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Do you want to ignite your reading habit? Do you wish you read more books? Tune in every week to "The Book Club with Amit Varma". Every Sunday, our host will fill you in on the merits of one particular book, and the many contexts that make it worth reading. We will cover all genres and account for all tastes–and hey, you could use it as a catalyst to start your own little book club! In the first episode of The Book Club, Amit Varma explains why there are so many great reasons to read Orwell's essays.

The word most commonly used to describe Muriel Spark is ‘puzzling’. Spark was a puzzle, and so too are her books. She dealt in word games, tricks, and ciphers; her life was composed of weird accidents, strange coincidences and spooky events. Evelyn Waugh thought she was a saint, Bernard Levin said she was a witch, and she described herself as ‘Muriel the Marvel with her X-ray eyes’. Following the clues, riddles, and instructions Spark planted for posterity in her biographies, fiction, autobiography and archives, Frances Wilson aims to crack her code.

In Experience, the celebrated novelist Martin Amis steps away from fiction to deliver a sharply observed memoir, weaving together the personal and the universal in his signature dazzling style. Through a mosaic of vivid memories, Amis reflects on his extraordinary life: his complex relationship with his father, the iconic author Kingsley Amis; the heavily publicized murder of his cousin Lucy Partington by a notorious serial killer; and the relentless absurdities of public life, from tabloid scandals to literary feuds.

Польша, Варшава, 1930-е годы. Воздух пронизан тревожными предчувствиями мировой катастрофы. Аарон Грейдингер — молодой писатель, сын раввина, ведущий богемный образ жизни. Запутавшись в любовных связях и творческих неудачах, он пытается написать мистическую пьесу и вместе с остальными варшавскими евреями ждет неминуемого конца света. Одним весенним днем, гуляя по нищим еврейским кварталам своего детства, он решает заглянуть в дом, где жила его первая возлюбленная, которую он не видел целых двадцать лет.

The best of cult author Bruno Schulz's captivatingly strange and beautiful short stories. The stories in this collection are rich, tangled, and suffused with mystery and wonder. In the narrowing, winding city streets, strange figures roam. Great flocks of birds soar over rooftops, obscuring the sun. Cockroaches appear through cracks and scuttle across floorboards. Individuals careen from university buildings to dimly lit parlour rooms, through strange shops and endless storms.

John Worthing, a carefree young gentleman, is the inventor of a fictitious brother, “Ernest,” whose wicked ways afford John an excuse to leave his country home from time to time and journey to London, where he stays with his close friend and confidant, Algernon Moncrieff. Algernon has a cousin, Gwendolen Fairfax, with whom John is deeply in love.

In Reimen beschrieben, in Liedern besungen. So kann man sich mit auf die Reise begeben. Mal kritisch, mal weise, mal albern, mal traurig. Die Bilder, sie kommen mal lustig, mal schaurig. Und wollen des Lesers Gedanken beleben. In Reimen beschrieben, in Liedern besungen.

Auteur d' Un jour , récemment adapté en série sur Netflix, David Nicholls nous offre la plus délicieuse des comédies romantiques, tout simplement irrésistible. Une histoire d'amour portée par la lecture sensible de Pierre Lognay... Il faut parfois se perdre pour mieux se retrouver... Marnie est en pleine impasse. Coincée dans son job, dans ses amitiés, dans ses amours, cette correctrice se demande souvent à quel moment sa vie a commencé à se dérouler sans elle. Michael est en pleine détresse.

"L'idée d'Ourika, c'est une idée d'inégalité, soit de nature, soit de position sociale, une idée d'empêchement, d'obstacle entre le désir de l'âme et l'objet mortel ; c'est quelque chose qui manque et qui dévore, et qui crée une sorte d'envie sur la tendresse. (...) L'auteur de ces touchants récits aime à exprimer l'impossible et à y briser les cœurs qu'il préfère, les êtres chéris qu'il a formés : le ciel seulement s'ouvre à la fin pour verser quelque rosée qui rafraîchit." - Sainte-Beuve.

" Seul celui qui a traversé la nuit peut la raconter. " Le roman événement de Michel Bussi. Une œuvre magistrale entre suspense et Histoire. Octobre 1990. Le capitaine français Jorik Arteta, en mission au Rwanda, rencontre Espérance, jeune professeure engagée dans la transition démocratique de son pays. 6 avril 1994. Un éclair déchire le ciel de Kigali. Le Falcon du président rwandais explose en plein vol. Commencent alors cent jours de terreur et de sang. Les auteurs des tirs de missiles ne seront jamais identifiés. Quelqu'un, pourtant, connaît la vérité.

