Stuart Evers

A dazzling first novel from the critically acclaimed author of Ten Stories About Smoking

SARA MAITLAND on NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE
SEAN O'BRIEN on EDGAR ALLAN POE
JANE ROGERS on FYODOR DOSTOYEYSKY
BRIAN ALDISS on THOMAS HARDY
MARTIN EDWARDS on ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE
FRANK COTTRELL BOYCE on ANTON CHEKHOV
ADAM ROBERTS on... Lire la suite

Mark Wilkinson has three names. He left his own behind in the rainy north of England. U.S. immigration know him as Joe Novak. And at the Valhalla, the mysterious complex in Vegas where he sells lofty ambition and dark desires, he goes by Mr Jones.... Lire la suite

Peter Jernigan's life is slipping out of control. His wife's gone, he's lost his job and he's a stranger to his teenage son. Worse, his only relief from all this reality - alcohol - is less effective by the day. And when the medicine doesn't work,... Lire la suite

Shortlisted for the RSL Encore Award 2021
‘Extraordinary’ –Spectator
‘Powerful’ –Guardian
‘Spellbinding’ –The Tablet As the 1950s draw to a close, and the Cold War escalates, the shape of Drummond Moore's life is changed beyond measure... Lire la suite

The nation's favourite annual guide to the short story, now in its sixth year. Best British Short Stories invites you to judge a book by its cover – or more accurately, by its title. This new series aims to reprint the best short stories published... Lire la suite

Zehn Geschichten, die sich entzünden, glühen und noch lange im Raum schweben, Geschichten, die Momente der Klarheit im tiefsten Nebel suchen, die von Einsamkeit handeln, von Schuld und Verführung, von der Stille, die das Klicken eines Feuerzeugs... Lire la suite

Whatever happened to British protest? For a nation that brought the world Chartism, the Suffragettes, the Tolpuddle Martyrs, and so many other grassroots social movements, Britain rarely celebrates its long, great tradition of people power. In this... Lire la suite

«Ogni racconto è perfetto per portare un po' di colore e immaginazione nella nostra giornata.»
The Guardian «Vero e scioccante. Ecco un libro che non solo dà più senso alla vita, ma delizia la mente.»
Irish Times «Evers evita il luogo comune... Lire la suite

INTRODUCED BY STUART EVERS: 'A genuine, fully fledged masterpiece of the twentieth century; one that remains just as terrifyingly relevant and truthful in the twenty-first' An existential, political, literary thriller first published in 1944,... Lire la suite

««Il libro di Evers è una saga familiare che indaga l’effetto sulla psiche dei cittadini della minaccia nucleare durante la Guerra Fredda. Davvero coinvolgente». »
«Daily Mail» ««Libri, programmi televisivi e canzoni sono intrecciati nella trama... Lire la suite

'There is no more carefully chosen yet eclectic anthology series in existence in Britain today' – Susan Haigh, The Short Review Best British Short Stories invites you to judge a book by its cover – or more accurately, by its title. This new series... Lire la suite

Ocho destacados escritores contemporáneos reinterpretan las clásicas historias de fantasmas en esta inquietante colección de relatos ambientados en las localizaciones más misteriosas de las islas británicas. Inglaterra es por excelencia la tierra de... Lire la suite