Will Self is one of Britain s best-known contemporary writers, a public intellectual whose novels have been shortlisted ......more
Named one of the 10 Best Books of 2019 by the New York Times Book Review Damrosch brings the Club s redoubtable persona......more
Remarkable reinterpretation of Milton and his poetry by one of the most famous historians of the 17th Century In this re......more
Across fiction, journalism, ethnography, and history, William T. Vollmann’s oeuvre--which includes a "prostitution trilo......more
Across fiction, journalism, ethnography, and history, William T. Vollmann’s oeuvre--which includes a "prostitution trilo......more
美國國家書卷獎決選《她的身體與其它派對 Her Body and Other Parties》卡門・瑪麗亞・馬查多回憶錄 在《她的身體與其它派對》,馬查多寫了八個短篇,以奇幻、恐怖、寫實的不同筆法描繪八位女性與她們...more
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Since the publication of Serena in 2008 earned him a nomination for the PEN/Faulkner fiction prize, Ron Rash (b. 1953) h......more
Contributions by Herman Beavers, Robert Butler, John Callahan, Marc C. Conner, Bryan Crable, Steven D. Ealy, Lena Hill, ......more
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The life and works of William Faulkner have generated numerous biographical studies exploring how Faulkner understood so......more
The life and works of William Faulkner have generated numerous biographical studies exploring how Faulkner understood so......more
Dieses Buch ist ein Buch ber Leben, Werk und Wirkung des deutschen Schriftstellers, Lyrikers und Romanciers Erich K stne......more
This is the definitive illustrated guide to Jane Austen’s life and times--including her personal relationships and the a......more
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A great critic s quarrels with himself and others, as revealed in his correspondence In the mid-twentieth century, Lione......more
Nearing 70, and in what would be the last decade of his life, H.G. Wells fell in love at least three times - once with t......more
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Discover the remarkable life of J. R. R. Tolkien... J. R. R. Tolkien, an orphan in love with words, spent most of his li......more
’THE UNRAVELING’ Review of PRISM written by Anonymous X, Writer The Title says it all! PRISM in my opinion is an inspire......more
This first book-length critical examination of the life and work of Marjorie Bowen (1885-1952) reveals a major English w......more
At once the ideal introduction to the legendary Nobel Prize winner and a lovely and moving keepsake for her devoted read......more
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A radiant collection of letters from the renowned author of Invisible Man that trace the life and mind of a giant of Ame......more
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The second volume in the life of literary giant Saul Bellow, vividly capturing a personal life that was always tumultuou......more
"Maso’s incantatory description of her conjured-up subject’s embrace takes on extraordinary power . . . Like Frida Kahlo......more
In his own time (701-762), Li Bai s brilliant poems--shaped by Daoist thought, filled with an irrepressible lust for lif......more
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Marietta Chudakova is an expert on Soviet literature and on the works of Mikhail Bulgakov in particular. Her biography o......more
"Gathering the Words" is a captivating and introspective book that follows the journey of the books written by acclaimed......more
Peter J. Conradi’s memoir Family Business includes a cast of characters ranging from his European Jewish forebears who c......more
’Actually... the Bronte girls got their literary talent from the Carne side, as their Aunt Elizabeth spun wonderfully wi......more
This new book explores the important maternal background of the great literary family. In highlighting the background of......more
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Many readers are already familiar with Madeleine Kunin, the former three-term governor of Vermont, who served as the dep......more
Jade Snow Wong’s autobiography portrays her coming-of-age in San Francisco’s Chinatown, offering a rich depiction of her......more
Jade Snow Wong’s autobiography portrays her coming-of-age in San Francisco’s Chinatown, offering a rich depiction of her......more
Today the images of Robert Burns and Abraham Lincoln are recognized worldwide, yet few are aware of the connection betwe......more
Writer, professor, translator and editor Luba Jurgenson lives between two languages-her native Russian and her adopted F......more
Writer, professor, translator and editor Luba Jurgenson lives between two languages-her native Russian and her adopted F......more
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Paul Celan (1920-70) is one of the best-known German poets of the Holocaust; many of his poems, admired for their spare,......more
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In Thomas Mann’s War, Tobias Boes traces how the acclaimed and bestselling author became one of America’s most prominent......more
Annual volume, this time featuring special sections on Brecht’s dramatic fragments and on comedy in post-Brechtian theat......more
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Neil Simon (1927-2018) began as a writer for some of the leading comedians of the day--including Jackie Gleason, Red But......more
Neil Simon (1927-2018) began as a writer for some of the leading comedians of the day--including Jackie Gleason, Red But......more
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A searing, deeply moving memoir about family, love, loss, and forgiveness from the critically acclaimed, bestselling Nat......more