A haunting Orwellian novel about the terrors of state surveillance, from the acclaimed author of The Housekeeper and the Professor. On an unnamed island off an unnamed coast, objects are disappearing: first hats, then ribbons, birds, roses--until things become much more serious. Most of the island's inhabitants are oblivious to these changes, while those few imbued with the power to recall the lost objects live in fear of the draconian Memory Police, who are committed to ensuring that what has disappeared remains forgotten. When a young woman who is struggling to maintain her career as a novelist discovers that her editor is in danger from the Memory Police, she concocts a plan to hide him beneath her floorboards. As fear and loss close in around them, they cling to her writing as the last way of preserving the past. A surreal, provocative fable about the power of memory and the trauma of loss, The Memory Police is a stunning new work from one of the most exciting contemporary authors writing in any language.

Tras una experiencia traumática, Haewon renuncia a su trabajo como profesora de arte y abandona Seúl para volver a Bukhyeon-ri, el lugar en el que vivió durante su adolescencia. En el pueblo se reencuentra con Eunseop, su vecino de la infancia y excompañero de colegio, que ahora es dueño de una pequeña librería llamada Good Night, en la cual dirige un club de lectura. Gracias a los libros y a un diario no tan privado, el día a día en la librería revelerá qué secretos y qué sentimientos se esconden. En medio del frío invierno, Haewon y Eunseop encuentran en el otro la calidez que necesitaban para derretir sus corazones congelados por la amarga realidad, sanar las heridas del pasado y volver a creer en el amor.

Tras una experiencia traumática, Haewon renuncia a su trabajo como profesora de arte y abandona Seúl para volver a Bukhyeon-ri, el lugar en el que vivió durante su adolescencia. En el pueblo se reencuentra con Eunseop, su vecino de la infancia y excompañero de colegio, que ahora es dueño de una pequeña librería llamada Good Night, en la cual dirige un club de lectura. Gracias a los libros y a un diario no tan privado, el día a día en la librería revelerá qué secretos y qué sentimientos se esconden. En medio del frío invierno, Haewon y Eunseop encuentran en el otro la calidez que necesitaban para derretir sus corazones congelados por la amarga realidad, sanar las heridas del pasado y volver a creer en el amor.

¿Cómo fue la infancia de Kim Jong-un? ¿Cuáles fueron sus deseos y pasiones? ¿Qué le hacía feliz? La autora surcoreana Keum Suk Gendry-Kim vive desde hace años en la isla de Ganghwa, ubicada en la línea fronteriza con Corea del Norte. A pocos metros de su casa hay una base militar cuyas estruendosas prácticas le recuerdan que, aunque hace setenta años se firmó el armisticio que puso fin a la Guerra de Corea, las tensiones con los vecinos del norte no han terminado. En su nuevo libro, Gendry-Kim documenta la vida familiar y personal del líder supremo de la República Popular Democrática de Corea, Kim Jong-un, a través de una narración en primera persona que envía un mensaje contundente en contra de la guerra y una invitación a la paz para dos países divididos.

Who is the biggest villain in your office? A gripping and incisive psychological drama from the internationally bestselling author of DallerGut Dream Department Store. Eight unsuspecting people receive an invitation to participate in a mysterious new reality show called Break Room. But what starts as an opportunity for fame is quickly revealed to be something far more unsettling when they learn how they were chosen - voted in by their own co-workers as the people they'd least like to share a break room with. But there's another twist. Among them is an imposter - a mole planted by the show's producers. The only way to win the prize money is to uncover the saboteur before time runs out. Labelled as "villains", the participants are left to grapple with the alarming realisation that their actions might be perceived differently by others. As alliances shift and paranoia festers, the contestants begin to realise that the true challenge isn't surviving the show - it's facing their own selves. Welcome . . . Step into the world of the reality show, Break Room, where every smile hides suspicion, and every word could be a clue.

In The Unbearable Lightness of Being, Milan Kundera tells the story of a young woman in love with a man torn between his love for her and his incorrigible womanizing and one of his mistresses and her humbly faithful lover. This magnificent novel juxtaposes geographically distant places, brilliant and playful reflections, and a variety of styles, to take its place as perhaps the major achievement of one of the world’s truly great writers.

The bestselling Turkish classic of love and longing in a changing world, available in English for the first time.'It is, perhaps, easier to dismiss a man whose face gives no indication of an inner life. And what a pity that is: a dash of curiosity is all it takes to stumble upon treasures we never expected.' A shy young man leaves his home in rural Turkey to learn a trade in 1920s Berlin. The city's crowded streets, thriving arts scene, passionate politics and seedy cabarets provide the backdrop for a chance meeting with a woman, which will haunt him for the rest of his life. Emotionally powerful, intensely atmospheric and touchingly profound, Madonna in a Fur Coat is an unforgettable novel about new beginnings and the unfathomable nature of the human soul.'Passionate but clear . . . Ali's success [is in ] his ability to describe the emergence of a feeling, seemingly straightforward from the outside but swinging back and forth between opposite extremes at its core, revealing the tensions that accompanies such rise and fall.' Atilla Özkirimli, writer and literary historian

