Blogs in May 2020

The Pilgrimage: A Contemporary Quest for Ancient Wisdom 13th May 2020

The 25th anniversary edition of The Pilgrimage, the precursor to The Alchemist. In this gripping story, Paulo Coelho is on a quest for the ultimate in self-knowledge, wisdom and spiritual mastery. Guided by his mysterious companion Petrus, he takes...

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Shadow of a Bull 13th May 2020

Manolo Olivar was the son of his father. Which may not seem like a necessary thing to say. But in Manolo’s case it is. For his father had been Juan Olivar, the greatest bullfighter in all Spain. And Manolo...

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Death In The Afternoon 13th May 2020

A fascinating look at the history and grandeur of bullfighting, Death in the Afternoon is also a deeper contemplation on the nature of cowardice and bravery, sport and tragedy, and is enlivened throughout by Hemingway’s pungent commentary on life...

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Obabakoak 13th May 2020

One of only a hundred or so books originally written in the Basque language during the last four centuries, Obabakoak is a shimmering, mercurial novel about life in Obaba, a remote, exotic, Basque village. Obaba is peopled with innocents...

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A Heart so White 13th May 2020

A Heart so White is the breathtaking international bestseller and IMPAC Award-winning masterpiece by Javier Marías, whose highly-anticipated new novel The Infatuations is published in 2013. This Penguin Modern Classics edition features a new Introduction by Jonathan Coe. A...

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