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Das England des 16. Jahrhunderts war eine brutale Welt, geprägt von politischen Intrigen, religiösen Kämpfen und grassierenden Seuchen. Und dennoch wurde das elisabethanische Zeitalter zu einer überragenden Blütezeit der englischen Literatur. Ihr Wegbereiter war Christopher Marlowe: Im gleichen Jahr wie William Shakespeare wurde er als Sohn eines Schusters geboren. Allen Widrigkeiten zum Trotz erkämpfte er sich ein Stipendium in Cambridge, ließ sich in den Spionagedienst der Königin verwickeln und schuf einige der spektakulärsten Meisterwerke der englischen Literatur.

Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986) is one of the most influential literary figures of the twentieth century. His short stories, poems, essays, and translations explore Argentine mythology, mysticism, philosophical ideas, and myriad other topics. This Very Short Introduction gives an engaging overview of Borges's life and the major themes of his oeuvre.

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (January 3, 1892 to September 2, 1973) was an English writer and philologist. He was the author of the high fantasy works The Hobbit (1937) and The Lord of the Rings (1954–55). While many other authors had published works of fantasy before Tolkien, the success of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings precipitated an avalanche of new books and authors in the genre.

Wit and Wisdom of Oscar Wilde is a timeless collection of the sharpest observations, paradoxes, and epigrams from one of literature’s most brilliant minds. Oscar Wilde’s wit is elegant, mischievous, and relentlessly insightful. With effortless precision, he skewers social conventions, exposes hypocrisy, and reveals enduring truths about love, ambition, beauty, morality, and human folly. Each quotation stands alone yet contributes to a larger portrait of Wilde’s worldview—one that prizes individuality, intellectual courage, and the art of living well.

Toni Morrison has touched an enormous swath of our national and global society through her writing. She has attained the highest heights in literature—including the Nobel Prize—and has earned her place in the literary canon, ranking among the most important American writers of all time. In Reading Toni Morrison, Professor A.J. Verdelle of Morgan State University will bring new insight and context to the work of an American literary master, one whose project was ultimately to write about Black people and their experiences through their own eyes.

You will never forget 9 Hours Later which is the fifth volume in my Daily Autobiography series. It’s a daily diary written in the aftermath of divorce, while living alone again, dating as a sober man, and rebuilding momentum one ordinary day at a time. I didn’t write this to fit a genre or deliver a clean arc. I wrote it to document what actually happens when the structure of marriage disappears and you’re left alone with time, desire, discipline, and your own thoughts. Sobriety runs through everything here.

Mit ihrem beispiellosen Trauer-, Gedächtnis- und Liebesbuch nähert sie sich dem unmöglichen Wunsch, Paul zu neuem Leben zu erwecken. Und Paul selbst kommt zu Wort, mit Briefen, die er für den Monate vor seinem Tod geborenen Enkel Miles hinterlassen hat. In diesem großen Werk der Erinnerung werden Fragen aufgeworfen, die alle Menschen angehen; es lässt eine einzigartige Liebes- und Lebensgemeinschaft wiedererstehen, die des legendär gewordenen Autorenpaars aus Brooklyn.

Jorge Ibargüengoitia relata, a su inconfundible manera, sus impresiones sobre la Revolución cubana y la Guerra Fría cultural en este libro que reúne textos inéditos, versiones originales de crónicas y correspondencia que ofrecen una perspectiva única y crítica de un momento histórico determinante. La obra rescata la versión íntegra de «Revolución en el jardín», donde el autor narra con ironía su estancia en Cuba tras ganar dos veces el Premio Casa de las Américas (1963 y 1964) y sus desencuentros con las expectativas políticas de la isla.

Embark on a journey through the life behind the mother of cozy mysteries like Murder on The Orient Express and And Then There Were None with this captivating literary biography and stunning celebration of Agatha Christie. 100 short entries take you through moments from Agatha Christie’s...

