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A modern classic cherished by many of the greatest artists of our time, The Gift is a brilliant, life-changing defense of…

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Set in the bohemian cafe society of Paris at the turn of the nineteenth century, Maugham's exploration of hypnotism and the…

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With a compassionate realism and narrative sweep that recall the work of Charles Dickens, this magnificent novel captures…

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Perhaps the French philosopher's masterpiece, which is concerned with an extraordinary question: What does it mean to be mad?…

\n\'A wonderful discovery\' (Ian McEwan), this is a beguiling dystopian tale of a young man confronted with the truth about…

\nThe breathtaking short story collection from the Costa-shortlisted Irish writerThree gunshots on the Irish border define…

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\nFrom the double Booker Prize-winning author of Disgrace, an astonishing novel of new beginnings and the troubles of youth.…

My mother decided it was better to know I was in danger far from her; but on the way to a different future, than to know I…

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY CHRISTOPHER HITCHENS. Carleton Myatt meets Coral Musker, a naive English chorus girl, aboard the…

On the eve of Angolan independence, Ludo bricks herself into her apartment, where she will remain for the next thirty years.…

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It is 1948 and Aleksandr, a major in the MGB (the forerunner of the KGB) is sent to an isolated psychiatric clinic to…

In November 1929, Christopher Isherwood - determined to become a 'permanent foreigner' - packed a rucksack and two suitcases…

In a suburb on the outskirts of Tokyo, four teenage girls drift through a hot smoggy August and tedious summer school…

From the bestselling author of Italian Ways and Italian Neighbours comes a darkly comic new novel of murder in Veronese high…

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Kirino's searing novel tells a story of random violence in the staid Tokyo suburbs, as a young mother who works a night…

With her knowledge of both classic and contemporary cultures, Paglia sheds illuminating light on the raw power of a wailing…

From the author of the national bestseller Chaos comes an outstanding biography of one of the most dazzling and flamboyant…

A groundbreaking analysis of America prior to the European arrival in 1492.Describes how the latest research of…

Discusses the evolution of European economics, politics, arts, sciences, and cultural life from the height of the industrial…

In these nine globe-trotting tales, Mia Alvar gives voice to the women and men of the Philippines and its diaspora. From…

One of the Best Books of the Year The New York Times - San Francisco Chronicle - The Economist - Kirkus Reviews In the…

David Mitchell's electrifying debut novel takes readers on a mesmerizing trek across a world of human experience through a…

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\nStunningly-designed new editions of Toni Morrison\'s best-known novels, published by Vintage Classics in celebration of…

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\nCelebrating 100 Years of Joyce\'s masterpieceWith a new introduction by Anne EnrightSet entirely on one day, 16 June 1904,…

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\n\'Wright\'s unrelentingly bleak landscape was not merely that of the Deep South, or of Chicago, but that of the world, the…

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\n\'Astonishing... A marvellous poetic reminder that every place is a universe of magical possibility to the perceptive…

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\nBrilliant\' Evening StandardSimon and David - a tall ten-year-old - are in a new land, together with a woman named Ines.\n…

One of the Guardian's 100 Best Books of the 21st Century, an addictive and searingly honest novel about childhood, family…

Darkness at Noon is set in an unnamed country ruled by a totalitarian government. Rubashov, once a powerful player in the…

'A great novel by one of the finest authors writing in the English language today' The TimesAfter years teaching Romantic…

Is Sophie Fevvers, toast of Europe's capitals, part swan...or all fake?Courted by the Prince of Wales and painted by…

Beneath the Lion's Gaze opens in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 1974, on the eve of a revolution. Yonas kneels in his mother's…

18 years old and fresh out of high school, Karl Ove Knausgaard moves to a tiny fisherman's village far north of the polar…

The stories in Julian Barnes' long-awaited third collection are attuned to rhythms and currents: of the body, of love and…

Werner holds a tedious job in the administration department of the local university and dreams of owning his own gallery. He…

Kniha 9780099140016 Fyodor Dostoevsky - Demons Fyodor Dostoevsky…

In December 1997, a man-eating tiger is on the prowl outside a remote village in Russia's Far East. As the trackers sift…

A landmark work from the intellectually auspicious author of Orientalism that explores the long-overlooked connections…

A captivating portrait of number-one bestselling author Yanis Varoufakis's political awakening, told through the…

A landmark history of the alliance that won the war and made the peace by the Sunday Times-bestselling author of Appeasing…