Written in the form of a letter to Marcus Aurelius, this timeless novel reimagines the Roman emperor Hadrian, looking back on his life. The prose is exquisite, the musings on art and death, ... read more
An exuberant romp of a thriller: career-driven journalist Rika finds that the best way to secure an interview with a maybe-serial-killer is through her stomach, trying out the rich recipes t... read more
AZ conjures lives, relationships, families, political upheavals in just a few paragraphs. This clever, tranquil novella begins with a professor telling his stepdaughter a bedtime story about... read more
Witty, romantic, light but undeniably literary... the great Chilean novelist has done it again. There are echoes of Auster in his writing: a relish for books about books, stories within stor... read more
Witty, romantic, light but undeniably literary... the great Chilean novelist has done it again. There are echoes of Auster in his writing: a relish for books about books, stories within stor... read more
A hardback reissue of the dystopian novel that inspired Orwell, Huxley and many others. It also includes Ursula Le Guin's essay 'Stalin in the Soul' on the influence of Zamyatin's masterpiec... read more