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A major work of Cold War history, capturing the moment when Mao died and China entered a dramatic phase of transition from Communism.

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A daughter is tied to her brilliant father by a passionate bond. The Designated Mourner is a harsh and poetic play about the pursuit of beauty in brutal times.The Designated Mourner premiered at the National Theatre, London, in April 1996.

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From the New York Times bestselling author of You Should Have Known, The Devil and Webster is a compelling novel about a student protest, examining some of the most topical concerns at the heart of society today.

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A charged and coruscating novel about good and evil.

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In his debut novel, Stav Sherez explores a history of terror and mass murder rooted in Europe's murky past.

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The incredible story of Emile Zola's escape to London in the aftermath of the scandalous Dreyfus Affair.

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A rich mixture of personal memories and cultural commentaries, from one of America's most respected authors.

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A novel about love and betrayal, a younger generation that can no longer tell the difference between reality and desire, and the destructive effects of media fantasies.

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April De Angelis's hilarious backstage comedy - shortlisted for the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize - recalls the origins of celebrity culture, before fame granted wealth and power.

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A spectacularly epic comedy of love, politics, sex and work from one of the most admired and influential American writers of his generation

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The dark and glittering new novel from bestselling author Kate Hamer is as gripping as it is gorgeously written - the perfect second book from the author of The Girl in the Red Coat.

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A wonderfully sustained narrative poem, full of the resonances and repercussions attendant on the end of an era, The Donkey's Ears depicts life aboard a Russian flagship just before the battle of Tsushima, 1905.

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Will Marion has two perfect kidneys. His daughters aren't so lucky. Question is: which one should he save

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From the director of Submarine and star of The IT Crowd, The Double is Richard Ayoade's brilliant new screenplay

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An aged prophetess at Delphi, the most sacred oracle in ancient Greece, looks back over her strange life as the Pythia, the First Lady and voice of the god Apollo.

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An urgent analysis of global gender inequality and a passionately argued case for change by a pioneer in the movement for women's economic empowerment.

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But when it ends, and the strains of day-to-day life grow large, what happens to the peoples' hopes, and the feeling that 'all o' we is one' With an unforgettable cast of characters, The Dragon Can't Dance is a stunning, classic novel of the desire for identity and belonging, alongside the legacies of a colonial past.

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A young American student comes to Paris in 1968. Obsessed with film, he becomes involved with two fellow cineastes. Cocooned in their apartment, the three of them push themselves further until the violence in the streets invades their lives with violent consequences.

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The richly atmospheric new Strafford and Quirke mystery, from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Snow.

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A vivid reimagining of Webster's The Duchess of Malfi for the #MeToo age from Zinnie Harris.

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The captivating and emotional true tale of a journey through doomed love, personal discovery and the tragic story of colonial Zimbabwe

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Semi-autobiographical, it is a fascinating, disturbing and humorous study which contains the seeds of all his subsequent work. The Dwarfs, in Kerry Lee Crabbe's adaptation, was screened on BBC4 in October 2002 and received its stage premire at the Tricycle Theatre, Kilburn, London in April 2003.

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The best of Auden's critical writings, chosen by himself, including his famous lectures as Professor Poetry at Oxford.

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A second collection of prose, published posthumously in 1978. In these essays, Jones explores his deep connection to Wales through its culture, symbolism and through the notion of heroic defeat.