A magical portrait of the mundane and everyday, made otherworldly in Gertrude Steins one-of-a-kind prose poetry. Objects. Food. And, Rooms. Together these three subjects make up Tender Buttons, Gerturde Steins beautifully strange, everyday poetic o...Loe edasi...
A book that confronts the purity of fact, the tyranny of memory, and the totalitarianism of family like no other Jhumpa LahiriIntense, sharply imagined and fascinating Colm ToibinOn that day, ten years ago, I saw my parents for the last time. Si...Loe edasi...
This is Alcott as you have never seen her before - gothic, and gloriously unsettlingA young governess arrives at a grand country house and quickly wins the confidence of its family. Humble and modest, Jean Muir seems to embody every virtue expected o...Loe edasi...
Ngugi Wa Thiongos stories of rebellion and sacrifice, where ordinary lives burn with extraordinary courageIn these tales of rebellion and sacrifice, ordinary lives burn with extraordinary courage. From fighters taking up arms against colonial rule...Loe edasi...
A flood brings not only rising waters but the full force of a brutal, racist worldWith the Mississippi flooding, a Black farmer struggles to get his pregnant wife to safety. In the chaos, a single desperate decision sets off a chain of events that ca...Loe edasi...
Three supernatural tales of longing and loss from the grand-dame of Gothic fiction, Mary Shelly When a storm drives their boat towards the rocks, a group of sailors is saved by the light of a ruined tower. The locals speak of the Invisible Girl who h...Loe edasi...
Herman Melvilles enduringly comic and affecting tale of a man who takes quiet quitting to its extremeA new clerk in a Wall Street lawyer s office causes dismay and confusion when, after a productive start, he suddenly refuses to do his job. But how...Loe edasi...
A startling new collection of three never-before-translated stories, from the author of I Who Have Never Known MenIn the wake of some unfathomable war, a woman wanders the forest, forbidden from ever leaving its strange depths. As part of her rigid s...Loe edasi...
Two of Dostoevskys most powerful novellas of obsession, cruelty, and the fragility of the heartA pawnbroker paces beside his young wife s body, attempting to piece together the circumstances that led to her suicide. A young man is overwhelmed by his...Loe edasi...
From Japans most famous, classic novelist comes a remarkable gem of wit, irony, and feline observationA stray kitten, catapulted to literary fame loudly observes the world of Meiji Japan in all its absurdity. But he s not the only cat in the neighbo...Loe edasi...
Colette s elegant, unsettling study of love turned hostile - and all because of a cat. A young marriage begins to sour, poisoned by rivalry and resentment. At its centre is a cat adored by the husband, despised by the wife whose presence exposes...Loe edasi...
Sally Bowles is the dazzling centrepiece of Goodbye to Berlin, distilling Isherwoods genius into the tale of one baudy, brilliant woman.1930s Berlin is a realm of glamour and sleaze, repression and excess, threatened by a rising tide of tyranny. The...Loe edasi...
The classic 1920s story of a friendship torn apart, Passing is Nella Larsens devastating masterpiece Irene Redfield is living a life of careful balance in Harlem when a chance encounter draws her back into the orbit of Clare Kendry, a childhood frie...Loe edasi...
In summer, and particularly when the wind blows south-west across the lawn, the sceptic tank gives out a strong stench Oh, it is a body, the girls say. We have a body in there. No one you know. It decomposes, of course, but so slowly one quite de...Loe edasi...
Rediscover the brilliance of Regiment of Women in the Mermaid Collection - classic books by popular pioneering female authors republished to delight new generations of readers. Pre-order this gorgeous edition now. Set in a small town in Edwardian En...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 21-May-2026, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: John Murray Press, ISBN-13: 9781399837798)
WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY JOANNE HARRISFeverish, hungry, astonishing New York TimesOne of the greatest imaginative achievements of English culture GuardianAmid a raging snowstorm, Mr. Lockwood seeks shelter at Wuthering Heights, a house high on...Loe edasi...
In a monastery in medieval Germany, brilliant, analytical monk Narcissus is drawn to his new student, the impulsive, charismatic Goldmund. Despite their differences in age and temperament, the two form a deep friendship, but when Goldmund rejects the...Loe edasi...
A dark, psychological tale of deadly obsession, in a masterful new translationMy dear Judge, I would like one man, just one, to understand me. And I really hope that man can be you.In a small town in western France, Dr Charles Alavoine seems to lea...Loe edasi...
Eine Familie verbringt die Sommermonate auf dem Land. Doch Jegor von Rasimkara ist der Stadt nicht fur die Erholung entflohen: Seitdem er als Gouverneur von St. Petersburg die Universitat geschlossen hat, um die aufkeimende Revolte zu zerschlagen, er...Loe edasi...
Der 16-jahrige Wladimir Petrowitsch geniet seine jugendliche Freiheit. Anstatt sich auf die Universitat vorzubereiten, geht er reiten und hangt seinen Gedanken nach. Doch sein junges Gemut wird aufgewirbelt, als nebenan die Furstentochter Sinaida ein...Loe edasi...
