Download or read book This Dark Country written by Rebecca Birrell and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2021-08-19 with total page 423 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shortlisted for the PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize 2022 Longlisted for the William M B Berger Prize for British Art History 2022 Guardian Art Book of the Year 2021 A dazzling, boldly original work that tells the powerful and passionate stories of a group of extraordinary women as glimpsed through their still life paintings What is contained in a still life – and what falls out of the frame? For women artists in the early twentieth century, such as Dora Carrington, Vanessa Bell and Gwen John, this art form was a conduit for their lives, their rebellions, their quietly subversive loves for men and women. But for every artist whom we remember, there are those whose work is almost forgotten. In This Dark Country, Rebecca Birrell conducts a dazzling fusion of group biography and art criticism, exploring, from the celebrated to the overlooked, the structures of intimacy that make – and dismantle – our worlds. 'A brilliant book ... A truly radical aesthetics fit for the twenty-first century at last!' - Thérèse Oulton '[A] wonderful book. I am impressed and fascinated. It is beautifully written' - Celia Paul

Download or read book This Our Dark Country written by Catherine Reef and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2002 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the history of the colony, later the independent nation of Liberia, which was established on the west coast of Africa in 1822 as a haven for free African-Americans.

Download or read book Country Dark written by Chris Offutt and published by Grove Press. This book was released on 2018-04-10 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A smart, rich country noir” from the acclaimed author Kentucky Straight and The Good Brother (Stewart O’Nan, bestselling author of Henry, Himself). Chris Offutt is an outstanding literary talent, whose work has been called “lean and brilliant” (The New York Times Book Review) and compared by reviewers to Tobias Wolff, Ernest Hemingway, and Raymond Carver. He’s been awarded the Whiting Writers Award for Fiction/Nonfiction and the American Academy of Arts and Letters Fiction Award, among numerous other honors. His first work of fiction in nearly two decades, Country Dark is a taut, compelling novel set in rural Kentucky from the Korean War to 1970. Tucker, a young veteran, returns from war to work for a bootlegger. He falls in love and starts a family, and while the Tuckers don’t have much, they have the love of their home and each other. But when his family is threatened, Tucker is pushed into violence, which changes everything. The story of people living off the land and by their wits in a backwoods Kentucky world of shine-runners and laborers whose social codes are every bit as nuanced as the British aristocracy, Country Dark is a novel that blends the best of Larry Brown and James M. Cain, with a noose tightening evermore around a man who just wants to protect those he loves. It reintroduces the vital and absolutely distinct voice of Chris Offutt, a voice we’ve been missing for years. “[A] fine homage to a pocket of the country that’s as beautiful as it is prone to tragedy.”—The Wall Street Journal “A pleasure all around.”—Daniel Woodrell, author of Winter’s Bone

Download or read book Home Is Not a Country written by Safia Elhillo and published by Make Me a World. This book was released on 2022-02-22 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD “Nothing short of magic.” —Elizabeth Acevedo, New York Times bestselling author of The Poet X From the acclaimed poet featured on Forbes Africa’s “30 Under 30” list, this powerful novel-in-verse captures one girl, caught between cultures, on an unexpected journey to face the ephemeral girl she might have been. Woven through with moments of lyrical beauty, this is a tender meditation on family, belonging, and home. my mother meant to name me for her favorite flower its sweetness garlands made for pretty girls i imagine her yasmeen bright & alive & i ache to have been born her instead Nima wishes she were someone else. She doesn’t feel understood by her mother, who grew up in a different land. She doesn’t feel accepted in her suburban town; yet somehow, she isn't different enough to belong elsewhere. Her best friend, Haitham, is the only person with whom she can truly be herself. Until she can't, and suddenly her only refuge is gone. As the ground is pulled out from under her, Nima must grapple with the phantom of a life not chosen—the name her parents meant to give her at birth—Yasmeen. But that other name, that other girl, might be more real than Nima knows. And the life Nima wishes were someone else's. . . is one she will need to fight for with a fierceness she never knew she possessed.

Download or read book Dark Country written by Monique Snyman and published by . This book was released on 2021-07-27 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Too often people mistake monsters for gods. When a ravaged corpse is discovered in Pretoria, South Africa, Esmé Snyder--an occult-crime expert--is called in to investigate. But she doesn't know the scope of what she's up against. Esmé is the target of a cat-and-mouse game with a serial killer who uses the paranormal to do his bidding, with the intent of becoming a god on Earth. With assistance from her team--a brusque detective, eccentric millionaire, stoic priest, hawkeyed secretary, and handsome British forensic criminologist--Esmé hopes to find the killer before he strikes again. But the clock isn't all that's working against them. The media catches wind of the threat against the citizens of Pretoria, and their reported speculations promise a post-Apartheid Satanic Panic. As the body count grows, Esmé must figure out who is behind the heinous crimes before she ends up the final sacrifice. Dark Country highlights the multicultural mythologies, magic, histories, beauty, and horror of living in pseudo-modern South Africa.

