"Linguistically explosive. . one of the most interesting American writers around." — The Nation
"Ducornet — surrealist, absurdist, pure anarchist at times — is one of our most accomplished writers, adept at seizing on the perfect details...
A gang war is raging through the dark underworld of Brighton. Pinkie, malign and ruthless, has killed a man. Believing he can escape retribution, he is unprepared for the courageous Ida Arnold, who is determined to avenge a...
Par un beau vendredi 13, Mamie Hélène, veuve depuis peu, apporte une tarte à ses voisins. Concert de détonations, corps sanguinolents, elle est témoin du massacre aussi expéditif que sophistiqué de toute une famille. Alors qu’elle tente de...
'George III is alleged to have married secretly, on 17th April, 1759, a Quakeress called Hannah Lightfoot, daughter of a Wapping shoemaker, who is said to have borne him three children. Documents relating to the alleged marriage, bearing the...
A collection of some of the finest British Poems from XIX and XIII centuries.
Contents:
William Blake — The Tyger
William Blake — Song: How sweet I roam'd from field to field
William Blake — A Poison Tree
William Blake —...
Each of Lara Vapnyar's six stories invites us into a world where food and love intersect, along with the overlapping pleasures and frustrations of Vapnyar's uniquely captivating characters. Meet Nina, a recent arrival from Russia, for whom colorful...