A wide-ranging collection of reflective essays, to mark the centenary of the conflict that changed the world. In this collection of essays, ten leading writers from different countries consider the conflicts that have informed their own literary lives. 1914-Goodbye to All That borrows its title from Robert Graves's "bitter leave-taking of England" in which he writes not only of the First World War but the questions it raised: how to live, how to live with each other, and how to write. Interpreting this title as broadly and ambiguously as Graves intended, these essays mark the War's centenary by reinvigorating these questions. The book includes Elif Shafak on an inheritance of silence in Turkey, Ali Smith on lost voices in Scotland, Xiaolu Guo on the 100,000 Chinese sent to the Front, Daniel Kehlmann on hypnotism in Berlin, Colm Toibin on Lady Gregory losing her son fighting for Britain as she fought for an independent Ireland, Kamila Shamsie on reimagining Karachi, Erwin Mortier on occupied Belgium's legacy of shame, NoViolet Bulawayo on Zimbabwe and clarity, Ales Steger on resisting history in Slovenia, and Jeanette Winterson on what art is for. Contributors include: Ali Smith - Scotland Ales Steger - Slovenia Jeanette Winterson - England Elif Shafak - Turkey NoViolet Bulawayo - Zimbabwe Colm Toibin - Ireland Xiaolu Guo - China Erwin Mortier - Belgium Kamila Shamsie - Pakistan Daniel Kehlmann - Germany 'Tender, compassionate humanity' Peter Conrad, Observer'A global gathering of essayists here reimagine the war from a variety of vantage points' Guardian'This superb collection of essays by some of today's leading writers stands out among the many books commissioned to mark the centenary of the First World War.' The Lady Lavinia Greenlaw's poetry includes The Casual Perfect and A Double Sorrow: Troilus and Criseyde. Other works include The Importance of Music to Girls and Questions of Travel: William Morris in Iceland. She was the first artist-in-residence at the Science Museum, and received the Ted Hughes Award for her sound work Audio Obscura. Her work for BBC radio includes documentaries about Elizabeth Bishop, Emily Dickinson, the darkest place in England and Arctic light.

1914—Goodbye to All That

22 writers talk about their memorable excursions and the act of walking, and share their creative observations In these six series, taken from BBC Radio 3's The Essay, an array of novelists, poets, journalists and biographers chart the varied and inspiring walks they have taken around Britain and elsewhere. Here are treks taken at daybreak and after dark; in winter and in spring; in the footsteps of the past; and - in the case of Robert Macfarlane - along the ridges of the South Downs. Dawnwalks and Night Walks find Nicholas Shakespeare, Nicola Barker, Kamila Shamsie, Ian Sansom, Lucy Hughes-Hallett, Owen Sheers, Janice Galloway and John Walsh taking early morning and late-night strolls around locations ranging from their back garden and local cemetery to Manhattan, Paris, Tasmania and the Antarctic. Springwalks and Winterwalks feature Michele Roberts, Ross Raisin, John Walsh, Kirsty Gunn, Philip Hoare, Deborah Levy, Christopher Hope, Scarlett Thomas, Erica Wagner and Owen Sheers, as they sample the transforming qualities of spring and the wonders of winter. From Poland and the Languedoc to Hampstead Heath and the Yorkshire Wolds, they delight in the details of the landscape and reflect on what it means to them. Strange Strolls sees Jenn Ashworth, Michael Donkor, Stephanie Victoire, Nat Segnit and Sophie Coulombeau embarking on walks of entertaining eccentricity, revisiting favourite places including Wandsworth Bridge, the Blue Ridge mountains of Appalachia and Ibiza. And in A Five-Day Journey, Robert Macfarlane walks the length of the South Downs in monsoon rain and in sunshine, discovering its chalk trails and its ghosts. He ponders the relationship between paths and stories; explores the poet Edward Thomas' love affair with tracks; considers the concept of the Aboriginal Australian songline; re-imagines the life of artist Eric Ravilious; and contemplates the sometimes eerie relationship between walking, collecting and creation. Intimate, evocative and immersive, these 30 uplifting programmes transport us to a wealth of wonderful places, and offer fascinating personal insight into the inner worlds of our walker-writers. Production credits Produced by Duncan Minshull, Ciaran Bermingham and Tim Dee First broadcast on BBC Radio 3 on the following dates: Dawnwalks Nicholas Shakespeare 28 March 2016 Nicola Barker 29 March 2016 Kamila Shamsie 30 March 2016 Ian Sansom 31 March 2016 Lucy Hughes-Hallett 1 April 2016 Night Walks Nicholas Shakespeare 27 October 2008 Owen Sheers 28 October 2008 Janice Galloway 29 October 2008 Kamila Shamsie 30 October 2008 John Walsh 31 October 2008 Springwalks Michele Roberts in Poznan 31 March 2014 Ross Raisin in the Yorkshire Wolds 1 April 2014 John Walsh 2 April 2014 Kirsty Gunn in Sutherland 3 April 2014 Philip Hoare in Sholing 4 April 2014 Winterwalks Deborah Levy on Hampstead Heath 18 February 2013 Christopher Hope in Languedoc 19 February 2013 Scarlett Thomas 20 February 2013 Erica Wagner 21 February 2013 Owen Sheers in Poland 22 February 2013 Strange Strolls Jenn Ashworth - The Abiding Mental Riches of Preston 10 February 2020 Michael Donkor - On Westminster Bridge 11 February 2020 Stephanie Victoire - Dark Hollow Falls 12 February 2020 Nat Segnit - The Other Ibiza 13 February 2020 Sophie Coulombeau - Walking Matilda 14 February 2020 A Five-Day Journey Marking 2 November 2009 Haunting 3 November 2009 Singing 4 November 2009 Flying 5 November 2009 Collecting 6 November 2009 © 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd.

