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Showing 1 - 12 of 12 results for “john biguenet”
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    Tales of Betrayal

    by John Biguenet, Adam Haslett, Galina Vromen, John Cheever, Rattawut Lapchraroensap, Tessa Hadley ...
    Narrated by David Strathairn, John Shea, Anne Meara, B. D. Wong, Jane Curtin, Shohreh Aghdashloo ...
    Series series Selected Shorts

    Unabridged

    2 hours 58 min

    In this compilation characters make choices that define their lives and suffer consequences often dire or disquieting. Abraham prepares to slay Isaac; siblings fall in love with the same man; a Thai man hides his secret guilt from his best friend on draft selection day; delve into the secret lives of people and discover what drives them to betrayal. ... Read more

    $39.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Silence

    by John Biguenet ...
    Series series Object Lessons
    Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.What is silence? In a series of short meditations, novelist and playwright John Biguenet considers silence as a servant of power, as a lie, as a punishment, as the voice of God, as a terrorist's final weapon, as a luxury good, as the reason for torture-in short, as an object we both do and do ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • Theories of Translation

    An Anthology of Essays from Dryden to Derrida

    Edited by Rainer Schulte, John Biguenet ...
    Spanning the centuries, from the seventeenth to the twentieth, and ranging across cultures, from England to Mexico, this collection gathers together important statements on the function and feasibility of literary translation. The essays provide an overview of the historical evolution in thinking about translation and offer strong individual opinions by prominent contemporary theorists.Most of the ... Read more

    $26.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    Silence

    Object Lessons

    by John Biguenet ...
    Narrated by Adam Sims ...
    Series series Object Lessons

    Unabridged

    2 hours 40 min

    Bloomsbury presents Silence by John Biguenet, read by Adam Sims.Object Lessons is a series of short books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.What is silence? In a series of short meditations, novelist and playwright John Biguenet considers silence as a servant of power, as a lie, as a punishment, as the voice of God, as a terrorist’s final weapon, as a luxury good, as the reason for torture ... Read more

    $20.99 CAD

  • New Orleans Noir: The Classics

    by Armand Lanusse, Grace King, Kate Chopin, O. Henry, Eudora Welty, Tennessee Williams, Shirley Ann Grau, John William Corrington, Tom Dent, Ellen Gilchrist, Valerie Martin, O'Neil De Noux, John Biguenet, Poppy Z. Brite, Nevada Barr, James Lee Burke, Ace Atkins, Maurice Carlos Ruffin ...
    Series series Akashic Noir
    "One installment of noir stories from New Orleans wasn't enough, so Akashic and editor Julie Smith came back with a follow-up focusing on the 'classics.' That means you'll get a healthy portion of noir stories from across New Orleans written by the likes of Tennessee Williams and Eudora Welty, along with more modern offerings from Poppy Z. Brite, Ace Atkins, and Maurice Carlos Ruffin."--CrimeReads ... Read more

    $18.99 CAD

  • Interviews from the Edge

    50 Years of Conversations about Writing and Resistance

    Edited by Professor Mark Yakich, John Biguenet ...
    Interviews from the Edge presents a selection of conversations, drawn from 50 years of the international journal New Orleans Review, that dive head-first into the most enduring aesthetic and social concerns of the last half century.From reflections on the making of literature and films to personal accounts of writing inside racial divides and working against capital punishment, the writers, poets, ... Read more

    $32.99 CAD

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    The Celtic Tiger vs. the Ugly American

    by Ken Bruen ...
    Series series Akashic Noir
    Gritty crime fiction filled with dark Irish wit from Eoin Colfer, James O. Born, Laura Lippman, and many more.The Irish master of noir Ken Bruen—and an all-star lineup of award-winning authors from both sides of the Atlantic—shine a light on the dark streets of Dublin in this collection of short fiction.Dublin Noir introduces secret corners of a fascinating city and surprise assaults on the ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • New Haven Noir

    by Amy Bloom, Chris Knopf, Sarah Pemberton Strong, Hirsh Sawhney, David Rich, Roxana Robinson, Karen E. Olson, Stephen L. Carter, Jessica Speart, Jonathan Stone0, Alice Mattison1, John Crowley2, Chandra Prasad3, Michael Cunningham4, Lisa D. Gray5 ...
    Series series Akashic Noir
    Lisa D. Gray's story "The Queen of Secrets" won the Robert L. Fish Memorial Award!John Crowley's story "Spring Break" won the 2018 Edgar Award for Best Short Story!"In an Ivy League town, Bloom turns Yale's motto--Lux et Veritas--on its head, finding darkness and deceit in every corner of New Haven...The stories Bloom chooses share a strong sense of place, detailing the quirks that make every ... Read more

    $18.99 CAD

  • Memphis Noir

    by Laureen P. Cantwell, Leonard Gill ...
    Series series Akashic Noir
    "A collection of stories celebrating the underbelly of the city, its ghosts, and the characters that give Memphis its rich patina of blues." — Memphis FlyerThe Home of the Blues knows how darkness can permeate a person's soul—and what it can drive you to do. It's the soundtrack to a city that's made up of equal parts hope and despair, past and present, death and rebirth. On the streets of Memphis, ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Mississippi Noir

    by Ace Atkins, Jimmy Cajoleas, RaShell R. Smith-Spears ...
    Series series Akashic Noir
    This anthology of Mississippi crime fiction "has produced a unique, delicious flavor of noir" with stories by Ace Atkins, Megan Abott and more ( New York Daily News).From poverty to state corruption, Mississippi has a well-deserved reputation for trouble. Could there be a connection between its many misfortunes and its rich literary legacy? Mississippians from Tennessee Williams and Eudora Welty ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • St. Louis Noir

    by Scott Phillips ...
    Series series Akashic Noir
    "St. Louis gets a turn to show its dark side . . . [A] spirited, black-hearted collection" including a story from New York Times–bestselling author John Lutz ( Kirkus Reviews).A vibrant Midwest metropolis, St. Louis has a rich, multicultural history of art and literature—both high and low. That duality is embraced here in an anthology that spans the reaches of noir, from violent criminality to bad ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Zagreb Noir

    by Darko Macan, Josip Novakovich, Ivan Vidić, Ružica Gašperov, Mima Simić, Robert Perisic, Pero Kvesić, Nada Gašić, Zoran Pilić, Andrea Žigić-Dolenec, Darko Milošić, Nora Verde, Ivan Sršen, Neven Ušumović ...
    Series series Akashic Noir
    "A must-read book by Croatian authors available in English. A collection of crime stories set across Zagreb, each one by a different Croatian writer."--Time Out (Croatia)"Zagreb, Croatia--its culture and its touchstones--will be terra incognita for many U.S. readers...Notable is Nora Verde's 'She-Warrior,' in which a young woman's carefully planned anarchist activities are smacked down by a triple ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD