Books published by Faber & Faber

Bryony Lavery's Frozen was winner of the TMA Best New Play award and the Eileen Anderson Central Television Award for Best Play.

He has published his poems in many forms, including - again his own invention - New Numbers, a constantly changing collage, which appears here in its final form. The selection culminates in an early treatment of a passage from his version of Homer's Iliad - 'the best .

Agastya Sen, known to friends by the English name August, is a child of the Indian elite. August himself has just landed a prize government job, which takes him to Madna - a town with the highest temperatures in India - deep in the sticks. There he finds himself surrounded by incompetents and cranks, time wasters, bureaucrats, and crazies.

Ted Hughes wrote a series of stories for children from the early 1960s through until 1995 about how the world, and the creatures in it, came into being. Meet the Polar Bear whose obsession with her snowy white fur is so great that she can only live in a landscape surrounded by her own reflection;

The city, reeling from the impact of the 2008 terrorist attacks, weighs heavily on Amit's mind, as does the unexpected absence of his childhood friend Ramu, a drifting, opaque figure who is Amit's last remaining connection to the city he once called home.

This anthology is drawn from his writings about the memories of men and women of a past era - farm labourers, shepherds, horsemen, blacksmiths, wheelwrights, sailors, fisherman, miners, maltsters, domestic servants and many others.

Perfect for fans of Megan Abbott, Gillian Flynn and Laura Lippman, Dahl's first novel brilliantly explores the secret world of one of New York's most secluded communities.

Max Beerbohm well known as a personality as he is an artist. This biography provides an intimate portrait of an odd, brilliant and most lovable human being, who was also a deeper and more considerable character than his facade betrayed.

Does not even glance at pages 2 and3. And in Readers Tested:A 34-year-old Essex office-manager at the end of the day (Wednesday, July 16th, 1947) could recall, at the end of the day, reading the following:'I glanced at the front page of today's Daily Mail when I came downstairs and saw it on the hall table.

A beautiful new edition of the long out of print classic - mixing travelogue, memoir and how-to draw insight - with 30 new pp from Craig's return trip over a decade later.

Jesella and Meltzer present for the first time the inside story of "Sassy" magazine's rise and fall while celebrating its unique vision and lasting impact. They highlight its fusion of feminism and femininity, its frank commentary on taboo topics, and its battles with the religious right.

men and women of fashion led their lives under the avid scrutiny of a public who had a sharp appetite for scandal and sensation. In the period between the so-called Age of Reason and the Romantic Revival - that which the author calls the Age of Scandal - aristocratic and privileged eccentrics flourished and the professional writer declined.

Adept at the longer distance though he was, one only has to remember The Pen and the Sword and his Aneurin Bevan biography, the essay very often saw his writing at its sharpest and most eloquent.

Conor Cruise O'Brien's majestic meditation on the life and writings of Burke was originally published in 1992. 'O'Brien [had] been brooding on Edmund Burke for decades. "It", he decided, was the abuse of power.' Paul Johnson, Independent on Sunday 'The best book about Edmund Burke ever written .

'This country's leading Tolstoy scholar has selected, edited and translated a two-volume set of Tolstoy's Letters, which represents academic publishing of the highest kind.' Yorkshire PostLeo Tolstoy was unquestionably the most prolific letter-writer of all the great Russian novelists of the nineteenth century.

'This country's leading Tolstoy scholar has selected, edited and translated a two-volume set of Tolstoy's Letters, which represents academic publishing of the highest kind.' Yorkshire PostLeo Tolstoy was unquestionably the most prolific letter-writer of all the great Russian novelists of the nineteenth century.

But now, on his twelfth 'discovery day', it's time for Elvis to find out who left him at the zoo, and why?On an epic adventure that takes Elvis to an island off the coast of Norway, he will finally discover the truth about his past...

Winner of the Shamus Award for Best PI Hardcover novel 2019Shaken by the outcome of her last big case, PI Roxane Weary is keeping a low profile. Certain - and scared - that things aren't so straightforward, Roxane starts to follow a paper trail that gets more dangerous the farther it goes.

Max is used to spending time alone - it's difficult to make friends in a big, chaotic school when you're hard of hearing. You'll know what to do.'There on the floor he finds a pile of sand ... a tiny boy, no bigger than a raisin, Luke, Prince of the Blues. millions of others - a thriving, bustling, sprawling civilization!

Christian Bale and Hugh Jackman play rival magicians in turn-of-the-century London who battle each other for trade secrets, a rivalry so intense that it turns them into murderers.

Scott Walker is undoubtedly one of the most brilliant, serious and intelligent of artists today. Walker's iconic lyrics will proudly follow in the footsteps of other famous musicians who have been published by Faber & Faber, including Jarvis Cocker, Billy Bragg, and Van Morrison.

A new edition of a music classic.

The Children of Castle Rock, a captivating novel by Natasha (Literary Scout) Farrant, is a must-read for all book lovers. Published in 2018, this book has made a significant mark in the literary world. The story is a gripping journey of adventure, friendship, and self-discovery, which will keep you hooked from the first page to the last. Farrant, a renowned author, has outdone herself in this genre, crafting a narrative that is both engaging and thought-provoking. This book was published by the esteemed Faber & Faber, further enhancing its credibility in the literary world. The Children of Castle Rock is a testament to Farrant's storytelling prowess and is a valuable addition to any bookshelf. This English language book is the perfect choice for a cozy evening read or a thoughtful gift for a loved one.

Beginning with Richard Wright's meeting with Gertrude Stein in 1946 and ending with his death in suspicious circumstances fourteen years later, Paris Interzone provides a compelling look at the Left Bank cafe society that dominated postwar Paris.

Strindberg's "Miss Julie", a play on power, sex and class, is presented here in a new version by Frank McGuinness, togther with "The Stronger".

Like London, like Paris or New York or pre-war Alexandria, Bombay contains not just many different social worlds but whole solar systems of different societies moving separately and intricately over the same territory. This book presents an account of the city of Bombay (Mumbai).

She has been dancing ever since, and after a spell as a principal dancer in New York, now dances for the Dutch National Ballet in Amsterdam. Beautifully and gently illustrated by Ella Okstad, Ballerina Dreams is the younger-reader edition of Michaela DePrince's highly moving memoir, Hope in a Ballet Shoe.

This fifth collection of Brian Friel's work contains:Uncle Vanya (after Chekhov) (1998) The Yalta Game (after Chekhov) (2001) The Bear (after Chekhov) (2002) Afterplay (after 2002) Performances (2003) The Home Place (2005) Hedda Gabler (after Ibsen) (2005)

Following the biographical style of 1599, this book traces Shakespeare's life and times from the autumn of 1605, when he took an old and anonymous Elizabethan play, The Chronicle History of King Leir, and transformed it into his most searing tragedy, King Lear.