Writers on Walks: A BBC Radio 3 Collection

Major BBC series rediscovering some of the key thinkers and achievements from the Golden Age of Islam. Between the 8th and 13th Century, the Islamic world flourished. This 500-year period of monumental political and cultural change became known as its 'Golden Age', characterised by unprecedented advancement in the fields of architecture, invention, medicine, innovation and philosophy, which still inform huge parts of the modern world. In these 20 episodes, we hear about some of the most remarkable events and individuals of this extraordinary epoch. Beginning with the establishment and expansion of the Islamic State, the series encompasses the rise of Shi-ism, the introduction of paper to the Western world, the brilliance and beauty of Islamic architecture and the intellectual powerhouses of Baghdad and Cairo. We also meet important historical figures, including Harun Al-Rashid (the Caliph from the Thousand and One Night tales), mathematician and astronomer Al-Khwarizmi, philosopher and physician Avicenna, influential poet and mystic Al-Rumi and the great 12th Century hero Saladin. Each episode is presented by experts in the field, who share their knowledge and passion, among them lawyer and politician Baroness Sayeeda Warsi, scientist Jim Al-Khalili, theologian Professor Mona Siddiqui, Persian scholar Narguess Farzad and award-winning writer Kamila Shamsie. Also included are two episodes of In Our Time hosted by Melvyn Bragg, the first expanding further on the colourful career of Avicenna, and the second discussing the life and ideas of a prescient intellectual who lived just after the Golden Age: the 14th Century philosopher of history Ibn Khaldun. Copyright © 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. ? 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd Presented by Hugh Kennedy, Professor Robert Gleave, Baroness Sayeeda Warsi, Professor Jonathan Bloom, Professor Julia Bray, Narguess Farzad, Jim Al-Khalili, Professor James Montgomery, Professor Peter Adamson, Dr Tony Street, Dr. Sussan Babaie, Dr Simonetta Calderini and Dr Delia Cortese, Professor Mona Siddiqui, Professor Charles Burnett, Dr. Amira Bennison, Jonathan Phillips and Kamila Shamsie Produced by Sarah Taylor and Mohini Patel First broadcast on BBC Radio 3 from November 2013 to February 2014. Track list: 1. The Establishment of the Islamic State 2. Ali ibn Abi Talib 3. Imam Bukhari 4. Paper 5. Harun al-Rashid 6. Rabia Balkhi and Mahsati Ganjavi 7. Al-Khwarizmi 8. Al-Kindi 9. Al-Farabi 10. Avicenna 11. Al-Tabari 12. Islamic Architecture 13. Al-Biruni 14. Al Hakim 15. Al-Ghazali 16. Ibn Rushd 17. Cities of Learning 18. Salah al-Din 19. Al-Rumi 20. Lubna of Cordoba 21. In Our Time: Avicenna Presented by Melvyn Bragg With Peter Adamson; Amira Bennison and Nader El-Bizri First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 8 November 2007 22. In Our Time: Ibn Khaldun Presented by Melvyn Bragg With Robert Hoyland, Robert Irwin and Hugh Kennedy First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 4 February 2010

