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A man starts driving without knowing where he is going. He alternates between turning right and left, and finally he gets stuck at the end of a forest road. Soon it gets dark and starts to snow, but instead of going back to find help, he ventures, foolishly, into the dark forest. Inevitably, the man gets lost, and as he grows cold and tired, he encounters a glowing being amid the obscurity. Strange, haunting and dreamlike, A Shining is the latest work of fiction by Jon Fosse, ‘the Beckett of the twenty-first century’ (Le Monde). Σελίδες: 48, Διαστάσεις: 11.4x11.4cm

\'A thriller dipped in poison... Lebedev shares some of le Carré\'s fascination with secret worlds and the nature of evil\' New York Times An extraordinary and angry Russian novel about poisons of all kinds: physical, moral and political. Professor Kalitin is a ruthless, narcissistic chemist who has developed an untraceable, extremely lethal poison called Neophyte while working in a secret city on an island in the Russian far east. When the Soviet Union collapses, he defects and is given a new identity in Germany. After an unrelated Russian is murdered with Kalitin\'s poison, his cover is blown and he\'s drawn into the German investigation of the death. Two special forces killers with a lot of Chechen blood on their hands are sent to silence him – using his own undetectable poison. Their journey to their target is full of blunders, mishaps, holdups and accidents. Praise for Sergei Lebedev: \'One of Russia\'s most interesting young novelists takes on Putin, poison and power in this unique novel; Lebedev provides a fascinating window on modern Russia\' Anne Applebaum \'Turn off your television sets and get reading. Sergei Lebedev writes not of the past, but of today\' Svetlana Alexievich \'Lebedev\'s books dealt with history – it lay like a shadow over everything he wrote – and the fact that its presence was so powerful suggested that the conflicts and tensions inherent in it were still unresolved, still had a bearing on Russian society in obscure yet palpable ways\' Karl Ove Knausgaard Σελίδες: 256, Έτος Έκδοσης: 1201, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

From Joyce Carol Oates, literary icon and author of Blonde, now a major motion picture, comes a collection of darkly compelling tales. A young professor is convinced she\'s being followed, but when she confronts her shadow all is not as it seems. A promising student attempts to save her brother from his descent into madness, but finds there may be more to his world than hers. An elderly nun is found dead in her care home, but was it old age or dark secrets that killed her? These biting and beautiful stories force us to confront, one by one, the demons within. Reviews for Joyce Carol Oates: \'A writer of extraordinary strengths.\' Guardian \'Oates chillingly depicts the darkness lurking within the everyday.\' Sunday Express \'Both haunting and sublime.\' Literary Review \'Splendidly chilling.\' Financial Times \'Visceral, psychologically involving, and socially astute.\' Booklist Σελίδες: 256, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0705, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

From the towering imagination of Joyce Carol Oates, literary icon and author of BLONDE, now a major motion picture, seven feverishly unsettling works of suspense..A precocious eleven-year-old, in thrall to the mysterious black sheep of the family, climbs into his sky-blue Chevy to be driven to an uncertain, unforgettable, fate. A university student becomes obsessed with the murder of a female classmate as her own sense of self deteriorates. A recent widow grieves inside her lakefront home and fantasizes about transforming into a great flying predator – unerring and pitiless in the hunt.These meticulously crafted, deeply disquieting stories confront the dangers that surround us, and the dangers that lurk within.Reviews for Joyce Carol Oates:\'A writer of extraordinary strengths.\' Guardian \'Oates chillingly depicts the darkness lurking within the everyday.\' Sunday Express \'Both haunting and sublime.\' Literary Review \'Splendidly chilling.\' Financial Times \'Visceral, psychologically involving, and socially astute.\' Booklist Σελίδες: 256, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0705, Διαστάσεις: 12.8x12.8cm

\'What do we seek through millions of pages? Still hopefully turning the pages -- oh, here is Jacob\'s room.\' Who is Jacob Flanders? Virginia Woolf\'s third novel, published in 1922 alongside James Joyce\'s Ulysses and T.S. Eliot\'s The Waste Land, follows this elusive title character from a sunlit childhood on the Cornwall coast to adventures in Cambridge, London, and Athens. Women fall in love with Jacob; young men desire his company and conversation. But Woolf keeps her scornful, charming protagonist at a distance, enveloping Jacob in mystery as he enters adulthood and the Great War thunders across Europe. A daring work that reimagines every element of the traditional novel, Jacob\'s Room tells a new story for a new century. In 1922, Lytton Strachey pronounced Jacob\'s Room \'a most wonderful achievement—more like poetry, it seems to me, than anything else, and as such I prophesy immortal.\' One hundred years after its publication, Woolf\'s first full-length work of experimental fiction pulls us into the inexhaustible mysteries of intimacy and mortality. Σελίδες: 240, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm

