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A 2016 New York Times Notable Book. Here he is, husband and father, scruffy romantic, a shambolic scholar--a man adrift in the wake of his wife's sudden, accidental death. And there are his two sons who like him struggle in their London apartment to face the unbearable sadness that has engulfed th... More

Madrid. Unfinished. Man dying.A great painter lies on his deathbed, synapses firing, writhing and reveling in pleasure and pain as a lifetime of chaotic and grotesque sense memories wash over and envelop him.In this bold and brilliant short work of experimental fiction by the author of Grief Is the ... More

Una imaginativa y oscura fábula contemporánea sobre un pueblo inglés y un niño llamado Lanny, de uno de los autores más audaces y originales de las letras británicas. Nominada al Man Booker Prize, Wainwright Prize y Gordon Burn Prize. «Excepcional por su sobriedad y extravagancia. Un libro lleno de... More

La comunión perfecta entre uno de los escritores más audaces e imaginativos de las letras inglesas y uno de los pintores más poderosos del siglo XX: Francis Bacon. Madrid, abril de 1992. Un gran pintor yace en su lecho de muerte, y las sinapsis estallan, deleitándose en el placer y el dolor de una... More

With contributions by: William Boyd, Candice Carty-Williams, Imtiaz Dharker, Roddy Doyle, Pico Iyer, Robert Macfarlane, Andy Miller, Jackie Morris, Jan Morris, Sisonke Msimang, Dina Nayeri, Chigozie Obioma, Michael Ondaatje, David Pilling, Max Porter, Philip Pullman, Alice Pung, Jancis Robinson, S.F... More

A collection of essays by the winner and the five finalists of the prestigious Notting Hill Editions Essay Prize 2017Covering an array of subjects, from the meaning of art to supermarket shopping, these pieces were chosen for their originality, literary style, and above all, their ability to persuad... More

This book explores the daily mobilities and immobilities of children and young people in sub-Saharan Africa. The authors draw on findings from rural and urban field research extending over many years, culminating in a 24-site study across three African countries: Ghana, Malawi, and South Africa. W... More