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Penguin European Writers
''Penguin European Writers'' is a series of books published by Penguin Books in the UK. The series began in 2018, and contains forgotten classics by European writers with introductions by acclaimed contemporary authors. Books See also * '' Penguin Essentials'' * ''Green Ideas ''Green Ideas'' is a series of books published by Penguin Books in the UK, on environmental A biophysical environment is a biotic and abiotic surrounding of an organism or population, and consequently includes the factors that have an inf ...'' References Lists of novels Penguin Books book series {{Europe-novel-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penguin Books
Penguin Books is a British publishing house. It was co-founded in 1935 by Allen Lane with his brothers Richard and John, as a line of the publishers The Bodley Head, only becoming a separate company the following year."About Penguin – company history" , Penguin Books. Penguin revolutionised publishing in the 1930s through its inexpensive paperbacks, sold through and other stores for sixpence, bringing high-quality fictio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Death In Spring
''Death in Spring'' is a novel by Catalan author Mercè Rodoreda. It was first published in Catalan as ''La mort i la primavera'' in 1986. It was released in English in 2009 by Open Letter Books, translated by Martha Tennent. It was rereleased by Penguin European Writers ''Penguin European Writers'' is a series of books published by Penguin Books in the UK. The series began in 2018, and contains forgotten classics by European writers with introductions by acclaimed contemporary authors. Books See also ... in 2018. References 1986 novels Catalan-language novels Open Letter Books books {{1980s-novel-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Beautiful Summer
''The Beautiful Summer'' is a novel by Italian author Cesare Pavese, first published in Italian as ''La bella estate'' in 1949. The book won the Strega Prize, the most prestigious Italian literary award, in 1950. It was released in English by Peter Owen in 1955, and rereleased by Penguin European Writers in 2018. The book is an account of juvenile love, hope and defeat in 1930s northern Italy. It comprises three novellas: the epomynous ''The Beautiful Summer'' (La bella estate, first published in 1940), ''The devil in the Hills'' (Il diavolo sulle colline, 1948) and ''Women on Their Own'' (Tra donne sole, 1949). '' Le amiche'', a 1955 italian film directed by Michelangelo Antonioni Michelangelo Antonioni (, ; 29 September 1912 – 30 July 2007) was an Italian filmmaker. He is best known for directing his "trilogy on modernity and its discontents"—''L'Avventura'' (1960), ''La Notte'' (1961), and ''L'Eclisse'' (1962 ..., is based on the last novella of the book. R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lady And The Little Fox Fur
''The Lady and the Little Fox Fur'' is a novel by French author Violette Leduc. It was first published in French as ''La Femme au petit renard'' in 1965. It was released in English by Peter Owen in 1967, and rereleased by them in 2006. In 2018, a new version was released by Penguin European Writers ''Penguin European Writers'' is a series of books published by Penguin Books in the UK. The series began in 2018, and contains forgotten classics by European writers with introductions by acclaimed contemporary authors. Books See also * ..., with an introduction by Deborah Levy. References 1965 French novels {{1960s-novel-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Train Was On Time
''The Train Was on Time'' (german: Der Zug war pünktlich) is a novella by German author Heinrich Böll. Published by Friedrich Middelhauve Verlag in Cologne in 1949, the book is about a German soldier, Andreas, taking a train to Przemyśl in Poland. It was translated into English by Leila Vennewitz. The story addresses the experience of German soldiers during the Second World War on the Eastern Front, where fighting was particularly vicious and unforgiving. Böll had explored the same issue in '' A Soldier's Legacy'', which was written in 1948 but published later. ''The Train Was on Time'' was his first published novel. Theodore Ziolkowski called it "an artistic ''tour de force''. __TOC__ Synopsis "Why don't you get on?" a chaplain asked him when the train arrived. "Get on?" asked the soldier, amazed. "Why, I might want to hurl myself under the wheels, I might want to desert ... eh? What's the hurry? I might go crazy, I've a perfect right to, I've a perfect right to go craz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Moth To A Flame
A Burnt Child (''Bränt barn'') is a novel by the Swedish author Stig Dagerman, published in 1948. It is Dagerman's most widely read novel both in Sweden, where it has been published in ten editions, and internationally, with translations to twenty languages. The original title derives from the Swedish proverb "Bränt barn skyr elden" ("A burnt child dreads the fire"). An English translation of ''A Burnt Child'' was first published in 1950. In 2019, a translation of the novel was published by Penguin European Writers with the title ''A Moth to a Flame'' with a preface by Siri Hustvedt Siri Hustvedt (born February 19, 1955) is an American novelist and essayist. Hustvedt is the author of a book of poetry, seven novels, two books of essays, and several works of non-fiction. Her books include ''The Blindfold'' (1992), ''The Ench .... Plot summary "Set in a working-class neighborhood in Stockholm, the story revolves around a young man named Bengt who falls into deep, private tu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women (Sebastian Novel)
