A Rage in Harlem (Penguin Modern Classics)

Boisterous, ribald, and ultimately shattering, Ken Kesey’s One Flew Over the Cuckoo s Nest is a seminal novel of the 1960s. Here is the unforgettable story of a mental ward and its inhabitants a counterculture classic that inspired the 1975 film adaptation, widely considered one of the greatest movies ever made. Part of the Penguin […]

In Cold Blood: A True Account of a Multiple Murder and its Consequences is considered by many to be the first work of the true crime genre. In this groundbreaking book, Truman Capote reconstructs the murder of the Clutter family from information provided by newspaper articles and interviews. ‘Dick became convinced that Perry was that […]

I genombrottsromanen från 1939 spränger Raymond Chandler alla gränser för vad en hårdkokt deckare kan vara; en berättelse om livet i lagens utkanter, ett liv kantat av korruption och misstänksamhet, något som

‘Who controls the past controls the future: who controls the present controls the past’ Hidden away in the Record Department of the sprawling Ministry of Truth, Winston Smith skilfully rewrites the past to suit the needs of the Party. Yet he inwardly rebels against the totalitarian world he lives in, which demands absolute obedience and […]