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'I'm not here to change your mind about Dusty Springfield or Shostakovich or Tupac Shakur or synthpop. I'm here to change your mind about your mind.' There are countless books...

'I'm not here to change your mind about Dusty Springfield or Shostakovich or Tupac Shakur or synthpop. I'm here to change your mind about your mind.' There are countless books...

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With his elegant prose, distinctive imagination, and deep empathy, the bestselling author of The Crimson Petal and the White once again dazzles us in three novellas. "The Courage Consort" tells...

'I am with you always, even unto the end of the world . . .' Peter Leigh is a missionary called to go on the journey of a lifetime. Leaving...

Gripping from the first page, this immense novel is an intoxicating and deeply satisfying read. Faber's most ambitious fictional creation yet, it is sure to affirm his position as one...

In the aftermath of the first war in Iraq, Theo Griepenkerl is visiting the looted museum of Mosul when a bomb explodes outside the building. As Theo seeks shelter, he...

Author: William AtkinsFormat: Paperback, 129mm x 198mm, 266g, 320 pagesPublished: Faber & Faber, United Kingdom, 2023'Breathtakingly good . . . Exiles is completely sui generis.' - EDMUND DE WAAL'Atkins spins...

Author: Lucas RijneveldFormat: Paperback, 129mm x 198mm, 240g, 288 pagesPublished: Faber & Faber, United Kingdom, 2020*WINNER OF THE BOOKER INTERNATIONAL PRIZE 2020*'One of the best debut novels I have ever...

Author: Mary TrevelyanFormat: Paperback, 129mm x 198mm, 266g, 320 pagesPublished: Faber & Faber, United Kingdom, 2023'Completely fascinating, revelatory . . . A classic of its kind.' - WILLIAM BOYD'Compelling ....

The Essential Works of Michel Foucault offer the definitive collection of Foucault's articles, interviews and seminars The third and final volume of the Essential Works of Foucault series, Power brings...

The Essential Works of Michel Foucault offer the definitive collection of Foucault's articles, interviews and seminars The Essential Works of Michel Foucault offers the definitive collection of his articles, interviews...

This biography opens with a moving account of Foucault's death from AIDS. The author then returns to the provincial France of Michel's childhood, and follows the transformation of a conservative...

Jean Genet, French playwright, novelist and poet, turned the experiences in his life amongst pimps, whores, thugs and other fellow social outcasts into a poetic literature, with an honesty and...

Submission is the highly-anticipated new novel from the internationally bestselling French writer Michel Houellebecq As the 2022 French Presidential election looms, two candidates emerge as favourites- Marine Le Pen of...

A varied and comprehensive collection of letters written in the English language from 1578 to 1939. The engrossing anthology contains letters from Albert Einstein, Queen Elizabeth I, Hemingway, Freud, E.B....

Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. Laughter has long been the secret weapon of English poetry,...

Michel Foucault remains one of the towering intellectual figures of the last half-century. His works on sexuality, madness, the prison, and medicine are classics; his example continues to challenge and...

This illustrated young adult edition of a bold novel is one of defiance and bravery. As beautifully crafted as it is heartwrenching, this love story transcends time and generations. People...

Author: Michel Tournier Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 336 An international bestseller and winner of the Prix Goncourt, The Erl-King is a magisterial tale of innocence, perversion and obsession. It...

Ariel , first published in 1965, contains many of Sylvia Plath's best-known poems, written in an extraordinary burst of creativity just before her death in 1963. Including poems such as...

Michel Foucault's The Will to Knowledge is the first part of his influential trilogy of books on the history of sexuality. He argues that the recent explosion of discussion about...

John Updike considers it one of the less elevated impulses, Norman Mailer sees it as an inevitable conflict, Wallace Stevens saw it as one of the greatest aspects of literature....

SHORTLISTED FOR THE SALTIRES FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR 'A kaleidoscopic and linguistically daring work . . . Scintillating.' OCEAN VUONG 'A quirky and original debut that sizzles with scintillating...

An introduction to the work of Michel Foucault, including detailed excerpts from all of his major works The Foucault Reader is the ideal introduction to one the most stimulating and...

Author: David Peace (Author) Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 480 'A powerful, stirring read.' - The Times 'Typically brilliant . I loved it.' - Adrian McKinty 'The most stone-cold crime...

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n intimate and original memoir of love, grief and male friendship by one of Scotland's An intimate and original memoir of love, grief and male friendship by one of Scotland's...

Newly published lectures by Foucault on madness, literature, and structuralism. Perceiving an enigmatic relationship between madness, language, and literature, French philosopher Michel Foucault developed ideas during the 1960s that are...

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The range of topics and the careful consideration given to them by Montaigne is unsurpassed; he studies humanity through poetry, love and ectasy - but also through cannibalism and war-horses...

Author: Edna O'Brien Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 80 An unnamed protagonist is on holiday with her new, much-married lover, in the company of the monstrously rich. 'How long would...

In this anthology, Tom Paulin aims to represent the extended family of vernacular poets and to show how Christina Rosetti, Hopkins, Whitman and other poets have drawn on the energies...

Author: Andre Aciman Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 432 Set in Alexandria, this classic and much-loved memoir chronicles the exploits of Andre Aciman's colourful Sephardic Jewish family from...

Author: Johannes WildeBinding: HardbackPublished: Clarendon Press, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis academic work presents a profound analysis of Michelangelo's artistic genius and his monumental contributions...

Author: Sam Guglani Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 128 'Remarkable and full of grace. It broke my heart' Sarah Perry 'Guglani is the real deal' Michel Faber 'Profound...

In this series, a contemporary poet selects and introduces a poet of the past. By their choice of poems and by the personal and critical reactions they express in their...

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A selection of Michel de Montaigne's most profound, searching essays, in a new translation and stunning hardback edition featuring an introduction by Yiyun Li 'I myself am the subject of...