Blake Morrison est un auteur dont l'œuvre navigue entre la fiction, la poésie et la critique littéraire. Son style se caractérise par une profonde perspicacité psychologique et un langage précis, explorant des relations familiales complexes et la mémoire. Morrison se concentre sur des thèmes universels tels que la perte, l'identité et la recherche de sens dans des récits personnels. Son écriture est estimée pour sa franchise et sa maîtrise littéraire.
The BP Portrait Award, now in its 24th year, is a popular fixture on the summer calendar, and is the leading showcase for young artists specializing in portraiture. The competit ion is open to artists from around the world and last year received a record number of over 800 entrants, all competing for the main prize of
Set in Skipton, Yorkshire, in 1810, this adaptation transforms Kleist's original German verse into a vibrant Yorkshire dialect. The narrative centers on Judge Adam, the town's only justice official, who faces scrutiny from the visiting magistrate, Walter Clegg, investigating potential misconduct. With a blend of humor, earthy dialogue, and sharp satire, the play features a cast of four women and five men, exploring themes of justice and accountability in a small community.
This work includes A.N. Wilson on 'The Gospel According to Matthew', Nick Cave on 'The Gospel According to Mark', Richard Holloway on 'The Gospel According to Luke', Blake Morrison on 'The Gospel According to John' and the King James Bible text of all four Gospels.
Agee's colleague at Time in the 1940s, John Hersey, writes a major evaluation of Agee's work and the Agee legend in a new introduction to this literary classic. 64 pages of photos.
New edition of Morrison's insightful and brilliant account of the Bulger trial.
Film tie-in edition starring Colin Firth, Jim Broadbent and Juliet Stevenson.
This memoir offers a deeply personal account that inspired a successful 2007 film adaptation featuring Colin Firth and Jim Broadbent. It explores themes of resilience and self-discovery, delving into the author's experiences that shaped their life. The narrative is both poignant and insightful, providing a compelling look at the challenges faced and the triumphs achieved along the way. Rich in emotional depth, it resonates with readers seeking inspiration and connection through a true story.
Through a series of letters from his parents' passionate World War II courtship, Morrison uncovers a startling, touching story. This follow-up to his critically acclaimed 1993 memoir paints the unforgettable picture of a quietly determined heroine and of a son's search to learn the truth about her.
Around 1400, in the city of Mainz, a man was born whose heretical invention was to change history. Sixty odd years later he died -robbed of his business, his printing presses, and, so he thought, his immortality. Johann Gutenberg, master printer, charmer, conman and visionary was the man who invented 'artificial writing' and printed the Gutenberg Bible. In his dazzling first novel Morrison gives us Gutenberg's 'testament' -his justification, dictated to one of the young scribes his invention has put out of work. Through the words of his endearing, exasperating creation Morrison conjures up the colourful, plague-ridden world of fifteenth-century Europe, the rich burghers, concupiscent daughters, wily apprentices, careless scribes -and the craftsmen who pioneered the art of print. But, above all, there is the exasperating, endearing and finally haunting figure of Gutenberg himself: a man who gambled everything -money, honour, friendship and a woman's love -on the greatest invention of the last millennium.