Download or read book The Dark Country written by Dennis Etchison and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the same creepy vein as Philip K. Dick and Thomas Harris, Etchinson's award-winning fiction is justly known for its creepy ambiance.

Download or read book The Dark Heart of Italy written by Tobias Jones and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2004 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jones recounts his four-year voyage across the Italian peninsula where, instead of the pastoral bliss he expected, he discovers unfathomable terrorism and deep-seated paranoia.

Download or read book Dark Country written by Bronwyn Parry and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2010 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They've considered him a murderer for eighteen years, so no one in Dungirri is surprised when 'Gil' Gillespie returns and a woman's body is found in his car. Wearied by too many deaths and doubting her own skills, local police sergeant Kris Mathews isn't sure whether Gil is a decent man wronged by life, or a hardened criminal she should lock up. But she does know he's not guilty of this murder, because she is his alibi. Gil isn't used to feeling anything for anyone. But there's a teenager here who has his eyes - a daughter he never knew existed. And the sergeant's fiery tenacity stirs his blood. He can't acknowledge either. He's made too many enemies in the Sydney Mafia and amongst corrupt cops. Kris's alibi might have saved him from a murder charge but her dedication to finding the truth has made her a target. Gil is surrounded by wilderness, but there's no place to hide, because his enemies have most of the town on their side, and they know that the one thing most punishing would be harming the few people he cares about.

Download or read book Our Lady of the Dark Country written by V Sylvia V Linsteadt and published by . This book was released on 2017-12-21 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of stories, poems and a novella that explores feminine myths and Earth's magic, by Sylvia V. Linsteadt, author of the novel Tatterdemalion.

Download or read book The Boy the Mole the Fox and the Horse written by Charlie Mackesy and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2019-10-29 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Streaming on Apple TV+ on Christmas Day #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER · WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER · USA TODAY BESTSELLER “The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse is not only a thought-provoking, discussion-worthy story, the book itself is an object of art.”- Elizabeth Egan, The New York Times From British illustrator, artist, and author Charlie Mackesy comes a journey for all ages that explores life’s universal lessons, featuring 100 color and black-and-white drawings. “What do you want to be when you grow up?” asked the mole. “Kind,” said the boy. Charlie Mackesy offers inspiration and hope in uncertain times in this beautiful book, following the tale of a curious boy, a greedy mole, a wary fox and a wise horse who find themselves together in sometimes difficult terrain, sharing their greatest fears and biggest discoveries about vulnerability, kindness, hope, friendship and love. The shared adventures and important conversations between the four friends are full of life lessons that have connected with readers of all ages.

Download or read book Night in the Country written by Cynthia Rylant and published by . This book was released on 2014-03-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Text and illustrations describe the sights and sounds of nighttime in the country. The lyrical text and velvety pictures in the book present a very different kind of nighttime: a mysterious, moving night that will lull small children to sleep.

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Download or read book Dark Country written by Evan Graver and published by Third Reef Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2022-07-01 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Innocent lives threatened … A corrupt enemy … A country in crisis … There’s a saying among drug cartels: “Plata o plomo”—silver or lead. It’s a concept Ryan Weller knows well, and when a group of American missionaries are taken hostage in the slums of Jalousie, Haiti, nothing comes closer to the truth. With the mission’s CEO unable to meet the ransom, only one option remains: to issue a contract for their rescue. To protect their people, GOSPEL turns to an unconventional savior: Dark Water Research. Although the contracts remit is strictly salvation rather than salvage, Ryan and his team of veteran contractors are the ideal solution—they know the turf, have the skills needed to recover the missionaries, and they know the right people in-country to help grease the wheels. But when Ryan learns there’s more to one of the missionaries than first meets the eye, he’s thrust headfirst into a pitched battle against a brutal drug smuggling operation. Headed by the elusive Mister Smith, the CIA-funded network provides a direct conduit to the heart of the United States’ ravenous narcotics trade, and it’s a venture Smith will move heaven and earth to protect. With Haiti reeling from their recent presidential assassination and its warlords and cartels continually vying for control of the island’s streets, Smith relies on the chaos to keep his shipments on course and the money flowing to his unscrupulous pockets. For Haiti to thrive, Smith’s network must fall—and Ryan Weller is a man determined to see it happen.

Download or read book The Philosophy of Parochialism written by Radomir Konstantinovic and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2021-10-07 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Available for the first time in English--an essay with important insights on the sources of totalitarianism, intolerance, and racism

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