"A woman once rang me up and said, 'Mr. Escher, I am absolutely crazy about your work. In your print "Reptiles", you have given such a striking illustration of reincarnation.' I replied, 'Madame, if that's the way you see it, so be it.'" An engagingly sly comment by the renowned Dutch graphic artist[...]

A study of the life and works of M.C. Escher. It shows many of the sketches, studies and diagrams which he made while creating his magical effects. His contribution to our understanding of perception and what we regard as possible or impossible is discussed and explained in this book.[...]

Stockholm 1756. Polhems tegelröda slusstorn står på plats. Larm, våld, armod, gränders gytter, löss, lust, fylleri & stank. Vackra tandlösa flickor med lättuppsnörda klänningsliv. En munter, men orolig och våghalsig tid. Vem kan man lita på? Vem ger en fattig beg�[...]

"En lysande roman."

- Svenska DagbladetI Fukta din askaförflyttar Ernst Brunner läsaren till 1700-talets Stockholm, som levandegörs så att man omtumlad drar efter andan. En både förfärande och förtrollande epok. Folk dör som flugor, kvarter brinner ner, kyrkklockor dånar, bränn[...]