Drawing together the mythology and tales of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales, this book is a comprehensive collection of the fascinating gods, goddesses, heroes, and monsters that make up the compendium of Celtic myths and legends. Celtic Mythology offers an accessible exploration of the rich tapestry of stories and characters that define Celtic culture and have fascinated people for centuries.

From the shores of Dieppe in 1942 to The Foreign Department in Kemsley House, from treasure hunting in Norfolk and fine dining in London to a golden typewriter in Jamaica, these are the writings of Ian Fleming. This collection of rarely-seen journalism spans Fleming’s career as an author, encompassing reviews for the Sunday Times, Second World War documents, travel journalism and his correspondence with Raymond Chandler and Geoffrey Boothroyd. It also includes newly-unearthed articles that have not been available for over half a century plus two very early works of fiction.

In this stunning collection, the poetic genius of James Joyce comes to life through a selection of his verse, showcasing the lyrical brilliance that complements his famous prose. Joyce’s poetry offers listeners a rich tapestry of themes—love, loss, identity, and the human condition—through his trademark innovation and complexity.

Amphitryon ist der Feldherr der Thebaner. Seine Gattin Alkmene erwartet sehnlich seine Rückkehr aus dem Krieg gegen die Athener. Statt seiner erscheint jedoch Jupiter in Amphitryons Gestalt. Als der echte Amphitryon zurückkehrt und Alkmene ihm von der vermeintlich gemeinsam verbrachten Nacht erzählt, fühlt sich dieser betrogen - und fordert Genugtuung. Der Amphitryon-Stoff ist ein wahrer Dauerbrenner auf den Bühnen dieser Welt!

Der Schmied Friedeborn klagt den Grafen vom Strahl an, seine Tochter Katharine mit magischen Mitteln verführt zu haben. Tatsächlich war sie ihm freiwillig gefolgt. Der Graf denkt allerdings, Kunigunde von Thurneck, die er befreit hat, sei seine vorbestimmte Gattin, denn er hält sie für die Tochter des Kaisers. Zahlreiche Verwirrungen und Abenteuer später stellt sich heraus, dass tatsächlich Käthchen die uneheliche Tochter des Kaisers ist. Das Märchendrama, wie es genannt wird, ist noch heute ein permanenter Gast auf den Spielplänen der Bühnen.

Penthesilea ist die Königin der Amazonen, jenes kriegerische Volk, das keine Männer unter sich duldet. Doch sie verliebt sich unsterblich in Achill. Nur wenn sie ihn im Kampf besiegt, dürfte sie ihn zum Partner wählen, so lautet das Gesetz. Doch sie verletzt ihn tödlich. Heinrich von Kleist verfasste sein Drama im Blankvers. 24 Auftritte umfasst das Trauerspiel, das lange Zeit unaufführbar galt - und heute ein Klassiker auf den Bühnen ist!

Discover a collection of Rudyard Kipling’s poems written during the Great War. Depicting the war from the perspective of a patriotic citizen who struggles between his duty to his country and the outrage of the horrors that were coming out of the Western Front.

This complete collection brings together the full scope of Nietzsche's radical and transformative philosophy in a single, meticulously curated work.

'What the imagination seizes as Beauty must be truth' So wrote the Romantic poet John Keats (1795-1821) in 1817. This collection The Complete Poetry of John Keats contains all of his poetry: the early work, which is often undervalued even today, the poems on which his reputation rests including the Odes and of the uncompleted epic Hyperion, and work which only came to light after his death including his attempts at drama and comic verse. It all demonstrates the extent to which he tested his own dictum throughout his short creative life.

Canta Sogni comprende una selezione di poesie legate al mare, da sempre musa ispiratrice dell'autore, ma anche poesie piene di amore e sensualità, introspezione, nulla ed essenza... Insieme compongono un canto leale in grado di guidare l'ascoltatore attraverso la fitta nebbia dei sogni, là dove si annidano creature bizzarre, talvolta feroci, un'infinità sempre crescente di ombre e riflessi originata dal nostro andare per questo mondo e per altri, più vasti, se solo abbiamo il coraggio di chiudere gli occhi e ascoltare.