![]() ![]() Recounting the Ottomans' remarkable rise from a frontier principality to a world empire, Marc David Baer traces their debts to their Turkish, Mongolian, Islamic and Byzantine heritage how they used both religious toleration and conversion to integrate conquered peoples and how, in the nineteenth century, they embraced exclusivity, leading to ethnic cleansing, genocide, and the dynasty's demise after the First World War. In their breadth and versatility, the Ottoman rulers saw themselves as the new Romans. But the reality was starkly different: the Ottomans' multiethnic, multilingual, and multireligious domain reached deep into Europe's heart. The Ottomans : Khans, Caesars and Caliphs (paperback Nov 2022) ₴649.00 The Ottoman Empire has long been depicted as the Islamic-Asian antithesis of the Christian-European West. In his literary cartography, Damrosch includes compelling contemporary works as well as perennial classics, hard-bitten crime fiction as well as haunting works of fantasy, and the formative tales that introduce us as children to the world we're entering.Īround the World in 80 Books is a global invitation to look beyond ourselves and our surroundings, and to see our world and its literature in new ways. ![]() To chart the expansive landscape of world literature today, Damrosch explores how writers live in two very different worlds: the world of their personal experience, and the world of books that have enabled great writers to give shape and meaning to their lives. ![]() Following a literary itinerary from London to Venice, Tehran and points beyond, and via authors from Woolf and Dante to Nobel prizewinners Orhan Pamuk, Wole Soyinka, Mo Yan and Olga Tokarczuk, he explores how these works have shaped our idea of the world, and the ways the world bleeds into literature. Inspired by Buddhist philosophy and spirituality, James Norbury has captured in these whimsical characters the ideas that have helped him through his most difficult times.Īround the World in 80 Books, David Damrosch (paperback Nov 2022) ₴549.00Ī transporting and illuminating voyage around the globe, told through eighty classic and modern books'ĭavid Damrosch, chair of Harvard's Department of Comparative Literature and founder of Harvard's Institute for World Literature, set out to counter a pandemic's restrictions on travel by exploring eighty exceptional books from around the globe. And on their journey through the ever-changing seasons, join these two friends as they learn how to live in the moment, be at peace with uncertainty, and find the strength to overcome life's obstacles, together. Feel the calming influence of Big Panda, who reminds us of the bigger picture while appreciating the simplicity of small moments.Įxplore your surroundings with the inquisitive eye of Tiny Dragon, our friend who is big in heart if not in stature. Travelling through nature, they find hope and inspiration in the world around them, realising that even in the darkest of days, Spring will always return. 'Which is more important,' asked Big Panda, 'the journey or the destination?''The company,' said Tiny Dragon.įriends Big Panda and Tiny Dragon journey through the seasons of the year together, day and night, in rain and in sun. 'While the drawings have the charm of Winnie-the-Pooh, the captions have the depth of ancient proverbs' GUARDIAN Published to coincide with the 20th anniversary of global literacy non-profit, Room to Read, The Gifts of Reading forms inspiring, unforgettable, irresistible proof of the power and necessity of books and reading.īig Panda & Tiny Dragon, James Norbury ( hardback Sept 2021) ₴949.00 'And more than anything, over and over again, you will see books and words being given, received and read - and in turn prompting further generosity.' 'You will see books sparking wonder or anger throwing open windows into other languages, other cultures, other minds causing people to fall in love or to fight for what is right. 'You will see books taking flight in flocks, migrating around the world, landing in people's hearts and changing them for a day or a year or a lifetime. With contributions by: William Boyd, Candice Carty-Williams, Imtiaz Dharker, Roddy Doyle, Pico Iyer, Robert Macfarlane, Andy Miller, Jackie Morris, Jan Morris, Sisonke Msimang, Dina Nayeri, Chigozie Obioma, Michael Ondaatje, David Pilling, Max Porter, Philip Pullman, Alice Pung, Jancis Robinson, S.F.Said, Madeleine Thien, Salley Vickers, John Wood and Markus Zusak The Gifts of Reading, edited by Robert Macfarlane ( now in paperback only) ₴499.00
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