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Encyclopaedia of Snow
Fastidiously elegant, and brimming with originality and wit, Sarah Miano's debut novel is both touching and inventive, combining a celebration of snow with the fictional recreation of a relationship.A lost notebook is discovered, its pages filled with an array of entries about snow. Leafing through each item in turn, it becomes apparent that the selection is not as haphazard as first glances might suggest. Scientific description, historical accounts and fantastical incidents slowly, teasingly unfold to reveal a series of love-stories, at the heart of which is one particular story - a story that twists and threads through the various excerpts and extracts to form a letter to an absent lover. 'Glints with myth and magic . . . bold and exhilarating' Observer 'All the delicacy of an intricate piece of ice sculpture . . . The effect of the different entries swirling and spiraling is kaleidoscopic' Sunday Telegraph
Written Lives
An affectionate and very funny gallery of twenty great world authors from the pen of "the most subtle and gifted writer in contemporary Spanish literature" (The Boston Globe).
Your Face Tomorrow
A daring masterwork by Javier Marias: "Spain's most subtle and gifted writer." (The Boston Globe)
Van Rijn
A warmly acclaimed new novel from the brilliant author of the Encyclopaedia of SnowAmsterdam, 1667. Pieter Blaeu, a young publisher, meets the aged, destitute painter Rembrandt van Rijn, and is powerfully drawn into his orbit. Together with a poet named Clara he begins a pursuit of the elusive man's confidence, in a quest that is at once a love affair and a layered, luminous portrait of a most mysterious artist and his world. 'Here are the sights, smells, sounds and colours of the Dutch golden age alchemised into fictional gold . . . The marriage of art, history and fiction has rarely been so alive. A cause for celebration' The Times 'It is no mean feat for a young writer to pitch herself against the great master and attempt to achieve in prose the explorations of identity that Rembrandt achieved in paint . . . Van Rijn returns us to [the paintings] with a renewed sense of wonder' TLS 'An enticing journey into the past, well observed and researched, and providing a tour of the alternative artistic life of the seventeenth century' Sunday Times
The Rings of Saturn
‘Sebald is the Joyce of the 21st Century’ The Times What begins as the record of W. G. Sebald’s own journey on foot through coastal East Anglia, from Lowestoft to Bungay, becomes the conductor of evocations of people and cultures past and present. From Chateaubriand, Thomas Browne, Swinburne and Conrad, to fishing fleets, skulls and silkworms, the result is an intricately patterned and haunting book on the transience of all things human. ‘A novel of ideas with a difference: it is nothing but ideas... Formally dexterous, fearlessly written (why shouldn't an essay be a novel?), and unremittingly arcane; by the end I was in tears’ Teju Cole, Guardian
The Rough Guide to Amsterdam (Travel Guide eBook)
Discover Amsterdam with this comprehensive, entertaining, 'tell it like it is' Rough Guide, packed with exhaustive practical information and our experts' honest independent recommendations. Whether you plan to explore the Museum District, visit the moving Anne Frank Huis, hole up in a cosy brown café or cycle the leafy lanes of Vondel park, The Rough Guide to Amsterdam will show you the perfect places to explore, sleep, eat, drink and shop along the way. Detailed regional coverage: provides in-depth practical information for every step of every kind of trip, from intrepid off-the-beaten-track adventures, to chilled-out breaks in popular tourist areas. Regions covered include: Old Centre; Re...
Javier Marías's Debt to Translation
Javier Marías has explained many times that working as a translator of literary works from English into Spanish helped shape him as a writer. This study explores those claims by analysing two things: firstly, his translations themselves; and secondly, seeing how those translations have left discernible traces in his own fiction.
The Rough Guide to the Netherlands
The Rough Guide to the Netherlands is the definitive guide to everything this small country manages to pack in, from canalside strolls to world-class museums, deserted sandy beaches to all-night clubs. This seventh edition of The Rough Guide to the Netherlands features stunning colour photos of every region and full-colour maps, as well as extended sections on van Gogh, Vermeer and Rembrandt, plus cycling routes across the flattest country in Europe. You'll find itineraries to help with planning, insider tips on where the locals spend their time, as well as advice on how to make your money go further. Get the most out of Amsterdam with up-to-date information on everything from its magnificent museums and iconic Golden Age architecture to the best restaurants and bars of this buzzing, style-conscious capital; while away your hours on the blustery beaches of the country's northern islands; or tuck into Maastricht's delicious regional dishes. At every step, The Rough Guide to the Netherlands picks out the best hotels, cafés and restaurants, giving you clear, balanced reviews and honest, first-hand opinions. Make the most of your trip with The Rough Guide to the Netherlands.
Speak, Silence
The first biography of W. G. Sebald: a robust, intricate, landmark portrait of one of the most significant and lauded cultural figures of the twentieth century
The Man of Feeling
A tenor known as 'the Lion of Naples' remembers a time when he travelled to Madrid to star in a production of Verdi's Otello. In this vibrant city his life is insular and routine. That is, until he meets a strange trio and is incorporated into their group.
