A collection of lyrics, poems, notebook sketches, and self-portraits maps the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee's singular creative journey through the weeks just prior to his death. "The Flame is the final work from Leonard Cohen, the revered poet and musician whose fans span generations and whose work is celebrated throughout the world. Featuring poems, excerpts from his private notebooks, lyrics, and hand-drawn self-portraits, The Flame offers...

In this follow-up to his previous volume of diaries, Theft by Finding, the award-winning humorist chronicles the years 2003-2020, charting the years of his rise to fame with his trademark misanthropic charm and wry wit.

Essays inspired by travel and residence in Italy. According to Wikipedia: "Henry James, (1843 – 1916), son of theologian Henry James Sr., brother of the philosopher and psychologist William James and diarist Alice James, was an American-born British author. He is one of the key figures of 19th century literary realism; the fine art of his writing has led many academics to consider him the greatest master of the novel and novella form. He

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This early work by Henry James was originally published in 1884 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. Henry James was born in New York City in 1843. One of thirteen children, James had an unorthodox early education, switching between schools, private tutors and private reading.. James published his first story, 'A Tragedy of Error', in the Continental Monthly in 1864, when he was twenty years old. In 1876, he emigrated...

Dans les années 1890, Gertrude, une jeune fille aveugle et orpheline de sa tante qui vient de mourir, est recueillie par un pasteur qui lui offre de vivre avec sa femme, Amélie, et ses cinq enfants dans une petite chaumière du Jura neuchâtelois, en Suisse. Dans son journal, le pasteur raconte l'éducation protestante qu'il offre à Gertrude, dont il finit par tomber amoureux. Son fils Jacques tombe également amoureux de Gertrude. Lorsque le pasteur...

This early work by Louisa May Alcott was originally published in 1889 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. Published a year after Alcott's death this is a truly unparalleled collection of her personal correspondence and a fascinating insight into the character and thoughts of this much loved author.

La periodista Jineth Bedoya no sólo ha conocido como pocos el tenebroso mundo de las cárceles colombianas, sino que además ha sido víctima de la violencia y la corrupción que campea en ellas. Famosa entre sus colegas y entre los miles de lectores de sus crónicas y libros por haber sido capaz de llegar—en las entrañas de nuestro conflicto armado y las fauces de nuestra más cruda realidad—hasta donde ningún otro comunicador se ha atrevido,...

« Le 2 septembre 1893, le paquebot La Champagne jetait l'ancre dans la baie de New York. » Ainsi commence le journal tenu par Amédée Girard, un émigré « ordinaire » et anonyme comme des millions d'autres exilés en Amérique à la fin du xixe siècle. De New York à Montréal, o il se fixe dès son arrivée, l'auteur note les observations et les impressions que lui inspire son nouveau lieu de vie. Villageois jurassien contraint à un voyage...

Beloved one, write. Write it all out, in any alphabet, in any language, in any form that comes from your magnificent heart, for this is where the healing is. May the strength, resilience, sweetness and beauty of the wild honeysuckle find you.

Hecho de sentimientos, Irse es el diario personal de Esmeralda Berbel a lo largo de tres años clave en su vida: los de su divorcio. "Me abandonas dos veces, entre una vez y otra pierdo un puente; me duelen las rodillas y los nudillos de la mano derecha; entre una vez y otra, escribo, lloro y te dejo. Me hago daño. Me enamoro. Vuelves. Te vas. Y veo en la palabra abandonar la palabra dar y la palabra mujer." El movimiento es una constante, así como...