Charles Boyle Bücher

Fünf Tage, an denen London den Atem anhält. Fünf Tage, an denen sich eine Frau entscheiden muss: zwischen ihrem Mann, ihrem Stiefsohn und ihrem Liebhaber. Fünf Tage, durchlebt mit hellwachen Sinnen, erfüllt von Glücksmomenten, zerstörenden Zweifeln, radikalen Bewährungsproben. Das Spiel des Lebens und das Spiel, das aus allen Fernsehgeräten flimmert, überlagern und beeinflussen sich. In den letzten Minuten wird klar: Ein Unentschieden darf es nicht geben. Ein berührender, humorvoller und dichter Roman über Liebe, Leidenschaft und Spielregeln, die genau dann nicht mehr gelten, wenn man sie am dringendsten bräuchte.

A memoir about books, mostly - and bonfires, cliches, dystopias, failure, happiness, jokes, justice, privilege, publishing, rejection, self-loathing, shoplifting and umbrellas - by an author who has published poetry, fiction and non-fiction under his own name and pen names.

Campaign is an award-winning course in English for the military. This student's book contains units that culminate in a task-based activity which recycles the language and key skills taught. It contains world English boxes that demonstrate differences in vocabulary in different English-speaking countries.

The stories in The Manet Girl explore situations in which desire, cutting through the demands of daily life, blurs all rational distinctions between what is important and what is distraction.

'They ran wild in packs. They spread disease. They fouled the pavements. They kept us awake and then infected our dreams. They bred faster than rabbits. They laughed at the police. Whole districts became no-go areas. Finally the government took action: they were rounded up and slaughtered and buried in pits and now there are no dogs.’Invisible Dogs is the travel diary of an English writer invited to a country in which there are no dogs – but he keeps seeing them, vanishing around corners. There are rumours of dogs gathering in the mountains, preparing for an assault on the city.‘Invisible Dogs is such a direct, lucid text that the reader might mistake it for a simple record of a visit to an authoritarian country. But Boyle’s wry and wiry prose, an invisible dog in itself, makes an eye contact you can’t break and produces thereafter a quietly deadly picture of the viewed and the viewer, the destination and the traveller.’ – M. John Harrison‘Funny, sinister, thought-moving like light, subtly then increasingly terrifying. Its intelligence reads like relief. Its determination not to language- or life-launder leaves it and the experience of reading it clean and cleansing re the shining and the very dark and the strangeness of us.’ – Ali Smith

Featuring a facsimile reprint of a scarce antiquarian work, this book preserves the cultural significance of the original text. Acknowledging its age, readers may encounter imperfections like marks and notations. The edition aims to offer an affordable, high-quality version that maintains the integrity of the original, reflecting a commitment to protecting and promoting important literary works.

This antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of an original work, preserving its historical significance despite potential imperfections like marks and notations. The initiative aims to protect and promote important literature by offering high-quality, affordable editions that remain true to the original text.