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Petite

AvEdward Carey

12

Pocket, Svenska, 2021

89 kr

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Förtrollande roman om vaxmodeller och revolution i 1700-talets Paris

Petite är berättelsen om Marie Grosholtz, en föräldralös piga som med tiden blir Madame Tussaud. Historien spänner från 1761 till 1850 och tar oss med på en äventyrlig och brokig livsresa.

Marie får tidigt smeknamnet Petite som kommer att följa henne genom livet. Hon växer upp med den excentriske läkaren Curtius som lär henne att göra vaxmodeller av kroppsdelar. Hennes konstnärlighet och känsla för hantverket kommer att ta henne från skapandet av anatomiska vaxmodeller till hovet i Versailles, vidare till ett turbulent Paris under revolutionen, och slutligen till London och det vaxmuseum vi känner än idag.

Romanen Petite är löst baserad på Madame Tussauds liv. Det är en fascinerande berättelse om en liten människa som står mitt i de stora världshändelserna. Hon möter historiska personer som Marie-Antoinette och upplysningsmannen Rousseau, och hamnar i ett Paris där huvuden rullar.

Petite är en excentrisk, intelligent och välskriven roman. Den är morbid och grotesk, sorglig och humoristisk, varm och innerlig allt på samma gång. Helt enkelt en oförglömlig läsupplevelse om en vanlig flicka som lämnar ett ovanligt arv.

"En helt galen, underbar ... en helt fantastisk bok! Den är så otroligt läsvärd och alldeles alldeles underbar!" - Monica Lindgren, Go'kväll

"Omtumlande och underhållande." - Maria Näslund, Tara

"När mörkret sänker sig över oss, är det gott att ha ett läsäventyr att fly in i. Edward Careys Petite är just en sådan ljuvlig romanpärla; underhållande, härligt livsbejakande, lärorik, och brittiskt excentrisk." - Yukiko Duke, Vi Läser

"Vackert, makabert och fascinerande" - Annina Rabe, Expressen

"Udda och fascinerande roman om madame Tussaud innan hon blev madame Tussaud." - Dagens Nyheter

"Petite är en ovanlig betraktelse, ett annat sätt att se människor. Efteråt ruskar man sig förvånat: vad var det som hände? Och världen ser lite annorlunda ut." - Lotta Olsson, Dagens Nyheter

"Makaber, rolig, rörande och livsbejakande." - The Times

"Det låter helt absurt att säga att Petite förändrade min bild av franska revolutionen, men det gjorde den faktiskt, i en vindlande, spännande berättelse." - Lotta Olsson, Dagens Nyheter

"Denna bladvändare, som löst bygger på vaxskulptören Madame Tussauds liv, är annorlunda, gripande, makaber och oupphörligt fascinerande, skriven med stor kännedom om tidsepok och plats. Översättningen är mycket fin. Författaren, född 1970, har också gjort de många utsökta teckningarna. Petite är en ovanlig pärla." - Eva Lundgren, BTJ-häftet #19/2020 (betyg 4)

"Som om Charles Dickens gjorde en bok av en Wes Anderson-film." - Läsare på Goodreads

Edward Carey är författare, dramatiker och konstnär. Han har bland annat gjort de fantastiska illustrationerna i Petite. Carey är född i England och bor i Austin, USA.

I vidundrets mage

AvEdward Carey

Inbunden, Svenska, 2022

222 kr

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Skruvad och kärleksfull roman om Pinocchios pappa

En dag, efter ett stort bråk, rymmer Pinocchio hemifrån. Hans pappa ger sig ut för att leta efter honom och hamnar till slut vid kusten. Där blir han svald av en enorm havsvarelse och landar i vidundrets mage. Uppslukad av sina egna skuldkänslor stannar pappan kvar i djupet, väntandes på den dagen han kan försonas med sin son.

De flesta känner till historien om träfiguren Pinocchio vars näsa blir längre när han ljuger. I vidundrets mage handlar om Geppetto - Pinocchios pappa - och hur han tillbringar två år i magen på ett havsmonster, den dagbok han skrev där och den underliga närvaro som finns bredvid honom i dunklet.

Det är en charmig och skruvad roman om föräldraskap, förlust och konsten att släppa taget.