  \"Children and adults alike will be delighted by this brilliantly silly and surreal story\" - Booktrust The second book in the Diaries of Pig series of chapter books now in full colour - with Pig\'s hilarious illustrations, wisdom and awful gammar on every page. Pig couldn\'t be happier. Life with the vegetarian farmers is perfect, and best of all, he has a new friend, Kitty. Kitty is a fellow vegetarian, she purrs over Pig\'s every move, laughing at his jokes and even gave him his new diary! Of course, only Duck can see Kitty for the cunning, jealous, hungry cat she is. Pig won\'t believe she\'s up to something until he\'s eaten the entirety of the farmers\' prize crop and is half way to the pie factory. Told in an original, hilarious and unforgettable voice and packed with Pig\'s own drawings, this is fresh and silly laugh-out-loud humour that children (and adults) will love Author and illustrator Emer Stamp was the Creative Director behind the cult-hit John Lewis Christmas adverts Perfect for fans of TOM GATES and DIARY OF A WIMPY KID \"Utterly original and very, very funny\" - The Times \"You will be laughing your socks off\" - The Guardian   PRAISE FOR THE UNBELIEVABLE TOP SECRET DIARY OF PIG \"Witty, pacey and perfectly pitched for early readers your child won\'t have seen anything like this before\". - Junior \"The jovial diary entries of Pig, and the sheer exuberance of both the telling and the imagination involved in the plot are on every page and are a sheer delight. I was not joking when I said that adults will take to this.\" - The Bookbag \"Children and adults alike will be delighted by this brilliantly silly and surreal story\" - Booktrust \"children will laugh themselves silly with Pig’s unique voice, terrible grammar, and super funny illustrations throughout each book.\" - Books For Topics   BOOKS BY EMER STAMP The Unbelievable Top Secret Diary of Pig (Pig, book 1) Super Amazing Diary of Pig (Pig, book 2) The Seriously Extraordinary Diary of Pig (Pig, book 3) The (big, fat, totally bonkers) Diary of Pig (Pig, book 4)   Σελίδες: 192, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0914, Διαστάσεις: 13.8x13.8cm

⭐Winner of the RNA Christmas Romance Award⭐One month to pretend... or one month to fall in love?How do I turn down an overly keen colleague I have zero interest in dating? Should I:Stammer and bluster my way through every excuse in the bookAccept and then immediately turn in my resignation letter, change my number and leave the countryAllow my hot, new, doctor neighbour to step in and pretend to be my boyfriendThe answer: there are no right answers.But option 3 is happening and I’m fake dating Lucas just to survive my work Christmas party without any further unwanted advances.A fun and romantic festive romp for fans of Georgia Toffolo and Laura Jane Williams.Praise for Only for Christmas ‘Truly magical… I devoured it in one day. One of the best Christmas books!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review‘This could be a Hallmark Christmas movie! There’s your classic meet-cute, followed by a ‘knight in shining armor’ moment, and then the fake dating where, naturally, they end up falling in love for real.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review‘A fun, fluffy, happy-ending romance that was a breezy and beautiful read! I absolutely loved it … a perfect romcom to get started on the Christmas festivities but also an all-round feel-good read!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review‘Fun, lighthearted, emotional. I love reverse grumpy sunshine and these two characters absolutely fit the bill! I loved the chemistry between them… Their banter had me laughing all throughout the story.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review‘I couldn’t put it down. There were moments that you can’t help but chuckle to yourself and you can’t help but fall in love with Lucas Moore. Great read for Christmas.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review Σελίδες: 304, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

\'Extraordinary … The beating heart of this novel is the exquisite empathy it demonstrates … There is a gentle magnificence at work in its pages\' Irish Times \'Tender, poignant and heartfelt ... A generous novel that celebrates communication, connection and courage\' Daily Mail Marie owes Michka more than she can say - but Michka is getting older, and can\'t look after herself any more. So Marie has moved her to a home where she’ll be safe. But Michka doesn’t feel any safer; she is haunted by strange figures who threaten to unearth her most secret, buried guilt, guilt that she’s carried since she was a little girl. And she is losing her words – grasping more desperately day by day for what once came easily to her. Jérôme is a speech therapist, dispatched to help the home’s ageing population snatch and hold tight onto the speech still afforded to them. But Michka is no ordinary client. Michka has been carrying an old debt she does not know how to repay – and as her words slide out of her grasp, time is running out. Delicately wrought and darkly gripping, Gratitude is about love, loss and redemption; about what we owe one another, and the redemptive power of showing thanks. Σελίδες: 160, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0329, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

