"What good is the study of literature? Does it help us think more clearly, or feel more sensitively, or live a better life than we could without it?" Written in the relaxed and frequently humorous style of his public lectures, this...
Literature
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Auteur:Miller, ArthurSommaire:The place is Salem, Massachusetts, in 1692, an enclave of rigid piety huddled on the edge of a wilderness. Its inhabitants believe unquestioningly in their own sanctity. But in Arthur Miller's edgy masterpiece, that very belief will...
- Auteur:Natsukawa, SosukeSommaire:
AN INDIE NEXT PICK! From the #1 bestselling author in Japan comes a celebration of books, cats, and the people who love them, infused with the heartwarming spirit of The Guest Cat and The Travelling Cat Chronicles. Bookish high school...
- Auteur:Wharton, ThomasSommaire:
A groundbreaking, deeply affecting work of environmental literary suspense for fans of Cloud Atlas, The Overstory, and Station Eleven. The northern Alberta mining town of River Meadows is one of three hotspots in the world producing...
- Auteur:Adichie, Chimamanda NgoziSommaire:
The Arrangements is a short story originally published for The New York Times Book Review , which commissioned Adichie to "write anything about this election you like." The story focuses on Melania Trump and is a homage to...
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Auteur:Guy, RaySommaire:That Far Greater Bay is the Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal winning collection (1977) of Ray Guy’s best and most vitriolic articles that have appeared in newspapers and magazines countrywide. Aunt Cissy Roach, Sylvester Codpiece...
- Auteur:Ortberg, MallorySommaire:
Everyone knows that if Scarlett O'Hara had an unlimited text-and-data plan, she'd constantly try to tempt Ashley away from Melanie with suggestive messages. If Mr. Rochester could text Jane Eyre, his ardent missives would...
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Auteur:Sommaire:In Still in Print, eighteen Southern novels published since 1997 fall under the careful scrutiny of an international cast of accomplished literary critics to identify the very best of recent writings in the genre. These essays highlight...
- Auteur:CHRISTIE, AgathaSommaire:
The most popular detective story writer of all time here turns her hand to the subject of Christmas. The author's stories and poems capture the true meaning of Christmas.
- Auteur:Richler, MordecaiSommaire:
Moses Berger est encore enfant quand il entend pour la première fois parler de Solomon Gursky. Ce personnage mystérieux deviendra bientôt pour lui une obsession qui l'incitera à mener une vaste enquête aux quatre coins du monde. Toute...
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Auteur:Coates, DonnaSommaire:As playwright, actor, director, teacher, mentor, theatre administrator, and critic, Sharon Pollock has played an integral role in the shaping of Canada's national theatre tradition, and she continues to produce new works and to...
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Auteur:Mallory, EnidSommaire:In 1907, a shy bank clerk sent a collection of his poems south from the Yukon to be privately published and shared with a small group of friends. Fate intervened, however, and Robert Service became a household name across North America...
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Auteur:Henighan, StephenSommaire:In this essay collection, Henighan ranges across continents, centuries and linguistic traditions to examine how literary culture and our perception of history are changing as the world grows smaller. He weaves together daring literary...
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Auteur:Richards, David AdamsSommaire:In this provocative essay, David Adams Richards brings together his ideas about writing -- how great works of literature are created, the writer's essential position as an outsider, and the difficulties writers experience in the pursuit...
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Auteur:Glaze, Dave, Johnson, BillSommaire:Sandra, a young girl from a small northern community, is forced to leave everything she knows behind when the loss of her father's job brings them to the city.
Finding the city a lonely place, Sandra seeks solace at the river...
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Auteur:Crate, JoanSommaire:In powerful language that reflects the conflicts between the primitive and the sophisticated, Joan Crate redreams the passions which animated and tormented her famous predecessor. Part white, part Mohawk princess, Pauline Johnson /...
- Auteur:Le Guin, Ursula K.Sommaire:
From acclaimed author Ursula K. Le Guin, and with an introduction by Karen Joy Fowler, a collection of thoughts-always adroit, often acerbic-on aging, belief, the state of literature, and the state of the nation. Ursula K. Le Guin has...
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Auteur:Atwood, MargaretSommaire:The most precious treasure of this collection is that it gives us the rich back-story and diverse range of influences on Margaret Atwood's work. From the aunts who encouraged her nascent writing career to the influence of George Orwell'...
- Auteur:Lebel, Pierre-MathieuSommaire:
« La géographie, ça s’apprend par les pieds », disait Raoul Blanchard. Lorsqu’il s’agira de communiquer l’expérience de la ville, cependant, on n’aura sans doute pas de mal à dénicher un romancier pour dire que le roman est capable de...
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