"En vacker, lekfull och sorglig berättelse /.../ Det är en säregen liten betraktelse över skapande, föräldraskap, ensamhet och kärlek, värd att läsa om och om igen." - Dagens Nyheter

"I vidundrets mage kan läsas som en förlängd metafor om konstens kraft. Eller så är det kanske bara en egendomlig och hypnotiserande berättelse om en man som är fast inuti en fisk." - The Times

"Till den starka läsupplevelsen bidrar också Careys egna illustrationer som går i en mörk, makaber och ibland skräckliknande stil. I vidundrets mage är en egensinnig, fantasirik och överraskande roman. (Betyg 4)" - BTJ-häftet 18/2022, David Björklund

Edward Carey är författare, dramatiker och konstnär. Han har gjort de fantastiska illustrationerna i sin roman Petite, som kom ut på svenska 2020, och i nya I vidundrets mage. Carey är född i England och bor i Austin, USA.

Observatory Mansions

AvEdward Carey

Häftad, Engelska, 2002

323 kr

Skickas inom 3-6 vardagar

Del 1 - Iremonger Trilogy

Heap House (Iremonger 1)

from the author of The Times Book of the Year Little

AvEdward Carey

Inbunden, Engelska, 2013

148 kr

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'Roald Dahl by way of Charles Dickens' - Vox.com 'Dark and wildly original urban fantasy tale' - The New York Times'Delightful, eccentric, heartfelt, surprising, philosophical, everything that a novel for children should be' - Eleanor Catton, winner of the Man Booker Prize 2013'A rare work of individual brilliance' - Inis magazineThe Iremongers have taken up what was not wanted and wanted it.Clod is an Iremonger. He lives in the Heaps, a vast sea of lost and discarded items collected from all over London. At the centre is Heap House, a puzzle of houses, castles, homes and mysteries reclaimed from the city and built into a living maze of staircases and scurrying rats. The Iremongers are a mean and cruel family, robust and hardworking, but Clod has an illness. He can hear the objects whispering. His birth object, a universal bath plug, says 'James Henry', Cousin Tummis's tap is squeaking 'Hilary Evelyn Ward-Jackson' and something in the attic is shouting 'Robert Burrington' and it sounds angry.A storm is brewing over Heap House. The Iremongers are growing restless and the whispers are getting louder. When Clod meets Lucy Pennant, a girl newly arrived from the city, everything changes. The secrets that bind Heap House together begin to unravel to reveal a dark truth that threatens to destroy Clod's world.

Del 1 - Iremonger Trilogy

Heap House (Iremonger 1)

from the author of The Times Book of the Year Little

AvEdward Carey

Häftad, Engelska, 2014

120 kr

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'Roald Dahl by way of Charles Dickens' - Vox.com 'Dark and wildly original urban fantasy tale' - The New York Times'Delightful, eccentric, heartfelt, surprising, philosophical, everything that a novel for children should be' - Eleanor Catton, winner of the Man Booker Prize 2013'A rare work of individual brilliance' - Inis magazineThe Iremongers have taken up what was not wanted and wanted it.Clod is an Iremonger. He lives in the Heaps, a vast sea of lost and discarded items collected from all over London. At the centre is Heap House, a puzzle of houses, castles, homes and mysteries reclaimed from the city and built into a living maze of staircases and scurrying rats. The Iremongers are a mean and cruel family, robust and hardworking, but Clod has an illness. He can hear the objects whispering. His birth object, a universal bath plug, says 'James Henry', Cousin Tummis's tap is squeaking 'Hilary Evelyn Ward-Jackson' and something in the attic is shouting 'Robert Burrington' and it sounds angry.A storm is brewing over Heap House. The Iremongers are growing restless and the whispers are getting louder. When Clod meets Lucy Pennant, a girl newly arrived from the city, everything changes. The secrets that bind Heap House together begin to unravel to reveal a dark truth that threatens to destroy Clod's world.

