February 7, 2012 marks the bicentenary of the birth of . work transcends his time, language and culture. Book sales two centuries after his birth continue to make him the envy of contemporary bestselling authors, and his work remains an influence throughout the world, inspiring film, TV, art and other works of literature.
When he died in 1870, The Times of London successfully campaigned for his burial in Westminster Abbey, the final resting place of England's kings and heroes. Thousands flocked to mourn the best recognized and most-loved man of nineteenth-century England.
His personal life, however, was in perpetual chaos. Last fall's Charles Dickens: A Life by gives full measure to virtues as a writer but does not shy away from his temperamental treatment of his friends and family, paying special attention to his lifelong affair with the young actress Ellen Ternan.
Part of what made so revered was his ability to attract thousands of fans to his readings both in England and across North America. Not only did he give voice to his vast cast of characters, he was also a brilliant mimic and raconteur. explores this side of the public in Charles Dickens and the Great Theatre of the World. In this short and lively study, reveals an original genius who was driven as much by performance and showmanship as by literary endeavour.
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In the course of one day everything will happen to seventeen year old Wes: he will lose his virginity to the wrong girl and break his own heart, try to meet a Monday morning deadline for a paper on War and Peace, and prepare an elaborate supper he hopes will reunite his family. With a nod to J.D. Salinger, Everything Happens Today is a funny, moving, generous and exhilarating novel about a memorable young man who comes to the poignant understanding of how fragile but attainable personal happiness can be.
From , the same publisher that brought us The Elegance of the Hedgehog.
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and continue their dominance of Canadian award lists by being among this year's fiction nominees for the 75th year of the Governor General's Literary Awards, .
- , The Free World (HarperCollins Canada)
- , The Sisters Brothers (House of Anansi Press)
- , Half-Blood Blues (Thomas Allen Publishers)
- , The Little Shadows (Doubleday Canada)
- , Touch (Knopf Canada)
For a complete list of nominated works, click ****** below.
Categories: Awards, Poetry, Publishing News, Literature
Aleph is the latest novel by , the author of the bestselling book The Alchemist. Paulo, the main character in this new novel, decides to start over: to travel, to experiment, to reconnect with people and the world. On this journey through Europe, Africa, and Asia, he will again meet Hilal, the woman he loved 500 years before, an encounter that will initiate a mystical voyage through time and space, through past and present, in search of himself. For the millions of people who have enjoyed The Alchemist as well as many other novels this one sounds like it will deliver similar pleasures.
Categories: New Releases, Literature
Congratulations to Swedish poet , who was awarded the 2011 Nobel Prize in Literature "because, through his condensed, translucent images, he gives us fresh access to reality".
- For the Living and the Dead: New Poems and a Memoir
- Great Enigma
- The Half-Finished Heaven
- Selected Poems Tranströmer 1954-1986
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