Meryl Streep's performance of Colm Toibin's acclaimed portrait of Mary is hailed by the "New York Times Book Review" as "an ideal audiobook," presenting the three-time Academy Award-winner in "yet another great role."
Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, Colm Toibin's "The Testament of Mary "pr[...]
This book is the first to bring together essential information on the application of ozone in food processing, providing an insight into the current state-of-the-art and reviewing established and emerging applications in food processing, preservation and waste management.[...]
In a brilliant, nuanced and wholly original collection of essays, the novelist and critic Colm Toibin explores the relationships of writers to their families and their work. From Jane Austen's aunts to Tennessee Williams's mentally ill sister, the impact of intimate family dynamics can be seen in ma[...]
Novelist and critic Colm Toibin explores the relationships of writers with their families and their work in the brilliant, nuanced, and wholly original "New Ways to Kill Your Mother."
Toibin--celebrated both for his award-winning fiction and his provocative book reviews and essays--traces the in[...]
Coming in April 2013: A major one-woman Broadway show starring Fiona Shaw, directed by Deborah Warner, and produced by Scott Rudin. Colm Toibin's provocative, haunting, and indelible portrait of Mary presents her as a solitary older woman still seeking to understand the events that become the narrat[...]
Featuring numerous original creations, this book presents an entertaining look at mathematically based card tricks. The effects in each chapter are rated in four key areas: ease of performance, whether any setup is needed, how much mathematics is involved, and how well it appeals to a general audien[...]
"No book since Mrs Shelley's Frankenstein, or indeed any other at all has come near yours in originality, or terror - Poe is nowhere...". (Charlotte Stoker, Mother of Bram Stoker). Originally published in 1897, Bram Stoker's "Dracula" has spawned countless new editions, inspired over fifty films, an[...]
No book since Mrs Shelley's "Frankenstein", or indeed any other at all has come near yours in originality, or terror - Poe is nowhere..."
Charlotte Stoker (Mother of Bram Stoker).
Originally published in 1897, Bram Stoker's "Dracula" has spawned countless new editions, inspir[...]
As an infant, James Clyde was deposited at a children's home by his wounded, blood-soaked grandfather. As a result, he grows up under a cloud of mystery. Eleven years later when he hears about his strange past, he vows to uncover the truth. But before he can, his grandfather hands him a magical an[...]
The life of Bruce is one of the greatest comeback stories in history. Heir and magnate, shrewd politician, Bruce became a gifted military leader and a wise statesman. This book aims to encourage popular reassessment of Bruce as politician, warrior, monarch and saviour of Scottish identity from extin[...]
In the first decade of the new millennium, Jody Allen Randolph interviewed twenty-two leading Irish poets, artists, fiction writers and playwrights to create a record of how the makers of a culture saw their country as it moved into a new era. Her exploration was shadowed by intimations of unease; a[...]
For Colm Toibin and Carmen Callil, there is no difference between literary and commercial writing - there is only the good novel: engrossing, inspirational, and compelling. In their selection of the best 200 novels written since 1950, the editors make a case for the best and the best-loved works and[...]
Here is an American mind contemplating contemporary society and culture with wit, imagination, and a brave intelligence. Tillman upends expectations, shifts tone, introduces characters, breaches limits of genre and category, reconfiguring the world with the turn of a sentence. Like other unique thin[...]
Gnistrende skrevet roman om den store romankunstneren Henry James. Colm Tóibíns Mesteren er et lysende portrett av den amerikanske forfatteren Henry James - også kalt Mesteren - en av de fremste romankunstnere gjennom tidene. Romanen følger James gjennom fem år av hans liv, og starter med den y[...]
Titlens Maria er Jomfru Maria, som her fortæller sin historie. Hun bor i byen Efesos på Lilleasiens vestkyst. Der er gået mange år siden hendes søns henrettelse i Jerusalem. Mens hun selv nærmer sig sin død, reflekterer hun over sit liv og sin søns skæbne.
Med en stemme der på én g[...]
Colm Tóibíns hyllade En lång vinter utspelas i en liten bergsby i Spanien. Miquel har återvänt efter värnplikten och nu är det dags att vinka av den yngre brodern. Pappan säger inte så mycket men håller ordning på fåren som precis vallats från bergssluttningarna inför den stundande vin[...]
Colm Tóibíns hylladeEn lång vinterutspelas i en liten bergsby i Spanien. Miquel har återvänt efter värnplikten och nu är det dags att vinka av den yngre brodern. Pappan säger inte så mycket men håller ordning på fåren som precis vallats från bergsluttningarna inför den stundande vinter[...]
I den gamla staden Efesos lever Maria ensam, flera år efter sonens korsfästelse. Hon vägrar att samarbeta med lärjungarna, vilka ser efter henne och ger henne kost och logi. De hälsar ofta på henne, trots att hon motsätter sig deras syn på att hennes son var Guds son.
Inte he[...]
I den gamla staden Efesos lever Maria ensam, flera år efter sonens korsfästelse. Hon vägrar att samarbeta med lärjungarna, vilka ser efter henne och ger henne kost och logi. De hälsar ofta på henne, trots att hon motsätter sig deras syn på att hennes son var Guds son.
Inte heller ty[...]
Platsen är Wexford, Irland, i slutet av sextiotalet. Nora Webster är fyrtio år och gift med Maurice, hennes stora kärlek som en gång räddade henne från de knappa omständigheter under vilka hon växte upp. Livet med honom har varit både enkelt och självklart, med familjen i centrum, hans jo[...]
Nuori Eilis Lacey joutuu monien irlantilaistyttöjen tavoin jättämään kotinsa ja muuttamaan Amerikkaan, koska Irlannissa ei ole tarjolla töitä.Uudessa maassa Eilis potee aluksi koti-ikävää ja vierauden tunnetta. Hänellä on kuitenkin töitä tavaratalon myyjättärenä, ja hän asuu irlant[...]
Nuori Eilis Lacey joutuu monien irlantilaistyttöjen tavoin jättämään kotinsa ja muuttamaan Amerikkaan, koska Irlannissa ei ole tarjolla töitä.Uudessa maassa Eilis potee aluksi koti-ikävää ja vierauden tunnetta. Hänellä on kuitenkin töitä tavaratalon myyjättärenä, ja hän asuu irlant[...]
Pelin henki vie lukijan Enniscorthyn kaupunkiin, josta Tóibínin Brooklyn-romaanin päähenkilö Eilis lähti Amerikkaan. Nancy, päättäväinen nuori leski, avaa paikkakunnan ensimmäisen pikaruokalan. Hän tuntee nahoissaan kaupunkilaisten epäluulon ja kateuden, kun taas hänen teini-ikäinen p[...]