Poet and prodigy Arthur Rimbaud (1854-1891) died young but his extraordinary poetry continues to influence and inspire fans. His long poem Un Saison en Enfer and his collection Illuminations are central to the modern canon. This title explores the young poet's relationships with his family and his teachers.

A moving, expertly-crafted novel from one of New York's most prolific authors

Stephen Crane is travelling to a German clinic in search of a cure for the tuberculosis that threatens his life. Knowing it is his last chance, he dictates the story of 'The Painted Boy', inspired by a real-life encounter. But as the story delves into the seedy underworld of turn-of-the-century Manhattan, his health deteriorates.

The kind of tour guide you really want - a unique and ecclectic view of Paris through the eyes of a fierce and witty intellect.

My Lives is a memoir from Edmund White.

A unique and insightful contemplation of the leading figures of modern art and literature.

Poet and prodigy Arthur Rimbaud led a life that was startlingly short, yet dramatically eventful and accomplished. His long poem Une Saison en Enfer (1873) and his collection Illuminations (1886) are central to the modern canon. This book explores the young poet's relationships with his family and his teachers.

A middle-aged American works out in a Paris gym - an ordinary day, except that he catches the eye of a stranger, Julien, a young French architect with a gleam in his eye. Slowly, life takes on the colour of romance. But there is sadness in Julien's past and a grim cloud on the horizon.

Examines David Hockney's portraits in all media - painting, drawing, photocollage and prints - and is produced in collaboration with the artist. This book illustrates not only the range and innovation of his creative practice but also the circular nature of his subjects and artistic preoccupations.

A memoir from the bestselling author of A Boy's Own Story and The Beautiful Room is Empty .

A memoir of the sociel and sexual lives of New York City's cultural and intellectual in-crowd in the tumultous 1970s, from acclaimed author Edmund White.

Certain to become a literary touchstone, Fresh Men collects the best new writing by emerging gay authors from around the nation. The critically acclaimed author Edmund White, chair of the Creative Writing program at Princeton and the author of more than 17 gay works, selects 20 original stories from the new crop of extraordinary writers. With equal parts sensitivity and irreverence, Fresh Men ..

This literary biography of Marcel Proust provides readers with an insight into the recluse who lay all night long in his cork-lined room, obsessively rewriting his one massive work. It also shows the yearning lonely boy, the brilliant wit - and the miserably closeted homosexual.

Named after Haydn's work, in which the players leave the stage one by one, this completes the story of a gay man in his adult years, through Stonewall riots, the hedonism of the 70s and the ravages of AIDS in the 80s and 90s. It follows "A Boy's Own Story" and "The Beautiful Room is Empty".

A famous author comes face-to-face with America's most notorious terrorist. One has a story to write, the other has a story to tell. As the clock ticks on Death Row, the bond between the two men grows.

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At once hilarious, sexy and heartbreaking, Chaos is a new novella and collection of short stories from hugely acclaimed writer Edmund White.

Reissue.