This volume presents Kafka's life--and thought--using his records and notations in his diaries, letters to friends, family, and his chosen ladies, fragments, aphorisms, and memoirs by others.

At a time when the memoir has never been more popular, Memory and Narrative presents an account of how the weave of life-writing has altered over time to arrive at its present form. James Olney, tells the story of an evolving literary form that originated in the autobiographical writings of St. Augustine, underwent profound and disruptive changes in Jean-Jacques Rousseau's life-writing trilogy, and found its momentary conclusion in the body of Samuel Beckett's work. Among other issues, Olney considers the rejection of the pronoun "I" by many post-Rousseau writers; the uses of narrative in the works of Beckett, Franz Kafka, and the sculptor Alberto Giacometti, and the role of literary memory in light of recent "memory work" from a variety of scientific disciplines. Giambattista Vico, Henry Adams, Gertrude Stein, Richard Wright, and Christa Wolf are some of the many writers examined in this monumental study.

You Listen To My Songs. I Listen To Manna Dey Songs Only. Mohammad Rafi To Journalists For Over Sixty Years Now, Manna Dey Has Been Synonymous With Music And Melody. Excelling Across A Variety Of Genres Film Songs, Ghazals, Bhajans, Classical And Pop He Has Regaled Generations Of Listeners With His Romantic Ballads, Zany Rock-N-Roll Numbers, Playful Qawwalis And Intricate Raga-Based Songs. In Memories Come Alive: An Autobiography, Manna Dey Takes A Nostalgic Trip Down Memory Lane His Early Passion For Wrestling And Football; Adolescent Pranks Which Involved Shoplifting Sweets From A Confectionery And Pole-Vaulting Into The Neighbour's Terrace To Swipe Pickle Jars; And The Influence Of His Uncle And Guru K.C. Dey (The Celebrated Singer And Composer Of The 1930S). He Recounts His Early Days In Mumbai As An Assistant Music Director To His Uncle And To Composers Like S.D. Burman And Vividly Recalls The Struggle To Carve A Niche As A Playback Singer In Hindi Films, Competing With Stalwarts Like Rafi, Mukesh And Kishore Kumar. He Also Discusses At Length His Foray Into The World Of Bengali Film And Non-Film Music Where He Came To Be Regarded As The Undisputed King Of Melody. Peppered With Interesting Anecdotes Like His Kite Duels With Rafi, Priceless Nuggets On How Some Of His Famous Songs Came To Be Written And Composed, Stories Of His Enduring Relationships With People Like Raj Kapoor And Majrooh Sultanpuri, Pulak Bandopadhyay And Sudhin Dasgupta, And Boasting Of The Most Comprehensive List Of His Songs Ever Compiled, Memories Come Alive Is A Must-Read Not Only For The Legions Of Manna Dey Fans But Also For Connoisseurs Of Popular Music In India.

