a work enriched by solid scholarship
a key figure in literary history as a feminist and modernist
This curated tour begins with the now-iconic redesign of the signature Penguin Classics black-spine series in 2003 and moves through award-winning series like the Penguin Classics Graphic Deluxe Editions
“Paris Was Yesterday” shows that Miss Flanner observed nearly everybody from Mistinguett and Cécile Sorel to Edith Wharton and Ernest Hemingway and nearly everything — from Charles Lindbergh's landing and Josephine Baker's debut to the Stavisky riots and the Munich agreement
The trail leads Lilian to China
Warm Nights, Deathless Days: The Life of Georgette Chen Danah Zohar a work enriched by solidWarm Nights, Deathless Days: The Life of Georgette Chen is Eisner nominated comic artist Sonny Liew's response to the legacy of one of Singapore's most prominent pioneer artists Georgette Chen (1906 1993). The result is a moving portrait of Chen's life, thoughts, and dreams, a charming chronicle of her days as a precocious young painter to her winning of Singapore's prestigious Cultural Medallion in 1982. Richly illustrated in a soft, milky palette,