A Love Letter to Europe. An outpouring of sadness and hope

Гейман Нил, Лайвли Пенелопа, Hollingburst Alan

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2021 г.
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Описание

Характеристики

How are great turning points in history experienced by individuals?

As Britain pulls away from Europe great British writers come together to give voice to their innermost feelings. These writers include novelists, writers of books for children, of comic books, humourists, historians, biographers, nature writers, film writers, travel writers, writers young and old and from an extraordinary range of backgrounds. Most are famous perhaps because they have won the Booker or other literary prizes, written bestsellers, changed the face of popular culture or sold millions of records. Others are not yet household names but write with depth of insight and feeling.

There is some extraordinary writing in this book. Some of these pieces are expressions of love of particular places in Europe. Some are true stories, some nostalgic, some hopeful. Some are cries of pain. There are hilarious pieces. There are cries of pain and regret. Some pieces are quietly devastating. All are passionate.

Conceived as a love letter to Europe, this book may also help reawaken love for Britain. It shows the unique richness and diversity of British cultures, a multitude of voices in harmony.

Contributors include:
Hugh Aldersey-Williams, Philip Ardagh, Jake Arnott, Patricia Atkinson, Paul Atterbury, Richard Beard, Mary Beard, Don Boyd, Melvyn Bragg, Gyles Brandreth, Kathleen Burke, James Buxton, Philip Carr, Brian Catling, Shami Chakrabarti, Chris Cleave, Mark Cocker, Peter Conradi, Heather Cooper, Frank Cottrell-Boyce, Roger Crowley, David Crystal, William Dalrymple, Lindsey Davies, Margaret Drabble, Mark Ellen, Richard Evans, Michel Faber, Sebastian Faulks, Ranulph Fiennes, Robert Fox, James Fox, Neil Gaiman, Evelyn Glennie, James Hanning, Nick Hayes, Alan Hollinghurst, Gabby Hutchinson-Crouch, Will Hutton, Robert Irwin, Holly Johnson, Liane Jones, Ruth Jones, Sam Jordison, Kapka Kassabova, AL Kennedy, Hermione Lee, Prue Leith, Patrick Lenox, Roger Lewis, David Lindo, Penelope Lively, Beth Lync, Richard Mabey, Sue MacGregor, Ian Martin, Frank McDonough, Jonathan Meades, Andrew Miller, Deborah Moggach, Ben Moor, Alan Moore, Paul Morley, Jackie Morris, Charles Nicholl, Richard Overy, Chris Riddell, Adam Roberts, Tony Robinson, Lee Rourke, Sophie Sabbage, Marcus Sedgwick, Richard Shirreff, Paul Stanford, Isy Suttie, Sandi Toksvig, Colin Tudge, Ed Vulliamy, Anna Whitelock, Kate Williams, Michael Wood, Louisa Young.
количество томов
1
количество страниц
334 стр.
переплет
Мягкая обложка
размеры
197x127x21 мм
страна изготовления
Соединённое Королевство
цвет
Голубой
ISBN
9781529381115
стандарт
вес
код в Майшоп
4625714
язык
английский

