Inspired by true events, The Hotel Hokusai explores the Glasgow Boys' little- known time in Japan during the late 1800s through the perspective of another foreigner - young Korean immigrant Han - weaving a traditional whodunnit tale that examines disparities in race and class under the shadow of Western colonialism.
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Ihr Leben und ihre Gewohnheiten
Das Buch ist das natürliche Produkt vieler Jahre, die der Autor dem Studium der Sprache und der Gewohnheiten der Affen und Menschenaffen gewidmet hat. Der Inhalt handelt hauptsächlich von den Fakten, die er in seinem speziellen Forschungsgebiet gesammelt hat. Die günstigen Bedingungen, unter denen der Autor die Tiere in der Freiheit ihres heimischen Dschungels studieren konnte, sind vor dieser Studie keinem anderen Naturforscher vergönnt gewesen. Es wurde sorgfältig darauf geachtet, alle Fachausdrücke und wissenschaftliche Phraseologie zu vermeiden, und das Thema wird in gemeinverständlichem Stil behandelt. Anstelle langwieriger Details lockern eine Fülle von Anekdoten, die der Autor seinen eigenen Beobachtungen entnommen hat, den Text auf. Es ist ein wunderbares Werk für jeden Tierfreund oder wissbegierigen Leser.
"Playful, moving and wholly remarkable" (Guardian). "A small miracle" (New Statesman). "Mastery of craft, resonance and deep feeling on every page" (Telegraph). This work is a stunning fusion of myth and folklore, exploring the fluidity of time through vivid storytelling that illuminates an introspective young mind. Joe Coppock, with his lazy eye and love for comics, birds' eggs, and marbles, encounters Treacle Walker, a wanderer and healer, who arrives unexpectedly from the Cheshire moor. This meeting sparks an unlikely friendship, introducing Joe to a world beyond his imagination. The narrative is rich with exuberance and eccentricity, embodying deep thought and resonant mythology, as noted by the Observer. Critics praise its spare, allusive style, describing it as luminous and understated (Rowan Williams, New Statesman) and cryptic yet evocative (Carolyne Larrington, TLS). This work has been recognized as a New Statesman Book of the Year, a TLS Book of the Year, and a Guardian Best Fiction Book of 2021.
A NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR From one of our greatest living writers, comes a remarkable memoir of a forgotten England.
This concluding volume of the 'Weirdstone trilogy' features Professor Colin Whisterfield who spends his days at Jodrell Bank, using the radio telescope to look for his lost sister in the Pleiades. At the same time, and in another time, the Watcher cuts the rock and dances, to keep the sky above the earth and the stars flying.
Following on from the fiftieth anniversary of Alan Garner's seminal fantasy classic, THE WEIRDSTONE OF BRISINGAMEN, this beautifully produced hardback collects all of Alan's folk tales, told with his unique storytelling skill and inimitably clear voice. Essential reading for young and old alike, and a book to be treasured.Among the stories collected here are:,*Kate Crackernuts,*Gold-Tree and Silver-Tree,*Yallery BrownAges: 9+
Alan Garner is an exceptional lecturer and essayist. Alan Garner's account of his mental illness will become a classic, and each strand of the book will be a source of fascination to anyone who has ever fallen under the spell of an Alan Garner story, as also to all who concern themselves with the craft of writing.
Here John Turner was cast away in a heavy snow storm in the night in or about the year 1755. John Turner's death in the eighteenth century leaves an emotional charge which, in the twenty-first century, Ian and Sal find affects their relationship, challenging the perceptions they have of themselves and of each other.
Stunning new edition of Alan Garner's folklore collection by CollinsVoyager.