Books published by Canongate Books

The complete works of Robert Burns

A tale of border warfare, military and erotic, set in the twenty-third century, where the women rule the kingdom and the men play war games. But Wat, the History Maker himself, does not play entirely by the rules, and when a woman, Delilah Puddock, joins the fray, this 'utopian' history is further enlivened.

Three novels by George Friel

Features an account of the swordfighter Wallace was to symbolise the cause of liberty and independence to many other countries and cultures in the centuries to come.

The greatest, most comprehensive, and best translated edition of one of the twentieth century's greatest and most relevant poets.

'This breathtaking recreation of life in the ancient world welds the power of myth and magic to a stirring plot.' Ian Rankin

A remarkable account of one woman's life - or, to be more accurate, lives.For fifteen years, Jennie Erdal led a double existence; officially she worked as a personal editor for one particular man - Tiger - but in reality she was his ghost-writer and in some mysterious sense his alter ego. Ghosting is a meditation on words, identity and creativity, but above all it is a portrait of a uniquely intimate relationship between a man and a woman."A beautifully composed memoir; sometimes rather desperate, sometimes very funny, of an extraordinary symbiotic relationship between two very different people." Mail on Sunday"An unusually rich and entertaining memoir - hilarious, infuriating and unforgettable." Daily Telegraph"Original, thoughtful, and often very funny." Sunday Telegraph"Read this delightful book." The Economist"I was mesmerised ... a riveting, funny story." Mariella Frostrup" A very funny book." Financial Times"Erdal's Tiger is engagingly, ferociously authentic ... a character study in the tradition of the realist novel." Blake Morrison

Spawned in the ghettos of Kingston as mercenary street-fighters for the island's politicians, the posses began migrating to the United States in the early 1980's, just in time to catch and ride the crack wave as it engulfed the country. This title examines the issues from a British and Jamaican perspective.