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The Canons
The Canons are books without boundaries. Some are classics already, the rest will be soon.
A mother struggles to protect her children as Bangladesh fights for independence; winner of the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize and shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award
A classic of Holocaust literature from the camps’ oldest known survivor; introduced by Alan Yentob
A legendary guide to the craft of writing, with more than a million copies sold worldwide
A classic of South African literature, adapted into a major motion picture, introduced by Jonathan Kaplan
A wry and lyrical take on what it means to be an outsider through the lens of one of mythology’s most monstrous creatures: the Minotaur
The perennial cult classic, introduced by Irvine Welsh
A fictional account of Hendrickje Stoffels, Rembrandt’s mistress and confidante, published on the 350th anniversary of the artist’s death
The passionate and accomplished debut collection of poetry from the world’s greatest lyricist Leonard Cohen
The Orange-Prize-shortlisted debut novel from beloved Scottish writer Anne Donovan
A beautiful, collectable gift edition of the masterpiece of Scottish nature writing. Introduced by Robert Macfarlane and with an afterword by Jeanette Winterson
A powerful anti-war statement and memoir, with a foreword by Bruce Springsteen
The international bestseller; longlisted for the Man Booker Prize and winner of the Ondaatje Prize
An examination of spirituality, from the
Sunday Times
bestselling author of
Leaving Alexandria
Nadolny’s internationally bestselling masterpiece, a gripping historical novel based on the life of Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin
‘A poet and polemicist whose lyrics have inspired and galvanised generations’
GQ.
Introduced by Kae Tempest
Tan Twan Eng’s rich, absorbing, internationally bestselling, Man Booker-shortlisted epic
A blisteringly powerful self-portrait of ‘The Angry Man of Jazz’, contemporary of jazz genius Miles Davis
A classic work of social history and a moving account of the destruction of a remote Scottish community
The intensely-erotic feminist cult classic. Introduced by Maggie Nelson
A dark and uplifting modern classic of Scottish literature. Introduced by Diarmid Gunn
A collection of essays on the absurdity of war, from the Nobel Prize laureate
Alan Spence’s debut collection of short stories is a timeless portrait of Glasgow, and an acknowledged piece of classic Scottish writing. Introduced by Janice Galloway
The phenomenal, Man Booker Prize-winning, international bestseller
A rediscovered classic: Eve Babitz’s wry, tender coming-of-age tale of 1970s LA
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