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Selected Poems of T. S. Eliot
Faber Modern Classics
2015 || Paperback || T. S. Eliot || Faber & Faber
T.S. Eliot - editor, poet, critic and publisher - was the greatest poet of his generation. The winner of the 1948 Nobel Prize for Literature, virtually every English language poet since owes him a debt of gratitude.
Voted as Britain's favourite poet in a 2009 BBC poll, Eliot selected and designed this collection himself in 1954 as an introduction to his work for new readers. Containing 'The Waste Land' and 'The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock', Selected Poems is the perfect way to begin with ...
When Stars are Scattered
2023 || Paperback || Victoria Jamieson e.a. || Faber & Faber
A heart-wrenching true story about life in a Kenyan refugee camp that will restore your faith in real-life happy endings. Omar and his brother Hassan, two Somali boys, have spent a long time in the Dadaab refugee camp. Separated from their mother, they are looked after by a friendly stranger.
Life in the camp isn't always easy. The hunger is constant . .
. but there's football to look forward to, and now there's a chance Omar will get to go to school . .
. With a heart-wrenching fairytale end...
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The Wall
2019 || Paperback || John Lanchester || Faber & Faber
Story of English
2021 || Paperback || Robert McCrum || Faber & Faber
The Story of English is the extraordinary tale of the origins and development of the English language. Two thousand years ago English was confined to a handful of savage tribes on the shores of north-west Europe; More widely scattered, written and spoken than any other language in history, English has become a global phenomenon.
And the roots of rhythm remain
A Journey Through Global Music
2025 || Paperback || Joe Boyd || Faber & Faber
From the legendary producer of Nick Drake, R.E.M., Toots and the Maytals and Pink Floyd comes a riveting, world-spanning tour de force illuminating the artists, histories, controversies, and collaborations that shaped global music.
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The Man Who Was King
2025 || Hardcover || Anthony Quinn || Faber & Faber
AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOWFrom the author of Klopp, a funny and insightful look at one of Britain's greatest and strangest football greats. He was stranger than he knew - than any of us knew. Liverpool legend.
Call me by your name: the graphic novel
2026 || Paperback || andre aciman || Faber & Faber
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Red Memory
Living, Remembering and Forgetting China's Cultural Revolution
2024 || Hardcover || Tania Branigan || Faber & Faber
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Vernon God Little
2003 || Paperback || DBC Pierre || Faber & Faber
Named as one of the 100 Best Things in the World by GQ magazine in 2003, the riotous adventures of Vernon Gregory Little in small town Texas and beachfront Mexico mark one of the most spectacular, irreverent and bizarre debuts of the twenty-first century so far. Its depiction of innocence and simple humanity (all seasoned with a dash of dysfunctional profanity) in an evil world is never less than astonishing. The only novel to be set in the barbecue sauce capital of Central Texas, Vernon God ...
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
2009 || Paperback || Junot Diaz || Faber & Faber
A SUNDAY TIMES TOP 100 NOVEL OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY#11 in the New York Times '100 Best Books of the 21st Century'A ghetto nerd living with his Dominican family in New Jersey, Oscar's sweet but disastrously overweight.