''Women'' is a novel by Romanian author Mihail Sebastian. It was first published in Romanian as ''Femei'' in 1933. It was released in English in 2019 by Aurora Metro Books (U.K., translated by Gabi Reigh) and Other Press (U.S.A., translated by Philip Ó Ceallaigh). It was rereleased by Penguin European Writers in 2020. Women is in four parts, presented chronologicaly, each focussing on a different stage in the life of Stefan Valeriu, and the women in his life then. Together the parts form a portrait of life in interwar period, interwar Europe. References 1933 novels Romanian novels Other Press books {{1930s-novel-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Three Summers (novel)
''Three Summers'' ( Greek: Τα ψάθινα καπέλα) is a Greek novel written by Margarita Liberaki and first published in 1946. In 1995 the novel was translated into English by Karen Van Dyck; it was reissued in 2019 by NYRB Classics. In 2019 Van Dyck discussed the work she did translating the novel in a blog post for '' The Paris Review''. She noted that the original title translated literally to ''The Straw Hats'' which she changed to avoid negative class connotations associated with the term "straw hats" in English. Three teenage sisters, Maria, Infanta and Katarina, come of age in the countryside near Athens shortly before the outbreak of WWII. Summary In Kifisia Kifissia or Kifisia (also Kephisia or Cephissia; el, Κηφισιά, ) is one of the most expensive northern suburbs of Athens, Greece, mainly accessed via Kifissias Avenue, running all the way from central Athens up to Theseos Avenue in the subu ... three teenage sisters Maria, Infanta and Katarina, live on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penguin Essentials
''Penguin Essentials'' (also called ''Essential Penguins'') refers to two series of books published by Penguin Books in the UK. The first series began in 1998, and the second in 2011. For both series, the classic books were released in smaller A-format size; the covers were redesigned by contemporary artists to appeal to a new generation of readers. Many titles appeared in both series. 2011 series See also * '' Penguin Red Classics'' * ''Pocket Penguins'' * ''Great Books of the 20th Century'' * '' Ten of the Best'' * ''Penguin European Writers'' * ''Green Ideas ''Green Ideas'' is a series of books published by Penguin Books in the UK, on environmental A biophysical environment is a biotic and abiotic surrounding of an organism or population, and consequently includes the factors that have an inf ...'' References External links Official web site* {{webarchive , url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214095628/http://www.penguinessentials.co.uk/ , date=14 December 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Green Ideas
''Green Ideas'' is a series of books published by Penguin Books in the UK, on environmental A biophysical environment is a biotic and abiotic surrounding of an organism or population, and consequently includes the factors that have an influence in their survival, development, and evolution. A biophysical environment can vary in scale f ... subjects. The series began in 2021, and contains twenty short books. Books See also * Penguin Essentials References External links Official website Lists of books Penguin Books book series Environmental books {{environment-book-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bookseller
''The Bookseller'' is a British magazine reporting news on the publishing industry. Philip Jones is editor-in-chief of the weekly print edition of the magazine and the website. The magazine is home to the ''Bookseller''/Diagram Prize for Oddest Title of the Year, a humorous award given annually to the book with the oddest title. The award is organised by ''The Bookseller''s diarist, Horace Bent, and had been administered in recent years by the former deputy editor, Joel Rickett, and former charts editor, Philip Stone. ''We Love This Book'' is its quarterly sister consumer website and email newsletter. The subscription-only magazine is read by around 30,000 persons each week, in more than 90 countries, and contains the latest news from the publishing and bookselling worlds, in-depth analysis, pre-publication book previews and author interviews. It is the first publication to publish official weekly bestseller lists in the UK. It has also created the first UK-based e-book sales ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Creative Review
''Creative Review'' is a bimonthly print magazine and website. The magazine focuses on commercial creativity, covering design, advertising, photography, branding, digital products, film, and gaming. The magazine is published bimonthly in print and also has an online magazine and a podcast (available on iTunes and Spotify). In addition, ''Creative Review'' runs two award schemes, The Annual, which recognises the best in commercial creativity and The Photography Annual, which celebrates the best photography work of the year. History and growth ''Creative Review'' was launched in 1981 as a quarterly supplement to '' Marketing Week'', then becoming a stand-alone monthly magazine. In 2007, it was reported that the magazine had sold guest editorship of its February 2007 edition to an advertising agency, Mother, for £15,000, although then editor Patrick Burgoyne retained overall editorial control. He said: “I feel comfortable about it – it’s not about Mother, there’s no intervi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
