A deeply moving and mind-expanding collection of personal essays in the first ever work of non-fiction from #1 internationally bestselling author John Green... Zobraziť viac
On Women brings together Susan Sontag's most fearless and incisive writing on women, a crucial aspect of her work that has not until now received the attention it deserves... Zobraziť viac
Filled with empathy and wisdom, personal experiences and creative inspiration, this is a vital collection of essays on the power of literature and the craft of writing from an international array of writers of colour... Zobraziť viac
A Guest at the Feast uncovers the places where politics and poetics meet, where life and fiction overlap... Zobraziť viac
Historians and theorists explore the anthropology and history of war Originating from the Engelsberg Seminar of 2015, this anthology gathers texts from internationally renowned historians, journalists... Zobraziť viac
The vivid, impassioned writings collected together in this powerful volume chronicle Orwell's first-hand experiences of life among the underclass of the 'two nations' of rich and poor... Zobraziť viac
Dover Publications Inc.: Major work on ethics, by one of the most influential thinkers of the last 2 centuries, deals with... Zobraziť viac
Never before translated into English, Rainer Maria Rilke’s fascinating Letters to a Young Painter, written between 1920 and... Zobraziť viac
Long overlooked in Proust’s posthumously published writings, Chardin and Rembrandt , written when he was only twenty - four years old, not only reemphasizes the importance of visual art to his development, ... Zobraziť viac
These two classic essays were the first works of criticism to break down the boundaries between 'high' and 'low' culture,... Zobraziť viac
Drawing on Baldwin's own experiences of prejudice in an America violently divided by race, these searing essays blend the intensely personal with the political to envisage a better world... Zobraziť viac
In the 1930s, Germany was at a turning point, with many looking to the Nazi phenomenon as part of widespread resentment towards cosmopolitan liberal democracy and capitalism... Zobraziť viac
This an essential tool kit for understanding the world around us. It's about our obsession with collecting, the quest for authenticity and the creation of national identities. It's about Hitchcock's film sets and why we value imperfection... Zobraziť viac
A sharp and provocative new essay collection from the award-winning author of Freedom and The Corrections. In The End of the End of the Earth, which gathers essays and speeches written mostly in the past five years, Jonathan Franzen returns with ... Zobraziť viac
Fleeting Snow is a novella full of gentle reminiscences about a life shared, as the narrator looks back on a long marriage and muses on issues ranging from human nature and the soul, to given names and the phonetics of ... Zobraziť viac
Advice for graduates and reflections on staying true to yourself from the beloved Gilmore Girls actress and New York Times... Zobraziť viac
Dover Publications Inc.: The 6 essays and one address in this volume outline the great transcendentalist's moral idealism as... Zobraziť viac
The first essay collection from one of the most acclaimed writers of our time... Zobraziť viac
Both Flesh and Not combines David Foster Wallace's best-loved essays with work never before published in the UK. Beloved for his brilliantly discerning eye, his verbal elasticity and his uniquely generous imagination... Zobraziť viac
In this remarkable, inspiring collection of essays, acclaimed writer and critic Olivia Laing makes a brilliant case for why art matters, especially in the turbulent political weather of the twenty first century... Zobraziť viac
