Books in the Canons series

This updated edition confirms Solnit's seminal work as a timeless classic on politics and change

'The one authentic masterpiece of rock 'n' roll writing' Peter Guralnick

Introduced by Margaret Atwood

An unprecedented international publishing event: the first and only diary written by a still-imprisoned Guantanamo detainee.

WINNER OF THE GREATEST WELSH NOVEL

Barack Obama's memoir, written long before his political career began, is a remarkable story of one man's search for his identity.

'A gentle, wise and riddling book. Its prose, like the river it describes, flows intricately, unpredictably and often beautifully, carrying the fascinated reader onwards' Robert Macfarlane

The phenomenal, Man Booker Prize-winning, international bestseller

Virginia Woolf's seductive, provocative masterpiece is a whirlwind adventure through time, gender and identity. Introduced by Tilda Swinton

'Undoubtedly a masterpiece, a sublime book' Sunday TimesA dark and beautiful tale full of pain and longing, introduced by Tim Parks

An early masterpiece from the inaugural winner of the International Man Booker Prize.

The modern Scottish classic; a heartbreaking, tragic portrait of an unexpected relationship. Introduced by Andrew Marr

A modern classic - a funny and practical guide to being a writer by the New York Times bestseller

Michel Faber's bestselling blockbuster set in 19th-century London

The mesmerizing posthumous memoir of 'a poet and polemicist whose lyrics have inspired and galvanized generations' GQ

Solnit's revelatory modern classic exploring philosophy, history, art and metaphysics

Now a major motion picture starring Scarlett Johansson

One of the best reviewed books of 2013, also shortlisted for the 2013 Costa Biography Award, now available in paperback

On its 90th anniversary, the debut novel - one of the most important works of Scottish modernism - from Nan Shepherd, author of The Living Mountain and The Weatherhouse

The autobiographical coming-of-age modern classic by one of the greatest authors of the twentieth century

THE STRUGGLE BETWEEN GOOD AND EVIL NEVER RESTED: IN THE WORLD, AND IN EVERY HUMAN BEING, IT WENT ON

A tale of lust and possession in nineteenth-century France and Japan, from the international bestseller

New work and old favourites from national treasure and one of Britain's most exciting poets, Lemn Sissay

Read by the author and with a soundtrack by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis

The definitive collections of poetry by Robert Burns, arranged and introduced by award-winning writer Andrew O'Hagan. 'Save this collection a place at your Burns table' Guardian

The definitive edition of the all-time Scottish novel - an 'enduring masterpeice' - introduced by Ian Rankin

The Nobel Prize-winning author Knut Hamsun's Hunger, an influential work of twentieth-century modern literature, is now a Canon