Painting Women Writers
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Jeanette Winterson se erige como una de las voces más originales de la ficción británica surgidas en la década de 1980. Su escritura a menudo profundiza en temas de identidad y creencia, inspirándose frecuentemente en su ferviente crianza. Winterson es celebrada por su distintivo enfoque estilístico y sus penetrantes perspectivas sobre la condición humana. Sus obras se publican en 28 países, y contribuye regularmente con reseñas y artículos a importantes periódicos y revistas.







The genre-bending and masterful new collection of ghost stories from Jeanette Winterson A ghost has no substance, but it has power - and presence - and it can appear in alternative forms. In the metaverse, we are all alternative forms. The Dead will join us. 'Always passionate and provocative' NEW STATESMAN 'The best living writer in this language' EVENING STANDARD Our lives are digital, exposed and always-on. We track our friends and family wherever they go. We have millennia of knowledge at our fingertips. We know everything about our world. But we know nothing about theirs. We have changed, but our ghosts have not. They've simply adapted and innovated, found new channels to reach us. They inhabit our apps and wander the metaverse just as they haunt our homes and our memories, always seeking new ways to connect. To live amongst us. To remind us. To tempt us. To take their revenge. These stories are not ours to tell. They are the stories of the dead - of those we've lost, loved, forgotten... and feared. Some are fiction. But some may not be.
La señora Dalloway relata un día en la vida londinense de Clarissa, una dama de alta alcurnia casada con un diputado conservador y madre de una adolescente. La historia comienza una soleada mañana de 1923 y termina esa misma noche, cuando empiezan a retirarse los invitados de una fiesta que se celebra en la mansión de los Dalloway. Aunque en el curso del día acaece un hecho trágico -el suicidio de un joven que volvió de la guerra psíquicamente perturbado-, lo esencial de la obra estriba en que los sucesos están narrados desde la mente de los personajes, con un lenguaje capaz de dibujar los meandros y ritmos escurridizos de la conciencia y de expresar la condición de la mujer de un modo a la vez íntimo y objetivo. «Tal vez su obra maestra. Exquisita y soberbiamente construida.» E. M. Forster
In her eye-opening book, Jeanette Winterson explores how artificial intelligence is transforming our lives and relationships. Drawing from diverse fields like history and literature, she delves into intriguing topics such as brain backups and human-non-human connections, blending wit and compassion throughout. A refreshing take on technology's impact.
In a fresh retelling of the classic tale, Jeanette Winterson reimagines the story of Hansel and Gretel, bringing new life and perspective to beloved characters and themes. This reinterpretation is part of a broader movement to remix and revive fairy tales, offering readers a contemporary twist on familiar narratives. Winterson's unique voice and storytelling style promise to engage both new audiences and those familiar with the original tale.
A masterpiece of nature writing, now in a Canons edition.
From 'one of the most gifted writers working today' (New York Times) comes an audacious new novel about the bodies we live in and the bodies we desire In Brexit Britain, a young transgender doctor called Ry is falling in love – against their better judgement – with Victor Stein, a celebrated professor leading the public debate around AI.Meanwhile, Ron Lord, just divorced and living with Mum again, is set to make his fortune launching a new generation of sex dolls for lonely men everywhere.Across the Atlantic, in Phoenix, Arizona, a cryonics facility houses dozens of bodies of men and women who are medically and legally dead… but waiting to return to life.But the scene is set in 1816, when nineteen-year-old Mary Shelley writes a story about creating a non-biological life-form. ‘Beware, for I am fearless and therefore powerful.'What will happen when homo sapiens is no longer the smartest being on the planet? Jeanette Winterson shows us how much closer we are to that future than we realise. Funny and furious, bold and clear-sighted, Frankissstein is a love story about life itself.
Nell'autunno del 1975, la sedicenne Jeanette Winterson deve scegliere tra restare con i genitori adottivi al 200 di Water Street o vivere in una Mini con la ragazza di cui è innamorata. Opta per la seconda opzione, desiderando la felicità. Quando cerca di spiegare la sua scelta alla madre, questa le chiede: "Perché essere felice quando puoi essere normale?". Così inizia il racconto di un'infanzia segnata da un padre indifferente e da una madre che trascorre le notti ad ascoltare il Vangelo alla radio, mentre prepara torte e lavora a maglia. La sua storia è una lotta per sopravvivere alle angherie materne, che la tengono fuori di casa tutta la notte e la sottopongono a esorcismi. È una battaglia per affermare se stessa, la propria omosessualità e l'amore per i libri. Questo amore per la letteratura nasce come rifugio, in cerca di quell'affetto che in famiglia manca. Anche quando la madre scopre i libri nascosti e li brucia, l'amore per la lettura resiste. Con generosità e onestà, Jeanette esplora i suoi pensieri e sentimenti di bambina, adolescente e donna, ripercorrendo la dolorosa ricerca della sua famiglia naturale. Ne scaturisce un racconto intenso, tragico ma anche allegro, come la sua scrittura.
»Bezaubernde Weihnachtsgeschichten voller Eiszapfen und Mistelzweige.« Sunday Telegraph Geschichten und Rezepte für die Adventswochen und Weihnachtstage – was könnte es Schöneres geben, um diese Zeit des Zusammenkommens, des Feierns, Schenkens und Teilens zu genießen? Dieses Buch ist ein literarisches Winterwunderland und steckt voller unvergesslicher Figuren, märchenhafter Ereignisse und überraschender Begegnungen. Es ist die perfekte Lektüre für einen Abend am Kamin. Und es ist das schönste Geschenk, das man seinen Lieben machen kann: Weihnachtsmagie für die Seele.