Cousin Randolph. The life of Randolph Churchill.

London, Oneworld Publications, 2016, cm.13,5x21,5, pp.290, brossura con bandelle, cop.fig. a col. `Outrageous, hilarious and profound.' Simon Schama, Financial Times `The longer you stare at Beatty's pages, the smarter you'll get.' Guardian `The most badass first 100 pages of an American novel I've read.' New York Times A biting satire about a young man's isolated upbringing and the race trial that sends him to the Supreme Court, The Sellout showcases a comic genius at the top of his game. Born in Dickens on the southern outskirts of Los Angeles, the narrator of The Sellout spent his childhood as the subject in his father's racially charged psychological studies. He is told that his father's work will lead to a memoir that will solve their financial woes. But when his father is killed in a drive-by shooting, he discovers there never was a memoir. All that's left is a bill for a drive-through funeral. What's more, Dickens has literally been wiped off the map to save California from further embarrassment. Fuelled by despair, the narrator sets out to right this wrong with the most outrageous action conceivable: reinstating slavery and segregating the local high school, which lands him in the Supreme Court. In his trademark absurdist style, which has the uncanny ability to make readers want to both laugh and cry, The Sellout is an outrageous and outrageously entertaining indictment of our time.

Edizione italiana a cura di Martine Buysschaert. Torino, Electa Gallimard 1995, cm.12,5x17,5, pp.176, illustrazioni in bianco e nero e a colori. brossura, copertina figurata a colori.

Pimlico 1988, cm.15x22, pp.416, brossura, copertina figurata a colori. For more than fifty years this beautifully written biography has held the field as THE comprehensive study of Elizabeth's entire reign: the wars with Spain and the Spanish Armada; the long-standing struggle with Mary, Queen of Scots; her subtle and resourceful foreign and domestic policies; the abortive marriage projects, plots and court intrigues. Few other books bring so vividly to life men like Darnley and Drake, Essex and Southampton - and the complex and compelling character of the Queen herself. Sir John Neale combines deep learning and pyschological insight with the ability to make extraordinary events clear and accessible; the result is a biography of enduring value to historians and general readers alike. "A work of exquisite and, what is still rarer, of just and balanced scholarship" (Listener) "Every page of the book illustrates his intimate acquaintance with the sources" (Times Literary Supplement) "A masterly book, scholarly, wise and witty" (English Historical Review)