Composed during the fourteenth century in the English Midlands, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight describes the events that follow when a mysterious green-coloured knight rides into King Arthur\'s Camelot in deep mid-winter. The mighty knight presents a challenge to the court: he will allow himself to be struck by one blow, on the condition that he will be allowed to return the strike on the following New Year\'s Eve. Sir Gawain takes up the challenge, decapitating the stranger - only to see the Green Knight seize up his own severed head and ride away, leaving Gawain to seek him out and honour their pact. Blending Celtic myth and Christian faith, Gawain is among the greatest Middle English poems: a tale of magic, chivalry and seduction. Σελίδες: 128, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm

WINNER OF THE JOHN LEONARD PRIZE AT THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS AND THE FERRO-GRUMLEY AWARD FOR LGBTQ FICTIONTHE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER\'So\'s distinctive voice is ever-present: mellifluous, streetwise and slightly brash, at once cynical and bighearted...unique and quintessential\' Sunday Times\'So\'s stories reimagine and reanimate the Central Valley, in the way that the polyglot stories in Bryan Washington\'s collection Lot reimagined Houston and Ocean Vuong\'s novel On Earth We\'re Briefly Gorgeous allowed us to see Hartford in a fresh light.\' Dwight Garner, New York Times \'[A] remarkable début collection\' Hua Hsu, The New YorkerA Roxane Gay\'s Audacious Book Club Pick!Named a Best Book of Summer by: Wall Street Journal * Thrillist * Vogue * Lit Hub * Refinery29 * New York Observer * The Daily Beast * Time * BuzzFeed * Entertainment Weekly Seamlessly transitioning between the absurd and the tender-hearted, balancing acerbic humour with sharp emotional depth, Afterparties offers an expansive portrait of the lives of Cambodian-Americans. As the children of refugees carve out radical new paths for themselves in California, they shoulder the inherited weight of the Khmer Rouge genocide and grapple with the complexities of race, sexuality, friendship and family.A high school badminton coach and failing grocery store owner tries to relive his glory days by beating a rising star teenage player. Two drunken brothers attend a wedding afterparty and hatch a plan to expose their shady uncle\'s snubbing of the bride and groom. A queer love affair sparks between an older tech entrepreneur trying to launch a \'safe space\' app and a disillusioned young teacher obsessed with Moby-Dick. And in the sweeping final story, a nine-year-old child learns that his mother survived a racist school shooter.With nuanced emotional precision, gritty humour and compassionate insight into the intimacy of queer and immigrant communities, the stories in Afterparties deliver an explosive introduction to the work of Anthony Veasna So. Σελίδες: 256, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. ‘She wished to find out about this hazardous business of “passing,” this breaking away from all that was familiar and friendly to take one’s chance in another environment…’ The elegant Clare Kendry glides through New York’s high-society circles with ease, until the day she is reacquainted with her childhood friend, Irene. Clare chooses to ‘pass’ as white, hiding her African American heritage from her bigoted husband, while Irene leads a life that embraces it. As both women observe the other, a relationship of mutual fascination, obsession and secrets begins, one that will end in devastating circumstances. Published in 1929, Nella Larsen’s Passing lays bare the complexities of identity, race, class and gender. The novella established Larsen as one of the most important female authors in American literature and is considered a literary masterpiece of the Harlem Renaissance era. Σελίδες: 176, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

From the Royal Shakespeare Company – a modern, definitive edition of Shakespeare’s magnificent tragedy of love, jealousy and explosive racial politics. With an expert introduction by Sir Jonathan Bate, this unique edition presents a historical overview of Othello in performance, takes a detailed look at specific productions, and recommends film versions. Included in this edition are interviews with two leading directors and an actor – Trevor Nunn, Michael Attenborough and Antony Sher – providing an illuminating insight into the extraordinary variety of interpretations that are possible. This edition also includes an essay on Shakespeare’s career and Elizabethan theatre, and enables the reader to understand the play as it was originally intended – as living theatre to be enjoyed and performed. Ideal for students, theatre-goers, actors and general readers, the RSC Shakespeare editions offer a fresh, accessible and contemporary approach to reading and rediscovering Shakespeare’s works for the twenty-first century. Σελίδες: 240, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0826, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

