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A large desktop calendar, housed in a CD case which will sit on
your desk. Showing 12 images of the Cotswolds landscape and
villages. Size: 140mm x 125mm.
Leni crossed her arms, said nothing, and watched the fight unfold.
She was like a bored onlooker at a boxing trial, wasting no energy
on the undercard, saving her passion for the moment when the real
champions would step into the ring. And yet, at some point, she
began to cry. Just tears, without any sound. Water falling from her
eyes as water was falling from the sky. Rain disappearing into
rain._The Wind That Lays Waste _begins in the great pause before a
storm. Reverend Pearson is an evangelist preaching the word of God
across northern Argentina with Leni, his teenage daughter, in tow.
When their car breaks down, fate leads them to the workshop of an
ageing mechanic, Gringo Brauer, and his assistant, a boy called
Tapioca. Over the course of a long day, curiosity and a sense of
new opportunities develop into an unexpected intimacy. Yet this
encounter between a man convinced of his righteousness and one
mired in cynicism and apathy will become a battle for the very
souls of the young pair: the quietly earnest and idealistic
mechanic's assistant, and the restless, sceptical preacher's
daughter. As tensions among the four ebb and flow, beliefs are
questioned and allegiances tested, until finally the growing storm
breaks over the plains.Selva Almada's exquisitely crafted debut,
with its limpid and confident prose, is profound and poetic, a
near-tangible experience of the landscape amid the hot winds,
wrecked cars, sweat-stained shirts and damaged lives, told with the
cinematic precision of a static road movie, like a _Paris, Texas
_of the south. With echoes of Carson McCullers, The Wind That Lays
Waste is a contemplative and powerfully distinctive novel that
marks the arrival in English of an author whose talent and poise
are undeniable.
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Hi De Hi!: Series 3 and 4 (DVD)
Simon Cadell, Paul Shane, Ruth Madoc, Jeffrey Holland, Leslie Dwyer, …
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R68
Discovery Miles 680
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Seasons 3 and 4 of the perennially popular British sitcom set in a
holiday camp in the late 50s/early 60s. In 'Nice People with Nice
Manners', Yvonne and Barry hold a party in their chalet for the
staff they consider to be 'socially acceptable'. But when Peggy
mixes up the invitations, they get a few unexpected guests. In
'Carnival Time', Joe enlists Ted's help in organising a float for
the town carnival. 'A Matter of Conscience' sees the staff at
Maplin's attempting to thwart the local council's plans to build a
new hospital right next to the camp by making as much noise as they
can. In 'The Pay-Off', the council is still determined to go ahead
with its plans to build the hospital, so Joe resorts to bribing the
local councillors. In 'Trouble and Strife', Ted's ex-wife is
demanding that he pay up his maintenance arrears. Ted has to act
quickly - and cunningly - to raise the cash in time. 'Stripes' sees
Joe promoting Gladys to Head Yellowcoat after a secret visit to the
camp. In 'Co-Respondent's Course', Jeffrey's wife sends her new
boyfriend to ask Jeffrey for a divorce. When Jeffrey is reluctant
to give grounds, her boyfriend decides to try to unearth some
evidence himself. 'It's a Blue World' sees Ted arranging a special
late-night showing of an adult film for the male campers. In
'Eruptions', Ted retaliates after having his act rudely interrupted
by a volcano in the ballroom. In 'The Society Entertainer', Spike
is a changed man after falling head over heels for one of the
female campers - much to the detriment of his act. Meanwhile,
Jeffrey has decided that Radio Maplin would benefit from having a
new voice on the airwaves. In 'Sing You Sinners', Jeffrey finds
himself standing in for the local chaplain to conduct the Sunday
Half Hour - with unnerving results. 'Maplin Intercontinental' sees
the troupe competing for a very special prize in this year's Best
Yellowcoat Competition: a transer to the new Maplin's Holiday Camp
in the Bahamas. In 'All Change', Joe appoints a new supervisor for
the Yellowcoats, but is less than delighted when he discovers that
she insists on having a chalet all to herself at the peak of the
season when the camp is filled to capacity.
Photographic wall calendar showing 12 views of the Island of
Alderney - seascape and landscapes. Calendar opens up to show a
picture at the top and large date boxes for writing in. Closed
size: 298 x 210mm Open size: 298 x 420mm
A5, slimline photographic wall calendar showing 12 views of the
villages and landscapes of the Cotswolds. Calendar opens up to show
a picture at the top and date boxes for writing in at the bottom.
'A beautiful little novel about books, history, ambition and the
importance of literature.' Nick Hornby 'Truly potent ... Adimi
confronts us with episodes that are simply never spoken of in
France' The New York Times Book Review In 1936, a young dreamer
named Edmond Charlot opened a modest bookshop in Algiers. Once the
heart of Algerian cultural life, where Camus launched his first
book and the Free French printed propaganda during the war,
Charlot's beloved bookshop has been closed for decades, living on
as a government lending library. Now it is to be shuttered forever.
