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Édouard Louis nya bok tar vid där hans framgångsrika debut Göra sig kvitt Eddy Bellegueule (2015) slutade. Denna självbiografiska berättelse kan, precis som hans tidigare verk, sägas befinna sig i skärningspunkten där skönlitteraturen möter sociologin. Louis är den första i sin släkt som tar studenten och gör sedan ett osannolikt språng när han fortsätter studierna […]

From the night she is rescued as a baby out of the flames of a sinking ship; to the day she joins a pair of daredevil pilots looping and diving over the rugged forests of her childhood, to the thrill of flying Spitfires during the war, the life of Marian Graves has always been marked by a lust for freedom and danger.

The most wide-ranging and up-to-date volume available on the enigmatic and controversial graffiti artist, this deeply researched and highly personal tribute explores how Banksy continues to defy accepted wisdom about artistic success, growing only more famous and powerful even as he sticks to his anti-establishment platform and to his mission to give a voice to […]

Michelin-starred chef Josh Emett brings together 350 of the most important classic recipes by 300 of the world’s most acclaimed chefs. Taken together, this is a compendium of the crème de la crème of blue ribbon cooking from the world’s top restaurants in an elegantly designed volume that will stand up to use in the […]

What can the rise and reign of this century’s most feared politician teach us about life, work and love? Rob Sears shows how the machinations that enabled Putin to dominate the Kremlin and undermine the United States of America could also help you take control of your mundane life. How would you like to ruin […]

Do you eat too much sugar? What proportion of your country are immigrants? What does it cost to raise a child? How much tax do the rich pay? Are we more ignorant than we used to be? Take a minute to answer these questions. No matter how educated you are, this book suggests you are […]

Modern italiensk, existentiell klassiker i efterlängtad nyutgåva Den unge officeren Giovanni Drogo är fast besluten att försvara sitt land i det krig som alla väntar på. Han anländer, full av idealistiska anspråk, till fästningen Fort Bastiani, en utpost överblickande den ödsliga Tataröknen, och möts där av åldrade veteraner som aldrig sett ett spår av fienden. […]

In the past those wandering around Paris on a Sunday were confronted with an abundance of closed signs. But in more recent times the city has evolved and a lively Sunday scene has emerged. Born from a love of laidback Sundays, Sundays in Paris is the culmination of the popular blog by the same name. This […]