MB - Essays 5

Scottish writer J. M. Barrie is best remembered for the wildly popular play Peter Pan. In this charming collection of biographical essays and character sketches, Barrie reflects on his life and expe……続きを見る

Questo libro racconta di arte e di artisti: è la risposta più semplice a chi si chiedesse cosa troverà in queste pagine. Più precisamente potremmo parlare, con la terminologia di Walter Benjamin, di……続きを見る

Discover the final book from one of Europe's cultural giants. In this entertaining collection of essays about the modern world the celebrated author of The Name of the Rose explores everything from ……続きを見る

'The book is like the spoon: once invented, it cannot be bettered' - Umberto Eco. These days it is impossible to get away from discussions of whether the book will survive the digital revolution. Bl……続きを見る

Embracing the web of multi-culturalism that has become a fact of contemporary life from New York to New Delhi, Eco argues that we are more connected to people of other traditions and customs than ev……続きを見る

Remarkably accessible and unfailingly stimulating, this collection of essays exhibits the diversity of interests and the depth of knowledge that made Umberto Eco one of the world's leading writers. ……続きを見る

*Longlisted for the 2021 ABIAs: Small Publishers' Adult Book of the Year* You are on Indigenous lands, swimming in Indigenous waters, looking up at Indigenous skies. Living on Stolen Land is a prose……続きを見る

'Thoughtful, very readable ... We have been lucky, lucky, lucky to have him' - The Times 'Pithy and amusing' - Sunday Times David Dimbleby has interviewed prime ministers and presidents, made award-……続きを見る

Mistakes. We all make them. But should there always be regrets? If you like true-life stories in the self-help genre, you are in the right place. It was a mistake is a how-to manual for professional……続きを見る

Pedrozo cita a Virginia Gould cuando escribió sobre el verdadero propósito de aquella grotesca ley, la de controlar a las mujeres que se habían vuelto de piel demasiado clara o que vestían con demas……続きを見る

In June 1948, the SS Empire Windrush docked in Tilbury, carrying with it the hopes and dreams of hundreds of young men and women from the Caribbean. Their arrival was to have far-reaching effects on……続きを見る

A collection of Essays, and Prose written by Amber Lee Varnado. 続きを見る

Ci vollero solo tre mesi, nel 1946, per organizzare la prima edizione del Locarno Film Festival; nata un po’ rocambolescamente, la manifestazione intercetta però da subito le opere di grandi cineast……続きを見る

Ce livre conçu et élaboré par oumar samba sow agit de son carnet des textes et des conseils autrement-dit c'est son premier livre dont l'idée général s'appuie sur deux concepts : les textes poétique……続きを見る

Of Plymouth Plantation was written over a period of years by William Bradford, the leader of the Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts. It is regarded as the most authoritative account of the Pilgrims an……続きを見る

François Boscheron, dont rien n’était connu jusqu’ici, ni les dates extrêmes de sa vie ni même son prénom, fut à ses heures perdues un auteur de petites oeuvres originales. Des travaux biographiques……続きを見る

«Ambitious in its forms and disciplinary insights, this is health humanities writing of real value. An accessible, rich and real range of stories tells us what it is like to experience breast cancer……続きを見る

Wilhelm Buschs 'Hernach' ist ein bedeutendes Werk der deutschen Literatur, das eine Sammlung von humorvollen Gedichten und Geschichten präsentiert. Der Autor nutzt seinen unverwechselbaren satirisch……続きを見る

In 'Pater Filucius' von Wilhelm Busch wird die Geschichte eines frommen Mönchs erzählt, der in einer Welt voller Versuchungen und moralischer Dilemmata lebt. Das Buch zeigt Buschs unverkennbaren lit……続きを見る

Une saison en enfer, écrit par le célèbre poète Arthur Rimbaud, est une œuvre emblématique du symbolisme français du XIXe siècle. Ce poème en prose explore les thèmes de la douleur, de la souffrance……続きを見る

'This book is a glowing achievement by one of the best essayists of her generation' Charlie Brinkhurst-Cuff ‘Witty, fresh and full of life’ Liv Little ‘I can’t recommend more highly… it’s one of tho……続きを見る

Witold Gombrowicz förord till Trans-Atlantic från 1951. Om Trans-Atlantic: När Polen invaderas och andra världskriget bryter ut befinner sig den polske författaren Witold Gombrowicz i Argentina, hel……続きを見る

Witold Gombrowicz förord till Trans-Atlantic från 1957. Om Trans-Atlantic: När Polen invaderas och andra världskriget bryter ut befinner sig den polske författaren Witold Gombrowicz i Argentina, hel……続きを見る

A Kiss for Cinderella is a play written by J.M. Barrie. The story revolves around a poor and lonely Cinderella who is transformed into a beautiful princess by the help of a fairy. She attends a ball……続きを見る

This carefully crafted ebook: 'A Cynic Looks at Life (Essays on the death penalty, emancipated women and more)' is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Ambros……続きを見る

In Not to Read, Alejandro Zambra outlines his own particular theory of reading that also offers a kind of blurry self-portrait, or literary autobiography. Whether writing about Natalia Ginzburg, typ……続きを見る

Diario de paternidad, «carta al hijo» y ficción pura conviven en extraordinaria armonía a lo largo de este libro. Aunque este singular e inclasificable libro de Alejandro Zambra se llama Literatura ……続きを見る

"Illuminations" est une exploration de la psyché humaine et de la perception du monde à travers une écriture surréaliste et visionnaire. Rimbaud a utilisé des images fortes et des métaphores audacie……続きを見る

Kansainvälisesti tunnetun koulutuksen puolestapuhujan ja Nobelin rauhanpalkinnon saaneen Malala Yousafzain ainutlaatuinen tarina. Tiistaina 9.10.2012 pakistanilaista koulutyttöä Malala Yousafzaita a……続きを見る

Kuinka elää sairauden kanssa ja kuolla siihen? Kutsumaton vieras on tositarina syövästä, rakkaudesta, vanhemmuudesta ja menetyksestä. Leena ja Fritjof elävät elämänsä parasta aikaa, mutta varkain he……続きを見る