Adam Smith's masterpiece, first published in 1776, is the foundation of modern economic thought and remains the single most important account of the rise of, and the principles behind, modern capitalism.
Vom Großen und Kleinen, vom Leben und Lieben, von Versuch und Irrtum, von Lebensfreude und Genuss handeln die Geschichten unbeschwerter Zeitgenossen, gescheiterter und dennoch tapferer Helden, zweifelhafter Virtuosen und offensichtlicher Dilettanten.
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2024 BETTY TRASK PRIZENOMINATED FOR THE 2025 GORDON BURN PRIZE'A politically engaged, urgently plotted coming-of-age thriller with a wicked satirical streak' OBSERVER'A brilliant dissection of race, identity, masculinity and extremism' MONICA ALI'Riveting .
VOLUME ONE OF TWO'A huge, eye-opening, mind-blowing surprise' Lisa Tuttle, Guardian A genre-defining-and redefining-collection of fiction's boldest, most rebellious, and most prescient genre, featuring a smorgasbord of stories from across the globeIn The Big Book of Cyberpunk, award-winning anthologist Jared Shurin brings together over a hundred stories from more than twenty-five different countries.
The major new novel from the once-in-a-generation author of The End of Eddy'One of the most important, politically vital and morally bracing writers of his generation Keiran Goddard, Guardian Change fills me with admiration and inspiration, as well as renewed faith in writing itself Maggie Nelson One of the major writers of our time' Garth Greenwell'I read everything he writes' Esi Edugyan A mesmeric novel Daily Mail douard Louis longs for a life beyond the poverty, discrimination and violence in his working-class hometown - so he sets out to study in Amiens, and, later, at university in Paris.
Funny, clever and true, read the unmissable short story collection about modern relationships'Brilliant This collection covers themes on sex, friendship and work and dives into what it means to be human' STYLIST'So precise and articulate' SUNDAY TIMES Arresting and inventive SALLY ROONEY'I couldn't get enough' MICHAEL MAGEETwo teenage girls fixate on each other's bodies; a woman encounters an ex and reflects on the women's group that saved her; an older man's buried grief emerges in encounter with a woman driving a 4 4; and a waitress lacks the money to fix an impacted tooth as the cracks in her life begin to show.
Tense, chilling MARIANA ENRIQUEZ'Lays bare intergenerational horror, feminine rage and the taking back of power' STYLIST'Incredible' FINANCIAL TIMESThe house breathes.
Take a literary stroll through the streets of Paris, visit its world-famous monuments, delve into its history and wander amongst its poets and artists.
This is the story of a child with black eyes that float in and out of focus, a child soft and round, with translucent, blue-veined legs unable to hold his weight, an eternal baby.
'Excellent' IRISH TIMES'Witty and biting and brilliant' i PAPER'Full of dark mischief' EMMA HEALEY'Hilarious' EMMA JANE UNSWORTH WINNER OF THE BBC NATIONAL SHORT STORY AWARD A mother has an unexpected outburst at a corporate therapy session for working parents.
A convincing performanceProposal for the Wedding Planner by Sophie PembrokeLaurel Sommers' world crumbled when she discovered her father's other family.
Türchen Nummer 4: Winterliche und weihnachtliche Geschichten aus dem Kosmos der bedeutenden FrauenAnna Freud empfängt einen ganz besonderen Weihnachtsgast.
Alejados de cualquier mirada complaciente, los relatos de esta antología abordan algunas de las caprichosas interacciones de los vínculos familiares, donde lo afectivo se ve contaminado por el inevitable mandato cultural que los atraviesan.
Als man den Leichnam des Clochards Titi unter der Bank einer Pariser Metrostation findet, zieht dessen einziger Kumpel Rico Bilanz: Sein Leben ist verpfuscht, er ist geschieden, seinen Sohn darf er nicht mehr sehen, die Wohnung hat er verloren.
From the beloved award-winning author Paul Yoon comes a spectacular collection of unique stories, each confronting themes of identity, belonging, and the collision of cultures across countries and centuries.
Contents:Watch and WardRoderick HudsonThe AmericanThe EuropeansConfidenceWashington SquareThe Portrait of a LadyThe BostoniansThe Princess Casamassima The ReverberatorThe Tragic MuseThe Other HouseThe Spoils of PoyntonWhat Maisie Knew The Awkward AgeThe Sacred FountThe Wings of the DoveThe AmbassadorsThe Golden BowlThe OutcryThe Whole FamilyThe Ivory TowerThe Sense of the Past
De la ilustradora de Prohibida la entrada a los elefantes llega este libro de inspiración personal, repleto de dulces imágenes, sobre una niña que desarrolla una estrecha relación con su abuelo al cuidar con él su jardín.
"Ladrones que se acuerdan de su abuela, hinchas que se olvidan de cumplir una promesa, mujeres que hacen la valija, sesiones de terapia, chicos que se abandonan.
Dante Alighieri's poetic masterpiece, The Divine Comedy, is a moving human drama, an unforgettable visionary journey through the infinite torment of Hell, up the arduous slopes of Purgatory, and on to the glorious realm of Paradise-the sphere of universal harmony and eternal salvation.