The Islamic Golden Age

Ravisuttava kertomus yhteisön, rakkauden ja uskon välisestä konfliktista. Pohjois-Lontoossa kasvanut Isma joutui ottamaan vastuun kahdesta nuoresta sisaruksestaan perheen äidin kuoltua. Nyt hän toteuttaa viimein unelmaansa ja lähtee tekemään väitöskirjaa Amerikkaan. Hän ei silti voi lakata huolehtimasta omapäisestä sisarestaan Aneekasta eikä tämän kaksoisveljestä Parvaizista, joka on kadonnut kulkiessaan itselleen miltei tuntemattomaksi jääneen jihadisti-isänsä jalanjälkiä. Kun selviää, että Parvaiz on päätynyt Syyriaan, Raqqaan, joutuvat sisaret suunniltaan surusta ja huolesta. Mitä he voivat tehdä? Mitä heidän pitäisi tehdä? Miten Parvaizin valinnat heijastuvat heidän elämäänsä?

Joka veljeään vihaa

المكان: ناغازاكي الزمان: 9 أغسطس 1945 تخطو ھيروكو تاناكا، ابنة الحادية والعشرين والتي على وشك الزواج من حبيبھا كونراد فايس، نحو شرفتھا قبل دقائق قليلة من الانفجار الذري الذي سيحطم عالمھا وكل شيء فيه. «الظلالالمحترقة» قصة ملحمية لكوارث يجري الھروب منھا أو مواجھتھا، وإخلاص يمنح ويعاد تسديده، وحب يكافأ أٔو  يخان.

Burnt Shadows Arabic

LA NOVELA GANADORA DEL WOMEN'S PRIZE 2018. ¿Hasta donde llegarías para salvar a quien más quieres? La historia de una familia atrapada en el conflicto entre Occidente y el Estado Islámico. Isma, una joven musulmana británica, ha conseguido independizarse de su familia y piensa ir a Estados Unidos para completar sus estudios. Pero este simple hecho posee una significación muy especial si consideramos que su padre fue acusado de terrorismo y murió camino de Guantánamo; que su hermano ha decidido unirse al Estado Islámico; que su hermana es una joven muy problemática incapaz de hacer frente a la vida… Ese pasado estallará en mil pedazos cuando Isma conozca a Eamonn y las diferencias que parecían superadas vuelvan a irrumpir en la vida de todos. "Un relato conmovedor." The Guardian "Un buen novelista desdibuja la línea imaginaria entre nosotros y ellos; Kamila Shamsie pertenece al pequeño grupo de autores que hace olvidar esa línea. Los desterrados es una novela importante, oportuna y necesaria." Rabih Alameddine "Los desterrados me dejó asombrado, estremecido, lleno de admiración por su coraje y ambición. Lectura recomendada para los primeros ministros y presidentes de todo el mundo." Peter Carey

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Los desterrados

De aantrekkelijke en zelfverzekerde Maryam en de leergierige en serieuze Zahra zijn beste vrienden sinds hun kindertijd, hoewel ze totaal verschillend zijn en andere dromen hebben. Op de avond dat Pakistan de eerste vrouwelijke premier kiest en de wereld er even zonniger uitziet, komt aan die dromen een abrupt einde door een snelle en ondoordachte beslissing. De vriendschap blijft echter, en beiden worden alsnog succesvolle ondernemers in Londen. Maar wanneer twee figuren uit hun jeugd opduiken, worden ze herinnerd aan die ene avond en moeten ze hun fundamentele verschillen onder ogen zien. Zal hun vriendschap dat overleven? Van de auteur van Huis in brand, winnaar van de Women's Prize for Fiction en finalist voor de Booker Prize.

