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Jacques Lacan · 878 pages
Presents an English translation of Jacques Lacan's most famous work, with translations of all the papers featured in the original French edition.
In Search of Duende
Federico Garcia Lorca, Norman Thomas di Giovanni · 99 pages
Books v. Cigarettes
George Orwell · 144 pages
In the American Grain
William Carlos Williams
My Reading Life
Pat Conroy · 331 pages
Bestselling author Pat Conroy acknowledges the books that have shaped him and celebrates the profound effect reading has had on his life.
Other Inquisitions, 1937-1952
Jorge Luis Borges · 205 pages
Heretics
G.K. Chesterton · 160 pages
Gilbert Keith Chesterton was born in London, England on the 29th of May, 1874. Though he considered himself a mere rollicking journalist, he was actually a prolific and gifted writer in virtually every area of literature. A man of strong opinions and enormously talented at defending them, his exuberant personality nevertheless allowed him to maintain warm friendships with people - such as George B
The Painter of Modern Life and Other Essays
Charles Baudelaire · 224 pages
"Charles Baudelaire, the nineteenth-century French poet and writer, has also been called 'the father of modern criticism'. This stimulating volume gathers together some of his most celebrated critical writings."--Amazon.
Lyrical and Critical Essays
Albert Camus · 365 pages
Book by Book: Notes on Reading and Life
Michael Dirda · 170 pages
Shadow and Act
Ralph Ellison · 317 pages
"With the same intellectual incisiveness and supple, stylish prose he brought to his classic novel Invisible Man, Ralph Ellison examines his antecedents and in so doing illuminates the literature, music, and culture of both black and white America. His range is virtuosic, encompassing Mark Twain and Richard Wright, Mahalia Jackson and Charlie Parker, The Birth of a Nation and the Dante-esque lands
Secret Windows: Essays and Fiction on the Craft of Writing
Stephen King · 432 pages
The Lost Art of Reading: Why Books Matter in a Distracted Time
David L. Ulin · 151 pages
Blending commentary with memoir, Ulin addresses the importance of the simple act of reading in an increasingly digital culture, emphasizing the importance of reflection and pause allowed by stopping to read a book, and the focus required to let the mind run free in a world that is not one's own.
Tree and Leaf: Includes Mythopoeia and The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth
J.R.R. Tolkien · 112 pages
Fairy-stories are not just for children, as anyone who has read Tolkien will know. In his essay 'On Fairy-Stories', Tolkien discusses the nature of fairy-tales and fantasy and rescues the genre from those who would relegate it to juvenilia. This is aptly and elegantly illustrated in the haunting short story, 'Leaf by Niggle', which recounts the story of the artist, Niggle, who has 'a long jour
The Truth About Stories: A Native Narrative
Thomas King · 172 pages
"In The Truth About Stories, Native novelist and scholar Thomas King explores how stories shape who we are and how we understand and interact with other people. From creation stories to personal experiences, historical anecdotes to social injustices, racist propaganda to works of contemporary Native literature, King probes Native culture's deep ties to storytelling." "Thomas King weaves events fro
The Clothing of Books
Jhumpa Lahiri · 80 pages
When I was a child, expressing myself through clothing was a source of anguish. I dreamt of sameness, even invisibility... When my books were first published, I discovered that another part of me had to be dressed and presented to the world.
The Faith of a Writer: Life, Craft, Art
Joyce Carol Oates · 176 pages
'One of America's greatest and most prolific contemporary literary figures draws on her years of experience with the craft to answer profound questions ranging in topic from inspiration, memory, and self-criticism to what makes a story good, a novel successful, and a writer an artist.A tribute to the brilliant craftsmanship of one of our most distinguished writers, providing valuable insight into
Inventing the Truth: The Art and Craft of Memoir
William Zinsser · 172 pages
Nine authors discuss the problems and pleasures of reinventing the past.
The Spooky Art: Some Thoughts on Writing
Norman Mailer · 352 pages
"In The Spooky Art, Norman Mailer discusses with signature candor the rewards and trials of the writing life, and recommends the tools to navigate it. Addressing the reader in a conversational tone, he draws on the best of more than fifty years of his own criticism, advice, and detailed observations about the writer's craft. Mailer explores, among other topics, the use of first person versus thir
Three Masters; Balzac, Dickens, Dostoeffsky
Stefan Zweig · 238 pages
The Price of the Ticket: Collected Nonfiction, 1948-1985
James Baldwin · 690 pages
Complete collection of major nonfiction writings by author James Baldwin, composed between 1948 and 1985, providing his perceptions of the twentieth century black American experience.