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In a series of timeless and modern-day renditions, Maurice Riordan brilliantly introduces us to the poems that founded…

Edited by award winning novelist and short story writer, this volume seeks to offer fresh renditions to the Irish story -…

Since his precise, potent and subtle portraits of Northern Irish life first came to public attention in the 1970s, Tom…

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Count Arthur Strong tells the story of his extraordinary journey from his humble early years as the only son of a…

\nLoss is divined everywhere: in human relations, in the ruptures of class and privilege, and the poisoning of the planet.…

The North Ship, Philip Larkin's earliest volume of verse, was first published in August 1945 and reissued in 1966 by Faber.…

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\n\'A writing career which is the most consistently adventurous of any British dramatist.\' ObserverRecording dizzying…

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\nWhen it appeared in 1973, Seamus Heaney described its author as \'unusually gifted, endowed with an individual sense of…

Electric Light travels widely in time and space, visiting the sites of the classical world, revisiting the poet's childhood:…

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\nA unique memoir of a lifetime\'s friendships - from one of Britain\'s most beloved literary companions.\n…

\nsolitary bachelors and disillusioned youths - these are the watchers, not the players. This is the aftermath of being one…

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When Edward Thomas was killed at the Battle of Arras in 1917 his poems were largely unpublished.…

With compassion and charisma, Nagra explores the impact of the first wave of mass migration to our shores, the Arab Spring,…

\nOne-legged Joe is often told that he\'s Amazing Joe or Poor Joe, but what if he\'d rather just be . Joe?One-legged Joe is…

\nAnne loved the time in her life when she prepared breakfast each morning for her two young children. Years later, spending…

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The change will come. And it's not far away, I promise you that. Some figure will emerge from the dark screaming 'Get out of…

'One of the most famous of modern art documents - a poetic primer, prepared by the artist for his Bauhaus pupils, which has…

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Here is director Roman Polanski, both predator and prey, haunted by the savage murder of his wife, returning to Los Angeles,…

Described by The Times as 'the national children's dramatist', David Wood has been writing, adapting, directing and acting…

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\n\'A clarion call to get up on the dance floor.\' FINANCIAL TIMESWhy do we dance together? Dancing is a part of our stories…

DISCOVER THE REALITY OF LIFE AS A SUPERSTAR DJ IN THIS SENSATIONAL EXPOSÉ OF WHAT REALLY GOES ON BEHIND THE BPMs. The…

'Life being what it is, one dreams of revenge.'Gauguin's aphorism serves as the motto for this morality tale of two women,…

Poems 1988-1998 is a compendium from Jo Shapcott's award-winning books Electroplating the Baby, Phrase Book and My Life…

\nWildly charismatic, impossibly brilliant, totally rebellious - Will Hunting is a mathematical genius who lives on the…

With films such as The Brood and Videodrome, David Cronenberg established himself as Canada's most provocative director.…

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This first collection of plays by Charlotte Jones includes her multi-award winning Humble Boy (Susan Smith Blackburn Award…

Kniha 9780865479937 The Anatomy of Story John Truby…

Centenary edition of \'modernism\'s lost masterpiece\'.…

Whether you are a professional or amateur actor, classical or popular singer, politician, public speaker, or need to present…

\nA new paperback edition of Hanif Kureishi\'s wide-ranging and thought-provoking essays.\n…

Graham's New Collected Poems (2004) marked a crucial point in the growth of his reputation, bringing together for the first…

Her Again is an intimate look at the artistic coming of age of the greatest actress of her generation, from the homecoming…

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Liberty fabric covered editions bring classics from the Faber backlist together with important modern titles, putting them…

Philip Larkin's Required Writing, a selection from his miscellaneous prose from 1953-82, was highly praised and enjoyed when…

he has an especial talent for evoking the visual particular . Ted Hughes has produced a strange bastard form that [works]…

James Fenton, a Whitbread-winning poet praised for his own love poetry, gathers together the best lyric poems originating in…

Welcome to the lost worlds of British cinema. This book features a secret history of British movies that includes the…

'A terrifying and unhappy book...' The Guardian This astounding self-portrait covering the whole of Shostakovich's life…

A new paperback edition of the story of Jack Cardiff's life in films, first as a camerman and then as a director, including…

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\nA powerful new collection from one of our leading contemporary poets, reflecting the strange and chaotic times we live…

When Simon Armitage burst on to the poetry scene in 1989 with his spectacular debut Zoom!, readers were introduced to an…

From Peter Bogdanovich - director, screenwriter, actor, and cinema scholar - 25 fascinating portraits of Hollywood's most…

As a 20-something college dropout Nick Kent's first five interviews as a young writer were with the MC5, Captain Beefheart,…

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