First published in 1936, this endearing Icelandic novella follows the annual wintry trek of an aging shepherd, his dog and a tough old ram to round up any stray livestock and bring them off ... read more
Pioneering life in Nebraska in the late C19th, told through the eyes of a young orphan sent to live with his grandparents. This novel, first published in 1918, is utterly transporting and en... read more
Published a hundred years ago, Mann's novel is often said to define an era.. A young engineer, Hans Castorp, arrives in a lung sanatorium in Davos to visit his sick cousin, but ends up stayi... read more
First published in 1924, this is at once a tragicomedy and an anti-romance. At its centre are the children of Albert Sanger, a bohemian and profligate composer said to be based on Augustus J... read more
The Jewish residents of a Manhattan retirement home put on a frenzied production of Hamlet. Published to critical acclaim in 1994, Isler's tale of geriatric theatrics probes, with steady, da... read more