Post-war France through the despatches of Mavis Gallant, James Baldwin, A J Liebling and others. This collection is the source for Wes Anderson's forthcoming film, 'The French Dispatch', and... read more
Du Maurier, Townsend Warner, three Elizabeths (Bowen, Taylor and Jane Howard) as well as lesser-known names such as Inez Holden and Attia Hosain. There is much to enjoy here.
The tale of Cheeseman, a seedy small-time crooner who is bizarrely catapulted to fame by the media machine. First published in 1931, its success caused the author to leave Germany; she died ... read more
The acclaimed graphic novel that took France by storm, about a year in the life of a 10 yr-old schoolgirl. A brilliantly sharp look at our times, tender, wry, funny, extremely direct. Ages 1... read more
A collection of Stein's fiction and essays, including portraits of Alice B. Toklas, Juan Gris, Picasso and Matisse. One of Pushkin Press's pleasing small-format paperbacks.
The author's German grandparents were 'Mitlaufer' - those who went with the flow in the Third Reich. They just wanted to forget, to bury it all under the wreckage... In this fascinating book... read more
Born in Austrian Galicia in what is now Ukraine, Schulz is one of the great Eastern European writers of the C20th. Sadly - and oddly - he has been out of print for several years; we are ther... read more