Voltaire's Romances gathers the philosopher's most agile works of imaginative prose: contes philosophiques, satirical tales, fables, and brief romances in which wit becomes an instrument of inquiry.
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The funny, propulsive new novel about hating your friends, hating what they bring out in you, hating how you pander to them, the perfect satirical summer read for fans of Emma Cline, Curtis Sittenfeld, and Ottessa Moshfegh.
"Un mundillo de luchadores, djs, santería, traileros, música norteña, San Judas Tadeo, torrentes de cerveza, conectes de droga, cantinas, exmojados que llegaron para quedarse, burritos, machaca, sombras paródicas de la historia patria, Burroughs y Kerouac, revistas gruperas, gordas titánicas, etcétera, en medio de un territorio que incluye Monterreycillo, Gómez Pancracio, San Pedrosburgo, Monkloyork, Monterrey, Estación Marte y Capital Federal.
The Complete Novels of Mark Twain (Illustrated) gathers the major fictional achievements of America's great comic realist, from the Mississippi boyhood worlds of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn to the historical reversals of The Prince and the Pauper, the satire of A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, and the darker moral ironies of Pudd'nhead Wilson.
A shotgun marriage of fact and fiction by one of the most highly regarded writers and teachers of our time A writer named George Garrett, suffering from double vision as a result of a neurological disorder, is asked to review a recent, first biography of the late Peter Taylor, a renowned writer who has been his long-time friend and neighbor in Charlottesville.
In a series of essays, Runyon, reflects on the frank, often outrageous opinions of his ';old man,' who knows a thing or two about just about everythingand even if he doesn't, he'll tell you anyway.
This hilarious new novel by Americas best-selling cowboy poet, Baxter Black, offers afunny, fast-paced inside look at the lives of rodeo cowboys and the women they love--or that they want to love.
'A novel written with passion and moral outrage' Sunday Times'Sympathetic, thought-provoking and often deeply moving' Daily Telegraph'You can't put this down' Independent Rich or poor, five people, seemingly very different, find their lives in the capital connected in undreamed-of ways.
'On the surface, MY HERO is funny; deep down, it's smart, with lots to say about the fine line between Life and Art- and about what happens when it disappears altogether.
'As you'd expect from Holt, Blonde Bombshell is rife with puns, complicated setups for ridiculous gags, and a riveting story that is completely implausible.
'Much of this is zany, irreverent fun with a serious underlying intent as Holt turns Plato, Virgil, Freud, Christianity and quantum physics--in short, the whole of the Western tradition--topsy-turvy.
'Tom Holt may be the most imaginative satirist to land on our shores since Douglas Adams' - Christopher Moore'Holt has a zany humor that will appeal to fans of Terry Pratchett and Christopher Moore.
'Read THE WALLED ORCHARD so you can tell your descendants, 'I was there when the historical novel started holding its head up with the rest of literature'.
'Holt is, as usual, absurd, funny, and light-handed enough with the completely ridiculous bits to keep the story moving, assuring that the reader doesn't actually notice how bizarre the story has become, or how tangled the mystery is, until it's nearly done.
'Tom Holt's comic fantasy is a great, uplifting read, fit to grace any reader's book collection' - Waterstones Books Quarterly'Holt's quirky characters and whimsical voice successfully infuse life into this entertaining romantic comedy' - Publishers WeeklyIt touches all our lives; our triumphs and tragedies, our proudest achievements, our most traumatic disasters.