Yoshiro thinks he might never die. A hundred years old and counting, he is one of Japan's many 'old-elderly'; men and women who remember a time before the air and... Zobraziť viac
Yeong-hye and her husband are ordinary people. He is an office worker with moderate ambitions and mild manners; she is an uninspired but dutiful wife. The acceptable flatline of their marriage is interrupted when Yeong-hye, seeking a more ... Zobraziť viac
Shortlisted for the Man Booker International 2018From the author of The Vegetarian, winner of the Man Booker International Prize 2016From the author of The Vegetarian and Human Acts comes a book like no other. The White Book is a meditation on colour, beg Zobraziť viac
Most humans contain between nine and twelve pints of blood. Here Rose George, who probably contains nine pints, tells nine different stories about the liquid that sustains us, discovering what it reveals about who we are... Zobraziť viac
Whether a website, marketing campaign, museum exhibit, a video game or a complex control system, the design we see is the culmination of many concepts and practices brought together from a variety of disciplines... Zobraziť viac
In The Snow Tourist, Charlie English writes: "Snow is rarely, if ever, merely white. The angles and surfaces of snow crystals reflect and refract the different colours of sunlight that play upon them like the glass in a chandelier."... Zobraziť viac
Three bears. The first, a diligent memoirist whose unlikely success forces her to flee Soviet Russia. The second, her... Zobraziť viac
Which nations have North Korean embassies? What percentage of young people live with their families? Which country lists volleyball as its national sport? How much does it cost to get a pint around the world? And where can you find lions in the wild?Revel Zobraziť viac
When Nick is 13, he loses his parents in a car-crash. His sister, seven years his elder, is left to look after him. As he... Zobraziť viac
As an infant, Jon Mosher tragically lost his older brother to a freak accident - something that could have happened to any family. There's nothing he could have done to prevent it, but there it is anyway, that loss echoing in every room and painted on... Zobraziť viac
Having survived a serious illness and now at an impasse in her career, Rich spontaneously accepts a freelance assignment to go to India, where she finds herself utterly overwhelmed by the place and the language. Before she knows it she ... Zobraziť viac
After years on the outside, Bulgaria has finally made it into the EU club, but beyond the cliches about undrinkable plonk,... Zobraziť viac
'I've been summoned, Thursday, ten sharp'. So begins one day in the life of a young clothing-factory worker during... Zobraziť viac