Beste vrienden

Koskettava tarina rakkaudesta ja petoksesta. Vivian Rose Spencer, nuori arkeologi, haluaa osoittaa kykynsä ja jättää maailmansodan alkumetreillä Englannin lähteäkseen yksin matkalle Aasiaan. Junamatkalla Peshawariin hän tapaa Qayyum Gulin, joka on menettänyt silmänsä taisteltuaan länsirintamalla Britannian lipun alla. Katkera Qayyum opettaa kotona Peshawarissa pikkuveljelleen Najibille, etteivät englantilaiset ole heidän ystäviään. Samaan aikaan Najib lumoutuu Vivianin opastuksella muinaishistoriasta ja maasta jalkojensa alla. Vuosien päästä taistelu Intian vapaudesta ja kadonnut muinaismuisto kietovat heidän kohtalonsa jälleen arvaamattomalla tavalla yhteen.

Jumala joka kivessä

Vangitseva romaani kahden perheen vaiheista maailmassa, jossa pyrkimys onneen ja rakkauteen johtaa arvaamattomiin seurauksiin. Hiroko Tanaka menettää rakkaansa Nagasakin atomipommille ja saa muistoksi ainoastaan arvet selkäänsä. Hiroko lähtee Delhiin etsimään uutta alkua kuolleen kihlattunsa yläluokkaisen perheen luota. Hän löytää yllättävän sielunkumppanin perheen palvelijasta, mutta juuri kun pariskunta on asettumassa aloilleen, Intia alkaa natista liitoksistaan.

Poltetut varjot

Vavahduttava kertomus ystävyydestä ja rakkaudesta levottomuuksien varjossa. Sydänystäviksi syntyneet Karim ja Raheen täydentävät toistensa lauseita, puhuvat anagrammein ja nukkuvat nikama nikamaa vasten. Kuin sisko ja veli he ovat erottamattomasti sidoksissa toisiinsa ja Karachiin, kaupunkiin joka on väkivaltainen, likainen, korruptoitunut, elävä, rohkea ja ennen kaikkea koti. Kartoista pakkomielteisen kiinnostuneen Karimin perhe muuttaa Lontooseen paetakseen Pakistanin levottomuuksia, ja Karim ja Raheen erkaantuvat toisistaan vuosikausiksi. Etnisen väkivallan värittämä kesä saa aikuisiksi kasvaneet ystävykset kohtaamaan viimein taas toisensa – ja joukon ravisuttavia totuuksia, joilta on ollut helpompi sulkea silmät.

Kartanpiirtäjä

Palkitun kirjailijan tarkkanäköinen kuvaus kahden naisen ystävyydestä on matka 80-luvun Pakistanista nyky-Lontooseen. Maryam ja Zahra jakavat syvimmät salaisuutensa ja ihastuksen George Michaeliin. Kun Pakistanin diktatuuri romahtaa, maailma vaikuttaa avautuvan. Vuosikymmeniä myöhemmin Maryam ja Zahra asuvat Lontoossa. Heitä sitoo yhteen pitkän ystävyyden lisäksi muisto eräästä illasta kauan sitten. Siitä ei ole koskaan puhuttu ääneen. Päättyykö ystävyys kohtalokkaan valinnan seurauksena?

Ystävistä parhain

Ocho destacados escritores contemporáneos reinterpretan las clásicas historias de fantasmas en esta inquietante colección de relatos ambientados en las localizaciones más misteriosas de las islas británicas. Inglaterra es por excelencia la tierra de las apariciones y los lugares encantados. Para este libro, ocho prominentes novelistas británicos tuvieron la oportunidad de elegir un edificio perteneciente al English Heritage —una institución pública que protege y promueve el patrimonio histórico inglés— y permanecer en él después del horario de visita habitual. Inmersos en la historia, la atmósfera y las leyendas sobre esos emplazamientos, canalizaron la parte más oscura de su fantasía para crear las extraordinarias historias de fantasmas contemporáneas recogidas en este volumen. La mansión jacobea de Audley, el fuerte romano de Housesteads, los castillos de Dover, Kenilworth, Pendennis y Carlisle, el palacio de Eltham y un búnker de la Guerra Fría situado en York. Entre los muros de estos famosos lugares encantados, cada autor encontró la inspiración necesaria para reinterpretar a su manera las clásicas ghost stories, que llevan aterrorizando desde hace generaciones a cuantos lectores se acercan a ellas.

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