Del 2 - Iremonger Trilogy

Foulsham (Iremonger 2)

from the author of The Times Book of the Year Little

AvEdward Carey

Häftad, Engelska, 2015

143 kr

Skickas inom 7-10 vardagar

'All of Edward Carey's work is profound and delightful' - Max Porter'Dark and wildly original urban fantasy tale' - The New York Times'If this were music, Carey would be Eric Satie. If it were film, he would be Tim Burton.' - Newsday'A rare work of individual brilliance' - Inis magazineDark, gothic and delightfully macabre, the Iremonger family return...Foulsham, London's great filth repository, is bursting at the seams. The walls that keep the muck in are buckling, rubbish is spilling over the top, back into the city that it came from. In the Iremonger family offices, Grandfather Umbitt Iremonger broods: in his misery and fury at the people of London, he has found a way of making everyday objects assume human shape, and turning real people into objects.Abandoned in the depths of the Heaps, Lucy Pennant has been rescued by a terrifying creature, Binadit Iremonger - more animal than human. She is desperate and determined to find Clod. But unbeknownst to her, Clod has become a golden sovereign and is 'lost'. He is being passed as currency from hand to hand all around Foulsham, and yet everywhere people are searching for him, desperate to get hold of this dangerous Iremonger, who, it is believed, has the power to bring the mighty Umbitt down. But all around the city, things, everyday things, are twitching into life...

Del 3 - Iremonger Trilogy

Lungdon (Iremonger 3)

from the author of The Times Book of the Year Little

AvEdward Carey

Häftad, Engelska, 2016

119 kr

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'Roald Dahl by way of Charles Dickens' - Vox.com 'Astonishing and inventive, it calls out to be read' - The Sunday Times'Dark and wildly original urban fantasy tale' - New York Times'All of Edward Carey's work is profound and delightful' - Max Porter'If this were music, Carey would be Eric Satie. If it were film, he would be Tim Burton.' - NewsdayThe ghastly climax to the gothic Iremonger trilogyThe dirt town of Foulsham has been destroyed, its ashes still smoldering. Darkness lies heavily over the city, the sun has not come up for days. Inside the houses throughout the capital, ordinary objects have begun to move. Strange new people run through the darkened streets. There are rumours of a terrible contagion. From the richest mansion to the poorest slum people have disappeared. The police have been instructed to carry arms. And rats, there are rats everywhere.Someone has stolen a certain plug.Someone is lighting a certain box of matches.All will come tumbling down.The Iremongers have come to London.

Observatory Mansions

AvEdward Carey

Häftad, Engelska, 2019

194 kr

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I consider [Observatory Mansions] the best fiction yet published in the 21st Century' Jeff Vandermeer'All of Edward Carey's work is profound and delightful’ Max Porter‘[Edward Carey, with Observatory Mansions] proves the potential brilliance of the novel form’ John FowlesObservatory Mansions was once the Orme family's ancestral home. Now it is a crumbing apartment block, stranded on a traffic island and peopled with eccentrics. Alice Orme never stirs from her bed, her husband lives in his old armchair, and Francis, their son, practises his own art of stillness as a human statue in the centre of the decaying city. He lives by his Law of White Gloves, never touching anything without their protection, and collects items for his secret exhibition - items stolen, not because of any monetary worth, but because they are treasured by the owners.This careful routine is shaken by the arrival of a new resident, Anna Tap, half blind and vulnerable, but with a strange gift for inspiring trust. As the other residents gradually open their hearts to her, Francis realises he must act before she forces him to confront his own past, and before she finds out about the mysterious final object in his exhibition. But as the currents of memory and desire swirl within Observatory Mansions' crumbling walls, it seems the sinister Porter has plans of his own...Edward Carey's debut is a novel of immense originality - a strangely haunting landscape occupied by compelling and unforgettable characters.

Del 1 - Burleigh Dodds Science: Instant Insights

Instant Insights: Sweetpotato

AvRobert L. Jarret,Noelle L. Anginm. fl.

