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Beloved
DVD
Based on Toni Morrison's novel.
With Oprah Winfrey, Danny Glover, Thandie Newton
Kr. 99,50 ex. -15%
Granta
Book of the Irish Short Story
This great collection of stories from the last
60 years, now in a cheaper edition.
Kr. 119,50 ex. -15%
No
Country for Old Men
A harrowing novel, full of sadness about the
moral degradation of the American West.
Kr. 96,00 ex. -20%
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Country for Old Men DVD
Based on the novel by Cormac McCarthy. With
Tommy Lee Jones and Javier Bardem.
Kr. 95,00 ex. -20%
End
of the Affair
Graham Green'es novel of obsession.
Kr. 96,00 ex. -15%
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C.S.
Lewis and Narnia for Dummies
Kr. 152,00 ex. minus
15%
A user-friendly introduction to C.S.Lewis
and his works. Reveals the meaning behind The Chronicles of Narnia and his other works.
It shows why Lewis went from being an atheist to a committed
Christian and how this affected his writings. Discover how his
life influenced his writings; his friendship with Tolkien; the
parallels between Narnia and Christianity; and his use of
allegory and symbolism. View
Childrens Books
Dark
Eyes on America: The Novels of Joyce Carol Oates
Kr. 255,00 ex. minus
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Joyce Carol Oates (big mouth and ugly girl, Rape A Love Story) is America's most
prolific writer. Her works have a practical approach to art as
a tool for understanding personal and social challenges. This
makes her a somewhat elusive subject for critical assessment.
This work follows her explorations of genre, topic and style
and critically synthesizes the layers of her writing.
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and Manageable Novels
 
You Do Not Talk About Fight Club
Kr. 142,50 ex. minus
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This book discusses how and why Fight Club developed, and continues to
grow, such a cult following. It provided an unprecedented
glimpse into the American male's psyche! Its success is due to
the variety of ways through which the story can be
interpreted. Is it a story of male anxiety in a metrosexual
world? Of ritual religion in a secular age? Of escape from
totalitarian capitalism? Or escape from the spiritual malaise
induced by technologically-oriented society? Writers,
conspiracy theorists, and philosophers are among those ready
to talk about Fight Club in these
essays. View
Sexuality/Sex Roles
Fear and Loathing: The Strange and Terrible Saga of
Hunter S. Thompson
Kr. 96,00 ex. minus 15%
Hunter S. Thompson (Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas etc.) is the
quintessential outlaw journalist, the one true prince of
“Gonzo” journalism, and an American legend. In this violently
unauthorized biography, The author offers never-before-related
details of this outrageous writer's life and
escapades. View
Media/Popular Culture
David Copperfield — Cliffs Notes
Kr. 69,50 ex. minus
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Life and Background; Critical Commentary;
Character Analysis; Bibliography etc. View
Charles Dickens
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New titles in the Understanding
Contemporay Literature series (not to be confused with
the Understanding casebooks).
 
Understanding Cormac McCarthy
Kr. 237,50 ex.
minus 15%
A comprehensive treatment of McCarthy’s
fiction (The Road, No Country for Old Men etc,). It deals with
his aesthetic and thematic concerns, his philosophical and
religious influences, and his place in Western literary
traditions. Extensive readings of each novel, examining them
in their historical and literary contexts as they chart the
mythic topography of the American frontier. View
American Dream
Understanding Paul
Auster
Kr. 237,50 ex. minus
15%
A comprehensive companion to the work of
Paul Auster (Smoke and Blue in the Face, The Brooklyn Follies , Man in the Dark
etc.) who balances Jewish American
identity and European sensibility in an impressive range of
works. It views him as chiefly concerned with the individual's
relationship with language, which for Auster language is
ethical and critical because, to use language creatively, one
must listen to the voices of others. (OBS! Denne titel
udkommer medio december!) View Paul
Auster
 
Understanding Kurt Vonnegut
Kr. 237,50 ex. minus
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A
critical analysis of Vonnegut's fiction. In close readings of
his novels, the author examines the stylistic, thematic, and
innovative elements that earned Vonnegut a mass following,
especially among young readers. View
Science Fiction
Understanding Graham Greene
Kr. 237,50 ex. minus
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A clear, succinct guide to Greene's major
writings of Greene's career (such as The End of the Affair, Dr Fischer of Geneva
and The Quiet American ). It describes
Greene's overarching concerns with civil liberties, a moral
pathway by which readers can explore many aspects of his art.
Also included are studies of Greene's plays, stories, and
essays. View
Individual Authors
Understanding Julian Barnes
Kr. 237,50 ex. minus
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Surveys the career of the Booker Prize winning
British novelist (History of the World in 10½ Chapters, Sense of an Ending). He
suggests that Barnes resists categorization because he
imagines each book in a dramatically original way. The author
identifies his technical and thematic concerns, provides close
readings of his book-length works and examines his commitment
to writing books that explore serious ideas. View
Individual Authors
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