Results for: books tagged ‘Essays & Prose’
Agnes's Final Afternoon: Francois Ricard
This highly original book imitates the protagonist, Agnès, of Kundera's novel Immortality. Like all readers of fiction, when Agnès steps out of the car, she steps out of the world ... More
Anonymity: John Mullan
Many of the great books of English literature were first published without their authors’ names upon them. But why did authors choose anonymity? And how did it excite the curiosity ... More
Ariel's Gift: Erica Wagner
Erica Wagner provides a comprehensive guide to the poems that must constitute one of the most extraordinary and powerful volumes published in the last century. When Ted Hughes's Birthday Letters ... More
The Art of the Novel: Milan Kundera
In seven independent, but closely related chapters, Milan Kundera presents his personal conception of the European novel, which he describes as 'an art born of the laughter of God'.'Invigoratingly suggestive ... More
The Atlantic Ocean: Andrew O'Hagan
Growing up, Andrew O’Hagan witnessed the decline of Britain and the rise of America, the end of British industry and the rise of Blair and the tabloids ... More
The Beast in the Nursery: Adam Phillips
This book is a dazzling look at childhood curiosity and appetite - what inspires it, what kills it, and how it may be sustained. Growing up is a process of ... More
Behind the Lines: Michael Hofmann
As well as being a poet and a translator (of Kafka, Joseph Roth, Brecht and others), Michael Hofmann has been a prolific reviewer and critic - of novels, poems, paintings, ... More
The Blind Eye: Don Paterson
Don Paterson's second collection of aphorism refines the blackly witty style he introduced in The Book of Shadows, and draws the reader more deeply into the volatile side of the ... More
A Choice of Shakespeare's Verse: Ted Hughes
For this new edition, first published in 1971, Ted Hughes augmented his original selection of Shakespeare's poems and dramatic speeches and completely rewrote his accompanying essay, intending to restore to ... More
Collected Prose: Paul Auster
Paul Auster’s Collected Prose is an essential collection from one of the finest thinkers and stylists in contemporary letters.The celebrated author of The New York Trilogy, Moon Palace and The ... More
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