But as a young man named Ryad empties it of its books, he begins to
understand that a bookshop can be much more than just a shop that
sells books. A Bookshop in Algiers charts the changing fortunes of
Charlot's bookshop through the political drama of Algeria's
turbulent twentieth century of war, revolution and independence. It
is a moving celebration of books, bookshops and of those who dare
to dream.
Photographic wall calendar showing 12 views of the university city
of Oxford. Calendar opens up to show a picture at the top and large
date boxes for writing in. Closed size: 297 x 210mm Open size: 297
x 420mm. Includes mailing envelope
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Cotswolds Diary - 2024
Chris Andrews; Photographs by Chris Andrews
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R219
Discovery Miles 2 190
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Spiral bound, 16 month diary with a week to a page. Interspersed
with 31 colour photographs of the Cotswolds - villages and
landscapes. Includes 2021 year planner. Lies flat when open
A large desktop calendar, housed in a CD case which will sit on
your desk. Showing 12 images of Oxford. Size: 140mm x 125mm
Photographic wall calendar showing 12 views of the villages and
landscapes of the Cotswolds. Calendar opens up to show a picture at
the top and date boxes for writing in at the bottom. bottom.
Wiro-o-bound - hangs on wall Closed size: 205 x 205mm Open size:
205 x 410mm. Includes mailing envelope
A mini desktop calendar, housed in a CD case which will sit on your
desk. Showing 12 images of the Cotswolds - villages and landscapes
Size: 98mm x 98mm
A mini desktop calendar, housed in a CD case which will sit on your
desk. Showing 12 images of Oxford's Colleges and University
buildings. Size: 98mm x 98mm
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You Glow in the Dark
Liliana Colanzi; Translated by Chris Andrews
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R395
R317
Discovery Miles 3 170
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Photographic wall calendar showing 12 views of the Cotswolds area -
villages and landscapes. Calendar opens up to show a picture at the
top and large date boxes for writing in. Calendar opens up to show
a picture at the top and large date boxes for writing in. Closed
size: 297 x 210mm Open size: 297 x 420mm. Includes mailing envelope
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The Divorce (Paperback)
Cesar Aira; Translated by Chris Andrews; Introduction by Patti Smith
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R224
Discovery Miles 2 240
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Shortlisted for the 2022 Queen Sofia Spanish Institute Translation
Prize Shortlisted for the Premio Valle-Inclan prize for its
translation A recently divorced man trying to enjoy himself in one
of the trendier districts of Buenos Aires finds himself at the
centre a series of strange coincidences. These blips in causality
are at first easily rationalised, but soon escalate from the merely
implausible to the impossible to the cataclysmic. More, each
accident of fate, piling one atop the other, drags a new, rambling
tale in its wake, until the very ground beneath the man's feet
seems likely to buckle beneath the weight of so many shaggy dogs.
And yet, with master storyteller Cesar Aira holding their leashes,
what better vacation from reality could any reader-or
divorce-desire?
This book brings together a variety of perspectives to explore the
role of literature in the aftermath of political conflict, studying
the ways in which writers approach violent conflict and the equally
important subject of peace. Essays put insights from Peace and
Conflict Studies into dialog with the unique ways in which
literature attempts to understand the past, and to reimagine both
the present and the future, exploring concepts like truth and
reconciliation, post-traumatic memory, historical reckoning,
therapeutic storytelling, transitional justice, archival memory,
and questions about victimhood and reparation. Drawing on a range
of literary texts and addressing a variety of post-conflict
societies, this volume charts and explores the ways in which
literature attempts to depict and make sense of this new
philosophical terrain. As such, it aims to offer a self-conscious
examination of literature, and the discipline of literary studies,
considering the ability of both to interrogate and explore the
legacies of political and civil conflict around the world. The book
focuses on the experience of post-Apartheid South Africa,
post-Troubles Northern Ireland, and post-dictatorship Latin
America. The recent history of these regions, and in particular
their acute experience of ethno-religious and civil conflict, make
them highly productive contexts in which to begin examining the
role of literature in the aftermath of social trauma. Rather than a
definitive account of the subject, the collection defines a new
field for literary studies, and opens it up to scholars working in
other regional and national contexts. To this end, the book
includes essays on post-1989 Germany, post-9/11 United States, the
Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Sierra Leone, and narratives of
asylum seeker/refugee communities. This volume's comparative frame
draws on well-established precedents for thinking about the
cultural politics of these regions, making it a valuable resource
for scholars of
A certain writer ("past sixty, enjoying 'a certain renown'")
strolls through the old book market in a Buenos Aires park: "My
Sunday walk through the market, repeated over so many years, was
part of my general fantasizing about books." Unfortunately, he is
suffering from writer's block. However, that proves to be the least
of our hero's problems. In the market, he fails to avoid the
insufferable boor Ovando-"a complete loser" but a "man supremely
full of himself: Conceit was never less justified." And yet, is
Ovando a master magician? Can he turn sugar cubes into pure gold?
