These essays, reviews and articles illuminate the life and work of one of the most individual writers of this century - a man who created a unique literary manner from the process of thinking aloud and who elevated political writing to an art. Zobraziť viac
An astonishing expose of the aftermath of Chernobyl - and the plot to cover up the truth. The official death toll of the 1986 Chernobyl accident, 'the worst nuclear disaster in history', is only 54, and stories today... Zobraziť viac
This catalogue is published on the occasion of the Werkstattpreis 2018, an award for sculptors, and Charlotte Mumm's solo-exhibition 'so oft so soft' at Kunststiftung Erich Hauser in Rottweil Germany. It shows the exhibition in the working hall... Zobraziť viac
For readers of Nora Ephron, Tina Fey, and David Sedaris, this hilarious, wise, and fiercely candid collection of personal essays establishes Lena Dunham the acclaimed creator, producer, and star of HBO s Girls as one of the most... Zobraziť viac
The year 1968 witnessed one of the great upheavals of the twentieth century, as social movements shook every continent. Across the Global North, people rebelled against post-war conformity and patriarchy, authoritarian education and factory work... Zobraziť viac
Sborník příspěvků ze stejnojmenného mezinárodního kolokvia, konaného 25.-27. 4. 2012 v budově Archivu hl. města Prahy. Soubor studií v německém a anglickém jazyce, které zkoumají problematiku regionů v rámci zemí Koruny české i... Zobraziť viac
In late 1946, Stig Dagerman was assigned by the Swedish newspaper Expressen to report on life in Germany immediately after the fall of the Third Reich. First published in Sweden in 1947, German Autumn, a collection ... Zobraziť viac
This publication brings together new as well as existing essays, interviews, short stories, and reports from different fields and geographies on various issues, mapping the space of Eastern Europe and beyond with a special emphasis on beyond... Zobraziť viac
Nina Mingya Powles first learned to swim in Borneo - where her mother was born and her grandfather studied freshwater fish. There, the local swimming pool became her first body of water. Through her life there have been others that... Zobraziť viac
This collection begins in the early 1980s with The Rainbow Sign, which was written as the Introduction to the screenplay of My Beautiful Laundrette. It allowed Kureishi to expand upon the issues raised by... Zobraziť viac
HarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved, essential classics... Zobraziť viac
The bestselling author of Find Me and Call Me by Your Name returns to the essay form with this collection of thoughts on time, the creative mind, and great lives and works... Zobraziť viac
Modern life is full of choices - but how do we know we're making the right ones? Why, in our attempts to make life easier, do we often make it harder? With a light touch and plenty of humour, Pandora Sykes delves into the myths we've been sold... Zobraziť viac
On 5 October 2017, the New York Times published an article by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey that helped change the world... Zobraziť viac
From the internationally best-selling author of the His Dark Materials trilogy, a spellbinding journey into the secrets of his art—the narratives that have shaped his vision, his experience of writing, and the keys to mastering the art of storytelling... Zobraziť viac
Today the world faces an enormous refugee crisis—22.5 million people fleeing persecution and conflict from Myanmar to Syria,... Zobraziť viac
Things I Don't Want to Know is the first in Deborah Levy's essential three-part 'Living Autobiography' on writing and... Zobraziť viac
In We Learn Nothing, satirical cartoonist Tim Kreider turns his funny, brutally honest eye to the dark truths of the human... Zobraziť viac
Penguin: In Cold Blood: A True Account of a Multiple Murder and its Consequences is considered by many to be the first work... Zobraziť viac
