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Wide Sargasso Sea, a masterpiece of modern fiction, was Jean Rhys’s return to the literary center stage. She had a startling early career and was known for her extraordinary prose and haunting women characters. With Wide Sargasso Sea, her last and best-selling novel, she ingeniously brings into light one of fiction’s most fascinating characters: the […]

Collects some of the most visually stunning and evocative album covers from the 20th Century Features homages to numerous important designers and artists, such as Damien Hirst, Yoko Ono and Raymond Pettibon Up until the 1940s, records were sold in plain, uniform jackets. In the post-war years, musicians and record companies discovered that graphically designed […]

From the labyrinthine paths and serene squares of the Gothic Quarter to the stunning art nouveau architecture of the Eixample, Barcelona is a place of irresistible charm. Throughout this beloved Catalan city by the sea, dazzling signage is everywhere: glowing mosaics and stained glass, intricately carved stonework and brilliantly gilded placards that herald the city’s […]

Celebrating the 400th anniversary of traditional Japanese ceramic culture as interpreted by today’s leading designers The art of Japanese porcelain manufacturing began in Arita in 1616. Now, on its 400th anniversary, Arita / Table of Contents charts the unique collaboration between 16 contemporary designers and 10 traditional Japanese potteries as they work to produce 16 […]

Oavsett om det handlar om barnhemsbarn på 1960-talet eller en amerikansk bondhustru på 1930-talet, en hemvändande japansk man eller en medborgare i en av kalla krigets kommunistdiktaturer, så finns det en historia att berätta. I den här asken samlas fyra starka röster som alla har det gemensamt att de tilldelats Nobelpriset i litteratur. Berättelserna är […]

Den säregna stridsskriften En dåres försvarstal kom till under slutfasen av August Strindbergs stormiga äktenskap med Siri von Essen. Boken skrevs ursprungligen på franska, men gavs

Vill du också fylla dina måltider med näring, rikligt med grönsaker, goda proteiner, mättande fetter, smakrika kryddor och härliga såser? Maria Borelius, med bakgrund som vetenskapsjournalist, biolog och författare till flera storsäljande hälsoböcker, har stor passion kring hur livet i köket kan vara både härligt och livsbejakande, samtidigt som det ger balanserad hälsosam mat. Hälsorevolutionen: […]

Coming of age in Thatcher’s Britain in the late 70s and early 80s was really tough, especially if you lived in Crawley. But against the grinding austerity, social unrest and suburban boredom, the spark of rebellion that was punk set alight three young men who would become one of the most revered and successful bands […]