Beyond

Haroun's father is a gifted storyteller. But one day he can't think of any more stories. Haroun goes in search of the lost talent - and experiences great adventures himself. This story laid the foundation for Salman Rushdi's worldwide reputation as a fabulous storyteller.

History only knows the history of the winners. The story of the British polar explorer Ernest Shackleton, who explored the Antarctic in 1914 on an incredible mission, froze his ship in the polar ice and fought seemingly hopeless battles, shows how many people fell into oblivion despite the great courage they showed.

Kazuo Ishiguro imagines the lives of a group of students growing up in a darkly skewed version of contemporary England. Narrated by Kathy, now thirty-one, Never Let Me Go dramatises her attempts to come to terms with her childhood at the seemingly idyllic Hailsham School and with the fate that has always awaited her and her closest friends in the wider world. A story of love, friendship and memory, Never Let Me Go is charged throughout with a sense of the fragility of life.

Does life have a meaning? What are the dimensions of time? In Marcel Proust's acclaimed novel, the narrator reminisces about his childhood and reflects on growing up in the french nobility on the threshold of the 20th century. An overwhelming work (not only in terms of length).