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My Tender Matador

by Pedro Lemebel ...

Translated by Katherine Silver ...

As Chile descends into chaos, two disparate souls begin "an odd-couple romance, in the tradition of Kiss of the Spider Woman or The Crying Game" ( Kirkus Reviews).It is the spring of 1986, and Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet is losing his grip on power. In one of Santiago's many poor neighborhoods, a man known as the Queen of the Corner embroiders linens for the wealthy. A hopeless and lonely ... Read more

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As Chile descends into chaos, two disparate souls begin "an odd-couple romance, in the tradition of Kiss of the Spider Woman or The Crying Game" ( Kirkus Reviews).It is the spring of 1986, and Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet is losing his grip on power. In one of Santiago's many poor neighborhoods, a man known as the Queen of the Corner embroiders linens for the wealthy. A hopeless and lonely
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A Last Supper of Queer Apostles

Selected Essays

by Pedro Lemebel, Gwendolyn Harper ...

Translated by Gwendolyn Harper ...

***Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Translation Prize**Finalist for the National Translation Award**Honorable Mention for the Society of Authors TA (Translators Association) First Translation Prize**Honorable Mention for the Queen Sofía Spanish Institute Translation Prize*“These days, when an American president has decreed that ‘there are only two genders: male and female’ . . . an ... Read more

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***Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Translation Prize**Finalist for the National Translation Award**Honorable Mention for the Society of Authors TA (Translators Association) First Translation Prize**Honorable Mention for the Queen Sofía Spanish Institute Translation Prize*“These days, when an American president has decreed that ‘there are only two genders: male and female’ . . . an
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A Last Supper of Queer Apostles

Selected Essays

by Pedro Lemebel, Gwendolyn Harper ...

Narrated by Gwendolyn Harper, Idra Novey, Vico Ortiz ...

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7 hours 52 min

***Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Translation Prize**Finalist for the National Translation Award**Honorable Mention for the Society of Authors TA (Translators Association) First Translation Prize**Honorable Mention for the Queen Sofía Spanish Institute Translation Prize*“These days, when an American president has decreed that ‘there are only two genders: male and female’ . . . an ... Read more

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***Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Translation Prize**Finalist for the National Translation Award**Honorable Mention for the Society of Authors TA (Translators Association) First Translation Prize**Honorable Mention for the Queen Sofía Spanish Institute Translation Prize*“These days, when an American president has decreed that ‘there are only two genders: male and female’ . . . an
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The Roads To Rome

A Journey into Europe's past

by Catherine Fletcher ...

Narrated by Catherine Fletcher ...

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13 hours 33 min

**Brought to you by Penguin.Brimming with life and drama, this is the first book to explore two thousand years of European history through one of the most important imperial networks ever built**'All roads lead to Rome.' It's a medieval proverb, but it's also true: today's European roads still follow the networks of the ancient empire and continue to grip our modern imaginations as a physical ... Read more

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**Brought to you by Penguin.Brimming with life and drama, this is the first book to explore two thousand years of European history through one of the most important imperial networks ever built**'All roads lead to Rome.' It's a medieval proverb, but it's also true: today's European roads still follow the networks of the ancient empire and continue to grip our modern imaginations as a physical
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Magus

The Art of Magic from Faustus to Agrippa

by Anthony Grafton ...

Narrated by Nick Pearse ...

Unabridged

8 hours 55 min

In literary legend, Faustus is the quintessential occult personality of early modern Europe. The historical Faustus, however, was something quite different: a magus—a learned magician fully embedded in the scholarly currents and public life of the Renaissance. And he was hardly the only one. Anthony Grafton argues that the magus in sixteenth-century Europe was a distinctive intellectual type, both ... Read more

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In literary legend, Faustus is the quintessential occult personality of early modern Europe. The historical Faustus, however, was something quite different: a magus—a learned magician fully embedded in the scholarly currents and public life of the Renaissance. And he was hardly the only one. Anthony Grafton argues that the magus in sixteenth-century Europe was a distinctive intellectual type, both
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A Woman's Work

by Harriet Harman ...

Narrated by Harriet Harman ...

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15 hours 52 min

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of A Woman's Work, written and read by Harriet Harman.The first time the story of women's progressive politics over the past thirty years has been told - by someone at the forefront of the movementWhy does the political representation of women matter? And which hurdles - personal, political and societal - have been faced, fought and ... Read more

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Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of A Woman's Work, written and read by Harriet Harman.The first time the story of women's progressive politics over the past thirty years has been told - by someone at the forefront of the movementWhy does the political representation of women matter? And which hurdles - personal, political and societal - have been faced, fought and
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Storm Pegs

A Life Made in Shetland

by Jen Hadfield ...

Narrated by Jen Hadfield ...

