Worey isn't like the rest. He is scared of everything, as his name suggests! He doesn't want to play outside, kick a ball or be part of anything at all. Will Worey ever leave his past behind? Read this story to see if he changes his mind.
Claire-Louise Bennett Knihy
Claire-Louise Bennett se zaměřuje na zkoumání každodenního života a jeho nečekaných hloubek prostřednictvím pronikavých esejí a povídek. Její próza se vyznačuje neobyčejnou pozorností k detailu a schopností odhalit skrytou poezii v obyčejných okamžicích. Bennett často přemýšlí o tom, jak jazyk formuje naše vnímání reality a jak nám může pomoci pochopit složitost lidské existence. Její psaní je meditativní a zároveň nekompromisně upřímné, zve čtenáře k introspekci a k novému pohledu na svět kolem nás.
Fish Out of Water
- 42 stránek
- 2 hodiny čtení
Claire-Louise Bennett explores the surreal portraiture of Dorothea Tanning. A chance encounter with an exhibition of Tanning’s works in Madrid reawakens a kinship between the surrealist artist and the author. Falling in and out of the artist’s life and paintings, she recollects the rebellious internal worlds and nascent creativity that defined both their childhoods.
Learning Service
- 368 stránek
- 13 hodin čtení
"This year, over ten million people will go abroad, eager to find the perfect blend of adventure and altruism. Volunteer travel can help you find your place in the world--and find out what you're made of. So why do so many international volunteer programs fail to make an impact? Why do some do more harm than good? Learning Service offers a powerful new approach that invites volunteers to learn from host communities before trying to 'help' them. It's also a thoughtful critique of the sinister side of volunteer travel; a guide for turning good intentions into effective results; and essential advice on how to make the most of your experience."--Amazon.com.
Feverish and forthright, Pond is an absorbing chronicle of the pitfalls and pleasures of a solitudinous life told by an unnamed woman living on the cusp of a coastal town. Broken bowls, belligerent cows, swanky aubergines, trembling moonrises and horrifying sunsets, the physical world depicted in these stories is unsettling yet intimately familiar and soon takes on a life of its own. Captivated by the stellar charms of seclusion but restless with desire, the woman's relationship with her surroundings becomes boundless and increasingly bewildering. Claire-Louise Bennett's startlingly original first collection slips effortlessly between worlds and is by turns darkly funny and deeply moving.
A New York Times 10 Best Books of 2022 Selection 'Extraordinary . . . radiant' Sunday Times 'An existential tour-de-force' Eimear McBride 'Elatingly risky' Guardian 'We read in order to come to life.' With fierce imagination, a woman revisits the moments that shape her life; from crushes on teachers to navigating relationships in a fast-paced world; from overhearing her grandmothers' peculiar stories to nurturing her own personal freedom and a boundless love of literature. Fusing fantasy with lived experience, Checkout 19 is a vivid and mesmerising journey through the small traumas and triumphs that define us - as readers, as writers, as human beings. * A 'Books of 2021' pick in the Guardian, Daily Mail, Daily Telegraph, Irish Times Culture and New Statesman * 'This is her new book to shake the world anew' Sebastian Barry 'Mesmerising, whip-smart, full of genius . . . It is also very funny' Elaine Feeney 'Her voice is all her own' Anne Enright
