Essays, Criticism, Memoirs
SHORT LIFE OF PUSHKIN
Written by Chandler, Robert
A short yet fascinating account of Russia's most celebrated writer. In Robert Chandler's exquisite biography, literary giant Alexander Pushkin, lauded as the Russian Shakespeare, is examined as writer, lover and public figure. Chandler explores his relationship to politics and provides a fascinating glimpse of the turbulent history Pushkin lived through.
BROWSE: THE WORLD IN BOOKSHOPS
A celebration of the greatest kind of shop in the world, by an award-winning cast of writers including Ali Smith, Michael Dirda, Elif Shafak and Daniel Kehlmann.
O. HENRY PRIZE STORIES 2017
The O. Henry Prize Stories 2017 contains twenty breathtaking stories--by a vibrant mix of established and emerging writers--selected by the series editor from the thousands published in literary magazines over the previous year.
BOOKS FOR LIVING: SOME THOUGHTS ON READING, REFLECTING, AND EMBRACING LIFE
Written by Schwalbe, Will
From the author of the beloved New York Times best-selling The End of Your Life Book Club, an inspiring and magical exploration of the power of books to shape our lives in an era of constant connectivity.
TIN HOUSE: WINTER READING 2017
Featuring fiction, nonfiction, and poetry from established writers and new voices, Issue 74 will keep you warm on a cold night.
GLASS EYE: A MEMOIR
Written by Vanasco, Jeannie
After his funeral, Jeannie spends the next decade in escalating mania, in and out of hospitals--increasingly obsessed with the other Jeanne. Obsession turns to investigation as Jeannie plumbs her childhood awareness of her dead half sibling and hunts for clues into the mysterious circumstances of her death.
JOURNAL OF JULES RENARD
Written by Renard, Jules
Spanning from 1887 to a month before his death in 1910, The Journal of Jules Renard is a unique autobiographical masterpiece that, though celebrated abroad and cited as a principle influence by writers as varying as Somerset Maugham and Donald Barthelme, remains largely undiscovered in the United States.
PROMISE AT DAWN
Written by Gary, Romain
I grew up longing for the day when I could tear down the veil of darkness and absurdity concealing the true face of the universe and discover at last a smile of kindness and wisdom; I grew up in the certitude that one day I should help my fellow men to wrest the world from our enemies and give back the earth to those who ennoble it with their courage and warm it with their love.
WE NEED SILENCE TO FIND OUT WHAT WE THINK: SELECTED ESSAYS
Written by Hazzard, Shirley
Spanning the 1960s to the 2000s, these nonfiction writings showcase Shirley Hazzard's extensive thinking on global politics, international relations, the history and fraught present of Western literary culture, and postwar life in Europe and Asia. They add essential clarity to the themes that dominate her award-winning fiction and expand the intellectual registers in which her writings work.
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