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A classic of Holocaust literature from the camps' oldest known survivor; introduced by Alan Yentob

The feisty heroine of Schulz's strip gives the patriarchy a kick in the Peanuts!

A classic of South African literature, adapted into a major motion picture, introduced by Jonathan Kaplan

Joyce's brilliantly vivid portrait of Dublin, introduced by Colm Toibin

Winner of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, an intimate novel about human desire against the backdrop of the sexual liberation movement of the Sixties

A cross-cultural tale of two women brought together by the intersections of television and industrial agriculture, fertility and motherhood, life and love, from the Booker-shortlisted author

A compelling and compassionate novel about environmental activism, community and starting over, from the Booker-shortlisted author

A true crime cult classic that lifts the lid on the dazzle and menace of the cocaine trade

A special UNESCO City of Literature edition with full annotation.

The strange and wonderful story of how one colour changed the world, from the bestselling author of Just My Type and On the Map

The Nobel Prize-winning author Knut Hamsun's Hunger, an influential work of twentieth-century modern literature, is now a Canon

The first in a trilogy, this startling novel charts the radical change in Britain during the Eighties through the eyes of three women

An honest and moving portrait of the everyday messiness of life, and the complications of love

Loosely based on Drabble's own experiences, a compelling, beautifully written novel following three generations of women in one family

An award-winning novel about the perils of motherhood in a failing healthcare system and a woman's fight against the social stigma of the Sixties

Witty and compassionate, the extraordinary debut from one of our greatest novelists, about lies and deceit, love and forgiveness

The award-winning and atmospheric crime cult classic from bestselling author Louise Welsh - 'Unputdownable' Sunday Times

A fantastical retelling of the Japanese myth of Izanami and Izanagi from the internationally bestselling author of Out

The Scottish masterpiece - introduced by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon

From the genius of Scottish letters, a satire of religion, the media and London

This work argues that it is better to use Christianity as good poetry than as bad science, and although the author sets out to deconstruct its doctrines, "my intention is positive; it is to craft from the Christian past a usable ethic for our own time".

At the tender age of fourteen, Richard Holloway left his home town of Alexandria, north of Glasgow, and travelled hundreds of miles to be educated and trained for the priesthood at an English monastery. By the age of twenty-five he had been ordained and was working in the slums of Glasgow. Through the forty years that followed, Richard touched the lives of many people as he rose to one of the highest positions in the Anglican Church. But behind his confident public faith lay a restless heart and an inquisitive mind. Poignant, wise and fiercely honest, Leaving Alexandria is a remarkable memoir of a life defined by faith but plagued by doubt.

An autobiographical novella recounting the move towards reconciliation between a father and son; translated for the first time in English