English Literature

Terrible, unspeakable things happened to Sethe at Sweet Home, the farm where she lived as a slave for so many years until she escaped to Ohio. Her new life is full of hope but eighteen years later she is still not free. Sethe's new home is not only haunted by...

This edition of the vicar Wakefield present the complete and unabridged text to its readers . It has an introduction that places the works in the various contexts of its production that places the various contexts of its production , circulation  and reception .

This edition of The Rape of the Lock provides a fully annotated text of the poem in its final five-canto version. The original two-canto version is included for comparison, as well as several short poems and extracts from Pope's other works illustrating his attitudes to women, his views on poetic...

This Edition with an exhaustive introduction and notes , foregrounds the political and literary contexts of the first few decades of the eighteenth centaury . Tracing the pre text ,it locates swift's masterpiece amongst  the amorphous prose fiction and partisan wring of the turbulent prose fiction and partisan writing of...

Author: Kondapalli Koteswaramma   Edition: Edition Binding: paperback Number Of Pages: 160 Release Date: 24-08-2015 Details: 'A searing memoir of a political life that took the Telugu literary world by storm.Well-known as the widow of Kondapalli Seetharamaiah (KS), founder of the Maoist movement in Andhra Pradesh, Koteswaramma’s life spans a...

From the international bestselling author of Physics of the Impossible and Physics of the FutureThis is the story of a quest: to find a Theory of Everything. Einstein dedicated his life to seeking this elusive Holy Grail, a single, revolutionary 'god equation' which would tie all the forces in the...

  lving is at the heart of innovation, and some of the world's most innovative companies are very systematic in following this approach. Most people would assume that creativity and discipline can't coexist, and that only when resources are replete and the talent best-in-class can one be creative. But nothing...

   

   

   

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  Details: "You must read this book." —Neil GaimanThe bestselling international classic on storytelling and visual communication.Praised throughout the cartoon industry by such luminaries as Art Spiegelman, Matt Groening, and Will Eisner, Scott McCloud's Understanding Comics is a seminal examination of comics art: its rich history, surprising technical components, and...

  Brand: University of Exeter Press Binding: Paperback Number Of Pages: 243 Release Date: 01-01-1998 Part Number: illustrations EAN: 9780859895590 Languages: English

  Brand: PENGUIN INDIA Color: Blue Binding: paperback Release Date: 12-02-2013 Part Number: 9780143419280 Details: First published in 2001, this book brings together all of Arundhati Roy's political writings so far. This revised paperback edition includes two new essays, written in early 2002: 'Democracy: Who's She When She's Not at...

   

  Details: In this extraordinary novel, Amitav Ghosh navigates through time and genres to present a unique tale. Beginning at an unspecified time in the future and ranging back to the late nineteenth century, the reader follows the adventures of the enigmatic L. Murugan. Who solved the malaria puzzle in...

  Details: Discover Joseph Heller's hilarious and tragic satire on military madness, and the tale of one man's efforts to survive it.It's the closing months of World War II and Yossarian has never been closer to death. Stationed in an American bomber squadron off the coast of Italy, each flight...

  Brand: Vintage Classics Color: Black Binding: paperback Number Of Pages: 208 Release Date: 01-04-2025 Details: Enter the haunted world of Ancient Japan in this spine-tingling collection of ghostly tales told and retold across the centuries.From Goblin infested caves and haunted Tombs, to vengeful spirits and strange, sinister happenings, Ancient...

  Brand: Vintage Classics Binding: paperback Number Of Pages: 416 Release Date: 07-08-2025 Details: In 1947 Simone de Beauvoir took a road trip across America.She travelled from coast to coast, from New York to Hollywood, taking in New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana and Washington DC. She rode a pony through the...

  Details: When Agatha Dorn, cantankerous archivist and gin aficionada, discovers a lost mystery novel from the Golden Age of detective fiction, her life takes an unexpected turn.But just as she basks in her newfound literary fame, the book is exposed as a hoax. And when her ex-lover turns up...

  Details: By the author of The Handmaid's Tale and Alias GraceZenia is beautiful, smart and greedy, by turns manipulative and vulnerable, needy and ruthless; a man's dream and a woman''s nightmare. She is also dead. Just to make sure Tony, Roz andd Charis are there for the funeral. But...