The Wheel of Time is now an original series on Prime Video, starring Rosamund Pike as Moiraine! With Robert Jordan’s untimely passing in 2007, Brandon Sanderson, the New York Times bestselling author of the Mistborn novels and the Stormlight Archive, was chosen by Jordan’s editor—his wife, Harriet McDougal—to complete the final volume in The Wheel of Time®, later expanded to three books. In A Memory of Light, the fourteenth and concluding novel in Jordan’s #1 New York Times bestselling epic fantasy series, the armies of Light gather to fight in Tarmon Gai’don, the Last Battle, to save the Westland nations from the shadow forces of the Dark One. Rand al’Thor, the Dragon Reborn, is ready to fulfill his destiny. To defeat the enemy that threatens them all, he must convince his reluctant allies that his plan—as foolhardy and dangerous as it appears—is their only chance to stop the Dark One’s ascension and secure a lasting peace. But if Rand’s course of action fails, the world will be engulfed in shadow. Across the land, Mat, Perrin, and Egwene engage in battle with Shadowspawn, Trollocs, Darkfriends, and other creatures of the Blight. Sacrifices are made, lives are lost, but victory is unassured. For when Rand confronts the Dark One in Shayol Ghul, he is bombarded with conflicting visions of the future that reveal there is more at stake for humanity than winning the war. Since its debut in 1990, The Wheel of Time® by Robert Jordan has captivated millions of readers around the globe with its scope, originality, and compelling characters. The last six books in series were all instant #1 New York Times bestsellers, and The Eye of the World was named one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read. The Wheel of Time® New Spring: The Novel #1 The Eye of the World #2 The Great Hunt #3 The Dragon Reborn #4 The Shadow Rising #5 The Fires of Heaven #6 Lord of Chaos #7 A Crown of Swords #8 The Path of Daggers #9 Winter's Heart #10 Crossroads of Twilight #11 Knife of Dreams By Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson #12 The Gathering Storm #13 Towers of Midnight #14 A Memory of Light By Robert Jordan and Teresa Patterson The World of Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time By Robert Jordan, Harriet McDougal, Alan Romanczuk, and Maria Simons The Wheel of Time Companion By Robert Jordan and Amy Romanczuk Patterns of the Wheel: Coloring Art Based on Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Book two in the Cityscape Affair series from USA Today Bestselling author Jessica Hawkins Determined to move on with her life, Olivia Germaine has vowed to forget the enigmatic and irresistible David Dylan. Struggling to keep her head above water, she focuses on her new promotion and refuses to drown in the memory of their night together. But when Olivia realizes what life without David means, she must decide if she's willing to risk everything for him...and if she's ready to reopen the wounds of her past. Olivia knows she should forget her feelings for David and move forward with her marriage. If only David would stay away like he promised...

In this inspirational and unflinchingly honest memoir, acclaimed author Reyna Grande describes her childhood torn between the United States and Mexico, and shines a light on the experiences, fears, and hopes of those who choose to make the harrowing journey across the border. Reyna Grande vividly brings to life her tumultuous early years in this “compelling...unvarnished, resonant” (BookPage) story of a childhood spent torn between two parents and two countries. As her parents make the dangerous trek across the Mexican border to “El Otro Lado” (The Other Side) in pursuit of the American dream, Reyna and her siblings are forced into the already overburdened household of their stern grandmother. When their mother at last returns, Reyna prepares for her own journey to “El Otro Lado” to live with the man who has haunted her imagination for years, her long-absent father. Funny, heartbreaking, and lyrical, The Distance Between Us poignantly captures the confusion and contradictions of childhood, reminding us that the joys and sorrows we experience are imprinted on the heart forever, calling out to us of those places we first called home. Also available in Spanish as La distancia entre nosotros.

Finalist for the International Booker Prize and the National Book Award A haunting Orwellian novel about the terrors of state surveillance, from the acclaimed author of The Housekeeper and the Professor. On an unnamed island, objects are disappearing: first hats, then ribbons, birds, roses. . . . Most of the inhabitants are oblivious to these changes, while those few able to recall the lost objects live in fear of the draconian Memory Police, who are committed to ensuring that what has disappeared remains forgotten. When a young writer discovers that her editor is in danger, she concocts a plan to hide him beneath her f loorboards, and together they cling to her writing as the last way of preserving the past. Powerful and provocative, The Memory Police is a stunning novel about the trauma of loss. ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR THE NEW YORK TIMES * THE WASHINGTON POST * TIME * CHICAGO TRIBUNE * THE GUARDIAN * ESQUIRE * THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS * FINANCIAL TIMES * LIBRARY JOURNAL * THE A.V. CLUB * KIRKUS REVIEWS * LITERARY HUB American Book Award winner

A collection of critical essays on Kafka and his work arranged in chronological order of publication.

This book presents a collection of essays exploring various aspects of the novel "The Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka.

I am a woman built upon the wreckage of myself. In an emotionally raw voice alive with grief, compassion, and startling humor, a woman mourns the loss of her husband and son at the hands of one of history’s most notorious criminals. And in appealing to their executioner, she reveals the desperate sadness of a broken heart and a working-class life blown apart.