Home from the war, a veteran finds that his battles have only just begun in this zany and irreverent satire from the author of Rally Round the Flag, Boys!
A wild and witty satire of American college life from the author of The Many Loves of Dobie GillisOn his first day of college, farm boy Asa Hearthrug enthusiastically jumps out of bed and discovers that his pajama pants are caught in the bedsprings.
A modern-day Faust embarks on a wild romp through the peculiar and preposterous American landscapeWhen the Devil shows up in Wakefield's living room to announce that his time is up, the bookish "e;de-motivational"e; speaker tries to strike a deal.
Malcolm Bradbury's classic skewering of 1970s academia, hailed by the New York Times as "e;an encyclopedia of radical chic as well as a genuinely comic novel"e;Among the painfully hip students and teachers at the liberal University of Watermouth, Howard Kirk appears to be the most stylish of them all.
At the height of the 1960s, a British writer accepts an academic post in America for a year that he'll never forgetEnglish author James Walker has three books to his name, each greeted with middling success and then promptly forgotten.
The international bestselling author shares "e;a glitteringly poignant novel"e; of an Iranian family navigating war, migration, and generational divides (Ruth Padel, author of Where the Serpent Lives).
The inspiration for the hit London Weekend Television series of the same name, this is one confessional you'll want to make a point of visitingYoung Neil Boyd has just finished divinity school and has been newly ordained as a priest.
From the series that inspired the hit London Weekend Television sitcom Bless Me, Father: A touching series of escapades from the always-rowdy parish of St.
From the world's greatest satirist, the classic adventures of the intrepid GulliverBroken into four parts, Gulliver's Travels marks the progress of a gallant explorer as he sails into the unknown, visiting surreal worlds like Brobdingnag, a realm filled with gigantic men; Lilliput, a diminutive land filled with pint-size people; Laputa, a floating island in the sky; and even the fabled land known as Japan.
Looking to strike it rich with television gold, an English media tycoon enlists the help of an unassuming novelist to script his small-screen epic, to disastrous-and hilarious-effectThe year is 1986, and the cuts imposed by Margaret Thatcher's government have trickled down to university life, where departments are being forced to shave their payrolls to account for reduced public funding.
A headstrong young journalist goes on the adventure of a lifetime, traveling through Europe to find the world's most enigmatic philosopherBazlo Criminale is one of Europe's most legendary living men.
A bitterly comic novel of middle-aged angst and middle-class American life in the 1960s, by the acclaimed author of Little Big ManIt is the late sixties in suburbia, and Carlo Reinhart's life is a mess.
Henry James's tragicomic masterpiece pits a headstrong Mississippi lawyer against his feminist cousin in a no-holds-barred fight for the heart of an impressionable young suffragetteWhen Basil Ransom, a headstrong Mississippi lawyer, comes to Boston to call on his wealthy activist cousin, Olive, an epic battle of wills ensues.
This volume contains eleven stories not previously collected together and not included in any of the other classic Sheckley compendiums published by Open Road.
An abandoned wife travels into the heart of the Eastern bloc in search of an elusive writer and her own identity in this wry and captivating satireValentina has spent the last decade as a most dutiful wife: cooking meals, cleaning house, and translating dry liturgical writings for her husband, Ricardo, to use in his own bestselling literary endeavors.
A humorous satire and loving tribute to science fiction that delves into the tenuous relationship between science and the humanities by asking, What does it mean to be human?
A weekend in the country erupts into a free-for-all of mutiny, sex, and murderOn the anniversary of the Eve of the Battle of Waterloo, an assortment of unusual dinner guests gather at a remote country house to pay homage to Henry Shrapnel, inventor of the exploding cannonball.
From the internationally bestselling author of The Hearts and Lives of Men and The Life and Loves of a She-Devil comes a novel that asks a provocative question: If you ruled the world, what would you do?
Detective Russel Wren takes a case in what just might be the oddest country on earthA phone call warning of a bomb threat is all Detective Russel Wren needs to get out the door.
Thomas Berger's debut novel of a young man tumultuously coming of age in postwar Germany Carlo Reinhart, a young American army medic stationed in Germany, confronts a disturbing new world following the end of World War II.
'Witty, satirical and deftly malicious' Anthony Burgess Described by the New York Times upon her death as 'one of Britain's best-known novelists', delve into the sparkling and satirical world of Pamela Hansford Johnson with this wickedly funny tragicomedy about a destitute English author living in Bruges.
A beautiful gift edition of the first two Discworld novels - The Colour of Magic and The Light Fantastic - stunningly depicted in comic format for the first time - a fun read for established fans and new audiences alike.
**SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE****SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER**Booker Prize-winning, internationally bestselling author Salman Rushdie has created a dazzling Don Quixote for the modern age.