    Details: CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF PICADOR BOOKS Winner of the Man Booker Prize, The Line of Beauty is a classic novel about class, politics and sexuality in Margaret Thatcher’s 1980s Britain. There was the soft glare of the flash – twice – three times – a gleaming sense...

In Efuru, Flora Nwapa-Nigeria's first woman novelist and a foundational voice in African Literature-crafts a poignant tale of one woman's search for autonomy,fulfillment,and spiritual purpose in a patriarchal society. Set in a traditional Igbo community, the novel follows Efuru a beautiful independent-minded woman who dares to define her identity outside...

    Details: The Man Who Knew Infinity is the true story of a friendship between Srinivasa Ramanujan and G.H. Hardy that forever changed mathematics. In 1913, a young unschooled Indian clerk wrote a letter to G H Hardy, begging the pre-eminent English mathematician's opinion on several ideas he had...

  Details: Discover how to conquer anxiety, self-doubt, and self-sabotage without depending on motivation or willpower. 'Don't Believe Everything You Think' uncovers the core of psychological suffering and offers insights to effortlessly shape the life you crave. Learn to detach from negativity, embrace love and joy, escape negative thought cycles,...

  Binding: Hardcover Number Of Pages: 320 Details: Since its discovery in 2014, the Keeladi excavation has become one of India's most contested digs – hailed by some as proof of an urban civilization in South India and dismissed by others as political mythmaking.Journalist Sowmiya Ashok traces the serendipitous discovery...

  Details: Fifteen Brave Men and Women of Bharat who Never Succumbed to the Challenges of Invaders But were Lost and Forgotten in the Annals of History. These are the stories of those Bravehearts who Fought to Protect their Rights, Faith and Freedom.History has always been the handmaiden of the...

    Details: The most widely read and the most translated writer in Urdu, Saadat Hasan Manto constantly challenged the hypocrisy and sham morality of civilized society. Out of this rebellious streak, and fuelled by the burning restlessness of his imagination, he produced a powerful body of work that continues...

    Details: Past and present collide in a novel about a girl who might just be a 'case of the reincarnation type'Varsha Gupta wants fish for her lunch. Her family can't understand it; the three-year-old has never tasted fish in her life. The Guptas are strict vegetarians and don't...

  Fire Bird is a masterfully crafted tale of one man's search for the elusive concept of permanence. Muthu has his world turned upside down when his father divides the family land, leaving him with practically nothing and causing irreparable damage to his family's bonds. Through the unscrupulous actions of...

  Details: “When truth teller and careful writer bell hooks offers a book, I like to be standing at the bookshop when it opens.” –Maya AngelouRenowned visionary bell hooks explored the meaning of love in American culture with the critically acclaimed bestseller All About Love: New Visions. She continued her...

  Brand: HarperCollins Children's Books Edition: 2008 Features: HARPER COLLINS PUBLISHERS It comes in a proper packaging. It ensures you get the best usage for a longer period   Details: This single volume that collects together all of the short stories featuring Agatha Christie's most famous creation: Hercule Poirot. The...

    Details: ‘A fascinating book about the subcontinent’s culinary and gastronomic heritage from the Indus Valley civilization to the modern day. It overturns many of our most commonly held beliefs about Indian food and, indeed, Indian history.’ —Vir Sanghvi India has always been part of the global economy. For...

  Details: Chambers Essential Guide to Indian Culture outlines the nation's deep and diverse aesthetic, intellectual, athletic, and societal heritage. The scope of this comprehensive volume is not restricted to various forms of arts, festivals, and rituals alone, but it gathers within one cover indigenous sports, science, and astrology too....

    Details: As a $3-trillion economy, India is on her way to becoming an economic superpower. Between 1991 and 2011, the period of our best growth, there was also a substantial decline in the number of people below the poverty line. Since 2011, however, there has been a marked...

  Details: A close reading of the persistent antagonisms in Indian history, Hindutva and Hind Swaraj focuses on the ideological clash between Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi and Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, representing the broader ideological, political, and cultural factions within Hindu and Indian society. The central argument is that this antagonism continues...

While navigating their way through Mumbai's horrendous traffic, Gaur Gopal Das and his wealthy young friend Harry get talking, delving into concepts ranging from the human condition to finding one's purpose in life and the key to lasting happiness.Whether you are looking at strengthening your relationships, discovering your true potential,...