And can our protagonist decline the offer Ovando proposes granting
him absolute power if the writer never in his life reads another
book? And is his publisher also a great magician? And the writer's
wife? Only Cesar Aira could have cooked up this witch's potion (and
only he would plop in phantom Mont Blanc pens as well as fearsome
crocodiles from the banks of the Nile)-a brew bubbling over with
the question: where does literature end and magic begin?
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Birthday (Paperback)
Cesar Aira; Translated by Chris Andrews
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R285
R199
Discovery Miles 1 990
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`Suddenly it hits you: you're not twenty; you're not young any more
. . . and in the meantime, while you were thinking about something
else, the world has changed.'Birthday begins with a fiftieth
birthday. It comes and goes without fanfare, but just a few months
later, an apparently banal comment that reveals a gap in the
author's knowledge of the world prompts him to sit down in a cafe
and write. As he sifts through anecdotes and weaves memories
together, Aira reflects on the origin of his beliefs and his
incapacity to live, on literature understood from the author's and
the reader's point of view, on death and the Last Judgement.
This book brings together a variety of perspectives to explore the
role of literature in the aftermath of political conflict, studying
the ways in which writers approach violent conflict and the equally
important subject of peace. Essays put insights from Peace and
Conflict Studies into dialog with the unique ways in which
literature attempts to understand the past, and to reimagine both
the present and the future, exploring concepts like truth and
reconciliation, post-traumatic memory, historical reckoning,
therapeutic storytelling, transitional justice, archival memory,
and questions about victimhood and reparation. Drawing on a range
of literary texts and addressing a variety of post-conflict
societies, this volume charts and explores the ways in which
literature attempts to depict and make sense of this new
philosophical terrain. As such, it aims to offer a self-conscious
examination of literature, and the discipline of literary studies,
considering the ability of both to interrogate and explore the
legacies of political and civil conflict around the world. The book
focuses on the experience of post-Apartheid South Africa,
post-Troubles Northern Ireland, and post-dictatorship Latin
America. The recent history of these regions, and in particular
their acute experience of ethno-religious and civil conflict, make
them highly productive contexts in which to begin examining the
role of literature in the aftermath of social trauma. Rather than a
definitive account of the subject, the collection defines a new
field for literary studies, and opens it up to scholars working in
other regional and national contexts. To this end, the book
includes essays on post-1989 Germany, post-9/11 United States, the
Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Sierra Leone, and narratives of
asylum seeker/refugee communities. This volume's comparative frame
draws on well-established precedents for thinking about the
cultural politics of these regions, making it a valuable resource
for scholars of Comparative Literature, Peace and Conflicts
Studies, Human Rights, Transitional Justice, and the Politics of
Literature.
Photographic wall calendar showing 12 views of the villages and
landscapes of the Cotswolds. Calendar opens up to show a picture
and dates. Wiro-o-bound - will either hang on the wall or stand on
desk Open & Closed size: 152 x 152mm
A large desktop calendar, housed in a CD case which will sit on
your desk. Showing 12 images of Oxford. Size: 140mm x 125mm
Chris Andrews Publications started out by producing a series of
postcards in Oxford and then extended to calendars and books. Then
we expanded the area covered to the Cotswolds, Stratford upon Avon,
Bath and the Thames & Chilterns. Chris has been photographing
for many years - but his real ability is not just as a photographer
- it is having the vision to create interesting images that have a
'use'. An attractive picture, relevant, meaningful and immediately
useable in a publication. The skills to record landscapes,
seascapes, wildlife and cookery have common denominators as well as
huge challenges. Keeping in mind the desire to produce natural
pictures means Chris is busy behind the camera in all seasons and
photographs with a minimum of interference.
A mini desktop calendar, housed in a CD case which will sit on your
desk. Showing 12 images of Oxford's Colleges and University
buildings. Size: 98mm x 98mm
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Amulet (Paperback)
Roberto Bolano; Translated by Chris Andrews
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R449
R371
Discovery Miles 3 710
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A tour de force, Amulet is a highly charged first-person,
semi-hallucinatory novel that embodies in one woman's voice the
melancholy and violent recent history of Latin America. It is
September 1968 and the Mexican student movement is about to run
head-on into the repressive right-wing government of Mexico:
hundreds of young people will soon die. When the army invades the
university, one woman hides in a fourth-floor ladies' room and for
twelve days she is the only person left on campus. Staring at the
floor, she recounts her bohemian life among the young poets of
Mexico City-- inventing and reinventing freely-- and along the way
she creates a cosmology of literature. She is Auxilio Lacouture,
the Mother of Mexican Poetry. Auxilio speaks of her passionate
attachment to young poets as well as to two beloved aged poets, to
a woman who once slept with Che Guevera, and to the painter
Remedios Varo, recalling visits which never occured. And as they
grow ever more hallucinatory, her memories become mythologies
before completely transforming into riveting dark prophecies.
Hair-raising and enthralling, Amuletis a heart-breaking novel and
another brilliant example of the art of Roberto Bolan o, the most
admired novelist, as Susan Sontag noted, in the Spanish-speaking
world.
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