Содержание

PUBLISHER'S INTRODUCTION
A love letter to Europe
IT BEGAN ON A FIELD IN NORMANDY - Penelope Lively
FRED - Sandi Toksvig
A LARGER LIFE - Alan Hollinghurst
WRITING HOME - J. K. Rowling
MY STUDIO IN THE SOUTH OF FRANCE - Tracey Emin
TWIN TOWNS -Sam Jordison
Ail REVOIR - Sebastian Faulks
NIKI LAUDA AT THE HOTEL IMPERIAL- Patrick Lenox
SETTING OUR FACES TO THE SUN - Heather Cooper
LOVE AND SQUALOR - Simon Evans
A NEW EUROPEAN SONG - Mary Beard
THE MOON HIDDEN BY A CLOUD - Andrew Miller
IN THE PASSPORT QUEUE -Jeffrey Boakye
OF SHOES - AND SHIPS - AND SEALING WAX OF
CABBAGES-AND KINGS - B. Catling
Love at first sight
BLISS WAS IT IN THAT DAWN - Margaret Drabble
BERLIN: PRESENT FROM THE PAST - Jamie Buxton
MY LOVE AFFAIR WITH EUROPE - Deborah Moggach
LIKE A PFUCKKING TAART! - Holly Johnson
EVERY CLOUD -Isy Suttie
A STUDENT CHRISTMAS IN PARIS- Kathleen Burk
FRANQOISE - Paul Atterbury
SHARING TIME - Zoe Beaty
OUR HORIZONS ARE NEVER CLOSED - Lee Rourke
READING THE COFFEE GROUNDS - Philip Carr-Gomm
MALTA MADE ME - Roger Crowley
THE MOLO AUDACE - Beth Lynch
Let me count the ways
COUPS DE FOUDRE - Hermione lee
ODYSSEY - Tony Robinson
WHY WE LOVE EUROPE - Richard Overy
A PUMA IN EUROPE - David Undo
MY EUROPEAN HEROES - Gyles Brandreth
IN THE PICTURE - Ben Moor
WHAT EUROPE MEANS TO ME - Sue MacGregor 1
ITALIA MIA - Kevin Jackson
Come live with me
THE BIG TRILL - Charles Nicholl
THE VIEW AT SUNSET - Chris Cleave
ONE OF US - Sophie Sabbage
MOONSTONES ON THE CAMPIDOGLIO- Lindsey Davis
A FRENCH AFFAIR - Patricia Atkinson
LUCKIER THAN SOME - Marcus Sedgwick
THE GEORGE SANDERS LONG WALK - Roger Lewis
Opening the door a little wider
JAZZ CLUB, GRAZ, AUSTRIA - Nick Hayes
WHERE THE ACTION WAS-Prue Leith
SAME-SAME BUT DIFFERENT - Okechukwu Nzelu
'MONSIEUR, NOUS CHERCHONS LA ROUTE Ruth Jones
LUBRIANO -Anna Whitelock
IN PRAISE OF EUROPE'S ZS - Adam Roberts
ON BREXISTENTIALISM -lan Martin
ALSO SPRACH SAMADDER - Rhik Samadder
YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE - Frank Cottrell Boyce
SHAKE HELLO, SHAKE GOODBYE - Richard Beard
LIVED EXPERIENCE - Tom Chatfield
A RAINY MORNING IN MARCH - Liane Jones
THE WIDENING OF MY WORLD - Onjali Q. Rauf
GORBACHEV ON THE A299 - Gabby Hutchinson Crouch
AN ARTISTIC EDUCATION -Janet Gleeson
THE BORGHESE GALLERY - Abi Curtis
My North, my South, my East and West
DEVOTIONS UPON EMERGENT OCCASIONS - Shami
Chakrabarti
THE WORLD IN A BOOK - Michael Wood
EUROLINGUISTIC UNION - David Crystal
PIZZA AND THE CHANNEL TUNNEL- Kate Williams
THROUGH THE ARCHED WINDOW-Philip Ardagh
OUR SHARED PAST - Nick Barratt
MY FAMILY AND OTHER FOREIGNERS-Simon Callow
WE MOVE AROUND - Louisa Young
PIRATE NATION —Jake Arnott
UNITY BY INCLUSION - Jonathan Meades
AUBERGE - Mark Ellen
WILD, BARE AND NEVER VISITED BY THE SUN IN
WINTER — William Dalrymple
If music be the food of love
LIGHT AND HEAVY - Pete Townshend
EUROPE ENDLESS EUROPE - Paul Morley
POLYPHONY - Richard Mabey
MUSIC, A SHARED FRIENDSHIP-Evelyn Glennie
WHEN BLACKBIRDS SING - Mark Cocker
Angoisse des gares
A FAREWELL TO EUROPE - Colin Tudge
JE T'AIMAIS, JE T'AIME ET JE T'AIMERAI - Cathy
Rentzenbrink
LOVE, MIGRATION AND IMAGINING THE FUTURE,
WITH HOPE - Jackie Morris
NOT SOMEONE LIKE YOU - Michel Faber
OVER THERE - Peter J. Conradi
BARBARIANS - Robert Irwin
THE LESSONS OF BERLIN - Frank McDonough
THERE BE DRAGONS - Don Boyd
FROM WAR TO UNDERSTANDING - Richard J. Evans
ON THE PLAYING FIELDS OF FIESOLE -James Hanning
A THEORY OF LIGHT - Hugh Aldersey-Williams
KEEPING THE FLAME ALIVE - Richard Skirreff
THEM AND US -Ranulph Fiennes
Reckless with others' hearts
EUROPE - Melvyn Bragg
WHENEVER I HEAR THE WORD EUROPE-A.L. Kennedy
THE BREXIT POEM - Alan Moore
ONCE UPON A TIME, HOSPITALS BECAME HAVENS -
Irenosen Okojie
FIFTY YEARS - Daragh Carville
The love you take
FROM GO-KARTS TO MBAS - Will Hutton
THE ORIGINAL MEANING OF 'CATHOLIC' - Peter
Stanford
ENOUGH - Kapka Kassabova
ABROAD - THOUGHTS, FROM HOME - Chris Riddell
A LOVE LETTER TO EUROPE - Neil Gaiman
CONTRIBUTORS
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