From New York Times bestseller and Hugo Award-winner John Scalzi, comes Fuzzy Nation, an extraordinary retelling of the SF classic Little Fuzzy.They\'re small. They\'re fuzzy. They\'ll change his life.On the planet Zarathustra, Jack Holloway is about to strike it rich. A contractor for intergalactic behemoth ZaraCorp, he’s just discovered a mining seam worth billions. It would make the corporation a fortune, and set Jack up for life. Everyone wins – then he discovers the Fuzzies.Small, intelligent and cat-like, the Fuzzies are the cutest creatures this side of the galaxy. They’ve set up home in Jack’s cabin, and have become best friends with his dog. They’re also standing in the way of ZaraCorp’s profits. For the planet’s resources can only be exploited if it’s free of native sentients. ZaraCorp’s solution: to eliminate the Fuzzies for good. And they’ll permanently silence anyone who interferes – including Jack.Praise for John Scalzi:‘John Scalzi is the most entertaining, accessible writer working in SF today’ – Joe Hill‘Scalzi is one of the slickest writers that SF has ever produced’ – Wall Street Journal Σελίδες: 304, Έτος Έκδοσης: 1108, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

\'I was conscious of a most horrible smell of mould, and of a cold kind of face pressed against my own...\' Considered by many to be the most terrifying writer in English, M. R. James was an eminent scholar who spent his entire adult life in the academic surroundings of Eton and Cambridge. His classic supernatural tales draw on the terrors of the everyday, in which documents and objects unleash terrible forces, often in closed rooms and night-time settings where imagination runs riot. Lonely country houses, remote inns, ancient churches or the manuscript collections of great libraries provide settings for unbearable menace, from creatures seeking retribution and harm. These stories have lost none of their power to unsettle and disturb. This edition presents all of James\'s published ghost stories, including the unforgettable \'Oh, Whistle and I\'ll Come to You, My Lad\' and \'Casting the Runes\', and an appendix of James\'s writings on the ghost story. Darryl Jones\'s introduction and notes provide a fascinating insight into James\'s background and his mastery of the genre he made his own. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World\'s Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford\'s commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more. Σελίδες: 512, Διαστάσεις: 13.7x13.7cm

Drifters in search of work, George and his childlike friend Lennie, have nothing in the world except the clothes on their back - and a dream that one day they will have some land of their own. Eventually they find work on a ranch in California\'s Salinas Valley, but their hopes are dashed as Lennie - struggling against extreme cruelty, misunderstanding and feelings of jealousy - becomes a victim of his own strength. Tackling universal themes of friendship and shared vision, and giving a voice to America\'s lonely and dispossessed, Of Mice and Men remains Steinbeck\'s most popular work, achieving success as a novel, Broadway play and three acclaimed films. Σελίδες: 128, Διαστάσεις: 11x11cm

A dangerous psychopath has taken over a leading radio station and is holding everyone inside hostage in the terrifying and twisted new thriller from Sebastian Fitzek. Good morning. It\'s 7.35 A.M. And you\'re listening to your worst nightmare. This morning a dangerous psychopath is playing an old game with new rules. He\'s taken six people hostage at the city\'s leading radio station.Every hour, a telephone will ring somewhere. Maybe it will be in your house. Or your office. And if you can\'t play the game, a hostage will die.Renowned police psychologist Ira Samin is rushed to the scene, where she is forced to negotiate live on air.With the nation listening, the kidnapper makes his sole demand: find his fiancée and bring her to the station.But she is dead. Burnt to a crisp in a devastating car accident eight months ago.Facing an impossible demand and a police commander who seems hell-bent on keeping secrets, Ira must race against the clock to resolve one of the hardest negotiations of her career.All the while... somewhere... a telephone is ringing.\'Fitzek\'s thrillers are breathtaking, full of wild twists\' Harlan Coben \'Sebastian Fitzek is simply amazing... A true master of his craft\' Chris Carter \'Sebastian Fitzek is without question one of the crime world\'s most evocative storytellers\' Karin Slaughter \'Another absorbing psychological thriller from Sebastian Fitzek\' Promoting Crime Fiction Σελίδες: 464, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0503, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

It is the final year of the twentieth century and King Sidi is dying . . .Mohamed has been the king\'s fool for thirty-five year, his closest counsel, privy to his deepest secrets and most intimate thoughts. It is an honoured position for which many would pay a hefty price. Something Mohamed understands only too well, for this closeness has indeed come at a terrible cost. The threat of imprisonment looms, even as the once-mighty monarch draws his final breaths.In the last days of this all-powerful tyrant of the twentieth century, his faithful court fool takes stock of the decades he spent in the Moroccan king\'s service. For the many years of corrosive love and loyalty have left certain indelible wounds . . .Translated from the French by Ben Faccini Σελίδες: 128, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0721, Διαστάσεις: 12.6x12.6cm

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 prefaces, the editors offer insights into their own work as well as providing an accessible and passionate introduction to some of the greatest poets in our literature.Emily Dickinson (1830-86) was born in Amherst, Massachussetts, where she lived most of her life as a recluse, seldom leaving the house or receiving visitors. She published just a handful of poems in her lifetime, her first collection appearing posthumously in 1890. Σελίδες: 80, Διαστάσεις: 12.6x12.6cm

