ko - Essays & Letters 1

Acclaimed author Andrey Kurkov gives powerful insight into life in Kyiv following the 2013 protests and before the 2022 Russian invasion. -16°C, sunlight, silence. I drove the children to school, th……続きを見る

Originally appearing at the same time as the pacifist novel All Quiet on the Western Front, this powerful collection provides a glimpse into the hearts and minds of an enemy that had been thoroughly……続きを見る

Extrait : « Dans le sentiment érotique on utilise avec emphase les cinq sens. Ce que l’oreille perçoit est érotisé ; le regard devient un pont ; il existe un code ……続きを見る

Through exercises and following a writing program with the book - learn more about creative non-fiction and how you can make a living at it. 続きを見る

Թուրքիայի հայտնի իրավապաշտպան Ֆեթհիյե Չեթինը «Մեծ մայրս» հուշագրական վիպակում վերապատմում է իր տատի կյանքն ու հուշերը։ Տատը, որին շրջապատում բոլորը գիտեին որպես մուսուլման թրքուհի՝ Սեհե……続きを見る

Im Zentrum dieser Edition stehen die Briefe, die Gertrud Kolmar von September 1938 bis zu ihrer Deportation im März 1943 nach Auschwitz an ihre in die Schweiz emigrierte Schwester Hilde Wenzel schri……続きを見る

Nikola Tesla was a man of letters. He wrote many letters to the editors of the magazines and newspapers of his day. These letters give a fascinating glimpse into the mind of an eccentric genius. Col……続きを見る

A raw and tenderly funny look at the human-cat relationship, from one of our most treasured and transgressive writers. “The cat is the beautiful devil.” Felines touched a vulnerable spot in Charles ……続きを見る

No marriage of a major twentieth-century writer is quite as beguiling as that of Vladimir Nabokov’s to Véra Slonim. She shared his delight at the enchantment of life’s trifles and literature’s treas……続きを見る

Ce cheminement s’appuie sur les ressources de l’oralité comme le mythe, la légende, l’épopée, le conte, le proverbe, etc. Ces éléments de la tradition utilisant la musique, la danse et le chant, von……続きを見る

Quoique les contextes médicaux et socioculturels soient peu favorables, au sein des pays en voie de développement, les pratiques et les recherches médicales contemporaines qui s’y déroulent doivent ……続きを見る

Pratique multiséculaire se perdant dans la nuit des temps, l’excision consiste en l’ablation partielle ou totale du clitoris de la femme dans un contexte socialement déterminé. Louée ou blâmée, elle……続きを見る

Screams from the Balcony is a collection of letters chronicling Charles Bukowski's life as he tries to get published and work at a postal office, all while drinking and gambling. 続きを見る

Living on Luck is a collection of letters from the 1960s mixed in with poems and drawings. The ever clever Charles Bukowski fills the pages with his rough exterior and juicy center. 続きを見る

A companion to On Writing and On Cats: A raw and tender poetry collection that captures the Dirty Old Man of American letters at his fiercest and most vulnerable, on a subject that hits home with al……続きを見る

In the archives of the Memorial International Human Rights Centre in Moscow is an extraordinary diary, a rare first-person testimony of a commander of guards in a Soviet labour camp. Ivan Chistyakov……続きを見る

Peter Rühmkorf und Walther von der Vogelweide: eine freundschaftliche Annäherung zweier großer Lyriker über die Jahrhunderte hinweg, erzählt anhand von Gedichten, Briefen und Tagebuchnotizen. Peter ……続きを見る

A poignant collection of letters written by the Latvian poet, novelist, and newspaper editor Arsenii Formakov while interned in Soviet labor camps Emily Johnson has translated and edited a fascinati……続きを見る

Er war ein erfolgreicher Unternehmer, ein Selfmademan, dessen Geschäftstätigkeit noch in Zeiten des Kalten Krieges von Wien bis weit in die Sowjetunion hineinreichte. Doch wie begann diese Erfolgsge……続きを見る

The definitive collection of works on a subject that inspired and haunted Charles Bukowski for his entire life: alcohol Charles Bukowski turns to the bottle in this revelatory collection of poetry a……続きを見る

Den danske polarforsker Knud Rasmussen (1879-1933) skrev dagbog på sine ekspeditioner. Journalist og forfatter Palle Koch (1920-2015) samlede og redigerede Knud Rasmussens dagbøger. De fire bind i s……続きを見る

Den danske polarforsker Knud Rasmussen (1879-1933) skrev dagbog på sine ekspeditioner. Journalist og forfatter Palle Koch (1920-2015) samlede og redigerede Knud Rasmussens dagbøger. De fire bind i s……続きを見る

Muana N'soni n'a pas choisi sa famille, mais il choisit de prendre sa vie en main pour se construire une meilleure vie ailleurs. Muana N'soni est orphelin de mère. À 15 ans, il quitte le toit parent……続きを見る

Written on the twentieth anniversary of James Baldwin’s death, Letter to Jimmy is African writer Alain Mabanckou’s ode to his literary hero and an effort to place Baldwin’s life in context within th……続きを見る

"... den anden Sag ligger mig saa absolut paa Hjertet, at jeg maatte herover og faa det ordnet, og jeg maa rejse, hvis der overhovedet skal blive den mindste Smule Selvrespekt tilbage, naar denne he……続きを見る

"Der er ikke nogen psykologi i denne bog, ingen indviklede skæbner, og det er heller ikke tretårnet litteratur. Det skulle bare være en duft af sommerens enge ind i Deres vinterstue, en hilsen fra d……続きを見る

Iako se gotovo svakodnevno viđaju na kavi i razgovaraju, u razdoblju od 2009. do 2019. pjesnici Miroslav Mićanović i Branko Čegec često su se dopisivali. Njihova Nesvrstana pismapodsjećaju na svepri……続きを見る

Un documento excepcional: Bukowski reflexiona sobre la creación literaria, su estilo y los escritores que más le han influido. Bukowski reflexiona sobre la escritura y sobre sus maestros literarios ……続きを見る

La primera edición completa en castellano del clásico de Nabokov, que reúne entrevistas, cartas al director y artículos siempre mordientes y cargados de intención. «Pienso como un genio, escribo com……続きを見る

À la vérité, une philosophie n’est jamais, réellement, fille de son père, mais celle d’un père supposé et d’une mère porteuse inconnue et dont chacun des accoupleurs souhaiterait avoir comme une pro……続きを見る