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Poetry & Drama
Centres of Cataclysm celebrates the fifty-year history of Modern Poetry in Translation, one of the world's most innovative and exciting poetry magazines. Founded in 1965 by Ted Hughes and Daniel Weissbort, MPT has constantly... See More
Poetry & Drama
David Constantine is one the finest poets writing in English. His poetry stands outside the current literary climate, and like the work of the European poets who have nourished him, it is informed by a profoundly humane... See More
British & Irish
Against the backdrop of war, a group of children barricade themselves in an abandoned townhouse, cherishing what's left of their innocence with the help of a dressing-up box... A deep-sea diver takes to being suspended for... See More
Literary Fiction
This collection of selected stories is from the author of the short story 'In Another Country', which inspired the Oscar/Academy Award nominated film #45Years. The stories of David Constantine are unlike any others. His... See More
Poetry & Drama
Like the work of the European poets who have nourished him, David Constantine's poetry is informed by a profoundly humane vision of the world. The title of his eleventh collection, Belongings, signals that these are poems... See More
Poetry & Drama
Literary Criticism & Theory
The Literary Agenda is a series of short polemical monographs about the importance of literature and of reading in the wider world and about the state of literary education inside schools and universities. The category of... See More
Poetry & Drama
Like the work of the European poets who have nourished him, David Constantine's poetry is informed by a profoundly humane vision of the world. In his title-poem - which illuminates the themes of the whole book - the lovers... See More
Literary Fiction
The long anticipated novel from the author of the short story 'In Another Country', which inspired the Oscar/Academy Award nominated film, #45Years. Following the death of her husband, a literary biographer resolves to turn... See More
Historical Fiction
Whatever happened to British protest? For a nation that brought the world Chartism, the Suffragettes, the Tolpuddle Martyrs, and so many other grassroots social movements, Britain rarely celebrates its long, great tradition... See More
Literary Fiction
'Perhaps the finest of contemporary writers in this form' - The Reader 'So good I'll be surprised if there's a better collection this year... ' - The Independent. Tree-climbing students, volunteering soldiers... See More
Short Stories
With nationalism and the far right on the rise across Europe and North America, there has never been a more important moment to face up to what we, in Britain, are doing to those who seek sanctuary. Still the UK detains... See More
Short Stories
To the woman watching they looked like grace itself, the heart and soul of which is freedom. It pleased her particularly that they were attached by invisible strings to colourful curves of rapidly moving air. How clean and... See More
Literary Fiction
The BBC National Short story Award is one of the world's largest awards for a single short story. All five shortlisted stories, including the winner, are published here side by side. The Award is designed to honour Britain's... See More
Historical FictionWhatever happened to British protest? For a nation that brought the world Chartism, the Suffragettes, the Tolpuddle Martyrs, and so many other grassroots social movements, Britain rarely celebrates its long, great tradition... See More
Poetry & Drama
When I Was Touched By Love is a book of poems divided into six chapters about love, heartache, pain and the beauty of both life and art. It depicts the rise and fall of a man mentally and emotionally heart broken, yet full... See More
Literary Fiction
In the middle of a speech a businessman realises his soul has just left his body. In an Athens marketplace, a jealous lover finds himself staggering through a vision of hell. High in the Alps, a young woman's body re-appears... See More
Horror
SOMETHING HAS FALLEN AWAY. We have lost a part of ourselves, our history, what we once were. That something, when we encounter it again, look it straight in the eyes, disgusts us, makes us retch. This is the horror of the... See More
Genre FictionA childhood memory of visiting an aunty and uncle's house - on the terraced, back-to-back streets of Salford that his own family had escaped from - triggers an image of a family living with an impossible burden. A short... See More
Short StoriesWhile researching the 'real' sites of fictive encounters, a woman sees a demonstration brutally suppressed by police. In the backdrop of further riots, an unlikely relationship emerges. A short story written by the... See More
Genre FictionAfter returning from a holiday where he spied a beautiful woman on the beach, a long-term stutterer finds himself face to face with her months later when she is applying for asylum. With a broken family and a mother who... See More
Literary FictionThe writer recollects his late adolescence, his unusual relationship with a stranger on the bus and the time he first saw a dead body. A short story written by the award-winning author David Constantine. See More
Short StoriesAfter the cremation of his wife, Mr Carlton texts his daughters to say he'll be out of touch for a while before destroying his mobile phone and driving north. A short story by the award-winning author David Constantine. See More
Genre FictionA spoken letter tells the story of a woman trapped in a dissatisfying life, frustrated with her brother's devout religion and her family's disfunctional habits. A short story written by the award-winning author David... See More
HolidaysIt's Christmas Eve, and a canon follows a volunteer helping the homeless into an abandoned school, transformed by a long-ago pipe burst into an palace of ice. Only one person occupies this school: a mysterious man named... See More
Literary FictionA psychiatrist volunteering at a psychiatric house encourages a suicidal teenager to begin writing fiction as an outlet. A short story written by the award-winning author David Constantine. See More
Crime, Thriller & MysteryAn unusual couple with complicated histories climb towards a cave. The man has always feared the eerie sounds of the cave's waterfall since childhood, but they both resolve to spend the night beside it... A short story by... See More
Historical Fiction
Two casual lovers meeting for tea and scones at a seaside hotel argue over the relevance of biography to art. A short story written by the award-winning author David Constantine. See More
Literary FictionA short story by the BBC National Short Story Award-winning author, David Constantine. From his collection Under The Dam. See More
Literary Fiction
A short story by David Constantine, from his collection Under The Dam. In the middle of a speech a businessman realises his soul has just left his body... See More