Livres les plus populaires en France●Anthologies

The last 50 years have proved a particularly lively period in the history of the short story form. This new collection gives a full picture of the richness and diversity of this most American of genres from its very beginnings to the present day. The collection offers a freshly stimulating combination of old favourites such as Mark Twain's 'Jim Smiley's Jumping Frog' and Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Tell-Tale Heart', unfamiliar works by well-known authors, such as Ernest Hemingway's 'Out of Season', S...

Date de sortie: 2011-10-06 Genre:Romans et littérature 9,49 €

'Anthology' comes from the Greek word that stands for garlands - a bouquet of flowers. An anthology then, should be a sort of reminder of something else, a small token of something much larger. In the case of flowers, they bring with their fragrance and colorfulness the reminder of the fields, of a season. Coelho's anthology, therefore, is not only a collection of texts or poems, but a gift, something arranged according to his sensitivities, to give to others. The selection of books presented in...

Date de sortie: 2010-03-04 Genre:Romans et littérature 8,99 €

A Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick “I had been so engaged by Ann Patchett’s multifaceted story, so lured in by her confiding voice, that I forgot I was on the job. […] As the best personal essays often do, Patchett’s is a two-way mirror, reflecting both the author and her readers.” — New York Times Book Review Blending literature and memoir, New York Times bestselling author Ann Patchett, author of State of Wonder, Run, and Bel Canto, exam...

Date de sortie: 2013-11-05 Genre:Romans et littérature 6,99 €

A compilation of Charles Bukowski's underground articles from his column "Notes of a Dirty Old Man" appears here in book form. Bukowski's reasoning for self-describing himself as a 'dirty old man' rings true in this book. "People come to my door—too many of them really—and knock to tell me Notes of a Dirty Old Man turns them on. A bum off the road brings in a gypsy and his wife and we talk . . . . drink half the night. A long distance operator from Newburgh, N.Y. sends me money. She wants me...

Date de sortie: 2013-06-15 Genre:Romans et littérature 16,99 €

The Booker Prize-winning modern classic of contemporary war fiction from the Women's Prize-shortlisted author of The Silence of the Girls Recommended by Richard Osman 'One of the few real masterpieces of late twentieth-century British fiction' Jonathan Coe 'Original, delicate and unforgettable' Independent 'A new vision of what the First World War did to human beings, male and female, soldiers and civilians. Constantly surprising and formally superb' A. S. Byatt, Daily Telegraph 1917, Scotland. ...

Date de sortie: 2013-04-25 Genre:Romans et littérature 12,99 €

*FULLY REVISED AND UPDATED* Whether it was Churchill rousing the British to take up arms or the dream of Martin Luther King, Fidel Castro inspiring the Cuban revolution or Barack Obama on Selma and the meaning of America, speeches have profoundly influenced the way we see ourselves and society. Gathered here are some of the most extraordinary and memorable speeches of the last century. Some are well known, others less so, but all helped form the world we now inhabit.

Date de sortie: 2012-05-03 Genre:Romans et littérature 11,99 €

From the ballrooms of London, to abandoned Scottish castles, to the snowy streets of Gilded Age New York, four bestselling authors whip up unforgettable Christmas romance. “Meet Me in Mayfair” by Tessa Dare Louisa Ward needs a Christmas miracle. Unless she catches a wealthy husband at the ball, the Duke of Thorndale will evict her family from their home. When Louisa finds herself waltzing with the heartless Thorndale, she’s unnerved by his handsome looks—and surprising charm. “The Duke...

Date de sortie: 2019-09-24 Genre:Romans et littérature 2,99 €

Edited by Abel Debritto, the definitive collection of poems from an influential writer whose transgressive legacy and raw, funny, and acutely observant writing has left an enduring mark on modern culture. Few writers have so brilliantly and poignantly conjured the desperation and absurdity of ordinary life as Charles Bukowski. Resonant with his powerful, perceptive voice, his visceral, hilarious, and transcendent poetry speaks to us as forcefully today as when it was written. Encompassing a wide...

