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Life Death Prizes
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Author : Stephen May
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2012-04-01
Life Death Prizes written by Stephen May and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-04-01 with Fiction categories.
Shortlisted for the 2012 COSTA Novel Award Billy's Mum is dead. He knows - because he reads about it in magazines - that people die every day in ways that are more random and tragic and stupid than hers, but for nineteen-year-old Billy and his little brother, Oscar, their mother's death in a bungled street robbery is the most random and tragic and stupid thing that could possibly have happened to them. Now Billy must be both mother and father to Oscar, and despite what his well-meaning aunt, the PTA mothers, the social services and Oscar's own prodigal father all think, he knows he is more than up to the job, thank you very much. The boys' new world, where bedtimes are arbitrary, tidiness is optional and healthy home-cooked meals pile up uneaten in the freezer, is built out of chaos and fierce love, but it's also a world that teeters perilously on its axis. And as Billy's obsession with his mother's missing killer grows, he risks losing sight of the one thing that really matters... Funny, bittersweet and unforgettable, Life! Death! Prizes! is a story of grief, resilience and brotherly love.
Literary Prizes And Cultural Transfer
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Author : Petra Broomans
language : en
Publisher: Barkhuis
Release Date : 2022-02-05
Literary Prizes And Cultural Transfer written by Petra Broomans and has been published by Barkhuis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-02-05 with Literary Criticism categories.
Literary Prizes and Cultural Transfer addresses the multilevel nature of literary and translation prizes, with the aim of expanding our knowledge about them as an international and transnational phenomenon. The contributions to this book analyse the social, institutional, and ideological functions of such prizes. This volume not only looks at famous prizes and celebrities but also lesser known prizes in more peripheral language areas and regions, with a special focus on cultural transmitters and their networks, which play a decisive role in the award industry. Cultural transfer and translations are at the heart of this book and this approach adds a new dimension to the study of literary and translation prizes. The contributions reveal the diverse ways in which a cultural transfer approach enhances the study of literary prizes, presenting the state of the art regarding recent developments in the field. Articles with a broader scope discuss definitions, concepts, and methods, while other contributions deal with specific case studies. A variety of theoretical and methodological approaches are explored, applying field theory, network analysis, comparative literature, and cultural transfer studies. By providing multiple perspectives on the literary prize, this volume aims to contribute to our knowledge and understanding of this intriguing phenomenon.
Wake Up Happy Every Day
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Author : Stephen May
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2014-03-01
Wake Up Happy Every Day written by Stephen May and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-03-01 with Fiction categories.
What happens if you do actually find the pot of gold at the end of a rainbow? Nicky has always known Russell was rich, but he has no idea how astronomically rich Russell is until his friend drops dead, on his fiftieth birthday, with Nicky as the only witness. And now Nicky has come up with an uncharacteristically daring plan. If Nicky were to become Russell and leave his old life lying dead on the bathroom floor, he and his family could start again. But when the foundations of their glittering existence start to crack, the impact of his hasty decision begins to be felt by those around him: by Nicky's distant father; by his daughter's babysitter and her boyfriend, who harbour grand hopes of their own; by a young Englishwoman attempting to find her father; and by Catherine, an ex-soldier with a suspicious interest in Nicky's movements...
Chameleon
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Author : Kim Cresswell
language : en
Publisher: KC Publishing
Release Date : 2020-04-26
Chameleon written by Kim Cresswell and has been published by KC Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-04-26 with True Crime categories.
Chameleon - A True Crime Quickie is the fifth book in a compelling series of true crime short stories for readers who don't have time to read a full-length novel. "The Story of Chester Turner" examines the horrifying account of the serial killer dubbed, "Chester the Molester".
Narcissism For Beginners
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Author : Martine McDonagh
language : en
Publisher: Unbound Publishing
Release Date : 2017-03-09
Narcissism For Beginners written by Martine McDonagh and has been published by Unbound Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-09 with Fiction categories.
2018 People’s Book Prize Finalist Longlisted for the 2017 Guardian Not the Booker Prize Meet Sonny Anderson: budding author, ex-meth-head, neurotic and Shaun of the Dead obsessive. Sonny doesn’t remember his mother because when he was five, his father kidnapped him from his home in Scotland and took him to live on a commune in the Brazilian outback. Since the age of eleven, he has lived in Southern California with his enigmatic guardian, Thomas – but on his twenty-first birthday he receives a gift that will throw his life wildly off course, all over again. Armed with five mysterious letters and a list of addresses, Sonny musters the courage to return to the UK and finally learn the truth about his childhood. As the story of his past unravels, though, he's less sure it's the truth he wants to hear.
The Serpent Pool
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Author : Martin Edwards
language : en
Publisher: Allison & Busby
Release Date : 2011-01-10
The Serpent Pool written by Martin Edwards and has been published by Allison & Busby this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-01-10 with Fiction categories.
The Lake District's cold case specialist, DCI Hannah Scarlett, is determined to uncover the truth behind Bethany Friend's apparent suicide in the Serpent Pool. Why would Bethany, so afraid of water, drown herself? Hannah fears that her partner, bookseller Marc Amos, is keeping dark secrets. Does he hold the key to Bethany's past - and why was his best customer burnt to death in an Ullswater boathouse? Hannah still carries a torch for Daniel Kind, who is researching Thomas De Quincey and the history of murder. Once Daniel and Hannah suspect connections between Bethany's drowning and a current sequence of killings, death comes dangerously close to home.
The Complaint Or Night Thoughts On Life Death And Immortality
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Author : Edward Young
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1880
The Complaint Or Night Thoughts On Life Death And Immortality written by Edward Young and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1880 with categories.
Crisis And The Arts
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996
Crisis And The Arts written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Arts, Modern categories.
Launches an eight-volume series on the rebellious art form created during World War I by artists and writers in Zurich reacting to the horror of war, the onslaught of new technology, and the stifling aesthetics of futurism and cubism. In 11 essays, provides parameters for the historical and sociological context of the movement; its manifestation in visual arts, theater, the media, and literature; the correspondence between the actual works and the various manifestos; and the relevance of studying the phenomenon to present concerns. Illustrated in black and white. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.
Boswell S Life Of Johnson
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Author : James Boswell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1891
Boswell S Life Of Johnson written by James Boswell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1891 with Hebrides (Scotland) categories.
The Denial Of Death
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Author : Ernest Becker
language : en
Publisher: Souvenir Press
Release Date : 2011-03-01
The Denial Of Death written by Ernest Becker and has been published by Souvenir Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-03-01 with Self-Help categories.
'It made me rethink the roots of our deepest fears and insecurities, and why we often disappoint ourselves in how we manifest them' Bill Clinton, Guardian Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1974 and the culmination of a life's work, The Denial of Death is Ernest Becker's brilliant and impassioned answer to the 'why' of human existence. In bold contrast to the predominant Freudian school of thought, Becker tackles the problem of the vital lie - man's refusal to acknowledge his own mortality. The book argues that human civilisation is a defence against the knowledge that we are mortal beings. Becker states that humans live in both the physical world and a symbolic world of meaning, which is where our 'immortality project' resides. We create in order to become immortal - to become part of something we believe will last forever. In this way we hope to give our lives meaning. In The Denial of Death, Becker sheds new light on the nature of humanity and issues a call to life and its living that still resonates decades after it was written.