From the award-winning writer, following her memoirs, Skating to Antarctica, Stranger on a Train, On Trying to Keep Still - a unique book about animal watching, out now in paperback.
Jenny Diski Boeken
8 juli 1947 – 28 april 2016
Jenny Diski was een Britse schrijfster, bekend om haar productieve bijdragen aan zowel fictie als non-fictie. Haar werk verkende consequent de complexiteit van de menselijke psyche en sociale dynamiek, en bood lezers diepe inzichten. Diski's schrijven verdiepte zich vaak in thema's als eenzaamheid, identiteit en de zoektocht naar betekenis in het hedendaagse leven. Haar kenmerkende stijl, gekenmerkt door introspectie en provocatie, nodigde lezers uit tot diepe contemplatie.
Stranger on a Train
Daydreaming and Smoking Around America with Interruptions
- 292bladzijden
- 11 uur lezen
The narrative intertwines two Amtrak journeys across America with the author's personal history, revealing connections between the landscapes and her past. Jenny Diski skillfully blends travelogue and memoir, offering profound reflections and insights. The journey serves as a backdrop for exploring themes of memory and identity, similar to her acclaimed work, Skating to Antarctica. Through her observations, Diski invites readers to contemplate the deeper meanings of travel and self-discovery.
On Trying To Keep Still
- 320bladzijden
- 12 uur lezen
From the award-winning, fabulously unique writer - comes a most unusual series of journeys from Lapland to New Zealand to Somerset. Now in paperback. 'A luminous, brilliantly witty account of the trials of seeking stillnes' Joanna Kavenna, Telegraph
Jenny's pain and fury are still hot in this fascinating but uncomfortable read . Clear-sighted, defiant and written with Diski's customary furious elegance, it is a remarkable last word from a writer who survived to live and love, almost despite herself Jane Shilling, Daily Mail
Why Didn't You Just Do What You Were Told?: Essays
- 448bladzijden
- 16 uur lezen
The best of the indomitable Jenny Diski's essays, "an injection of grade-A intellectual adrenaline" (Vulture), selected by the legendary editor Mary-Kay Wilmers.
A sequel to her novel, ONLY HUMAN hailed by the Daily Telegraph as 'Not only human, but also divine
Stranger on a Train
- 288bladzijden
- 11 uur lezen
Using two cross-country trips on Amtrak as her narrative vehicles, British writer Jenny Diski connects the humming rails, taking her into the heart of America with the track-like scars leading back to her own past. As in the highly acclaimed Skating to Antarctica, Diski has created a seamless and seemingly effortless amalgam of reflections and revelation in a unique combination of travelogue and memoir.
Skating To Antarctica
- 256bladzijden
- 9 uur lezen
Skating to Antarctica' is both an intimate memoir and a captivating travelogue of a journey to the bottom of the world.
Exploring a complex love triangle, the narrative delves into the emotional turmoil when divine affection intertwines with human relationships. A man finds himself caught between his devotion to his wife and the unexpected love of God, leading to a profound examination of faith, desire, and the consequences of love that transcends earthly bounds. This poignant tale challenges the nature of love and loyalty, revealing the struggles faced when the divine intersects with the mundane.
Apology For The Woman Writing
- 282bladzijden
- 10 uur lezen
From the award-winning author of STRANGER ON A TRAIN and SKATING TO ANTARTICA, a extraordinary novel based on a real story