Date de sortie: 2016-10-25 Genre:Romans et littérature 8,99 €

Go further under the covers and stay in bed a little longer with Marian Keyes in this winning follow-up to her smash essay collection, Under the Duvet. Written in the witty, forthright style that has earned her legions of devoted readers, Cracks in My Foundation offers an even deeper and more candid look into this beloved author's mind and heart, exploring such universal themes as friends and family, home, glamour and beauty, children, travel, and more. Marian's hilarious and thoughtful take on ...

Date de sortie: 2009-10-13 Genre:Romans et littérature 7,99 €

An anthology of post-apocalyptic short fiction from some of the biggest names in science fiction and speculative fiction - including Stephen King, George R. R. Martin and Orson Scott Card Famine, Death, War, and Pestilence: The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, the harbingers of Armageddon - these are our guides through the Wastelands . . . From the Book of Revelations to The Road Warrior; from A Canticle for Leibowitz to The Road, storytellers have long imagined the end of the world, weaving tal...

Date de sortie: 2013-06-13 Genre:Romans et littérature 0,99 €

'Sometimes - not often - a book comes along that feels like Christmas. Philip Hensher's timely, but timeless, selection of the best short stories from the past 20 years is that kind of book. His introduction is as enriching as anything that has been published this year' Sunday Times A spectacular treasury of the best British short stories published in the last twenty years We are living in a particularly rich period for British short stories. Despite the relative lack of places in which they can...

Date de sortie: 2018-10-04 Genre:Romans et littérature 8,99 €

"One of the most important writers of the past hundred years." — The Times (London) In this perceptive collection of essays, Doris Lessing addresses directly the prime questions before us all: how to think for ourselves, how to understand what we know, how to pick a path in a world deluged with opinions and information, and how to look at our society and ourselves with fresh eyes.

Date de sortie: 2013-05-07 Genre:Romans et littérature 6,99 €

The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Writings is a collection that displays the full force of Edgar Allen Poe's mastery of both Gothic horror and the short story form. This Penguin Classics edition is edited with an introduction and notes by David Galloway. This selection of Poe's critical writings, short fiction and poetry demonstrates his intense interest in aesthetic issues, and the astonishing power and imagination with which he probed the darkest corners of the human mind. 'The Fall of ...

Date de sortie: 2003-03-27 Genre:Romans et littérature 5,49 €

An anthology of zombie short fiction from some of the biggest names in horror and speculative fiction - including Stephen King, George R. R. Martin and Neil Gaiman When there's no more room in hell, the dead will walk the earth! From White Zombie to Dawn of the Dead, Resident Evil to World War Z, zombies have invaded popular culture, becoming the monsters that best express the fears and anxieties of the modern west. Gathering together the best zombie literature of the last three decades from man...

Date de sortie: 2013-06-13 Genre:Romans et littérature 0,99 €

Books 5-8 in the Charlie Parker series, available together as a digital-only package. Charlie Parker's latest case in THE BLACK ANGEL starts with the disappearance of a young woman in New York. His hunt turns into an epic quest and marks a dawning realisation in Parker that there is another dimension to his crusade, a dangerous dimension that affects his personal life. In THE UNQUIET, Daniel Clay, a once-respected psychiatrist, has been missing for years following revelations about harm done to ...

Date de sortie: 2013-04-18 Genre:Romans et littérature 7,99 €

China's most popular traditional novel, Journey to the West is the thrilling story of the Monkey King and his epic quest, with his trusted companions, to redeem himself. They face fantastic foes, demons and monsters during their amazing adventures traveling to the Western paradise. No matter what obstacle was put before him, the clever, wily Monkey King always got what he wanted-unimaginable strength, eternal life, even his own position in the Celestial Realm with the gods. More than anything el...

Date de sortie: 2008-09-15 Genre:Romans et littérature 9,49 €

This collection of mystery and horror stories is regarded as Japan's answer to Edgar Allan Poe. Japanese Tales of Mystery & Imagination , the first volume of its kind translated into English, is written with the quick tempo of the West but rich with the fantasy of the East. These nine bloodcurdling, chilling tales present a genre of literature largely unknown to readers outside Japan, including the strange story of a quadruple amputee and his perverse wife; the record of a man who creates a ...

