrigantes y sugestivas en el panorama literario del siglo XX mexicano, es decir, una obra que con el paso de los años ha ido adquiriendo el adjetivo de insustituible en el gusto y criterio de las nuevas generaciones de lectores y críticos.

The eighth classic instalment in this genre-changing series of novels starring Detective Inspector Martin Beck.

Elizabeth Smart's passionate fictional account of her intense love-affair with the poet George Barker, described by Angela Carter as 'Like MADAME BOVARY blasted by lightning .

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

'Entrancing, compelling, and beautifully written.

The best jokes, gags and scenes from a true British comedy classic.

The life of Michael Morpurgo OBE, as a biography, and autobiographical stories.

The First and Second Ages within Tolkien's legendarium feel like a time far removed from that of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings even though they constitute the underpinnings of J.

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Nominated for the BSFA Awards 2017 for non-fiction and cover art!

A hugely romantic debut novel about love and destiny.

The first volume of the remarkable autobiography of Arthur Koestler, author of Darkness at Noon.

Winner of the 2019 Somerset Maugham Award'A great galloping joy of a book - funny, lyrical, fast paced, heart-warming - a delicious celebration of love and life' - Rebecca Stott, author of In the Days of RainIn 1857, Elizabeth Gaskell set sail for Rome, a city that would prove to be a place of inspiration and love: she would make enduring friendships, and meet a man - Charles Norton - who would become the love of her life.

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Last Act of Love, Cathy Rentzenbrink's Dear Reader is the ultimate love letter to reading and to finding the comfort and joy in stories.

Este libro indaga en una desatendida obra cuyo estudio ofrece una perspectiva original sobre un período nacional de proyección continental: las novelas criollistas del escritor guatemalteco Virgilio Rodríguez Macal.

A Groundbreaking Feminist Critique of Pop CultureIn the wake of Sassy and as an alternative to the more staid reporting of Ms.

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?

The life of Rosamond Lehmann was as romantic and harrowing as that of any of her fictional heroines.

Everybody: A Vital Examination of the Long Struggle for Bodily FreedomFrom the award-winning author of Crudo, Everybody is an exhilarating and eminently readable study of the long struggle for bodily freedom - from gay rights and sexual liberation to feminism and the civil rights movement.

In Vintage Living Texts, teachers, students and any lover of literature will find the essential guide to the major works of Iris Murdoch.

From the gothic fantasies of Walpole's Otranto to post-modern takes on the country house by Kazuo Ishiguro and Ian McEwan, Phyllis Richardson guides us on a tour through buildings real and imagined to examine how authors' personal experiences helped to shape the homes that have become icons of English literature.

'A highly entertaining story of literary friendship, epic legal battles and cultural politics centred on one of the most enigmatic writers of the 20th century' Financial Times When Franz Kafka died in 1924, his friend Max Brod could not bring himself to fulfil the writer's last instruction: to burn his remaining manuscripts.

'Amis has no faults.

In the late 1970s and early 1980s, no Canadian band rocked harder, louder or to more hardcore fans than Teenage Head.

A fascinating and wonderfully readable deconstruction of the countless myths that have grown up around the Bront s.

Poetry and Song in the Works of J.

Satan, Dracula, Sauron, Lord Foul, Darth Vader.

Recognising one of the most-honoured performers of all time, A Celebration of Dolly Parton: The Activity Book is 2021's follow-up to A Celebration of David Attenborough: The Activity Book and The Unofficial Michelle Obama Activity Book.

Alice Munro, recipient of the 2013 Nobel Prize in Literature, is undoubtedly among Canada's greatest living writers.

'A smart and highly entertaining portrait of a literary powerhouse'- THE TIMES BOOKS OF THE YEAR'A riveting portrait'- GUARDIAN BOOKS OF THE YEAR***'Worsley's sparkling biography brings a fresh eye to Christie's life and work, firmly busting the myth that she, or her novels, were cosy.

In the late 1970s and early 1980s, no Canadian band rocked harder, louder or to more hardcore fans than Teenage Head.

From the celebrated author of Shotgun Lovesongs, 'a heart-wrenching look at family and the American mid-west' Stylist'With its focus on spirituality and reverence for the joys of everyday life, Little Faith calls to mind Marilynne Robinson's Gilead.

'Gobsmacking' - Daily Mail'Masterful' - Karin Slaughter'You won't be able to put this one down' - GlamourA Richard and Judy Book Club BestsellerShocking and psychological, The Wife Between Us is a twisting, pulse-pounding thriller about the disturbing secrets hidden in an ordinary marriage .

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'A compassionate, wide-ranging study.

'Because one book had a sort of success he imagined his struggles were over.

'the only true knowledge of our fellow-man is that which enables us to feel with him' George Eliot's first published work consisted of three short novellas: 'The Sad Fortunes of the Reverend Amos Barton', 'Mr Gilfil's Love-Story', and 'Janet's Repentance'.

'Because one book had a sort of success he imagined his struggles were over.

La crisis que vivimos nos pide retomar la lectura de la obra de Rodolfo Kusch, una de las figuras más emblemáticas y originales del pensamiento argentino y americano.

'Evocative .

'A compassionate, wide-ranging study.

Longlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-FictionLonglisted for the Orwell Prize for Political WritingThe Ministry of Truth charts the life of George Orwell's 1984, one of the most influential books of the twentieth century and a work that is ever more relevant in this tumultuous era of 'fake news' and 'alternative facts'.

Kathleen Parkinson places this brilliant and bitter satire on the moral failure of the Jazz Age firmly in the context of Scott Fitzgerald's life and times.

From 1892, when he was eighteen, until 1949, when this book was first published, Somerset Maugham kept a notebook.

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The Riveting Story Behind the Iconic Film Network and Its Prophetic Vision of Media, Power, and Society"e;I'm mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore!