Deze auteur duikt in de complexiteit van culturele ontmoetingen en de daaruit voortvloeiende misverstanden, waarbij ze vaak fascinatie vindt in de onschuldige fouten die worden gemaakt. Haar werk houdt zich bezig met geschiedenis en politiek, gedreven door een scherpe interesse in imperiale machten en hun impact. Door een unieke lens creëert de auteur verhalen die de subtiele nuances van de menselijke ervaring en de complexe aard van interculturele relaties onthullen.
Vijf Californische vrouwen en een man komen een half jaar lang elke maand bijeen om een van de zes romans van Jane Austen te bespreken, waarbij de romans dienen als klankbord voor de levens van de lezers.
Presents numerous case studies of challenging past lives that help the reader s soul evolve and reconnect with the light when they ve been impacted by negativity
Lezende vrouwen in de schilderkunst en de fotografie. Met een inleiding door Kristien Hemmerechts
Boek over de lezende vrouw als thema in de Westerse schilderkunst en de fotografie van de middeleeuwen tot heden, ingeleid door Kristien Hemmerechts, die een driehoeksverhouding blootlegt tussen man, vrouw en boek. Afbeeldingen van lezende vrouwen hebben een bijzondere schoonheid, charme en expressiviteit. Stefan Bollman onderzoekt waarom ze lezen en in welke lectuur ze verdiept zijn. Daarnaast vernemen we iets over de kunstenaar, de context en het tijdperk waarin het werk tot stand kwam.
The major new novel from million-copy bestselling author of We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
An extraordinary collection of short stories from the award-winning author of Sarah Canary. Including "Praxis", the story about a theater where the real and unreal collide; "The Poplar Street Study", Fowler's darkly comic account of an alien invasion; and "The Gates of Ghosts", in which a child journeys to a strange and deadly world, this anthology of 13 tales also features a new foreword by the author. Contents:The Lake Was Full of Artificial Things (1985)The Poplar Street Study (1985)Face Value (1986)The Dragon's Head (1986)The War of the Roses (1985)Contention (1986)Recalling Cinderella (1985)Other Planes (1986)The Gate of Ghosts (1986)The Bog People (1986)Wild Boys: Variations on a Theme (1986)The View from Venus (1986)Praxis (1985)
A major new novel from million-copy bestselling author of We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
Presents a collection of the best science fiction and fantasy short stories written during 2015.
Rosemary's young, just at college, and she's decided not to tell anyone a thing about her family. So we're not going to tell you too much either: you'll have to find out for yourselves, round about page 77, what it is that makes her unhappy family unlike any other.Rosemary is now an only child, but she used to have a sister the same age as her, and an older brother. Both are now gone - vanished from her life. There's something unique about Rosemary's sister, Fern. And it was this decision, made by her parents, to give Rosemary a sister like no other, that began all of Rosemary's trouble. So now she's telling her story: full of hilarious asides and brilliantly spiky lines, it's a looping narrative that begins towards the end, and then goes back to the beginning. Twice.It's funny, clever, intimate, honest, analytical and swirling with ideas that will come back to bite you. We hope you enjoy it, and if, when you're telling a friend about it, you do decide to spill the beans about Fern - it's pretty hard to resist - don't worry. One of the few studies Rosemary doesn't quote says that spoilers actually enhance reading.
An early work from PEN/Faulkner Award winner and Man Booker finalist Karen Joy Fowler, reissued and beautifully repackaged for new fans and old. First published in 1998 to high praise, and now reissued with the addition of a prefatory essay, Black Glass showcases the extraordinary talents of this prizewinning author. In fifteen gemlike tales, Fowler lets her wit and vision roam freely, turning accepted norms inside out and fairy tales upside down—pushing us to reconsider our unquestioned verities and proving once again that she is among our most subversive writers. So, then: Here is Carry Nation loose again, breaking up discos, smashing topless bars, radicalizing women as she preaches clean living to men more intent on babes and booze. And here is Mrs. Gulliver, her patience with her long-voyaging Lemuel worn thin: Money is short and the kids can’t even remember what their dad looks like. And what of Tonto, the ever-faithful companion, turning forty without so much as a birthday phone call from that masked man? It is a book full of great themes and terrific stories—but it is the way in which Fowler tells the tale, develops plot and character, plays with time, chance, and reality that makes these pieces so original.
Twenty curses, old and new, from bestselling fantasy authors such as Neil Gaiman, Karen Joy Fowler, Christina Henry, M.R. Carey and Charlie Jane Anders. ALL THE BETTER TO READ YOU WITH It's a prick of blood, the bite of an apple, the evil eye, a wedding ring or a pair of red shoes. Curses come in all shapes and sizes, and they can happen to anyone, not just those of us with unpopular stepparents... Here you'll find unique twists on curses, from fairy tale classics to brand-new hexes of the modern world - expect new monsters and mythologies as well as twists on well-loved fables. Stories to shock and stories of warning, stories of monsters and stories of magic. TWENTY TIMELESS FOLKTALES, NEW AND OLD NEIL GAIMAN JANE YOLEN KAREN JOY FOWLER M.R. CAREY CHRISTINA HENRY CHRISTOPHER GOLDEN TIM LEBBON MICHAEL MARSHALL SMITH CHARLIE JANE ANDERS JEN WILLIAMS CATRIONA WARD JAMES BROGDEN MAURA McHUGH ANGELA SLATTER LILLITH SAINTCROW CHRISTOPHER FOWLER ALISON LITTLEWOOD MARGO LANAGAN