Date de sortie: 2011-06-07 Genre:Romans et littérature 13,99 €

Hammer & Bolter is Black Library’s monthly fiction magazine. Each issue is packed with all-new short stories, serialised novels, interviews, previews and more. The premier issue of Black Library’s monthly download-only fiction magazine. features new short stories by Dan Abnett, John Brunner and Sarah Cawkwell, the first two chapters in the serialisation of Ben Counter’s Phalanx, a new novella from Anthony Reynolds, an exclusive extract from Prospero Burns and an interview with Nick Kym...

Date de sortie: 2010-10-01 Genre:Romans et littérature 3,49 €

Including Down and Out in Paris and London 'Orwell was the great moral force of his age' Spectator The powerful writings collected together in this volume chronicle George Orwell's first-hand experiences of life among the underclass of the 'two nations' of rich and poor. Down and Out in Paris and London is the young Orwell's memoir of his time as a struggling, often penniless writer, living among the destitute and dispossessed, in which he exposes what 'going to the dogs' is really like. There a...

Date de sortie: 2001-05-03 Genre:Romans et littérature 14,99 €

RESURRECTION! The hungry dead have risen. They shamble down the street. They hide in backyards, car parks, shopping centres. They devour our neighbours, dogs and policemen. And they are here to stay. The real question is: what are you going to do about it? How will you survive? How will the world change when the dead begin to rise? Bram Stoker-award-winning author Christopher Golden has assembled an original anthology of never-before-published zombie stories from an eclectic array of today's mos...

Date de sortie: 2010-02-18 Genre:Romans et littérature 3,99 €

This entry relates to the collection of short stories under the title of "For Your Eyes Only." The individual stories can be found elsewhere. Now this sounds interesting: "Bond watched her as she reached the edge of the tables and came up the aisle. It was hopeless. She was coming to meet someone—her lover. She was the sort of woman who always belongs to somebody else. What damnable luck! Before Bond could pull himself together, the girl had come up to his table and sat down. ‘I’m sorry I...

Date de sortie: 2021-07-08 0,49 €

The Purple Decades brings together the author's own selections from his list of critically acclaimed publications, including the best from The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test , Radical Chic , From Bauhaus to Our House , The Right Stuff and the complete text of Mau-Mauing and the Flak Catchers . An essential introduction to the non-fiction writing of the inventor of New Journalism .

Date de sortie: 2018-06-21 Genre:Romans et littérature 12,99 €

Il faut que le noir s'accentue pour que la première étoile apparaisse. Comment se fait-il que des gens intelligents se mettent à croire que des solutions simples peuvent régler les problèmes les plus complexes ? En ces temps de repli sur soi, tout porte à croire que l’heure du leurre a sonné. Onze écrivains décortiquent les rouages de la démagogie et du populisme. Déresponsabilisation, abandon paresseux des valeurs humanistes, repli sécuritaire, exclusion prennent le pas sur l’ou...

Date de sortie: 2017-04-03 Genre:Romans et littérature 4,99 €

Perfect for fans of Maeve Binchy' - Candis Emily Springer decides to leave Leavenworth, Washington, to spend Christmas with her daughter in Boston. Charles Brewster, history professor, curmudgeon and resident of Boston, wants to avoid Christmas altogether. He figures a prison town should be quiet over the holidays—except he's thinking of the wrong Leavenworth! Charles and Emily arrange to swap houses for the holiday. So Emily goes to Boston—and discovers her daughter has gone to Florida. And...

Date de sortie: 2011-12-03 Genre:Romans et littérature 3,49 €

《踪迹》是朱自清的诗与散文集,1924年12月由上海亚东图书馆出版。共两辑,第一辑是新诗,第二辑是散文。本书收录其散文部分的四篇,仍以“踪迹”为辑名,同时将散文《匆匆》也一并收入。

Date de sortie: 2015-07-28 2,99 €

Available for the first time and collected in one volume, the letters of one of America’s most beloved authors, Laura Ingalls Wilder—a treasure trove that offers new and unexpected understanding of her life and work. The Selected Letters of Laura Ingalls Wilder is a vibrant, deeply personal portrait of this revered American author, illuminating her thoughts, travels, philosophies, writing career, and dealings with family, friends, and fans as never before. This is a fresh look at the adult l...