Unabridged

10 hours 38 min

***This audio edition is read by the author and was recorded in a remote studio in Shetland.'Storm Pegs* perfectly captures the knotting of language and landscape. I was transported.' - Katherine May, Sunday Times bestselling author of Wintering**From the winner of the T.S. Eliot Prize and the **Highland Book PrizeWhat if the answer to ‘Where am I?’ is ‘heaven’?**In her late twenties, celebrated ... Read more

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***This audio edition is read by the author and was recorded in a remote studio in Shetland.'Storm Pegs* perfectly captures the knotting of language and landscape. I was transported.' - Katherine May, Sunday Times bestselling author of Wintering**From the winner of the T.S. Eliot Prize and the **Highland Book PrizeWhat if the answer to ‘Where am I?’ is ‘heaven’?**In her late twenties, celebrated
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The Intoxicating Mr Lavelle

Shortlisted for the Polari Book Prize for LGBTQ+ Fiction

by Neil Blackmore ...

Narrated by Ben Aldridge ...

Unabridged

8 hours 55 min

Brought to you by Penguin.__________________________'Seductive, decadent, cruel and utterly thrilling - just like Horace Lavelle himself. This is The Talented Mr Ripley for the twenty-first century.' Emma Flint, author of Little Deaths'An enjoyable dip into decadence.' Observer__________________________Brothers Benjamin and Edgar have so far le... ... Read more

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Brought to you by Penguin.__________________________'Seductive, decadent, cruel and utterly thrilling - just like Horace Lavelle himself. This is The Talented Mr Ripley for the twenty-first century.' Emma Flint, author of Little Deaths'An enjoyable dip into decadence.' Observer__________________________Brothers Benjamin and Edgar have so far le...
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I Dream of Joni

A Portrait of Joni Mitchell in 53 Snapshots

by Henry Alford ...

Narrated by Henry Alford ...

Unabridged

9 hours 55 min

In this nationally bestselling “delightful compendium of everything you ever wanted to know about” (The Washington Post) Joni Mitchell, the eternal singer-songwriter is seen anew, portrayed through a witty and comprehensive exploration of anecdotes, quotes, lyrics by Henry Alford, “the most graceful of humorists” (Vanity Fair) and a writer for The New Yorker.Joni Mitchell’s life, psyche, and ... Read more

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In this nationally bestselling “delightful compendium of everything you ever wanted to know about” (The Washington Post) Joni Mitchell, the eternal singer-songwriter is seen anew, portrayed through a witty and comprehensive exploration of anecdotes, quotes, lyrics by Henry Alford, “the most graceful of humorists” (Vanity Fair) and a writer for The New Yorker.Joni Mitchell’s life, psyche, and
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Voices of the Fallen Heroes

And Other Stories

by Yukio Mishima ...

Narrated by Brian Nishii ...

Series series Vintage International
Unabridged

9 hours 8 min

A new selection of Yukio Mishima (author of Spring Snow and The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea) short stories from the 1960s—his final decade—Voices of the Fallen Heroes offers a unique glimpse into the mind of one of Japan’s greatest writers.In the title story, "Voices of the Fallen Heroes," a séance brings forth the spirits of young officers in the Imperial Army and the kamikaze pilots ... Read more

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A new selection of Yukio Mishima (author of Spring Snow and The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea) short stories from the 1960s—his final decade—Voices of the Fallen Heroes offers a unique glimpse into the mind of one of Japan’s greatest writers.In the title story, "Voices of the Fallen Heroes," a séance brings forth the spirits of young officers in the Imperial Army and the kamikaze pilots
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Edinburgh

A Novel

by Alexander Chee ...

From the best-selling author of How To Write an Autobiographical Novel, Alexander Chee's award-winning debut is "One of the great queer novels . . . of our time."—Brandon Taylor, GQTwelve-year-old Fee is a shy Korean-American boy growing up in Maine whose powerful soprano voice wins him a place as section leader of the first sopranos in his local boys choir. But when, on a retreat, Fee discovers ... Read more

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From the best-selling author of How To Write an Autobiographical Novel, Alexander Chee's award-winning debut is "One of the great queer novels . . . of our time."—Brandon Taylor, GQTwelve-year-old Fee is a shy Korean-American boy growing up in Maine whose powerful soprano voice wins him a place as section leader of the first sopranos in his local boys choir. But when, on a retreat, Fee discovers
... Read more
These Ghosts Are Family

A Novel

by Maisy Card ...

PEN/Hemingway Award For Debut Novel FinalistShortlisted for the 2020 Center for Fiction First Novel PrizeA “rich, ambitious debut novel” (*The New York Times Book Review*) that reveals the ways in which a Jamaican family forms and fractures over generations, in the tradition of Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi.**Stanford Solomon’s shocking, thirty-year-old secret is about to change the lives of everyone ... Read more

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PEN/Hemingway Award For Debut Novel FinalistShortlisted for the 2020 Center for Fiction First Novel PrizeA “rich, ambitious debut novel” (*The New York Times Book Review*) that reveals the ways in which a Jamaican family forms and fractures over generations, in the tradition of Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi.**Stanford Solomon’s shocking, thirty-year-old secret is about to change the lives of everyone
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