Vintage Voyages: A world of journeys, from the tallest mountains to the depths of the mind
When Bruce Chatwin's In Patagonia was published in 1977 it heralded the arrival of a startling new talent in British literature... Čítať ďalej
Hemingway's memories of his life as an unknown writer living in Paris in the twenties are deeply personal, warmly affectionate and full of wit. Looking back not only at his own much younger self, but also at the other writers... Čítať ďalej
The best-known modern Chinese fairy tale is the story of three sisters from Shanghai, who for most of the twentieth century were at the centre of power in China. It was sometimes said that 'One loved money, one loved power... Čítať ďalej
In 2004, Momofuku Noodle Bar opened in a tiny, stark space in Manhattan's East Village. Its young chef-owner, David Chang, worked the line, serving ramen and pork buns to a mix of fellow restaurant cooks and confused... Čítať ďalej
Vintage Voyages: A world of journeys, from the tallest mountains to the depths of the mind
Henry Pulling, a retired bank manager, meets his septuagenarian Aunt Augusta for the first time in over fifty years at what... Čítať ďalej
TRANSLATED BY RICHARD PEVEAR AND LARISSA VOLOKHONSKY
Consumed by the idea of his own special destiny, immured in poverty and deprivation, Rashkolnikov is drawn to commit a terrible crime. In the aftermath, Rashkolnikov... Čítať ďalej
PATTERNS OF LIFE: SPECIAL EDITIONS OF GROUNDBREAKING SCIENCE BOOKS
When the eminent naturalist Charles Darwin returned from South America on board the HMS Beagle in 1836, he brought with him the notes and evidence... Čítať ďalej
`Family, that slippery word, a star to every wandering bark and everyone sailing under a different sky'
Where do you go if you can't feel at home in your own family? When the people who made you can't fathom who you become?... Čítať ďalej
Would you rather love the more, and suffer the more; or love the less, and suffer the less? That is, I think, finally, the only real question.
First love has lifelong consequences, but Paul doesn't know anything about... Čítať ďalej
MOST LOVED. MOST RED. Ten must-read modern classics.
'Nolite te bastardes carborundorum. Don't let the bastards grind you down.'
Imagine a world where women's bodies are controlled by men. Where society has descended... Čítať ďalej
Enderby is a poet, social critic and Catholic. He may be found hiding in the lavatory where much of his best work is composed, or perhaps in Rome, brainwashed into respectability by a glamorous wife, aftershave and the... Čítať ďalej
'One of the most productive, imaginative and risk-taking of writers... It is a clever, sexually explicit, fast-moving, full blooded yarn'
Irish Times
A Dead Man in Deptford re-imagines the riotous life and suspicious... Čítať ďalej
Shortlisted for the PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize
Paris, near the turn of 1932-3. Three young friends meet over apricot cocktails at the Bec-de-Gaz bar on the rue Montparnasse. They are Jean-Paul Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir... Čítať ďalej
Human evolution in East Africa was driven by geological forces.
Ancient Greece developed democracy because of its mountainous terrain.
Voting behaviour in the United States today follows the bed of an ancient... Čítať ďalej
Read this fantastic, atmospheric Australian thriller about the mysterious disappearance of a group of young girls.
It was a cloudless summer day in the year nineteen hundred.
Everyone at Appleyard College for... Čítať ďalej
An expansive, moving and captivating graphic memoir from the author of Fun Home.
Alison Bechdel's Fun Home was a literary phenomenon. While Fun Home explored Bechdel's relationship with her father, a closeted homosexual... Čítať ďalej
Vintage Voyages: A world of journeys, from the tallest mountains to the depths of the mind
Touching the Void is the heart-stopping account of Joe Simpson's terrifying adventure in the Peruvian Andes. He and his climbing... Čítať ďalej
Brilliant, heartbreaking, tender, and highly original - poet Ocean Vuong's debut novel is a sweeping and shattering portrait of a family, and a testament to the redemptive power of storytelling
On Earth We're Briefly... Čítať ďalej
Internationally-acclaimed graphic-literary talent Alison Bechdel offers acerbically funny insight into the lesbian culture of 1980s America in this comic strip collection.
Bechdel's brilliantly imagined... Čítať ďalej