A charming and nostalgic read, perfect for fans of Coronation Street and readers who love stories set in wartime. They’ve waited a long time to be together After years of war, the residents of Coronation Street are looking forward to saying goodbye to rations books, blackouts and bombs. However, life is slow to change and they are still waiting for the good times to return. Ida Barlow thought she was happy to have her husband back from the war. Frank can’t understand that his wife has no intention of giving up her new independence to wait on him hand and foot. Wendy Collins, a new arrival to the street, wants a fresh start, but struggles to fit in to her teaching job at the local school. Elsie Tanner’s latest fella has put a spring in her step. She thinks the rest of the street need a pick-me-up too, and they are soon planning a trip to Blackpool. The folk of Coronation Street have waited a long time to let their hair down ― will sticks of rock and kiss-me-quick hats be enough to bring them all together again? Σελίδες: 384, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

‘David Zindell is one of the finest talents to appear since Kim Stanley Robinson and William Gibson – perhaps the finest’ Gene Wolfe What happens when a man tasked with developing perfect memory forgets the most important thing in the universe? After a cataclysmic stellar war, peace has come to the trillion human beings who live on the Civilized Worlds. In Neverness, the City of Light, the pilots of the Order of Mystic Mathematicians resume their ancient quest to discover the real purpose of the human race. Crucial to their success will be a mastery of the One Memory, believed to hold the secret of how humanity might evolve. Thomas Rane is the Order’s Lord Remembrancer. He has become the teacher to a new generation of humans called the Asta Siluuna – the star children – and so has a crucial part to play in the development of the human race. But at the end of the war, his beloved – the mysterious and beautiful Maria – died. Memory is strange, and Rane comes to believe that Maria might have survived the storm. Perhaps a memory virus left over from the war has robbed her of her identity and she wanders the streets of Neverness, lost and alone. Perhaps she\'s still out there, among the stars. Σελίδες: 560, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

The difficulty (and necessity) of translation is concisely described in Nineteen Ways of Looking at Wang Wei, a close reading of different translations of a single poem from the Tang Dynasty—from a transliteration to Kenneth Rexroth’s loose interpretation. As Octavio Paz writes in the afterword, “Eliot Weinberger’s commentary on the successive translations of Wang Wei’s little poem illustrates, with succinct clarity, not only the evolution of the art of translation in the modern period but at the same time the changes in poetic sensibility.” Σελίδες: 64, Έτος Έκδοσης: 1021, Διαστάσεις: 11.4x11.4cm

SHORTLISTED FOR THE HEARST BIG BOOK AWARDS 2019 THE STUNNING SHORT-STORY COLLECTION FROM PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR JENNIFER NANSUBUGA MAKUMBI If there\'s one thing the characters in Jennifer Makumbi\'s stories know, it\'s how to field an uncomfortable question. \'Let me buy you a cup of tea...what are you doing in England?\' \'Do these children of yours speak any Luganda?\' \'Did you know that man Idi Amin?\' But perhaps the most difficult question of all is the one they ask themselves: \'You mean this is England?\' As hilarious as they are compassionate, these vibrant stories re-imagine the journey of Ugandans who choose to make England their home. Weaving between Manchester and Kampala, this dazzling collection will captivate anyone who has ever wondered what it means to truly belong.  Σελίδες: 320, Έτος Έκδοσης: 1103, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

A brilliantly evocative, atmospheric novel about the delusion and indecision of a wealthy family in the last days of the Third Reich as the Russians advance from the east In January 1945, the German army is retreating from the Russian advance. Germans are fleeing the occupied territories in their thousands, in cars and carts and on foot. But in a rural East Prussian manor house, the wealthy von Globig family seals itself off from the world. Protected from the deprivation and chaos around them, they make no preparations to leave until a decision to harbour a stranger for the night begins their undoing. Finally joining the great trek west, the remaining members of the family face at last the catastrophic consequences of the war. Profoundly evocative of the period, sympathetic yet painfully honest about the motivations of its characters, All for Nothing is a devastating portrait of the complicities and denials of the German people as the Third Reich comes to an end. Σελίδες: 352, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER INTERNATIONAL PRIZE 2019 AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER When Gilbert wakes one day from a dream that his wife has cheated on him, he flees - immediately and inexplicably - for Tokyo, where he meets a fellow lost soul: Yosa, a young Japanese student clutching a copy of The Complete Manual of Suicide. Together, Gilbert and Yosa set off on a pilgrimage to see the pine islands of Matsushima, one looking for the perfect end to his life, the other for a fresh start. Playful and profound, The Pine Islands is a beautiful tale of friendship, transformation and acceptance in modern Japan. Σελίδες: 192, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0409, Διαστάσεις: 12.8x12.8cm