Häftad, Engelska, 2020

673 kr

Skickas inom 5-8 vardagar

This specially formulated collection features 3 reviews of current topics and key research in sweetpotato.The first chapter examines the origin and dispersal of sweetpotato, considers in vitro germplasm storage in sweetpotato genebanks, and looks at the importance of managing sweetpotato crop wild relatives (CWR). The chapter also considers the specific issues associated with sweetpotato germplasm, as well as the application of next-generation sequencing to sweetpotato and its CWR.The second chapter reviews the development and application of genetic transformation and trait improvement to sweetpotato, including the development of sweetpotato plants which are resistant to disease and abiotic stress, and sweetpotatoes with improved starch quality and higher anthocyanin content.The final chapter examines the nutritional contribution made by OFSP (orange-fleshed sweetpotato) in poor rural communities in Malawi, Ghana, Nigeria and Burkina Faso; sustainable breeding and seed systems; and effective commercialisation and marketing to benefit the communities concerned. This chapter includes detailed case studies from Ghana and Malawi.

Edith Holler

AvEdward Carey

Häftad, Engelska, 2025

135 kr

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Norwich, 1901: Edith Holler spends her days among the eccentric denizens of the Holler Theatre, warned by her domineering father that the playhouse will literally tumble down if she should ever leave.Fascinated by tales of the city she knows only from afar, young Edith decides to write a play of her own about Mawther Meg, a monstrous figure said to have used the blood of countless children to make the local delicacy, Beetle Spread. But when her father suddenly announces his engagement to a peculiar woman named Margaret Unthank, Edith scrambles to protect her father, the theatre, and her play-the one thing that's truly hers-from the newcomer's sinister designs.Teeming with unforgettable characters and illuminated by Carey's trademark illustrations, Edith Holler is a surprisingly modern fable of one young woman's struggle to escape her family's control and craft her own creative destiny.

Little

AvEdward Carey

Häftad, Engelska, 2025

135 kr

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LONGLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD, THE RSL ONDAATJE PRIZE, THE WALTER SCOTT PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL FICTION AND THE RATHBONES FOLIO PRIZE

'Wonderful' Max Porter

'Unmissable' Olga Tokarczuk

'Startlingly original' Times Book of the Year

There is a space between life and death: it's called waxworks.

Born in Alsace in 1761, the diminutive Marie Grosholtz is quickly nicknamed 'Little'. Orphaned at the age of six, she finds employment in the household of reclusive anatomist Dr Curtius. Soon the eccentric doctor takes an interest in his odd companion, and he begins to instruct her in the fine art of wax modelling, changing the course of her life.

From the gutters of pre-revolutionary France to the luxury of the Palace of Versailles, from clutching the still-warm heads of the Terror to finding something very like love, Little traces the improbable fortunes of a blood-stained crumb of a thing who went on to be the renowned Madame Tussaud.

MORE PRAISE FOR LITTLE:

'Visceral, vivid and moving' GUARDIAN

'A remarkable achievement' SUNDAY TIMES

'Don't miss this eccentric charmer' MARGARET ATWOOD

'Mesmerising' IRISH INDEPENDENT

'A tale as moving as it is macabre' MAIL ON SUNDAY

'Darkly fascinating' SUNDAY EXPRESS

'Clever and intriguing' DAILY MAIL

'Wonderfully weird' CELESTE NG

Edith Holler

AvEdward Carey

Inbunden, Engelska, 2025

203 kr

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A witty and entrancing story of a young woman trapped in a ramshackle English playhouse and the mysterious figure who threatens its very survival, from the author of Little

'Extraordinary... funny, troubling, playful, magical and vastly energetic' A.L. Kennedy

Norwich, 1901: Edith Holler spends her days among the eccentric denizens of the Holler Theatre, warned by her domineering father that the playhouse will literally tumble down if she should ever leave.

Fascinated by tales of the city she knows only from afar, young Edith decides to write a play of her own about Mawther Meg, a monstrous figure said to have used the blood of countless children to make the local delicacy, Beetle Spread. But when her father suddenly announces his engagement to a peculiar woman named Margaret Unthank, Edith scrambles to protect her father, the theatre, and her play-the one thing that's truly hers-from the newcomer's sinister designs.

Teeming with unforgettable characters and illuminated by Carey's trademark illustrations, Edith Holler is a surprisingly modern fable of one young woman's struggle to escape her family's control and craft her own creative destiny.

Swallowed Man

AvEdward Carey

Inbunden, Engelska, 2020

209 kr

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Little

AvEdward Carey

1

Häftad, Engelska, 2019

132 kr

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Export edition (World excluding US and Canada). From little beginnings: the extraordinary story of a singular, diminutive crumb of a servant girl turned entertainment mogul.

