Jenny Stringer Knihy

"This is a unique new reference book on English-language writers and writing throughout the present century, in all major genres and from all around the world - from Joseph Conrad to Will Self, Virginia Woolf to David Mamet, Ezra Pound to Peter Carey, James Joyce to Amy Tan." "Fiction, plays, poetry, and a whole range of non-fictional writing are celebrated in this informative, readable, and catholic reference book, which includes entries on literary movements, periodicals, and over 400 individual works, as well as articles on some 2,400 authors." "A lively introduction by John Sutherland highlights the various and sometimes contradictory canons that have emerged over the century, and the increasingly international sources of writing in English which the Companion records. Catering for all literary tastes, this is the most comprehensive single-volume guide to modern (and postmodern) literature."--Jacket

Contains 700 recipes covering soups, tarts, snacks and sandwiches, salads, main courses, accompaniments, puddings, baking, preserving, drinks, and breakfasts. This book covers recipes from spaghetti Bolognese, sausage hotpot or shepherd's pie to salmon with dill and mustard crust, couscous stuffed peppers or sweet chilli beef.

Based on the bestselling Oxford Companion to English Literature, this is an indispensable, compact guide to all aspects of English literature. For this revised edition, existing entries have been fully updated and 60 new entries have been added on contemporary writers, such as Peter Ackroyd, Martin Amis, Toni Morrison, and Jeanette Winterson. New appendices include a chronology of English literature, and a listing of major literary prize-winners.

This indispensable volume, based on the popular Oxford Companion to English Literature, features over five thousand alphabetically arranged entries covering novels, plays, poems, authors, literary movements, and more. It includes useful plot summaries, important character profiles, and biographical articles on influential figures in literature, all presented with a light touch that enhances readability. The fully revised third edition introduces numerous new entries on writers such as Marcel Proust, Michael Cunningham, Harper Lee, and Cormac McCarthy, alongside emerging British talents like Monica Ali, Hari Kunzru, and Zadie Smith. Readers will find concise accounts of notable figures including philosopher Jean Baudrillard, critic Terry Eagleton, science fiction writer Douglas Adams, fantasy author Philip Pullman, poet Jean "Binta" Breeze, playwright Michael Poliakoff, and children's author J.K. Rowling. Updated appendices list Nobel, Booker, and Pulitzer prize winners, and a new timeline chronicles the evolution of literature from its origins to the present day. With extensive coverage of global literature, critical theories, and modern authors, this work is essential for all literature enthusiasts. Compiled by over 140 distinguished contributors under the guidance of Margaret Drabble, it deserves a place on the shelves of every literature lover.