INCLUDES SPECIALLY COMMISSIONED LINE DRAWINGS Little Tiger is not like other tigers. Not content to spend her days alone, roaming the snow forests of Siberia hunting prey, she prefers instead to ponder the ways of the world. One day, eager to discover her own place within it, she sets out on a remarkable journey to discover the secret of life, and to meet the creatures she has heard most about: humans. A moving tale of bravery and spirit, The Tiger and the Acrobat is a celebration of the power of friendship, and a testament to the courage it takes to be true to ourselves. \'This book is a beaut.\' Cecelia Ahern, author of P.S. I Love You Σελίδες: 176, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0101, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

‘Brilliant . . . These stories are sly and prescient, a nuanced reflection of the world we are living in.’ – Roxane Gay‘Evans is blessed with perfect pitch.’ – Tayari Jones‘Sublime short stories of race, grief, and belonging . . . an extraordinary new collection.’ New YorkerDanielle Evans is widely acclaimed for her blisteringly smart voice and X-ray insights into complex human relationships. With The Office of Historical Corrections, Evans zooms in on particular moments and relationships in her characters’ lives in a way that allows them to speak to larger issues of race, culture, and history.We meet Black and multi-racial characters who are experiencing the universal confusions of lust and love, and getting walloped by grief – all while exploring how history haunts us, personally and collectively. Ultimately, she provokes us to think about the truths of American history – about who gets to tell them, and the cost of setting the record straight.In ‘Boys Go to Jupiter’ a white college student tries to reinvent herself after a photo of her in a Confederate-flag bikini goes viral. In ‘Richard of York Gave Battle in Vain’ a photojournalist is forced to confront her own losses while attending an old friend’s unexpectedly dramatic wedding. And in the eye-opening title novella, a Black scholar from Washington DC is drawn into a complex historical mystery that spans generations and puts her job, her love life, and her oldest friendship at risk. Σελίδες: 288, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0531, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

\'Stuart Neville writes crime fiction that is edgy, compelling and always deeply humane\' MARK BILLINGHAMBringing together thirteen gripping and unsettling tales from one of Northern Ireland\'s bestselling crime authors, The Traveller & Other Stories is the perfect introduction to a modern master of thriller writing, featuring a Foreword by John ConnollyStuart Neville is a writer known for shining an unflinching light on his home country and its people. Ireland - north and south - in Neville\'s hands, is a land haunted by ghosts, both real and imagined. This collection is divided into two parts: New Monsters and Old Friends. And many of the characters from Stuart\'s novels, like Gerry Fegan from The Twelve, can be found haunting these pages. Childhood, innocence, guilt and redemption are all themes that are represented in Stuart\'s novels and in this collection, as John Connolly puts in his Foreword, \'here are monsters, both human and non-human. Here are hauntings, real or imagined. Here are old friends and older fiends.\'Stuart\'s pleasure in the short story is evidenced in these tales, culminating in the previously unpublished novella, \'The Traveller\', which sees Jack Lennon (from The Final Silence) and his daughter Ellen McKenna, pitted against the unnamed assassin who is targeting them. This is a collection of stories covering a decade of the author\'s writings and, as Connolly says, is \'the work of a prodigiously talented writer\'.This is Irish noir at its best.\'Not to be missed\' Publishers Weekly, starred review\'In the world of modern crime fiction, Stuart Neville is a supernova\' Dennis Lehane\'Irish noir done to a turn, with just enough tearful sentiment to turn the screws tighter\' Kirkus review Σελίδες: 352, Διαστάσεις: 13.1x13.1cm

A young man accompanies his cousin to the hospital to check an unusual hearing complaint and recalls a story of a woman put to sleep by tiny flies crawling inside her ear; a mirror appears out of nowhere and a nightwatchman is unnerved as his reflection tries to take control of him; a couple\'s relationship is unbalanced after dining exclusively on exquisite crab while on holiday; a man follows instructions on the back of a postcard to apply for a job, but an unknown password stands between him and his mysterious employer. In each one of these stories Murakami sidesteps the real and sprints for the surreal. Everyday events are transcended, leaving the reader dazzled by this master of his craft.Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman is Murakami\'s most eclectic collection of stories to date, spanning five years of his writing. An introduction explains the diversity of the author\'s choice. Σελίδες: 448, Διαστάσεις: 11x11cm

\'You\'ll cry for these brothers: for the men they became, for the boys they were, for the innocence they lost. Alex Schulman will take you deep into an emotional labyrinth\' Fredrik Backman, author of A Man Called OveYears ago, they fled the lake house.Now, the brothers have returned. Three brothers return to the family cottage by the lake where, more than two decades earlier, a catastrophe changed the course of their lives. Now, they are here to scatter their mother\'s ashes - young men, estranged but bound together by the history that defines them. Their lives have been spent competing for their father\'s favour and their mother\'s love, in a household more like a minefield than a home. What really happened that summer day when everything was blown to pieces?The Survivors is a suspenseful, haunting novel about three brothers and their reckoning with the events of one disputed, disastrous summer. Σελίδες: 272, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0712, Διαστάσεις: 12.8x12.8cm