A powerful novel about the saving grace of language and human connection, from the author of the International Booker Prize winner The Vegetarian "Now and then, language would thrust its way into her sleep like a skewer through meat, startling her awake several times a night..." In a classroom in Seoul, a young woman watches her Greek language teacher at the blackboard. She tries to speak but has lost her voice. Her teacher finds himself drawn to the silent woman, for day by day he is losing his sight. Soon they discover a deeper pain binds them together. For her, in the space of just a few months, she has lost both her mother and the custody battle for her nine-year-old son. For him, it's the pain of growing up between Korea and Germany, being torn between two cultures and languages, and the fear of losing his independence. Greek Lessons tells the story of two ordinary people brought together at a moment of private anguish—the fading light of a man losing his vision meeting the silence of a woman who has lost her language. Yet these are the very things that draw them to one another. Slowly the two discover a profound sense of unity—their voices intersecting with startling beauty, as they move from darkness to light, from silence to breath and expression. Greek Lessons is the story of the unlikely bond between this pair and a tender love letter to human intimacy and connection—a novel to awaken the senses, one that vividly conjures the essence of what it means to be alive.

A masterpiece of rebellion and imprisonment where war is peace freedom is slavery and Big Brother is watching Thought Police Big Brother Orwellian These words have entered our vocabulary because of George Orwell s classic dystopian novel 1984 The story of one man s nightmare odyssey as he pursues a forbidden love affair through a world ruled by warring states and a power structure that controls not only information but also individual thought and memory 1984 is a prophetic haunting tale More relevant than ever before 1984 exposes the worst crimes imaginable the destruction of truth freedom and individuality With a foreword by Thomas Pynchon With a foreword by Thomas Pynchon A masterpiece of rebellion and imprisonment where war is peace freedom is slavery and Big Brother is watching View our feature on George Orwell s 1984 Thought Police Big Brother Orwellian These words have entered our vocabulary because of George Orwell s classic dystopian novel 1984 The story of one man s nightmare odyssey as he pursues a forbidden love affair through a world ruled by warring states and a power structure that controls not only information but also individual thought and memory 1984 is a prophetic haunting tale More relevant than ever before 1984 exposes the worst crimes imaginable the destruction of truth freedom and individuality This beautiful paperback edition features deckled edges and french flaps a perfect gift for any occasion Alternate cover edition can be found here.

A haunting Orwellian novel about the terrors of state surveillance, from the acclaimed author of The Housekeeper and the Professor. On an unnamed island off an unnamed coast, objects are disappearing: first hats, then ribbons, birds, roses--until things become much more serious. Most of the island's inhabitants are oblivious to these changes, while those few imbued with the power to recall the lost objects live in fear of the draconian Memory Police, who are committed to ensuring that what has disappeared remains forgotten. When a young woman who is struggling to maintain her career as a novelist discovers that her editor is in danger from the Memory Police, she concocts a plan to hide him beneath her floorboards. As fear and loss close in around them, they cling to her writing as the last way of preserving the past. A surreal, provocative fable about the power of memory and the trauma of loss, The Memory Police is a stunning new work from one of the most exciting contemporary authors writing in any language.

¿Te gusta el arte? Sea cual sea la respuesta, este libro es para ti. Es más que probable que seas de los que piensa que el arte clásico es tan bonito como aburrido. Y del arte contemporáneo mejor ni hablamos… Todo parece secuestrado por una «élite selecta y académica» con la que no te identificas. Pero, en realidad, la historia del arte tiene más que ver con tu vida y tus problemas de lo que te imaginas, y responde a muchos de los porqués de la historia, pasada y presente. A veces al arte le da por ser refinado y exquisito, y se propone cumplir normas, igual que nosotros cuando empieza un nuevo año; pero otras veces explora caminos nuevos y se salta las reglas. Los grafitis, por ejemplo, ¡existen desde la época de los egipcios! Sara Rubayo, historiadora del arte y divulgadora cultural, nos propone en Te gusta el arte aunque no lo sepas una visión de la historia del arte que no conocías, en la que descubrirás que, efectivamente, aunque todavía no lo sepas, te gusta el arte, y que su historia es tu historia.

From the bestselling author of ALMOND, The Devil Wears Prada meets The Office in this witty, humane, and ultimately transformative story of a group of young workers who rebel against the status quo. Jihye is an ordinary woman who has never been extraordinary. In her administrative job at the Academy, she silently tolerates office politics and the absurdities of Korean bureaucracy. Forever only one misplaced email away from career catastrophe, she effectively becomes a master of the silent eye-roll and the tactical coffee run. But all her efforts to endure her superiors and the semi-hostile work environment they create are upended when a new intern, Gyuok Lee, arrives. Like a pacifist version of V in V for Vendetta, Gyuok recruits a trio of office allies to carry out plans for minor revenge. Together, these four “rebels” commit tiny protests against those in more powerful positions through spraying graffiti, throwing eggs, and writing anonymous exposés. But as their attacks increase, the initial joy they felt at the release becomes something more and Jihye and the others will discover the beauty of friendship and the extraordinary power of unity against adversity.