John King Ordre des livres (chronologique)

Trois générations d'une même famille, trois hommes issus du milieu prolétaire britannique. Terry English, skinhead et propriétaire d'une petite société de taxis, doute de vivre jusqu'à cinquante ans, mais trouve de la joie dans le ska et sa belle assistante Angie. Il s'engage pleinement dans la réouverture de l'Union Jack Club. Nutty Ray, punk et employé de Terry, lutte contre sa haine de la société et passe son temps à provoquer les flics de Chelsea. Enfin, Lol, un adolescent skater punk de quinze ans, est en quête de son identité. À travers ces personnages, l'auteur explore l'émergence de la culture skin, ancrée dans la musique, notamment le reggae et le ska des années 1970, en rupture avec l'époque hippie. Cette culture s'exprime aussi à travers l'amour de la mode, de la bière et du pays. L'œuvre rend hommage au mouvement culturel britannique des années 1960, souvent mal compris et caricaturé, qui a suscité une peur sociale plus intense que le punk, en raison de son essence profondément prolétaire. L'auteur, reconnu pour son talent, se positionne aux côtés d'écrivains comme Irvine Welsh, en tant que voix du football et de la classe ouvrière anglaise.

One of Latin America's greatest novelists, Mario Vargas Llosa is also a most acute and wide-ranging cultural critic and an acerbic political commentator. Touchstones includes his readings of major twentieth-century novels, from Heart of Darkness to The Tin Drum and Herzog and major works by Hemingway, Woolf, Orwell, Camus and Nabokov. There are long studies of George Grosz, vignettes on Botero and Picasso, and an appreciation of Cezanne and Van Gogh, including a visit to Cezanne's homes in the South Seas. Also included are essays on political and social thinkers, from the nineteenth-century feminist, Flora Tristan, to Isaiah Berlin, and contemporary pieces on 9/11, the aftermath of the war in Iraq, and the terrorist attacks on London and Madrid. Fantastically intelligent, inspired and surprising, Touchstones is a landmark collection from one of the world's leading intellectuals.

Lose yourself in timeless rural scenery laced with glistening lakes and jagged peaks. Amble from festivals of food and opera to celebrations of art and ecology. Gorge yourself on medieval castles. Join the adrenaline junkies in a quest for the ultimate adventure. Whatever you want from Wales, this inspiring guide will help you find it.

Specially-commissioned essays analyse the history, politics, art and literature of Latin America from the nineteenth century to the present day. A chronology and guides to further reading are included, making this volume an invaluable introduction to the rich and varied culture of modern Latin America.

For fifteen-year-old Martin, growing up in Slough, the summer of 1977 means punk rock, reggae music, disco girls, stolen cars, social-club lager, cut- throat Teds and a job picking cherries with the gypsies. schovat popis

Recent times have seen an increase in stimulant-based writing, and this anthology includes a selection of fiction from both British and American writers. Contributors include Irvine Welsh, Lynne Tillman, Jeff Noon and Gary Indiana.