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This publication brings together some of New Zealand's finest literary practitioners: 15 writers and 15 literary critics - in discussions about each author's work, the nature of writing and the place of land, culture, belonging, society, family and art in their work.

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The complete guide to the world's most famous detective.

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The world-renowned novelist shares quotations on subjects such as life and opportunity, the frontier, knowledge and learning, poverty and wealth, women, wild life, law and justice, and more from the pages of his best-selling novels.

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Iris Murdoch: A Writer at War is a fascinating private memoir of one of the great women writers and thinkers of the 20th century and a remarkable historical document of life behind the scenes during the Second World War.

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From the very first book publication in 1920 to the upcoming film release of Death on the Nile, this investigation into Agatha Christies Hercule Poirot celebrates a century of probably the worlds favourite fictional detective.

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Rourke's pioneering "study of the national character" examines such legendary figures as the Yankee, the backwoodsman, the minstrel singer, and the stroller to show how the popular comic imagination has contributed to America's changing self-awareness.

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"Copyright 1939 by Raymond Chandler, renewed 1966 by Mrs. Helga Greene"--Copyright page.

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ASPECTS OF THE NOVEL is a unique attempt to examine the novel afresh, rejecting the traditional methods of classification by chronology or subject-matter.

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Kerouac, Burroughs, Ginsberg--are names that continue to reverberate as the Beats remain a vital source of inspiration to successive generations of readers and writers. Here THE PARIS REVIEW interviews key Beats and members of the offshoot Black Mountain School of experimental poets, to describe the writers' art and lives--creating a unique and fascinating record.

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A beautiful new edition of Edward Said's classic which argues that a beginning is different from (and preferable to) an origin, because a beginning can be chosen and an origin can only be acknowledged.

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Germany's most gifted literary critic on the critical discussion of Nobel Prize laureate Thomas Mann.

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Internationally bestselling author of The End of Your Life Book Club, Will Schwalbe's new book is another gem for book lovers. An exploration of how reading guides us, comforts us and helps us make sense of the world and our place in it, through books as diverse as The Girl on the Train, The Little Prince and Reading Lolita in Tehran.

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The aged Judge Clane dreams of resurrecting the confederacy, while his grandson, Jester, is involuntarily drawn to Sherman, a volatile black orphan who feels the sharp sting of racial injustice. Through the eyes of these individuals, the author explores the roots of racial prejudice, and the dual moralities of the town's leading whites.

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Features a satire on the moral failure of the "Jazz Age". This book explores the intricate patterns of the novel, its chronology, locations, imagery and use of colour, and how these contribute to a seamless interplay of social comedy and symbolic landscape.

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With an enlightening biography of Philip Pullman, outlines and analyses of the novels, audio books, stage play and forthcoming movie, a dictionary of key words from Armoured Bear to Zombi, and a history of Lyra's world, this volume gives crucial further information to all admirers of the timeless books.

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Shortly before his death last June, Louis L'Amour completed writing his most unique adventure story: a personal reflection on his lifelong love affair with learning. Now, all L'Amour fans can catch a glimpse into the life and development of one of the world's most beloved western writers.

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In a candid and personal account of his own life, the late author of the best-selling Sackett saga recalls his youth in North Dakota, his decision to leave school at fifteen, his worldwide odysseys, and his evolution as a writer.

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James Hogg's Confessions of a Justifed Sinner is one of the great works of European Romanticism.

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Words are the keys to the mysterious, intoxicating labyrinth that is Elena Ferrante's Neapolitan quartet, and to her Naples in all its serpentine charm. By identifying these key words, Tiziana de Rogatis masterfully navigates Ferrante's imaginative world.

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