Results for: books tagged ‘Metamorphosis’
Free Fall: William Golding
Somehow, somewhere, Sammy Mountjoy lost his freedom, the faculty of freewill 'that cannot be debated but only experienced, like a colour or the taste of potatoes'. As he retraces his ... More
Making Waves: Essays 1962-93: Mario Vargas Llosa
Mario Vargas Llosa has been making waves in cultural and political spheres for over thirty years. Making Waves presents for the first time in English a collection of his essays, ... More
Billy Elliot: Lee Hall
The screenplay to the heart-warming hit film about a miner's son who dreams of being a ballet dancer, written by acclaimed playwright Lee Hall. 11-year-old Billy Elliot is fascinated by ... More
The Secret: Andrzej Klimowski
This is another disturbing novel without words by the Polish artist-illustrator of The Depository. The narrative is rendered entirely as a sequence of 300 pages of compelling drawings and photo-montages. ... More
Trieste: Jan Morris
Jan Morris (then James) first visited Trieste as a soldier at the end of the Second World War. Since then, the city has come to represent her own life, with ... More
Pig Tales: Marie Darrieussecq
Pig Tales is a brilliant satirical novel about a stunning young woman working in a beauty 'massage' parlour. She enjoys extraordinary success at bringing home the bacon (in part due ... More
The Long Falling: Keith Ridgway
Winner of the Prix Femina Etranger and the Premier Roman Etranger awards for literature. A nightmare marriage; a cold, rural community; a tragedy in the past for which she is ... More
Hav: Jan Morris
When the world’s foremost travel writer describes the small city-state of Hav, it is unlike any of her other books. For Hav exists only in one special place - Jan ... More
Heart of the Serpent: Thomas Bloor
Sam's transformation from boy to dragon is complete. Facing a miserable life of solitude and hunted by old enemies determined to kill him, Sam is drawn to Steaming Point. There ... More
Ionesco's Rhinoceros: Martin Crimp
When a rhinoceros charges across the town square one Sunday afternoon, Berenger thinks nothing of it. Soon, however, rhinoceroses are popping up everywhere and Berenger's whole world is under threat. ... More
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