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    by Jay Parini
    £8.99

    A powerful and moving novel recounting the life and death of Walter Benjamin from the award-winning author

  • by Jay Parini
    £12.99

    When Alex Massolini's brother is killed in Vietnam, he drops out of Columbia University and leaves his conservative family behind for Capri to become secretary to Rupert Grant, a famous British novelist and poet who dominates the island like a latter -- day Prospero. Alex soon finds himself ensnared in a web of love affairs, friendships, and rivalries within the eccentric community that inhabits the idyllic beauty of the isolated Italian island.The Apprentice Lover traces a young American's enchantment and disenchantment -- with his American past, his new European mentor, and the various inhabitants on an island famous for its characters.

  • - A Life of William Faulkner
    by Jay Parini
    £14.99

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    - Living a Spiritual and Ethical Life
    by Jay Parini
    £17.49

  • by JAY & Ph.D. Parini
    £14.99 - 31.99

    Examines the importance of the poetic voice and the mysteries of metaphor. This book argues that a poet's originality depends on a deep understanding of the traditions of political poetry, nature poetry, and religious poetry. It is suitable for those interested in a fresh introduction to an art that lies at the centre of Western civilization.

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    - 1975-2015
    by Jay Parini
    £13.99

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    - The Life of Gore Vidal
    by JAY & Ph.D. Parini
    £9.49

    The definitive - and uproariously funny - biography of one of the twentieth century's foremost thinkers and writers.

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