Set in Orwell's Oceania, where Julia Worthing works as a mechanic fixing the novel-writing machines in the Fiction Department at the Ministry of Truth.
A teacher of photography on a New England campus remembers his West African childhood: Cole may be writing about himself here. The novel is a subtle, quiet exploration of memory, the passage... read more
The title novella concerns a relationship between an ageing Polish pianist and a stylish patroness in Barcelona. This is the twice Booker-winner's first fiction in seven years.
A strange and darkly comic novel about a young tennis coach, his pupil, a crumbling castle where towels behave in a sinister manner... This is the first time this modernist-gothic masterpiec... read more
A witty and ingenious portrait of a heroine whose life is glimpsed through a series of exhibition labels. The author has spent 25 years writing such labels for the Met.
An ex-government scientist buys a ruined farmhouse in Cornwall, where he befriends intriguing local characters and learns new ways of living in the modern world.
A new collection of short stories by the acclaimed writer who moved to Rome in 2012 and now only writes in Italian. Her many awards include a Pulitzer prize, a Guggenheim Fellowship and a Na... read more