Set in a near-future U.S.A. whose economy is collapsing as a result of the mysterious disappearance of leading innovators and industrialists, this novel presents an astounding panorama of human life...
Opening with the enigmatic question 'Who is John Galt?', Atlas Shrugged envisions a world where the 'men of talent' - the great innovators, producers and creators - have mysteriously disappeared.
Architect Howard Roark is as unyielding as the granite he blasts to build with. Defying the conventions of the world around him, he embraces a battle over two decades against a double-dealing crew of rivals who will stop at nothing to bring him down.
Depicting the daily struggle of the individual against a tyrannical dictatorship, We the Living shows the terrible impact of a revolution on three people who demand the right to live their own lives and pursue their happiness.
Mais qu’est-ce qui a bien pu passer par la tete de ce pere divorcé pour emmener a Ouessant, contre leur gré, deux gamines qui fantasment sur le soleil algérien ?
Kitchen juxtaposes two tales about mothers, transsexuality, bereavement, kitchens, love and tragedy in contemporary Japan. It is a startlingly original first work by Japan's brightest young literary star and is now a cult film.
A testament to both the resilience and persistent myopia of the human condition, Unsheltered explores the foundations we build in life, spanning time and place to give us all a clearer look at those around us, and perhaps ourselves.
Don Lope es un viejo rentista que vive con su criada Saturna en Toledo. Al quedar huérfana Tristana, Don Lope se hace cargo de ella, llevándola a vivir a su casa, donde no tarda en seducirla y convertirla en su amante.
Unique roman achevé de Benjamin Constant, Adolphe (1816) raconte l’inexorable décomposition d’une relation amoureuse : sommé de quitter Ellénore au nom de la carriere a laquelle on le destine, le narrateur ne parvient pas plus a rompre qu’a aimer.
Treat yourself to this joyful, big-hearted read from Booker Prize-winning novelist Bernardine Evaristo, part of our Penguin Essentials series which spotlights the very best of our modern classics