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• Everything I Know About Love Dolly Alderton Engelstalig Paperback 9780241982105 368 pagina's THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER WITH A NEW CHAPTER ON TURNING THIRTY *Winner of Autobiography of the Year at the National Book Awards 2018* *Shortlisted for the Waterstones Book of the Year... Vanaf 12,71 Bekijk exemplaren
• In Praise of Shadows Junichiro Tanizaki Engelstalig Paperback 9780099283577 Januari 2001 80 pagina's This is an enchanting essay on aesthetics by one of the greatest Japanese novelists. Tanizaki's eye ranges over architecture, jade, food, toilets, and combines an acute sense of the use of... Vanaf 9,31 Bekijk exemplaren
• In Praise of Shadows Junichiro Tanizaki Engelstalig Paperback 9781784875572 November 2019 128 pagina's Reading it, you will be led by Junichiro Tanizaki's light touch into a mysterious and tranquil world of darkness and shadows, where gold flashes in the gloom and a deep stillness reigns. Vanaf 14,41 Bekijk exemplaren
• Regarding the pain of others Susan Sontag Engelstalig Paperback 9780141012377 128 pagina's A brilliant analysis of the use of images of war, and society's reaction towards them. Discusses a wide range of areas, from Goya to news footage Vanaf 14,41 Bekijk exemplaren
• We Should All be Feminists Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Engelstalig Paperback 9780008115272 Januari 2014 A personal and powerful essay from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the bestselling author of 'Americanah' and 'Half of a Yellow Sun', based on her 2013 TEDx Talk of the same name. What does... Vanaf 6,00 Bekijk exemplaren
• Eating animals Jonathan Safran Foer Engelstalig Paperback 9780241950838 352 pagina's Eating Animals is Jonathan Safran Foer's eye-opening account of where meat comes from 'I simply wanted to know - for myself and my family - what meat is. Where does it come from? How is it... Vanaf 6,00 Bekijk exemplaren
• Untamed: Stop pleasing, start living Glennon Doyle Engelstalig Paperback 9781785043352 Maart 2020 352 pagina's We look at our lives and wonder: Wasn't it all supposed to be more beautiful than this? We quickly silence that question, telling ourselves to be grateful, hiding our discontent - even from... Vanaf 9,50 Bekijk exemplaren
• On Connection Kae Tempest Engelstalig Paperback 9780571370436 Maart 2022 144 pagina's Staggering talent Kae Tempest's first work of non-fiction: a meditation on the power of creative connection. Vanaf 7,50 Bekijk exemplaren
• The Fran Lebowitz Reader Fran Lebowitz Engelstalig Paperback 9780679761808 November 1994 352 pagina's Fran Lebowitz inPublic SpeakingA Martin Scorsese PictureNow an HBO® Documentary FilmThe Fran Lebowitz Reader brings together in one volume, with a new preface, two bestsellers, Metropolitan... Vanaf 14,88 Bekijk exemplaren
• Essays George Orwell Paperback 9780141183060 466 pagina's Vanaf 16,96 Bekijk exemplaren
• Consolations David Whyte Engelstalig Hardcover 9781786897633 November 2019 192 pagina's David Whyte explores the underlying meaning of 52 ordinary words, with an introduction by Maria Popova of Brain Pickings Vanaf 19,51 Bekijk exemplaren
• Let Me Tell You What I Mean Joan Didion Engelstalig Paperback 9780008451783 Januari 2022 192 pagina's Twelve early pieces never before collected that offer an illuminating glimpse into the mind and process of Joan Didion. Vanaf 11,86 Bekijk exemplaren
• Let me tell you what i mean Joan Didion Engelstalig Hardcover 9780593318485 192 pagina's From one of our most iconic and influential writers: a timeless collection of mostly early pieces that reveal what would become Joan Didion's subjects, including the press, politics,... Vanaf 19,51 Bekijk exemplaren
