Love, Sex, Death and Words: Surprising Tales from a Year in Literature

by Stephen Fender and John Sutherland

Book Overview

Love, sex, death, boredom, ecstasy, existential angst, political upheaval - the history of literature offers a rich and varied exploration of the human condition across the centuries. In this absorbing companion to literature's rich past, arranged by days of the year, acclaimed critics and friends Stephen Fender and John Sutherland turn up the most inspiring, enlightening, surprising or curious artefacts that literature has to offer. Find out why...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1848312474
• ISBN13: 9781848312470
• Release Date: June 2011
• Publisher: Icon Books
• Length: 544 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.2" x 7.8"