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Dead and Alive
An illuminating new essay collection from one of the most distinctive, exciting and acclaimed writers of her generation, Zadie Smith'Zadie Smith is a wonderful essayist. She is a natural. She writes as she thinks, and she thinks crisply and exactly' - Tessa Hadley, GuardianIn this keenly awaited new collection, Zadie Smith brings her unique skills as an essayist to bear on a range of subjects which have captured her attention in recent years.She takes an exhilaratingly close look at artists Toyin Ojih Odutola, Kara Walker and Celia Paul. She invites us along to the movies, to see and to think about Tár, and to Glastonbury to witness the ascendance of Stormzy. She takes us on a walk down Kilburn High Road in her beloved North West London and invites us to mourn with her the passing of writers Joan Didion, Martin Amis, Hilary Mantel, Philip Roth and Toni Morrison. She considers changes of government on both sides of the Atlantic - and the meaning of 'the commons' in all our lives.Throughout this thrilling collection, Zadie Smith shows us once again her unrivalled ability to think through critically and humanely some of the most urgent preoccupations and tendencies of our troubled times.
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Dead and Alive
An illuminating new essay collection from one of the most distinctive, exciting and acclaimed writers of her generation, Zadie Smith'Zadie Smith is a wonderful essayist. She is a natural. She writes as she thinks, and she thinks crisply and exactly' - Tessa Hadley, GuardianIn this keenly awaited new collection, Zadie Smith brings her unique skills as an essayist to bear on a range of subjects which have captured her attention in recent years.She takes an exhilaratingly close look at artists Toyin Ojih Odutola, Kara Walker and Celia Paul. She invites us along to the movies, to see and to think about Tár, and to Glastonbury to witness the ascendance of Stormzy. She takes us on a walk down Kilburn High Road in her beloved North West London and invites us to mourn with her the passing of writers Joan Didion, Martin Amis, Hilary Mantel, Philip Roth and Toni Morrison. She considers changes of government on both sides of the Atlantic - and the meaning of 'the commons' in all our lives.Throughout this thrilling collection, Zadie Smith shows us once again her unrivalled ability to think through critically and humanely some of the most urgent preoccupations and tendencies of our troubled times.
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Demon Copperhead
WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE • WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION New York Times Readers’ Pick: Top 100 Books of the 21st Century • An Oprah’s Book Club Selection • An Instant New York Times Bestseller • An Instant Wall Street Journal Bestseller • A #1 Washington Post Bestseller • A New York Times "Ten Best Books of the Year" "Demon is a voice for the ages—akin to Huck Finn or Holden Caulfield—only even more resilient.” —Beth Macy, author of Dopesick "May be the best novel of [the year]. . . . Equal parts hilarious and heartbreaking, this is the story of an irrepressible boy nobody wants, but readers will love.” —Ron Charles, Washington Post From the acclaimed author of The Poisonwood Bible and The Bean Trees and the recipient of the National Book Foundation's Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, a brilliant novel that enthralls, compels, and captures the heart as it evokes a young hero’s unforgettable journey to maturity Set in the mountains of southern Appalachia, Demon Copperhead is the story of a boy born to a teenaged single mother in a single-wide trailer, with no assets beyond his dead father’s good looks and copper-colored hair, a caustic wit, and a fierce talent for survival. Relayed in his own unsparing voice, Demon braves the modern perils of foster care, child labor, derelict schools, athletic success, addiction, disastrous loves, and crushing losses. Through all of it, he reckons with his own invisibility in a popular culture where even the superheroes have abandoned rural people in favor of cities. Many generations ago, Charles Dickens wrote David Copperfield from his experience as a survivor of institutional poverty and its damages to children in his society. Those problems have yet to be solved in ours. Dickens is not a prerequisite for readers of this novel, but he provided its inspiration. In transposing a Victorian epic novel to the contemporary American South, Barbara Kingsolver enlists Dickens’ anger and compassion, and above all, his faith in the transformative powers of a good story. Demon Copperhead speaks for a new generation of lost boys, and all those born into beautiful, cursed places they can’t imagine leaving behind.