На этот раз Денис Драгунский переносит нас в атмосферу конца 60-х и начала 70-х, на легендарный филфак МГУ — в мир шумных коридоров и высоких академических амбиций. Здесь кипит жизнь и рождается крепкая дружба, вспыхивают научные соперничества и, конечно, первые серьёзные влюблённости. Новая часть автобиографии рассказывает обо всём, что делает период студенчества таким незабываемым. Строгие, но невероятно обаятельные преподаватели. Языки, которые вроде бы «мёртвые», а на деле — полны жизни.

À partir de la correspondance adressée à Louise entre 1851 et 1855 (près de 250 lettres), André Versaille a bâti une longue lettre, sorte de thèse emblématique de la correspondance du Flaubert des années Bovary. Ce texte n'est pas seulement un témoignage exceptionnel sur la genèse au quotidien d'une grande œuvre, il constitue également un très personnel « Qu'est-ce que la littérature ? » À ses idées sur l'art, le roman et la critique, Flaubert mêle des attaques vengeresses contre la bêtise et le grotesque de la vie, décochées d'une plume jubilatoire.

Organist og forfatter Karl Bjarnhof (1898-1980) fortæller her i første bind af serien Stjernerne blegner selvbiografisk om sine barndomsår og om sin opvækst. Bogen beskriver følelsen af at miste synet og pludselig være nødt til at forholde sig til verden og til sig selv på en ny måde.

A fascinating and intimate inquiry into the shadowy life and horrifyingly compelling work of Edgar Allan Poe, and why we are drawn to darkness in art Since Edgar Allan Poe’s mysterious death in 1849, his stories and poems have captivated millions of readers around the world. One hundred...

Это один из тысячи диалогов, которые ежедневно можно услышать в книжном магазине, и один из миллиона вопросов, на которые приходится отвечать книготорговцу. На все эти вопросы вы найдете ответы, если прочитаете «Байки книготорговца». Но главное — поймаете ту атмосферу, ради которой становятся продавцами книг, и познакомитесь с самыми разными людьми, которые заходят в книжный, — иногда вовсе не затем, чтобы купить очередной бестселлер.

Acclaimed author JL Davis has haunted Jim Thorpe Pennsylvania and terrified listeners with thrillers and satiric wit for years. Now, in If You Know What I Mean, The Memoirs, he turns the lens on himself, offering a glimpse into the moments that shaped him and the story behind the stories. A journey of laugh-out-loud memories, gut-wrenching heartbreaks, and reflections on love, loss, and resilience.

What if the only way to rediscover the soul of America was to follow a forgotten Byzantine scholar back to Italy? Disillusioned by what his country has become—fractured, fast, and spiritually empty—a Greek American lawyer and jazz musician looks for a way out. He does what any reasonable person would: he takes his two Pomeranians and goes off to Italy.

In the cultural ferment of late nineteenth-century London, three fascinating but often overlooked figures navigated the world in the shadow of their celebrated brothers. Willie Wilde, the hapless yet charming older sibling of Oscar, never quite matched his brother's literary genius. Mabel Beardsley, the striking and ambitious sister of Aubrey, played a crucial role in his artistic ascent before forging her own path on the stage. And Howard Sturgis, a minor novelist with a sharp wit, watched as his brother Julian achieved the success he himself never quite grasped.

A unique approach to understanding Agatha Christie’s infamous eleven-day disappearance, from the New York Times bestselling author of the Edgar-nominated Agatha Christie. In December of 1926, Agatha Christie, the world’s most famous mystery author, vanished. Eleven days later, after frenzied...

February 29th is a date that comes into existence just once every four years. It is also the birthday of Thais - author Anne-Dauphine Julliand's darling daughter - who died of a genetic disease. Thais lived just shy of her fourth birthday. She had a short life but good one. As this special day is about to reappear on her calendar for the first time since her daughter passed away, Anne-Dauphine struggles with how to mark this momentous occasion. She wants to live fully on this special day: Thais would have been eight years old.

Charles Dickens: A New Biography is an epic, fully immersive portrait of the most celebrated novelist of the Victorian age, stripping away the polished legend to reveal the driven, brilliant, deeply conflicted man behind the greatest stories ever told.