10 top libri in inglese da regalare questo Natale
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1. Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth
Catherine McIlwaine
Per mio marito Cristiano, vero appassionato della Terra di Mezzo, un libro che lo farà partecipe dell'immenso lavoro che si nasconde dietro ai capolavori di Tolkien.
This richly illustrated book explores the huge creative endeavour behind Tolkien's enduring popularity. Lavishly illustrated with over 300 images of his manuscripts, drawings, maps and letters, the book traces the creative process behind his most famous literary works - 'The Hobbit', 'The Lord of the Rings' and 'The Silmarillion' and reproduces personal photographs and private papers,some of which have never been seen before in print.
2. Boy: Tales of Childhood
Roald Dahl
Regalo questo libro a mio figlio Gabriele per ricordargli che proprio tutti sono stati bambini una volta, hanno fatto disastri e sognato ad occhi aperti prima di trovare la loro strada nel mondo.
BOY, Roald Dahl's bestselling autobiography, is full of hilarious anecdotes about his childhood and school days, illustrated by Quentin Blake. As a boy, all sorts of unusual things happened to Roald Dahl. There was the time he and four school friends got their revenge on beastly Mrs Prachett in her sweet shop. There are stories of holidays in fishing boats, African adventures and the days of tasting chocolate for Cadbury's. You'll hear tales of horrible school bullies and the motor-car accident when Roald's nose was nearly sliced clean off.
3. The Collected Poems
Robert Frost
A mia madre, che ama la poesia, regalo una bellissima edizione dell'opera omnia del poeta americano per eccellenza.
No poet is more emblematically American than Robert Frost. Hailed as `the most eminent, the most distinguished Anglo-American poet' by T.S. Eliot, he is the only writer in history to have been awarded four Pulitzer Prizes. In iconic poems like `Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening', simple images summon the rural landscape of New England, and Frost unfailingly moves the reader with his profound grasp of the human condition. This is the most comprehensive and authoritative volume of Frost's verse available, comprising all eleven volumes of his poems, meticulously edited by Edward Connery Lathem.
4.Middle England
Jonathan Coe
A mio padre, che guarda sempre con scetticismo alla Gran Bretagna, regalo il nuovo romanzo tragicomico del maestro Jonathan Coe.
'It was tempting to think, at times like this, that some bizarre hysteria had gripped the British people' Beginning eight years ago, Middle England follows a brilliantly vivid cast of characters through a time of immense change. And within all these lives is the story of modern England: a story of nostalgia and delusion; of bewilderment and barely-suppressed rage.
5. Mary Poppins: Illustrated Gift Edition
P. L. Travers
Per la mia cara amica Alessandra e i suoi adorabili figli: una nuova e stupenda edizione illustrata di una delle storie più amate da generazioni di bambini e genitori.
An exquisite flagship gift edition of an iconic classic, illustrated by the current Waterstones Children's Laureate, Lauren Child. When Mary Poppins arrives at their house on a gust of the East Wind and slides up the bannister, Jane and Michael Banks's lives are turned magically upside down. Who better to reimagine this endearing children's classic than today's most instantly recognisable and best-loved artist-illustrator?
6. Americanah
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
A Claudia, una delle persone più inclusive che abbia la fortuna di conoscere, regalo un libro meraviglioso, che guarda il mondo occidentale con uno sguardo a cui non siamo abituati.
As teenagers in Lagos, Ifemelu and Obinze fall in love. Their Nigeria is under military dictatorship, and people are fleeing the country if they can. The self-assured Ifemelu departs for America. There she suffers defeats and triumphs, finds and loses relationships, all the while feeling the weight of something she never thought of back home: race. Obinze had hoped to join her, but post-9/11 America will not let him in, and he plunges into a dangerous, undocumented life in London. Thirteen years later, Obinze is a wealthy man in a newly democratic Nigeria, while Ifemelu has achieved success as a blogger. But after so long apart and so many changes, will they find the courage to meet again, face to face? Fearless, gripping, spanning three continents and numerous lives, the National Book Critics Circle Award-winning `Americanah' is a richly told story of love and expectation set in today's globalized world.
7. The Light Years
Elizabeth Jane Howard
Per la mia amica Valeria, che ha gusti raffinati: il primo libro della saga familiare dei Cazalet, un romanzo raffinato ed emozionante in cui le vite private dei protagonisti s'intrecciano con le vicende storiche della Seconda Guerra Mondiale.
Every summer, the Cazalet brothers, Hugh, Edward and Rupert, return to the family home in the heart of the Sussex countryside with their wives and children. There, they are joined by their parents and unmarried sister Rachel to enjoy two blissful months of picnics and childish games. But despite the idyllic setting, nothing can be done to soothe the siblings' heartache. Elegantly constructed and told with exceptional grace, The Light Years is a modern classic of contemporary English life and the beginning of an extraordinary family saga.