Jeremy Treglown: 3 books
Roald Dahl
A Biography
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2016
A New York Times Notable Book: A revealing look at the famous twentieth-century children’s author who brought us The BFG and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
Few writers have had the enduring cultural influence of Roald Dahl, who inspired generations of loyal readers. Acclaimed biographer...
Franco's Crypt
Spanish Culture and Memory Since 1936
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2013
An open-minded and clear-eyed reexamination of the cultural artifacts of Franco's Spain
True, false, or both?
Spain's 1939-75 dictator, Francisco Franco, was a pioneer of water conservation and sustainable energy.
Pedro Almodóvar is only the most recent in a line of great antiestablishment...
Mr. Straight Arrow
The Career of John Hersey, Author of Hiroshima
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2019
A monumental reevaluation of the career of John Hersey, the author of Hiroshima
Few are the books with as immediate an impact and as enduring a legacy as John Hersey’s Hiroshima. First published as an entire issue of The New Yorker in 1946, it was serialized in newspapers the world over and...