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Armageddon in Retrospect

Armageddon in Retrospect
Kurt Vonnegut

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Henning Mankell
'one of the most ingenious crime writers around.' Observer

 

Henning Mankell is internationally acclaimed as author of the Inspector Wallander Mysteries. His latest title in hardback - Depths - confirms his status as a writer beyond the crime genre and is already an international bestseller:
'Mankell is a powerful writer ... atmospheric and gripping fiction' The Independent


  Graphic Novels for the 21st Century
 

Graphic novels have come of age. Covering themes as diverse as teenage angst, Mafia crime, warlords and gangsters in Bosnia, the Palestinian crisis and a child's view of daily life in Iran, the modern comic book is a major new art form.

Jonathan Cape has led the way in bringing graphic novels to a wider audience. Sit back and discover how comics became serious...

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