\'As good as any modern fiction you will read this year\' Sunday Times, Best new short story collectionsA wife compulsively digs in her garden. Two brothers, long estranged, reunite for a terse, heady summer. A woman flies to Krakow to see her adult son. At dusk, a teenage girl pushes her dying mother out into the sea. A small boy sits on his own in the cinema, entranced by the cowboys who light up the screen.With these short stories, Tim Pears illuminates a series of blazing moments in quiet lives – the tragic, strange, funny and beautiful fragments that make and unmake us – and shines a light into the gulfs that lie between us and those who should know us best. Σελίδες: 272, Έτος Έκδοσης: 1005, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

SHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA DAGGER IN TRANSLATION‘Disturbing and powerful … I loved it’ - Leïla Slimani, author of Lullaby\'Icy and chilling... In sharply drawn sentences, Sedira summons the beauty of a small French village, and the shocking acts of the people inside it\' - Flynn Berry, author of the Reese Whitherspoon Book Club pick, Northern SpyYou sprinted all the way to the river. What were you running from?Anna and Constant Guillot and their two daughters live in the peaceful, remote mountain village of Carmac. Everyone in Carmac knows each other, leading simple lives mostly unaffected by the outside world – that is until Bakary and Sylvia Langlois arrive with their three children.The new family’s impressive chalet and expensive cars are in stark contrast with the modesty of those of their neighbours, yet despite their initial differences, the Langlois and the Guillots form an uneasy friendship. But when both families come under financial strain, the underlying class and racial tensions of their relationship reach breaking point, culminating in act of abhorrent violence.With piercing psychological insight and gripping storytelling, People Like Them asks the questions: How could a seemingly ordinary person commit the most extraordinary crime? And how could their loved ones ever come to terms with what they\'d done?Lullaby meets Little Fires Everywhere, this intense, suspenseful prize-winning novel explores the darker side of human nature - and the terrible things people are capable of.*Winner of the Prix Eugène Dabit* Σελίδες: 192, Έτος Έκδοσης: 1005, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

Hamlet\'s combination of violence and introspection is unusual among Shakespeare\'s tragedies. It is also full of curious riddles and fascinating paradoxes, making it one of his most widely discussed plays. Professor Hibbard\'s illuminating and original introduction explains the process by which variant texts were fused in the eighteenth century to create the most commonly used text of today. Drawing on both critical and theatrical history, he shows how this fusion makes Hamlet seem a much more \'problematic\' play than it was when it originally appeared in the First Folio of 1623. The Oxford Shakespeare edition presents a radically new text, based on that First Folio, which printed Shakespeare\'s own revision of an earlier version. The result is a \'theatrical\' and highly practical edition for students and actors alike. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World\'s Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford\'s commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more. Σελίδες: 416, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

Republic is the central work of the Western world\'s most famous philosopher. Essentially an inquiry into morality, Republic also contains crucial arguments and insights into many other areas of philosophy. It is also a literary masterpiece: the philosophy is presented for the most part for the ordinary reader, who is carried along by the wit and intensity of the dialogue and by Plato\'s unforgettable images of the human condition. This new, lucid translation by Robin Waterfield is complemented by full explanatory notes and an up-to-date critical introduction. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World\'s Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford\'s commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more. Σελίδες: 560, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

Love and loyalty, hatred and revenge, fear, deprivation, and political ambition: these are the motives which thrust the characters portrayed in these three Sophoclean masterpieces on to their collision course with catastrophe. Recognized in his own day as perhaps the greatest of the Greek tragedians, Sophocles\' reputation has remained undimmed for two and a half thousand years. His greatest innovation in the tragic medium was his development of a central tragic figure, faced with a test of will and character, risking obloquy and death rather than compromise his or her principles: it is striking that Antigone and Electra both have a woman as their intransigent \'hero\'. Antigone dies rather neglect her duty to her family, Oedipus\' determination to save his city results in the horrific discovery that he has committed both incest and parricide, and Electra\'s unremitting anger at her mother and her lover keeps her in servitude and despair. These vivid translations combine elegance and modernity, and are remarkable for their lucidity and accuracy. Their sonorous diction, economy, and sensitivity to the varied metres and modes of the original musical delivery make them equally suitable for reading or theatrical peformance. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World\'s Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford\'s commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more. Σελίδες: 224, Διαστάσεις: 12.8x12.8cm

