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A full and revealing biography of one of the century’s greatest English writers and an icon to a generation. Dame Iris Murdoch has played a major role in English life and letter for nearly half a ce……続きを見る

Marnie Hughes-Warringtonın yazarlığını yaptığı "En Önemli 50 Tarihçi" kitabının farklı ilgilere sahip okurlara doğrudan ulaşımını sağlamak, hem daha çok okurun kitaptan istifadesini sağlayacak hem d……続きを見る

Anne Frank hield van 12 juni 1942 tot 1 augustus 1944 een dagboek bij.In maart 1945 stierf ze op vijftienjarige leeftijd in het concentratiekamp Bergen-Belsen. De enige overlevende van de familie, A……続きを見る

This book, newly updated, contains now several HTML tables of contents that will make reading a real pleasure! The first table of contents (at the very beginning of the ebook) lists the titles of al……続きを見る

First published posthumously in 1948, 'The Diaries of Franz Kafka, 19101923' offers a rare and intimate glimpse into the inner life of one of literature’s most enigmatic and influential figures. Spa……続きを見る

21世紀的《湖濱散記》 恐慌世代讀者最需要的心靈書寫 一段隱居原始森林的人生思考 　　倘若你有以下症狀： 　　#以前的我話太多了 　　#我想要寧靜 　　#太多信沒回且太多人要見 　　#我嫉妒魯賓遜 　　#實在很懶……続きを見る

"Homage to Catalonia" is perhaps the seminal work in English about the Spanish Civil War. Written in Orwell's admirably spare yet wonderfully evocative prose, it's a searingly honest book, almost a ……続きを見る

"Les évènements racontés dans ce livre se déroulent sur plus de vingt ans. Pendant toutes ces années, je me suis tu. Aujourd'hui, j'écris en pensant à toutes celles et ceux, des centaines de millier……続きを見る

“Written with so much simple force ... the result is curiously beautiful.” ーCompton Mackenzie“An excellent book and a valuable social document.” ーJ. B. Priestley“Orwell was the great moral force o……続きを見る

Fearless, iconic poet, novelist, and feminist Erica Jong offers a fascinating in-depth appreciation of the controversial life and work of American literary giant Henry Miller Henry Miller ( Tropic o……続きを見る

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD • NAMED A NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES AND THE WASHINGTON POST • How does the greatest writer of o……続きを見る

**A 2021 Edgar Award Nominee for Best Critical/Biographical “Jacqueline Winspear has created a memoir of her English childhood that is every bit as engaging as her Maisie Dobbs novels, just as rich ……続きを見る

From the underworld of zama-zama goldminers to the tragicomic closure of a Cape Town Zoo, from stick fighting to punk rock, game lodges to fruit farms, cricket pitches to mermaids, The Interpreters:……続きを見る

"When I wrote the following pages, or rather the bulk of them, I lived alone, in the woods, a mile from any neighbor, in a house which I had built myself, on the shore of Walden Pond..." Henry David……続きを見る

村上春樹的自傳性隨筆，首度面對全世界 「本書是村上春樹自述如何寫小說的書。幾乎等於他的生活自述。」 ──知名文學翻譯．評論家柴田元幸 一個人，三十五年，十三部長篇小說 為誰寫？ 如何寫？為什麼繼續寫？ 寫小……続きを見る

A New York Times Book of the Year, 2018 A REESE WITHERSPOON x HELLO SUNSHINE BOOK CLUB PICK A dazzling love letter to a beloved institution - our libraries. After moving to Los Angeles, Susan Orlea……続きを見る

**NATIONAL BESTSELLER • In April 1992 a young man from a well-to-do family hitchhiked to Alaska and walked alone into the wilderness north of Mt. McKinley. Four months later, his decomposed body was……続きを見る

Franziska zu Reventlow (1871-1918) kehrte ihrer aristokratischen Familie den Rücken und wurde zum Mittelpunkt der Schwabinger Künstlerkreise um die Wende zum 20. Jahrhundert. Als Schriftstellerin un……続きを見る

The first biography of the massively popular author of Exodus and Trinity, who "was as feisty as any of his fictional creations" ( Publishers Weekly). As the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of ……続きを見る

****One of Literary Hub’s Five “Most Critically Acclaimed” Biographies of 2022** From acclaimed cultural and film historian James Curtisーa major biography, the first in more than two decades, of th……続きを見る

Sunday Times bestselling author Ann Patchett’s first work of nonfiction, chronicling her decades-long friendship with the critically acclaimed author, Lucy Grealy. When Ann Patchett and Lucy Grealy ……続きを見る

Beloved for his keen eye, sharp wit, and relentless self-mockery, David Foster Wallace has been celebrated by both critics and fans as the voice of a generation. In this hilarious essay, originally ……続きを見る

A revelatory narrative of the intersecting lives and works of four revered authors during 1922, the birth year of modernism. A Lambda Literary Awards Finalist Named a Best Book by NPR's Book Concier……続きを見る

Ludwig van Beethoven est né à Bonn, le 16 ou 17 décembre 1770, dans une famille de musiciens. Son père exploita très sévèrement ses talents musicaux voulant en faire un tel prodige tel que Mozart. D……続きを見る

In this exhilarating memoir, three-time World Champion and Olympic gold-medalist Nathan Chen tells the story of his remarkable journey to success, reflecting on his life as a Chinese American figure……続きを見る

The international-bestselling author answers readers' questions and discusses the origins of the Oxford inspector with a penchant for classical music. In 1975, Inspector Morse debuted, working to so……続きを見る

The New York Times –bestselling author explains the creation of Inspector Rebus, the hard-edged Edinburgh cop and "superbly drawn character" ( The Times , London). "Rebus is without doubt one of th……続きを見る

A collection of letters between Arthur Conan Doyle (author and creator of Sherlock Holmes) and his mother, covering most of his life, written between 1867 and the year of her death in 1921. Doyle wa……続きを見る

Out of Africa is Isak Dinesen’s memoir of her years in Africa, from 1914 to 1931, on a large coffee plantation in the hills near Nairobi. Originally from Denmark, Dinesen came to Africa with her hus……続きを見る

Howard Phillips Lovecraft: Dreamer on the Nightside is a biography of author H. P. Lovecraft, creator of the Cthulhu Mythos. It was written by Frank Belknap Long, a longtime friend of Lovecraft, and……続きを見る