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First published in 1975, The Unexpurgated Code is a gloriously improper manual of survival and manners for social climbers, elegant impostors, wounded underdogs and anyone attempting to navigate the absurdities of civilized life. Across hundreds of indispensable lessons, Donleavy dispenses fearless advice on improving your accent, choosing the correct neighbours, surviving disastrous parties, behaving at funerals, confronting the rich and powerful, and preserving one's dignity during even the most unlikely personal catastrophe.

Roman culte aux Etats-Unis depuis sa sortie en 1991, Fuck up donne à voir les errances d'un anti-héros attachant dans le New-York déglingué des années 80. Un roman riche, drôle et addictif à découvrir d'urgence. " Un roman culte pour plusieurs générations. " Télérama TTT " Drôle...

Grace is no longer famous. She sits alone in her New York apartment, endlessly watching reruns of herself on the reality TV show Speed Daters. Then, one evening, a man breaks in through her window. A rare, still-obsessed fan or raging incel – Grace is unsure. Before she can find out, he...

Ist das noch Reifeprozess oder schon Verfall? Dagmar Schönleber erzählt von den Schnäppchen und Schlaglöchern auf dem Weg in die zweite Lebenshälfte. Dieser buchgewordene Picknickkorb ist prall gefüllt mit rasanten Kurzgeschichten, Gedichten, Essays und Bühnentexten der erfolgreichen Kabarettistin. Mal philosophisch, mal haltlos überspitzt, mal tiefgründig, mal albern, aber immer humorvoll und selbstironisch spendet Dagmar Schönleber der »inneren Dreißig« Trost und bleibt doch rebellisch gegen eine Zukunft der Rückwärtsgewandten.

Alegría y Diego son doctores en psicología y psiquiatría, respectivamente. Los dos tienen orígenes muy distintos, pero ambos sufren diversos miedos que condicionan su existencia. En un momento dado, sus vidas paralelas se entrecruzan en un programa de televisión al que acuden como invitados expertos en la gestión de miedos y ansiedades.

What if the end of the world were postponed because the invading aliens got overbooked? What if artificial intelligence suddenly began answering every question exactly the way a cat would? What if Death quietly took a well-earned vacation…and nobody on Earth could die anymore? What if the Second Coming returned to Earth only to discover that miracles are no substitute for proper paperwork? And what if the most frightening thing in the Book of Revelations wasn’t the Beast……but the Standards and Practices department?

Book #1 in the Wilt series. The hilarious first Henry Wilt novel from Tom Sharpe, the British master of farce and bestselling author of Porterhouse Blue. Meet Henry Wilt. Professionally overlooked. Demoralised at home. Passed over for promotion yet again. At work, he faces yet more years of trying to force literature into the heads of students who'd rather be anywhere else.

When his endlessly capricious wife Eva receives plane tickets for the family to visit Auntie Joan and Uncle Wally in Atlanta, Wilt knows only one thing - that nothing could entice him to fly three thousand miles over the water, and especially not two Americans with more money than sense. What better way to escape and find equilibrium than to embark on a walking tour? Just Wilt, the countryside, and an ill-judged bottle of whiskey...

The viciously funny novel by John Niven, bestselling author of Kill Your Friends and Straight White Male. What do you do when a homeless man knows your name? For Alan, there's no question – only natural that he'd want to see his old mate Craig off the streets, even if only for a few nights, and into some clean clothes. Following the divergent lives of two childhood friends, No Good Deed is a funny and painful examination of friendship, the strange currents of ambition, loathing, pity and affection that flow between people over the decades, and of men getting older as they fail and succeed.

A son who wants to kill his father. A father who wants to kill his wife. A wife who wants to kill her only son: this eye-popping new novel by one of the world’s great literary satirists is full of surprises and home truths. In Gaotian Town, Central Plains, China, a family lives in abject...

I matrimoni più duraturi sono quelli che non si fondano sull'amore romantico, parola di Elsa Tomei, da ventotto anni moglie di Vanni Gualandi. Affiatati, benestanti, di successo, Elsa e Vanni sono una coppia da ammirare in pubblico e detestare in privato. Lei è la produttrice del programma più amato dalle telespettatrici di Rai 3, lui l'editorialista del più prestigioso giornale italiano.

En la ya extensa y siempre regocijante obra de Alfonso Ussía, el marqués de Sotoancho es sin duda su personaje más célebre, protagonista de una saga que ha deparado infinidad de carcajadas entre sus fieles lectores. El inefable señorito andaluz habrá de vérselas en esta nueva entrega con la autoridad estatal, que pretende exhumar y trasladar de ubicación los restos de su difunto padre en aras de una corrección política que al señor marqués se la trae al pairo.

From the #1 bestselling author of How to Kill a Guy in Ten Dates comes a swoony killer romance in which a sinister couples retreat results in cult chaos – for fans of Grady Hendrix and Brynne Weaver. Featuring duet narration and special sound effects that will have listeners on the edge of...

Tiempo de silencio es sin duda una de las novelas en lengua castellana más importantes del siglo XX. Cuando se publicó en 1962 marcó un antes y un después en la narrativa española y se convirtió en un acontecimiento literario en todo el mundo a través de su traducción a más de veinte lenguas.

From the bestselling author of I’m Afraid of Men comes a propulsive and chilling novel for the post-#MeToo era, set in an isolationist state where one woman’s death sparks a movement that could liberate women or destroy them all. When Sarah Munroe is sexually assaulted on her university...

A wildly funny and richly resonant novel about the absurdities and hypocrisies of twenty-first-century higher education and what parents will sacrifice to get their children into the schools of their dreams, from a celebrated Canadian novelist Devi is a Sri Lankan village girl who dreams of...

The brand-new novel from the bestselling author of How to Kill Men and Get Away With it. *Contains an exclusive bonus chapter!* Featured as 'best books about female rage' in Stylist ‘So engaging and easy to get lost in. I couldn’t put it down’ ★★★★★ ‘All the twists, all the...

WINNER OF THE ATWOOD GIBSON WRITERS’ TRUST FICTION PRIZE WINNER OF THE AMAZON CANADA FIRST NOVEL AWARD WINNER OF THE GORDON BURN PRIZE WINNER OF THE ASPEN WORDS LITERARY PRIZE LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE AND THE THE DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD FINALIST FOR THE GOVERNOR...

Veep meets Agatha Christie in this wickedly funny murder mystery for fans of Richard Osman and Nita Prose 'A hugely entertaining character who is wry, gossipy and completely compelling. Full of twists and turns worthy of a classic mystery novel' ALEX MICHAELIDES, author of The Silent Patient...

Amber is a young videographer who has landed her dream job. She is to produce a web series based on a late-night talk radio show dealing with the unexplained. She is a huge fan of the show, and its host, Jack Owens, who she hopes to help reveal the world’s most cryptic secrets. The first secret she reveals is Jack’s. He doesn’t believe any of this crap. To him, the show is just a cushy job that allows him to support himself and his wife without having to try very hard.