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Literary Criticism
In arguably his most personal and lasting book, America's most
daringly original and controversial critic gives us brief, luminous
readings of more than eighty texts by canonical authors-- texts he
has had by heart since childhood.
Gone are the polemics.
Gone are the polemics.
A lost nineteenth-century literary life, brilliantly
rediscovered--Letitia Elizabeth Landon, hailed as the female Byron;
she changed English poetry; her novels, short stories, and
criticism, like Byron though in a woman's voice, explored the dark
side of sexuality--by the acclaimed author of The Brontë
Myth ("wonderfully entertaining .
From the National Book Award-winning author of Waiting. a
narratively driven, deeply human biography of the Tang dynasty poet
Li Bai—also known as Li Po
In his own time (701–762), Li Bai's poems—shaped by Daoist thought and characterized by their passion, romance, and lust for life—were never given their proper due by the official literary gatekeepers.
In his own time (701–762), Li Bai's poems—shaped by Daoist thought and characterized by their passion, romance, and lust for life—were never given their proper due by the official literary gatekeepers.
An enlightening and entertaining collection of the most esteemed
love poems in the English canon, retold in contemporary language
everyone can understand
James Anthony has long enjoyed poetry with a strict adherence to beat, rhythm, and rhyming patterns, which he likens to the very best pop songs.
James Anthony has long enjoyed poetry with a strict adherence to beat, rhythm, and rhyming patterns, which he likens to the very best pop songs.
From Zadie Smith, one of the most beloved authors of her
generation, a new collection of essays
Since she burst spectacularly into view with her debut novel almost two decades ago, Zadie Smith has established herself not just as one of the world's preeminent fiction writers, but also a brilliant and singular essayist.
Since she burst spectacularly into view with her debut novel almost two decades ago, Zadie Smith has established herself not just as one of the world's preeminent fiction writers, but also a brilliant and singular essayist.
From the Nobel Prize-winning novelist, an inspired, thoughtful, and
deeply personal book about reading and writing novels.
In this fascinating set of essays, based on the talks he delivered at Harvard University as part of the distinguished Norton Lecture series, Pamuk presents a comprehensive and provocative theory of the novel and the experience of reading.
In this fascinating set of essays, based on the talks he delivered at Harvard University as part of the distinguished Norton Lecture series, Pamuk presents a comprehensive and provocative theory of the novel and the experience of reading.
The Nobel Lecture in Literature, delivered by Kazuo Ishiguro
(The Remains of the Day and When We Were Orphans) at
the Swedish Academy in Stockholm, Sweden, on December 7, 2017, in
an elegant, clothbound edition.
In their announcement of the 2017 Nobel Prize in Literature, the Swedish Academy recognized the emotional force of Kazuo Ishiguro’s fiction and his mastery at uncovering our illusory sense of connection with the world.
In their announcement of the 2017 Nobel Prize in Literature, the Swedish Academy recognized the emotional force of Kazuo Ishiguro’s fiction and his mastery at uncovering our illusory sense of connection with the world.
The story of literature in sixteen acts—from Homer to
Harry Potter, including The Tale of Genji, Don Quixote, The
Communist Manifesto, and how they shaped world history
In this groundbreaking book, Martin Puchner leads us on a remarkable journey through time and around the globe to reveal the how stories and literature have created the world we have today.
In this groundbreaking book, Martin Puchner leads us on a remarkable journey through time and around the globe to reveal the how stories and literature have created the world we have today.
From The New York Times best-selling author of
Paris to the Moon and beloved New Yorker writer, a
memoir that captures the romance of New York City in the
1980s.
When Adam Gopnik and his soon-to-be-wife, Martha, left the comforts of home in Montreal for New York, the city then, much like today, was a pilgrimage site for the young, the arty, and the ambitious.
When Adam Gopnik and his soon-to-be-wife, Martha, left the comforts of home in Montreal for New York, the city then, much like today, was a pilgrimage site for the young, the arty, and the ambitious.
One of The Economist's 2011 Books of the
Year
THE TRUE BUT UNLIKELY STORIES OF LIVES DEVOTED―ABSURDLY. MELANCHOLICALLY. BEAUTIFULLY.―TO THE RUSSIAN CLASSICS
No one who read Elif Batuman's first article (in the journal n+1) will ever forget it.
THE TRUE BUT UNLIKELY STORIES OF LIVES DEVOTED―ABSURDLY. MELANCHOLICALLY. BEAUTIFULLY.―TO THE RUSSIAN CLASSICS
No one who read Elif Batuman's first article (in the journal n+1) will ever forget it.
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.
Why is it that we read.
Why is it that we read.
How do you clothe a book.
In this deeply personal reflection, Pulitzer Prize–winning author Jhumpa Lahiri explores the art of the book jacket from the perspectives of both reader and writer. Probing the complex relationships between text and image, author and designer, and art and commerce, Lahiri delves into the role of the uniform; explains what book jackets and design have come to mean to her; and how, sometimes, “the covers become a part of me.
In this deeply personal reflection, Pulitzer Prize–winning author Jhumpa Lahiri explores the art of the book jacket from the perspectives of both reader and writer. Probing the complex relationships between text and image, author and designer, and art and commerce, Lahiri delves into the role of the uniform; explains what book jackets and design have come to mean to her; and how, sometimes, “the covers become a part of me.
