Set against a backdrop of indoctrination and tragedy, this poignant narrative explores the enduring power of love. The story weaves together themes of resilience and hope, appealing to readers who appreciate deeply emotional tales reminiscent of the works of Amor Towles and Anthony Doerr. Through its rich character development and evocative prose, it captures the struggles and triumphs of individuals facing overwhelming circumstances.
Exploring themes of ecological loss and personal grief, this work blends poetry, memoir, and essay to create a rich narrative. The author intertwines his reflections on a plastic-choked ocean with a poignant story of childhood memories and the impact of his mother's death from cancer. Through innovative techniques of "self-erasure," the text invites readers into a multifaceted experience that delves into nonfiction, myth, and aesthetics, ultimately redefining the boundaries of poetry and its potential impact.
The baby is dead. It only took a few seconds. When Myriam, a French-Moroccan lawyer, decides to return to work after having children, she and her husband look for the perfect caretaker for their two young children. They never dreamed they would find Louise: a quiet, polite and devoted woman who sings to their children, cleans the family's chic apartment in Paris's upscale tenth arrondissement, stays late without complaint and is able to host enviable birthday parties. The couple and nanny become more dependent on each other. But as jealousy, resentment and suspicions increase, Myriam and Paul's idyllic tableau is shattered...
< > sono le parole di Antoine Leiris che il 17 novembre 2015 - all'indomani degli attentati di Parigi e della morte della moglie al Bataclan - Facebook ha diffuso nel mondo intero. Leiris, rimasto vedovo con un bimbo di diciassette mesi, prosegue in questo libro il < > di quei giorni. Le sue sono parole molto misurate - private e non politiche -, parole sobrie che travalicano l'evento in sé e che raccontano un lutto atroce, i mprovviso, il senso di perdita, il legame vitale con il figlio e i suoi timori per lui, lo smarrimento, il nuovo modo di dover guardare al mondo. È l'istantanea di un dolore, in questo sta la sua forza, quella di un uomo disarmato contro l'orrore (da qualsiasi parte provenga) eppure capace di ragionare e di esprimerlo
Estate 1975. Nola Kellergan, una ragazzina di 15 anni, scompare misteriosamente nella tranquilla cittadina di Aurora, New Hampshire. Le ricerche della polizia non danno alcun esito. Primavera 2008, New York. Marcus Goldman, giovane scrittore di successo, sta vivendo uno dei rischi del suo mestiere: è bloccato, non riesce a scrivere una sola riga del romanzo che da lì a poco dovrebbe consegnare al suo editore. Ma qualcosa di imprevisto accade nella sua vita: il suo amico e professore universitario Harry Ouebert, uno degli scrittori più stimati d'America, viene accusato di avere ucciso la giovane Nola Kellergan. Il cadavere della ragazza viene infatti ritrovato nel giardino della villa dello scrittore, a Goose Cove, poco fuori Aurora, sulle rive dell'oceano. Convinto dell'innocenza di Harry Ouebert, Marcus Goldman abbandona tutto e va nel New Hampshire per condurre la sua personale inchiesta. Marcus, dopo oltre trentanni deve dare risposta a una domanda: chi ha ucciso Nola Kellergan? E, naturalmente, deve scrivere un romanzo di grande successo
In 1947 the International Circus Clowns’ Club began keeping a record of its member clowns’ make-up. Each unique make-up design was painted onto an emptied chicken egg that was catalogued and used to trademark the identities of clowns including the famous Coco and Grimaldi. Stan Bult, founder of the club, painstakingly painted the earliest designs by hand himself. Birth of a Clown is Sam Taylor-Johnson’s photographic documentation of these fascinating objects, now part of the Clowns’ Gallery and Museum in Somerset. Taylor-Johnson stumbled onto the museum by chance and has now preserved these eccentric portraits—sometimes hilarious, sometimes sad—in book form.
THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER Two men have been enlisted to kill the head of the Gestapo. This is Operation Anthropoid, Prague, 1942- two Czechoslovakian parachutists sent on a daring mission by London to assassinate Reinhard Heydrich - chief of the Nazi secret services, 'the hangman of Prague', 'the blond beast', 'the most dangerous man in the Third Reich'. His boss is Heinrich Himmler but everyone in the SS says 'Himmler's brain is called Heydrich', which in German spells HHhH. HHhH is a panorama of the Third Reich told through the life of one outstandingly brutal man, a story of unbearable heroism and loyalty, revenge and betrayal. It is a moving and shattering work of fiction. Laurent Binet's highly anticipated new novel, The Seventh Function of Language, is available for pre-order now...
Detective and mystery stories. Mystery fiction. An unconventional detective story about memory and reality.
One of the most vivid, gripping and chilling first novels of recent years, The Republic of Trees tells the story of Michael, Louis, Alex and Isobel, four children on the edge of adolescence, who run away to the forest to establish their own utopian community. All seems well in the Republic of Trees - until the sudden arrival of Joy. Under her influence, their relationships grow more erotic and obsessive, and the shadows of a nightmarish dystopia start to encroach on reality . . .
In addition to the inclusion of some recent photographic works, this text documents Sam Taylor-Wood's work on "Third Party", which she realized with professional actors and Marianne Faithful.