Áróra returns to Iceland when her estranged sister goes missing, and her search leads to places she could never have imagined. A chilling, tense thriller – FIRST in an addictive, nerve-shattering new series – from one of Iceland’s bestselling authors…‘Icelandic crime writing at its finest … immersive and unnerving’ Shari Lapena‘Best-selling Icelandic crime-writer Sigurðardóttir has built a formidable reputation with just four novels, but here she introduces a new protagonist who is set to cement her legacy’ Daily Mail‘Another bleak, unpredictable classic’ Metro**Winner: Best Icelandic Crime Novel of the Year**––––––––––––––Icelandic sisters Áróra and Ísafold live in different countries and aren‘t on speaking terms, but when their mother loses contact with Ísafold, Áróra reluctantly returns to Iceland to find her sister. But she soon realises that her sister isn’t avoiding her … she has disappeared, without trace. As she confronts Ísafold’s abusive, drug-dealing boyfriend Björn, and begins to probe her sister’s reclusive neighbours – who have their own reasons for staying out of sight – Áróra is led into an ever-darker web of intrigue and manipulation. Baffled by the conflicting details of her sister’s life, and blinded by the shiveringly bright midnight sun of the Icelandic summer, Áróra enlists the help of police officer Daníel, as she tries to track her sister’s movements, and begins to tail Björn – but she isn’t the only one watching…Slick, tense, atmospheric and superbly plotted, Cold as Hell marks the start of a riveting, addictive new series from one of Iceland’s bestselling crime writers.–––––––––––––––––‘Lilja Sigurðardóttir doesn’t write cookie-cutter crime novels. She is aware that “the fundamentals of existence are totally incomprehensible and chaotic”: anything can and does happen … Isn’t that what all crime writers should aim for?’ The Times‘The blinding midnight sun in Iceland’s summer is beautifully evoked as Áróra establishes herself as a heroine to move the heart’ Daily Mail‘Lilja is a standout voice in Icelandic Noir, and this book does not disappoint … Cold as Hell is her best yet’ James Oswald ‘Domestic abuse, high-finance hanky-panky, and illegal immigration all figure in this arresting series launch … sure to please Scandi noir fans’ Publishers Weekly ‘What sets Lilja’s work apart is her ability to thread dark atmospheric tension throughout her writing and to keep the tale so taut … a slick, refreshing, glacial blast of a thriller’ LoveReading‘So atmospheric’ Crime Monthly‘Intricate, enthralling and very moving – a wonderful crime novel’ William Ryan‘Three things we love about Cold as Hell: Iceland’s unrelenting midnight sun; the gritty Nordic murder mystery; the peculiar and bewitching characters’ Apple Books‘Lilja Sigurðardóttir just gets better and better … Áróra is a wonderful character: unique, passionate, unpredictable and very real’ Michael RidpathPraise for Lilja Sigurðardóttir\'Smart writing with a strongly beating heart\' Big Issue\'Tough, uncompromising and unsettling\' Val McDermid\'Tense and pacey\' Guardian\'Deftly plotted\' Financial Times‘An emotional suspense rollercoaster on a par with The Firm, as desperate, resourceful, profoundly lovable characters scheme against impossible odds’ Alexandra Sokoloff\'Tense, edgy and delivering more than a few unexpected twists and turns\' Sunday Times‘The intricate plot is breathtakingly original, with many twists and turns you never see coming. Thriller of the year’ New York Journal of Books\'Taut, gritty and thoroughly absorbing\' Booklist\'A stunning addition to the icy-cold crime genre\' Foreword Reviews For fans of Katrine Engberg, Eva Bjorg Aegisdottir, Arne Dahl and Sarah Vaughan Σελίδες: 276, Έτος Έκδοσης: 1028, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

This celebration of Chinese Science Fiction — thirteen stories, all translated for the first time into English — represents a unique exploration of the nation’s speculative fiction from the late 20th century onwards, curated and translated by critically acclaimed writer and essayist Xueting Christine Ni.From the renowned Jiang Bo’s ‘Starship: Library\' to Regina Kanyu Wang’s ‘The Tide of Moon City\', and Anna Wu’s ‘Meisje met de Parel\', this is a collection for all fans of great fiction.Award winners, bestsellers, screenwriters, playwrights, philosophers, university lecturers and computer programmers, these thirteen writers represent the breadth of Chinese SF, from new to old: Gu Shi, Han Song, Hao Jingfang, Nian Yu, Wang Jinkang, Zhao Haihong, Tang Fei, Ma Boyong, Anna Wu, A Que, Bao Shu, Regina Kanyu Wang and Jiang Bo. Σελίδες: 448, Έτος Έκδοσης: 1111, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm