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The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze (Faber Editions) William Saroyan. £9.99 £8.99. The definitive biography of MF DOOM, charting the reclusive and revered hip-hop artist’s life, career, and eventual immortality. Packed with behind-the-scenes…. The Chronicles of DOOM: Unravelling Rap’s Masked Iconoclast.
The Story Behind the Publication of Lord of the Flies - Faber
Thursday 6 June 1974. Twenty years after writing Lord Of The Flies, I now see that Ralph who weeps for the end of innocence, the darkness of man’s heart, was weeping for an age that is passing. Seen from the other side, the heart of man is not dark, but flamelit and terrible. Perhaps then Jack and his hunters had the heart of the matter after ...
Faber reveals story behind rediscovered classic Mistletoe Malice
Jan 27, 2023 · Faber has revealed the story behind their rediscovered seasonal classic, Mistletoe Malice, publishing in November 2023. One day, Faber’s Heritage Editor Ella Griffiths found a mysterious parcel in her office pigeonhole filled with rare first editions of novels by Kathleen Farrell. Her name was familiar as the long-time partner of recently ...
T. S. Eliot: Collected Poems 1909-1962 | Faber Poetry
Ted Hughes. Poet, dramatist, critic and editor, T. S. Eliot was one of the defining figures of twentieth-century poetry. This edition of Collected Poems 1909-1962 includes his verse from Prufrock and Other Observations (1917) to Four Quartets (1943), and includes such literary landmarks as The Waste Land and Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats.
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The History Boys by Alan Bennett is a hilarious drama that follows an unruly bunch of bright, funny boys in pursuit of…. The History Boys (Playscript) Alan Bennett. £10.99 £9.99. A modern classic by one of Ireland’s greatest contemporary playwrights, set in the mysterious landscape of the rural Midlands of Ireland.
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An utterly chilling, compulsive story of a murder among teenagers, on the eve of the historic Brexit vote, by a major…. Penance (Hardback) Eliza Clark. £14.99 £12.99. The incendiary first novel from critically-acclaimed author Eliza Clark – ‘an impressive, fiercely current debut’ i. Boy Parts.
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Faber Members get access to an exclusive events programme with some of the biggest names in literature and the arts. Highlights of recent years include a poetry gala including Simon Armitage, Paul Muldoon and Lavinia Greenlaw; Tom Stoppard and Patrick Marber in conversation; and events with Kazuo Ishiguro, Sally Rooney, Anna Burns, …
Poem of the Week: ‘Chiaroscuro’ by Isabelle Baafi | Faber
Oct 14, 2024 · Our Faber Poem of the Week is ‘Chiaroscuro’, from Isabelle Baafi’s forthcoming debut collection, Chaotic Good. Chaotic Good is a piercing debut about how we are made, how we get lost and how we find new selves. Framed by the story of escape from a toxic marriage, the poems focus on the incremental ways in which power accumulates, shifts and is relinquished within both home and community.