Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers

A book to put the Midlands back on the map.

From the author of Shoeless Joe, the book that inspired the movie Field of Dreams.

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.

Salvar la escucha: didáctica de lo bello constituye una obra de gran alcance en los estudios de la didáctica del lenguaje y la comunicación.

This study examines the fiction of contemporary American author George Saunders in terms of how it presents situations applicable to the chief notions of posthumanist ethics and how these conceptions concern nonhuman animals, which are prevalent in his writing.

A muy temprana edad Arthur Rimbaud (1854-1891) compuso la obra literaria que renovaría el lenguaje poético.

La relación entre las generaciones sufre hoy una transformación radical.

"Lo que más me cautiva en el estudio de Óscar es su enfoque regional hacia el vasto corpus de las novelas sobre el narcotráfico.

Este libro analiza la obra de Gabriel García Márquez en la relación con la historia de Colombia a partir de las guerras civiles y la consolidación del cacicazgo en el poder.

"Por el Placer de Contar" de Gladis Barchilón, es una compilación de cuentos autónomos entre sí, pero sutilmente unidos por un matiz común: el estilo.

Situada en la tradición de la novela pastoril española y en deuda tanto con la "Arcadia" de Jacopo Sannazaro como con la lírica eclógica clásica y moderna, "La Galatea" es un "cercado laberinto" de amor y de poesía y un "lazo" de narraciones.

Tolstoy, the great Russian writer, was known for his deep faith in God and his commitment to the ten wills.

Trastornos en la sobremesa literaria reúne más de cin­cuenta artículos publicados por David Viñas a lo largo de casi tres décadas.

Edgar Allan Poe se encuentra sin duda entre los autores más leídos y traducidos de la historia de la literatura.

"Ese monstruo llamado Roberto Arlt: mistagogo de la Década Infame, inventor de intrigas imposibles y creador de caracteres odiadores, esperpénticos y rumiantes.

Las historias aquí contadas tratan de los grandes temas humanos: el amor, el dolor, la amistad, la traición, la muerte.

"Doscientos y un cuentos en miniatura" de Alejandro Córdoba Sosa es una invitación a explorar los confines de la experiencia humana a través de relatos breves pero intensos.

Tolstoy, the great Russian writer, wrote this book as a defense of Islam and the Prophet Muhammad, may God bless him and grant him peace, in the face of forgery and fabrication to whom the Islamic religion was presented at the hands of the associations of missionaries in "Kazan".

¿Para qué sirve leer novelas?

El gran desafio de organizar un volumen sobre Clarice Lispector (1920-1977) reside en decir algo que ya no se haya dicho o en trazar una geografia afectiva que nos permita (re)visitar esa escritura que sigue desvelandonos a cien anos de su nacimiento.

A través de la mirada de un joven que quiere ser escritor -a caballo entre la crónica, el cuento, la epístola, el diario, la autobiografía y las memorias-, en este libro se narran las vicisitudes cotidianas; las tradiciones y costumbres; los movimientos estudiantiles; las catástrofes naturales y sociales; las tragedias familiares; la apropiación y la decadencia, ecológica y social, de los espacios citadinos; la violencia contra las mujeres y las desigualdades de género; la delincuencia y la inseguridad; las formas de sociabilidad; y las aspiraciones y frustraciones en las vidas invisibilizadas -por los medios y el discurso oficial- de habitantes de los sectores bajo y medio de la hoy ciudad de México en los años ochenta del siglo pasado y en las dos décadas anteriores.

Situada en la tradición de la novela pastoril española y en deuda tanto con la "Arcadia" de Jacopo Sannazaro como con la lírica eclógica clásica y moderna, "La Galatea" es un "cercado laberinto" de amor y de poesía y un "lazo" de narraciones.

Este libro pretende desarrollar un objeto crítico específico (delimitado en su momento por Edward Said y Roland Barthes), los relatos y los dispositivos de comienzo en las ficciones, estudiando tres grandes modalidades al respecto: origen, infancia, comienzos de escritura.

Bernemann sitzt auf der Düne und träumt davon, mit dem Wikinger Leif Erikson nach Nordamerika zu schippern.

The People's Republic of China (PRC) has made advances in narrowing gender gaps in its labor market.

This publication develops a strategic focus for integrating gender concerns into programs and operations of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Kazakhstan.

This publication, prepared by the Asian Development Bank in close cooperation with the Women's Committee of Uzbekistan, contains a comprehensive analysis of the socioeconomic aspects of gender equality in Uzbekistan.

This publication develops a strategic focus for integrating gender concerns into programs and operations of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Kazakhstan.

Amid increasing demand for systematically collected statistics on asset ownership and control, the absence of standard guidelines and methods has constrained the collection and production of basic data.

This book provides a current and comprehensive analysis of the context in which Pacific women engage in the private sector, as well as a detailed list of strategies to increase their participation in business.

This publication, prepared by the Asian Development Bank in close cooperation with the Women's Committee of Uzbekistan, contains a comprehensive analysis of the socioeconomic aspects of gender equality in Uzbekistan.

Amid increasing demand for systematically collected statistics on asset ownership and control, the absence of standard guidelines and methods has constrained the collection and production of basic data.

This publication provides a gender analysis of socioeconomic areas and issues in Georgia and relevant operations of the Asian Development Bank.

The People's Republic of China (PRC) has made advances in narrowing gender gaps in its labor market.

This publication examines the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan---Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services National Community-Driven Development Program, which promotes women's participation and empowerment in the Philippines.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and The Asia Foundation prepared this report as a guide to support women's entrepreneurship in Asia and the Pacific.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and The Asia Foundation prepared this report as a guide to support women's entrepreneurship in Asia and the Pacific.

This publication provides a gender analysis of socioeconomic areas and issues in Georgia and relevant operations of the Asian Development Bank.

This book provides a current and comprehensive analysis of the context in which Pacific women engage in the private sector, as well as a detailed list of strategies to increase their participation in business.

This publication examines the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan---Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services National Community-Driven Development Program, which promotes women's participation and empowerment in the Philippines.

And now I found these fancies creating their own realities, and all imagined horrors crowding upon me in fact'.

James Joyce is one of the greatest writers in English.

Following his father's death John Harmon returns to London to claim his inheritance, but he finds he is eligible only if he marries Bella Wilfur.

Beloved by children and adults worldwide, the writings of C.

Lin Carter introduces readers to Tolkien's epic trilogy then takes them on a scholarly yet populist journey through the massive web of myths and legends that Tolkien drew on for both imagery and themes during his life's work.

Emile Zola was the leader of the literary movement known as 'naturalism' and is one of the great figures of the novel.

La Dame aux Camelias still has the power to cast the spell that has fascinated generations of readers.

Photographs are an integral part of our daily lives from sensationalist images in tabloid papers and snapshots, to art photograpy displayed in galleries and sold through international art markets.

Do you touch wood for luck, or avoid hotel rooms on floor thirteen?

'Lie to me by the moonlight.