• Feel Free Zadie Smith Engelstalig Paperback 9780241971024 Maart 2019 464 pagina's A collection of insightful and funny essays from the bestselling and award-winning author. Includes essays on a range of subjects including literature, film, music icons, Brexit, the... Vanaf 7,00 Bekijk exemplaren
• And yet Christopher Hitchens Engelstalig Paperback 9781782394587 September 2016 352 pagina's Christopher Hitchens was an unparalleled, prolific writer, who raised the polemical essay to a new art form, over a lifetime of thinking and debating the defining issues of our times. As an... Vanaf 12,71 Bekijk exemplaren
• Weg met de revolutie W.F. Hermans Nederlandstalig Hardback 9789463480642 Juni 2019 508 pagina's Weg met de revolutie! Naast een groot romancier was Willem Frederik Hermans een scherpzinnig columnist en essayist. De gerenommeerde schrijver toonde zijn kunnen in Elsevier Weekblad,... Vanaf 20,00 Bekijk exemplaren
• Nothing . . . Except My Genius: The Wit and Wisdom of Oscar Wilde Oscar Wilde Engelstalig Paperback 9780141192680 April 2010 64 pagina's Offers a collection of wit and wisdom that demonstrates the author's vision and his style. Vanaf 8,46 Bekijk exemplaren
• Wow, No Thank You. Samantha Irby Engelstalig Paperback 9780571359264 April 2020 336 pagina's A global publication with major impact: do what you can to get your hands on this new collection from bestselling author of We Are Never Meeting in Real Life and one of the funniest people... Vanaf 12,71 Bekijk exemplaren
• Papyrus Irene Vallejo Engelstalig Paperback 9781529343977 November 2022 464 pagina's An enthralling journey through the history of books and libraries in the ancient world and those who have helped preserve their rich literary traditions Vanaf 21,21 Bekijk exemplaren
• Seduction and Betrayal Elizabeth Hardwick Engelstalig Paperback 9780571347001 Juli 2019 224 pagina's ONE OF THE WHITE REVIEW'S BEST BOOKS OF 2019Elizabeth Hardwick's iconic essay collection Seduction and Betrayal is a radical portrait of women and literature, reissued with a new... Vanaf 14,41 Bekijk exemplaren
• A Woman Looking at Men Looking at Women Siri Hustvedt Engelstalig Paperback 9781473638907 576 pagina's A trail-blazing and inspiring collection of essays on art, feminism, neuroscience and psychology featuring The Delusions of Certainty, winner of the European Essay Prize 2019. As well as... Vanaf 14,41 Bekijk exemplaren
• Orwell on Truth George Orwell Engelstalig Hardback 9781787300521 November 2017 224 pagina's George Orwell (1903¿1950) is one of England's most famous writers and social commentators. He is the author of the classic political satire Animal Farm and the dystopian masterpiece Nineteen... Vanaf 19,51 Bekijk exemplaren
• Burning Questions Margaret Atwood Engelstalig Hardback 9781784744519 Maart 2022 496 pagina's Why do people everywhere, in all cultures, tell stories? What do zombies have to do with authoritarianism? In this collection of essays, cultural icon Margaret Atwood seeks answers to these... Vanaf 24,61 Bekijk exemplaren
• Why Read the Classics? Italo Calvino Engelstalig Paperback 9780141189703 Mei 2009 288 pagina's Beginning with an essay on the attributes that define a classic, this collection provides the author's criticism. Vanaf 11,86 Bekijk exemplaren
• A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again David Foster Wallace Engelstalig Paperback 9780349110011 Februari 1998 368 pagina's *Razor-sharp cultural commentary and hilarious social observation from the bestselling author of INFINITE JEST. Vanaf 16,11 Bekijk exemplaren
• Papyrus Irene Vallejo Engelstalig Paperback 9781529344004 Augustus 2023 464 pagina's An enthralling 6,000-year journey through the history of books and reading. An international bestseller. Vanaf 16,96 Bekijk exemplaren