Date de sortie: 2016-03-08 Genre:Romans et littérature 9,99 €

An enthralling collection of nonfiction essays on a myriad of topics—from art and artists to dreams, myths, and memories—observed in #1 New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman’s probing, amusing, and distinctive style. An inquisitive observer, thoughtful commentator, and assiduous craftsman, Neil Gaiman has long been celebrated for the sharp intellect and startling imagination that informs his bestselling fiction. Now, The View from the Cheap Seats brings together for the first time ...

Date de sortie: 2016-05-31 Genre:Romans et littérature 3,99 €

Featuring the legendary and groundbreaking poem “Howl,” this remarkable volume showcases a selection of Allen Ginsberg’s poems, songs, essays, letters, journals, and interviews and contains sixteen pages of his personal photographs. One of the Beat Generation’s most renowned poets and writers, Allen Ginsberg became internationally famous not only for his published works but for his actions as a human rights activist who championed the sexual revolution, human rights, gay liberation, Budd...

Date de sortie: 2015-05-26 Genre:Romans et littérature 9,99 €

This book will ensure that any man or woman is properly equipped to defend themselves when unforeseen emergencies should arise. It will teach both men and women the Jiu Jitsu technique of defense under all conditions. It will provide expert lessons on how to practise safely and effectively in order for you to protect yourself and your loved ones.

Date de sortie: 2013-05-31 Genre:Romans et littérature 8,99 €

From the twice Man Booker Prize-winning author of Wolf Hall, Bring Up the Bodies and The Mirror & The Light a collection of three novels: A Place of Greater Safety, Beyond Black and The Giant, O’Brien. A Place of Greater Safety is a spellbinding, epic historical novel which recounts the stirring but blood-thirsty events of the French Revolution, as seen through the eyes of the Revolution’s three protagonists – Georges-Jacques Danton, Maximilien Robespierre and Camille Desmoulins In The...

Date de sortie: 2013-05-07 Genre:Romans et littérature 16,99 €

The first four novels in the Charlie Parker series, available together as a digital-only package. Former NYPD Charlie Parker first appears in EVERY DEAD THING on a quest for the killer of his wife and daughter. He is a man consumed by violence, guilt and the desire for revenge. When his ex-partner asks him to track down a missing girl, Parker embarks on a grim odyssey through the bowels of organised crime to a unique serial killer: The Travelling Man. In DARK HOLLOW, Private detective Charlie Pa...

Date de sortie: 2013-04-18 Genre:Romans et littérature 7,99 €

Wenn einer wirklich über die Hells Angels schreiben darf, dann Hunter S. Thompson »Der harte Kern, die Outlaw-Elite, das waren die Hells Angels.« Für seinen brisanten Insiderbericht über den Aufstieg der Hells Angels zur größten und berüchtigtsten Motorradgang der Welt nahm Thompson Mitte der sechziger Jahre über ein Jahr lang am exzessiven, gewalttätigen und freiheitsliebenden Leben der Angels teil. Das Kultbuch, das Hunter S. Thompson bekannt machte – jetzt zur Debatte als Neuausga...

Date de sortie: 2012-10-31 Genre:Romans et littérature 9,99 €

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Date de sortie: 2011-10-25 Genre:Romans et littérature 8,99 €

Hammer & Bolter is Black Library’s monthly fiction magazine. Each issue is packed with all-new short stories, serialised novels, interviews, previews and more. This month Hammer and Bolter contains some real treats. The Doom Eagles make an appearance in our instalment of Phalanx and we talk to author Aaron Dembski-Bowden about his future plans. New author Ben McCallum makes his debut with the Warhammer story Charandis, and we have two more short stories from Darius Hinks and Rob Sanders.