Little

AvEdward Carey

Häftad, Engelska, 2018

144 kr

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From little beginnings: the extraordinary story of a singular, diminutive crumb of a servant girl turned entertainment mogul.

These Our Monsters And Other Stories

The English Heritage Book of New Folktale, Myth and Legend

AvEdward Carey,Sarah Hallm. fl.

Inbunden, Engelska, 2019

208 kr

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From the legends of King Arthur embedded in the rocky splendour of Tintagel to the folklore and mysticism of Stonehenge, English Heritage sites are often closely linked to native English myths. Following on from the bestselling ghost story anthology Eight Ghosts, this new collection of stories inspired by the legends and tales that swirl through the history of eight ancient historical sites.Including an essay by James Kidd on the importance of myth to our landscape and our fiction, and an English Heritage survey of sites and associated legends, These Our Monsters is an evocative collection that brings new voices and fresh creative alchemy to our story-telling heritage.Author and atmospheric locations include:Edward Carey - Bury St Edmunds AbbeySarah Hall - Castlerigg and other stone circlesPaul Kingsnorth - StonehengeAlison MacLeod - Down HouseGraeme Macrae Burnet - Whitby AbbeySarah Moss - Berwick CastleFiona Mozley - Carlisle CastleAdam Thorpe - Tintagel CastleWith original black-and-white illustrations by Clive Hicks-Jenkins

These Our Monsters And Other Stories

The English Heritage Book of New Folktale, Myth and Legend

AvEdward Carey,Sarah Hallm. fl.

Häftad, Engelska, 2024

154 kr

Skickas inom 7-10 vardagar

From the legends of King Arthur embedded in the rocky splendour of Tintagel to the folklore and mysticism of Stonehenge, English Heritage sites are often closely linked to native English myths. Following on from the bestselling ghost story anthology Eight Ghosts, this new collection of stories inspired by the legends and tales that swirl through the history of eight ancient historical sites.Including an essay by James Kidd on the importance of myth to our landscape and our fiction, and an English Heritage survey of sites and associated legends, These Our Monsters is an evocative collection that brings new voices and fresh creative alchemy to our story-telling heritage.Author and atmospheric locations include:Edward Carey - Bury St Edmunds AbbeySarah Hall - Castlerigg and other stone circlesPaul Kingsnorth - StonehengeAlison MacLeod - Down HouseGraeme Macrae Burnet - Whitby AbbeySarah Moss - Berwick CastleFiona Mozley - Carlisle CastleAdam Thorpe - Tintagel CastleWith original black-and-white illustrations by Clive Hicks-Jenkins

The Swallowed Man

AvEdward Carey

1

Häftad, 2022

141 kr

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Little

(Special Edition)

AvEdward Carey

Inbunden, Engelska, 2022

274 kr

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Export edition (World excluding US and Canada). From little beginnings: the extraordinary story of a singular, diminutive crumb of a servant girl turned entertainment mogul.

Edith Holler

AvEdward Carey

Inbunden, Engelska, 2024

219 kr

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'An extraordinary achievement' A. L. Kennedy‘An enjoyably uncategorisable and atmospheric book, a richly dark and idiosyncratic fairytale for grownups.’ The GuardianEdward Carey's witty and entrancing story of a young woman trapped in a ramshackle English playhouse – and the mysterious figure who threatens its very survival.Norwich, 1901. Edith Holler spends her days among the eccentric denizens of the Holler Theatre, warned by her domineering father that the playhouse will literally tumble down if she should ever leave.Fascinated by tales of the city she knows only from afar, young Edith decides to write a play of her own about Mawther Meg, a monstrous figure said to have used the blood of countless children to make the local delicacy, Beetle Spread. But when her father suddenly announces his engagement to a peculiar woman named Margaret Unthank, Edith scrambles to protect her father, the theatre, and her play – the one thing that’s truly hers – from the newcomer’s sinister designs. Teeming with unforgettable characters and illuminated by Carey’s trademark illustrations, Edith Holler is a surprisingly modern fable of one young woman’s struggle to escape her family’s control and craft her own creative destiny.