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How to Fly (in Ten Thousand Easy Lessons)
Poetry€ 16,50 -
David Copperfield
«David Copperfield» war Charles Dickens der liebste Roman, es ist auch sein persönlichster. Das Buch hat Generationen von Lesenden in seinen Bann geschlagen, vielen war und ist es prägende Jugendlektüre, große Autorinnen und Autoren - Leo Tolstoi, Virginia Woolf, Vladimir Nabokov, Elias Canetti - verehrten ihn ein Leben lang. Es ist zunächst eine Leidensgeschichte im viktorianischen England. Nach dem Tod des Vaters geboren und nach einer unseligen Neuvermählung der Mutter muss der junge David eine höllenhafte Schulzeit durchleiden, wird bereits als Zehnjähriger zur Arbeit gezwungen und kann sich den unmenschlichen Bedingungen des frühindustriellen Fabrikwesens nur durch Flucht entziehen. Seine Tante Betsey nimmt ihn herzlich auf. Langsam scheint sich das Blatt zu wenden. Wie Dickens wird David selbst Anwaltsgehilfe, Reporter und schließlich erfolgreicher Schriftsteller. «Geschichte und Erfahrungen David Copperfields des Jüngeren» erschien 1849/50: ein Werk voller Humor und Tragik, einer der großen Kindheits- und Jugendromane der Weltliteratur. Der große englische Bildungsroman ist neben «Oliver Twist» das bekannteste Buch des Autors. Auch wenn diverse Ausgaben des Klassikers existieren, ist die letzte deutsche Fassung inzwischen ein Dreivierteljahrhundert alt. Nun liegt eine würdige und lesbare Übersetzung für das 21. Jahrhundert vor, seit Langem ein Desiderat von Dickens-Fans und Leser:innen großer Klassiker: meisterhaft übersetzt von Melanie Walz, deren «Middlemarch» bereits ganz großes Kritikerlob einheimste.
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Begegnungen mit (anderen) Tieren
Die individuellen Persönlichkeiten von Hühnern; ein Nashorn, das sein Leben lang immer wieder einen Menschen besucht, um gemeinsam Zeit zu verbringen; eine unerwartete Begegnung zwischen einer Katze und einem Vogel; Hunde, die in einer zukünftigen Welt ihre Gemeinschaft durch Geschichten strukturieren, die sie einander erzählen. Begegnungen mit (anderen) Tieren versammelt literarische, wissenschaftliche und essayistische Texte zu ungewöhnlichen Begegnungen zwischen Tieren und Menschen - mal in stärker interagierender, mal mehr in beobachtender Rolle -, denen gemeinsam ist, dass sie neue Formen der Wahrnehmung, von Offenheit und Empathie ermöglichen, einfordern und damit unser gewohntes Denken, unsere Ordnung der Dinge in Frage stellen. Tiere erscheinen als soziale Wesen miteinander und mit Menschen, die sie, wie die Autor*innen, als eigenständige Subjekte ernst nehmen. Die Texte geben Einblicke in das soziale und kulturelle Leben von Pavianen und Raben oder berichten von der sprachlosen Kommunikation mit Waschbären und Nabelschweinen, vom Lachen mit Delfinen, und nicht zuletzt davon, wie sich Menschen in diesen Begegnungen mit (anderen) Tieren selbst verändern. Die Anthologie versammelt Texte aus den letzten 30 Jahren von zumeist US-amerikanischen Autor*innen in der Übersetzung von Susanne Opfermann: Kurzgeschichten von Kij Johnson, Ursula K. Le Guin und Gregory Blake Smith; Erlebnisberichte von Craig Childs, Barbara Kingsolver, Anna Merz und Stacy Young; und wissenschaftliche Texte von Karen Davis, Toni G. Frohoff und Barbara Smuts. Die unterschiedlichen Genres ergänzen und kommentieren einander; verbindend sind die besonderen, unterhaltsamen und nachdenklichen Erfahrungen von Begegnung, die sie vermitteln. Sie schaffen ungewöhnliche Perspektiven darauf, was wir von anderen Tieren lernen und wie wir gemeinsam in unserer nicht-nur-menschlichen Welt (über-)leben können. Mit den TextenCraig Childs: RabenKaren Davis: Das geistige Leben von Hühnern, beobachtet an ihren sozialen BeziehungenToni G. Frohoff: Jenseits der SpeziesgrenzeKij Johnson: Die Evolution der Trickster-Geschichten unter den Hunden vom North Park nach der WendeBarbara Kingsolver: Frieden schließenUrsula K. Le Guin: Sie entnennt sieAnna Merz: Ein Nashorn aus der Wildnis von Hand aufziehenGregory Blake Smith: HändeBarbara Smuts: Begegnungen mit dem Bewusstsein von TierenStacy Young: Jenseits von Jäger und Beute
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Demon Copperhead
An Oprah's Book Club Selection • An Instant New York Times Bestseller • An Instant Wall Street Journal Bestseller • A #1 Washington Post Bestseller "Demon is a voice for the ages?akin to Huck Finn or Holden Caulfield?only even more resilient.? ?Beth Macy, author of Dopesick "May be the best novel of 2022. . . . Equal parts hilarious and heartbreaking, this is the story of an irrepressible boy nobody wants, but readers will love.? (Ron Charles, Washington Post) From the acclaimed author of The Poisonwood Bible and The Bean Trees, a brilliant novel that enthralls, compels, and captures the heart as it evokes a young hero's unforgettable journey to maturity Set in the mountains of southern Appalachia, Demon Copperhead is the story of a boy born to a teenaged single mother in a single-wide trailer, with no assets beyond his dead father's good looks and copper-colored hair, a caustic wit, and a fierce talent for survival. Relayed in his own unsparing voice, Demon braves the modern perils of foster care, child labor, derelict schools, athletic success, addiction, disastrous loves, and crushing losses. Through all of it, he reckons with his own invisibility in a popular culture where even the superheroes have abandoned rural people in favor of cities. Many generations ago, Charles Dickens wrote David Copperfield from his experience as a survivor of institutional poverty and its damages to children in his society. Those problems have yet to be solved in ours. Dickens is not a prerequisite for readers of this novel, but he provided its inspiration. In transposing a Victorian epic novel to the contemporary American South, Barbara Kingsolver enlists Dickens' anger and compassion, and above all, his faith in the transformative powers of a good story. Demon Copperhead speaks for a new generation of lost boys, and all those born into beautiful, cursed places they can't imagine leaving behind.