Date de sortie: 2010-12-01 Genre:Romans et littérature 3,49 €

Including works from Welsh, Irish and Scottish Gaelic, Cornish, Breton and Manx, this Celtic Miscellany offers a rich blend of poetry and prose from the eighth to the nineteenth century, and provides a unique insight into the minds and literature of the Celtic people. It is a literature dominated by a deep sense of wonder, wild inventiveness and a profound sense of the uncanny, in which the natural world and the power of the individual spirit are celebrated with astonishing imaginative force. Sk...

Date de sortie: 2006-04-27 Genre:Romans et littérature 9,49 €

SO VERLOCKEND, SO GEFÄHRLICH von MANN, CATHERINE Security-Experte Max St. Cloud reist nach Royal, um einen Erpresser zu überführen - dabei darf er sich nicht von der sexy Hotelbesitzerin Natalie ablenken lassen! Aber ein ungeahnt heißer Kuss entfesselt eine gefährliche Sehnsucht in dem überzeugten Junggesellen … VERFÜHRT, VERLIEBT … UND DANN? von RYAN, REESE Bei einem prickelnd erotischen Dinner in seinem Atelier kommt Sasha dem faszinierenden Künstler Jordan Jace schnell näher. Ehe...

Date de sortie: 2019-07-16 Genre:Romans et littérature 5,99 €

Découvrez ou redécouvrez les auteurs les plus représentatifs des courants littéraires coréens ! La littérature de Corée du Sud est entrée de plain-pied dans le concert des littératures mondiales. Elle prend place aujourd’hui aux côtés de ses grandes sœurs, japonaise et chinoise. Cette année 2016,—Année Croisée, marque le 130e anniversaire des relations diplomatiques entre la France et la Corée et, à cette occasion, Decrescenzo Éditeurs publie une anthologie de textes, des n...

Date de sortie: 2019-07-26 Genre:Romans et littérature 7,99 €

From “one of the greatest writers of our time” (Toni Morrison)—the author of Barracoon and Their Eyes Were Watching God—a collection of remarkable stories, including eight “lost” Harlem Renaissance tales now available to a wide audience for the first time. New York Times’ Books to Watch for Buzzfeed’s Most Anticipated Books Newsweek’s Most Anticipated Books Forbes.com’s Most Anticipated Books E!’s Top Books to Read Glamour’s Best Books  Essence’s Best Books by Blac...

Date de sortie: 2020-01-14 Genre:Romans et littérature 6,49 €

Modern Japanese Short Stories is a remarkable collection of Japanese stories from the pioneers of contemporary Japanese literature. This volume's twenty-five stories by as many authors display a wide range of style and subject matter--offering a revealing picture of modern Japanese culture and society. The stories in this anthology include: "Tattoo" by Junichiro Tanizaki--a large spider tattooed on the back of a young woman results in unexpected changes"Autumn Mountain" by Ryunosuke Akutagawa--v...

Date de sortie: 2019-07-16 Genre:Romans et littérature 20,99 €

The companion to the classic anthology Daughters of Africa—a major international collection that brings together the work of more than 200 women writers of African descent, celebrating their artistry and showcasing their contributions to modern literature and international culture. Contributors include: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie • Yrsa Daley Ward • Edwidge Danticat • Phillippa Yrsa De Villiers • Esi Edugyan • Eve Ewing • Nikki Finney • Roxane Gay • Margo Jefferson •...

Date de sortie: 2019-05-07 Genre:Romans et littérature 4,99 €

Junichiro Tanizaki was een van de voornaamste Japanse auteurs van de twintigste eeuw. Hij verwierf grote bekendheid met verhalen waarin vooral de koortsachtige jacht op genot in het snel groeiende Tokio werd beschreven - niet zelden met komische ondertoon. Deze nieuwe bloemlezing stelt de Nederlandse lezer voor aan Tanizaki op zijn best. Na zes verrassende verhalen uit de periode 1911-1926 volgen drie van Tanizaki's meest befaamde novellen: Pijlwortel uit Yoshino, De rietsnijder en Shunkin - een...

Date de sortie: 2017-10-19 Genre:Romans et littérature 9,99 €

"A scintillating and poignant autobiography in letters. . . . Her letters blaze with fresh and stunning revelations, with more to come."—Booklist on The Letters of Sylvia Plath Vol 1 One of Kirkus’s best books of 2018 The second volume in the definitive, complete collection of the letters of Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, Sylvia Plath, from the early years of her marriage to Ted Hughes to the final days leading to her suicide in 1963, many never before seen. One of the most talented and belove...