• Bad Feminist Roxane Gay Engelstalig Paperback 9781472119735 Augustus 2014 336 pagina's ‘I'm human, full of contradictions, and a feminist.’ Bad Feminist is collection of frank, funny, whip-smart and spot-on essays from one of the most-watched young cultural observers of... Vanaf 10,00 Bekijk exemplaren
• Unfinished Business Vivian Gornick Engelstalig Hardback 9780374282158 Maart 2020 176 pagina's One of our most beloved writers reassess the electrifying works of literature that have shaped her lifeI sometimes think I was born reading . . . I can’t remember the time when I didn’t have... Vanaf 21,25 Bekijk exemplaren
• Chronicles of a liquid society Umberto Eco Engelstalig Gekartonneerd met stofomslag 9781911215318 320 pagina's Umberto Eco was one of Europe’s greatest, and bestselling, cultural giants. This lively collection of essays about the modern world, written by Eco as articles for his regular column in... Vanaf 23,76 Bekijk exemplaren
• The Decay of Lying: And Other Essays Oscar Wilde Engelstalig Paperback 9780141192659 April 2010 336 pagina's Calling on diverse examples from Ancient Greek sculpture to contemporary paintings, this title creates a witty, paradoxical world in which the only art worth loving is that built on complete... Vanaf 8,46 Bekijk exemplaren
• Untamed Glennon Doyle Engelstalig Hardcover 9781984801258 Maart 2020 352 pagina's NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “Packed with incredible insight about what it means to be a woman today.”—Reese Witherspoon (Reese’s Book Club x Hello Sunshine Book Pick)In her most revealing... Vanaf 12,50 Bekijk exemplaren
• How to Read Now Elaine Castillo Engelstalig Paperback 9781838954956 Juni 2023 352 pagina's A stunningly important piece of criticism that asks us not to look away when our shared culture proves so appallingly limited but instead to look harder. To think smarter. To read better. Vanaf 14,41 Bekijk exemplaren
• Homo Irrealis Andre Aciman Engelstalig Paperback 9780571366460 Januari 2022 256 pagina's The bestselling author of Find Me and Call Me by Your Name returns to the essay form with this collection of thoughts on time, the creative mind, and great lives and works. The irrealis... Vanaf 12,71 Bekijk exemplaren
• In Other Worlds Margaret Atwood Engelstalig Paperback 9781844087556 Oktober 2012 272 pagina's Margaret Atwood's fascinating account of her lifelong relationship with science and speculative fiction. Vanaf 12,71 Bekijk exemplaren
• Mothers, Fathers, and Others Siri Hustvedt Engelstalig Paperback 9781529376715 Oktober 2022 304 pagina's Feminist philosophy meets family memoir in a fresh essay collection by the award-winning essayist and novelist Siri Hustvedt, author of the bestselling What I Loved and Booker... Vanaf 12,71 Bekijk exemplaren
• Through the Window Julian Barnes Engelstalig Paperback 9780099578581 November 2012 256 pagina's In these seventeen essays (plus a short story) the 2011 Man Booker Prize winner examines British, French and American writers who have meant most to him, as well as the cross-currents and... Vanaf 14,41 Bekijk exemplaren
• My Ideal Bookshelf Thessaly La Force, Jane Mount Engelstalig Gekartonneerd met stofomslag 9780316200905 225 pagina's Vanaf 15,00 Bekijk exemplaren
• Essays Lydia Davis Engelstalig Hardback 9780374148850 November 2019 528 pagina's Lydia Davis is a writer whose originality, influence, and wit are beyond compare. Jonathan Franzen has called her "a magician of self-consciousness," while Rick Moody hails her as "the best... Vanaf 25,46 Bekijk exemplaren
• PEN International   Engelstalig Hardback 9780500024614 September 2021 320 pagina's ‘I believe that despite the enormous odds which exist, unflinching, unswerving, fierce intellectual determination, as citizens, to define the real truth of our lives and our societies is a... Vanaf 49,26 Bekijk exemplaren
• How to Read Literature   Engelstalig Hardback 9780300190960 Mei 2013 216 pagina's Vanaf 23,76 Bekijk exemplaren