€ 31,00 -
Demon Copperhead
WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE • WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION New York Times Readers’ Pick: Top 100 Books of the 21st Century • An Oprah’s Book Club Selection • An Instant New York Times Bestseller • An Instant Wall Street Journal Bestseller • A #1 Washington Post Bestseller • A New York Times "Ten Best Books of the Year" "Demon is a voice for the ages—akin to Huck Finn or Holden Caulfield—only even more resilient.” —Beth Macy, author of Dopesick "May be the best novel of [the year]. . . . Equal parts hilarious and heartbreaking, this is the story of an irrepressible boy nobody wants, but readers will love.” —Ron Charles, Washington Post From the acclaimed author of The Poisonwood Bible and The Bean Trees and the recipient of the National Book Foundation's Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, a brilliant novel that enthralls, compels, and captures the heart as it evokes a young hero’s unforgettable journey to maturity Set in the mountains of southern Appalachia, Demon Copperhead is the story of a boy born to a teenaged single mother in a single-wide trailer, with no assets beyond his dead father’s good looks and copper-colored hair, a caustic wit, and a fierce talent for survival. Relayed in his own unsparing voice, Demon braves the modern perils of foster care, child labor, derelict schools, athletic success, addiction, disastrous loves, and crushing losses. Through all of it, he reckons with his own invisibility in a popular culture where even the superheroes have abandoned rural people in favor of cities. Many generations ago, Charles Dickens wrote David Copperfield from his experience as a survivor of institutional poverty and its damages to children in his society. Those problems have yet to be solved in ours. Dickens is not a prerequisite for readers of this novel, but he provided its inspiration. In transposing a Victorian epic novel to the contemporary American South, Barbara Kingsolver enlists Dickens’ anger and compassion, and above all, his faith in the transformative powers of a good story. Demon Copperhead speaks for a new generation of lost boys, and all those born into beautiful, cursed places they can’t imagine leaving behind.
€ 34,00 -
Another America/Otra America
From a bestselling and beloved author, an intensely personal collection of poetry "rich with political and human resonance." (Ursula K. LeGuin)
€ 19,50 -
Ic3
The Penguin Book of New Black Writing in BritainCourttia Newland is the author of seven books including his much lauded debut, The Scholar. His latest novel, A River Called Time, was published in 2021 and Cosmogramma, a story collection, will be published later in the year. His short stories have featured in various anthologies and have been broadcast on BBC Radio 4. He was shortlisted for the 2007 CWA Dagger in the Library Award and the 2010 Alfred Fagon Award. In 2016 he was also awarded the Tayner Barbers Award for science fiction writing and the Roland Rees Bursary for playwriting. As a screenwriter, he has written episodes of Steve McQueen's 2020 BBC series Small Axe. Kadija (George) Sesay, Hon. FRSL, FRSA, is a literary activist of Sierra Leonean descent. She is the founder of the magazine SABLE LitMag and creator of AfriPoeTree, a selective interactive video. She is the Publications Manager for Inscribe/Peepal Tree and editor of several anthologies including Six Plays by Black and Asian Women Writers and Write Black, Write British: From Postcolonial to Black British Literature. She co-edited Dreams, Miracles and Jazz: New Adventures in African Fiction with Helon Habila and Dance the Guns to Silence: 100 Poems for Ken Saro-Wiwa with Nii Parkes. She has published her creative writing in several anthologies, and a poetry collection, Irki (Peepal Tree, 2013). She is a co-founder of Mboka Festival of Arts, Culture and Sport in The Gambia and has received awards and fellowships for her work in the creative arts and her research, including an AHRC doctoral scholarship to research Black British publishers and Pan-Africanism.
€ 14,95 -
How to Fly
(in Ten Thousand Easy Lessons)A beautifully produced gift-edition of Barbara Kingsolver's luminous poetry - to appeal to her loyal fans and fiction readers more generally.
€ 14,95 -
How to Fly (in Ten Thousand Easy Lessons)
Poetry€ 27,50