Date de sortie: 2018-11-06 Genre:Romans et littérature 17,99 €

This is not a book about politics. It is a book about what makes us British, and what makes us European. Spend time with some of your favourite writers and artists in this truly unique collection spanning everything from art, language, food, music and movies, to war, literature, driving, nudity, geography, smoking and nature. Featuring pieces of exceptional quality from some of our most treasured novelists, historians, journalists, poets and artists, including: Jessie Burton, Richard Herring, Al...

Date de sortie: 2017-11-16 Genre:Romans et littérature 3,99 €

A major literary event: the first volume in the definitive, complete collection of the letters of Sylvia Plath—most never before seen. One of the most beloved poets of the modern age, Sylvia Plath continues to inspire and fascinate the literary world. While her renown as one of the twentieth century’s most influential poets is beyond dispute, Plath was also one of its most captivating correspondents. The Letters of Sylvia Plath is the breathtaking compendium of this prolific writer’s corre...

Date de sortie: 2017-10-17 Genre:Romans et littérature 20,99 €

This is the tale of Major Sinclair Yates, an Anglo-Irish man who becomes the Resident Magistrate in a small Irish village. A fantastically-witty, laugh-out-loud story sure to entertain all who read its pages, "Experiences of an Irish R.M." constitutes a must-read for fans of Irish humour and literature. Contents include: "Great-Uncle McCarthy", "In the Curranhilty Country", "Trinket's Colt", "The Waters of Strife", "Lisheen Races, Second-Hand",...

Date de sortie: 2016-06-09 Genre:Romans et littérature 8,99 €

This selection of Bowen's non-fictional writings includes her wonderfully funny, precise recollections of schooldays and childhood experiences, her brilliant evocations of London in wartime and of the Irish 'big house', and penetrating accounts of some of her most famous contemporaries. It also contains her autobiography, posthumously published and left tantalising unfinished, a little known portrait of a beloved family servant, and unpublished letters to close friends as Virginia Wo...

Date de sortie: 2015-06-11 Genre:Romans et littérature 12,99 €

' Dear Stranger is an inspiration' Stylist Dear Stranger is a collection of inspirational, honest and heartfelt letters from authors, bloggers and Mind ambassadors to an imagined stranger. Insightful and uplifting, Dear Stranger is a humbling glimpse into different interpretations of happiness, and how despite sometimes seeming unobtainable happiness can, in the smallest of ways, become and achievable goal. No one should face a mental health problem alone. Whether it's on a doorstep, on the end ...

Date de sortie: 2015-07-02 Genre:Romans et littérature 11,99 €

A classic introduction to Latin literature, with translations of the best passages from Virgil, Livy, Ovid, Seneca and many others. This classic anthology traces the development of Latin literature from the early Republican works of Cicero and Catullus, to the writers of the Empire such as Lucan and Petronius, to the later writings of St Augustine. The selections cover comedy and epic, history and philosophy, in prose and in verse, and each passage is prefaced by an introduction to the author an...

Date de sortie: 2015-04-30 Genre:Romans et littérature 10,99 €

‘Nell Zink is a writer of extraordinary talent and range. Her work insistently raises the possibility that the world is larger and stranger than the world you think you know.’ Jonathan Franzen Startlingly radical, dazzlingly witty, unlike anything that has come before – these are the two most exciting novels published this year. MISLAID Virginia, 1966. The motionless deeps of the lake outside Stillwater College are being ruffled. Lee, a blue-blooded poet and professor, is determinedly fond...

Date de sortie: 2015-06-18 Genre:Romans et littérature 13,99 €

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 Bukowski’s crusty soul. For the writer, there was something majestic and elemental about these inscrutable creatures he admired, sentient beings whose searing gaze could penetrate deep into our being. Bukowski considered cats to be unique forces of nature, elusive emissaries of beauty and love. ...

Date de sortie: 2015-12-01 Genre:Romans et littérature 8,49 €