The City Of Words

Smith, Zadie

A profound and unparalleled literary voice, Zadie Smith returns with a resounding collection of essaysIn this eagerly awaited new collection, Zadie Smith brings her unique skills as an essayist to bear on a range of subjects that have captured her attention in recent years.She takes an exhilaratingly close look at artists Toyin Ojih Odutola, Kara Walker and Celia Paul. She invi...

Sarah Harkness

From an impoverished childhood in the Scottish highlands to Victorian London, this is the inspiring story of two brothers - Daniel and Alexander Macmillan - who built a publishing empire - and brought Alice in Wonderland to the world. Their remarkable achievements are revealed in this entertaining, superbly researched biography.Daniel and Alexander arrived in London in the 1830...

Anna Beer

Anna Beer investigates the lives and achievements of eight women writers, uncovering a startling and unconventional history of literatureMargery Kempe. Aemilia Lanyer. Aphra Behn. Lady Mary. Jane Austen. Warned not to write - and certainly not to bite - these women put pen to paper anyway and wrote themselves into history. ‘Smart, funny and highly readable... a tour de force.' ...

Dai George

An entertaining guide to history's mostinfluential and inspiring poets - fromHomer and Sappho to Shakespeare andFrank O'Hara - and how they can teachus to better understand the worldaround us.This book paints vivid pictures of aglobal assortment of renowned poetsthroughout history. ...

Fintan O'toole

A provocative but serious reflection on Shakespeare's greatest tragedies, showinghow the finest plays of Shakespeare have been made unintelligible and irrelevantto a modern audience in an attempt to fit a world of conservative values.The works of Shakespeare have become staples of literature. They are everywhere,from our early schooling to the lecture rooms of academia, from cl...

Ruta Sepetys

The nonfiction debut by #1 New York Times bestselling author Ruta Sepetys is now in paperback! Perfect for fans of Burn After Writing and Bird by Bird.Life is a story in motion. Each day, you add to your story, revise it, and view it from a different angle. You erase things. Tear pages out. And sometimes, in hindsight, wish you could put them back. A day is a story. A year is a...

Alberto Manguel

Es posible resumir el sentido del ensayo de Alberto Manguel con las palabras del propio autor: "La realidad del mundo cervantino [...] puede ser retratada fielmente sólo a través de aproximaciones y fragmentos, como una crónica que, alternativamente, asume y niega el punto de vista de un loco, o de alguien a quien la sociedad tilda de loco". Una idea central del ensayo del escr...

Alberto Manguel

Con un espíritu lúdico que atrapará a todo aficionado al libro y a la lectura, ALBERTO MANGUEL traza en esta deliciosa mezcla de psicología, historia, anécdotas, memoria, fantasía, estudios clásicos, etc., un estimulante recorrido por el caprichoso y apasionante laberinto de 6.000 años de palabra escrita. Lectores y experiencias de todos tiempos y lugares nos guían con amenidad...

Alberto Manguel

Libros. Experiencias.Textos. Lecturas. Autores.Todo el universo de Manguel de primera mano. Una delicia para aquellos amantes de los libros, sus escenarios y sus protagonistas.Lector, escritor, antólogo y traductor, Alberto Manguel vive entre libros. En estas charlas con el editor francés Claude Rouquet, repasa sus experiencias y habla de la infancia, los viajes, el racismo, la...