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There are countless books on music with much analysis given to musicians, bands, eras and/or genres. But rarely does a book delve into what's going on inside us when we listen. Michel Faber explores two big questions: how do we listen to music and why do we listen to music? To answer these questions, he considers a range of factors, which includes age, illness, the notion of "cool," commerce, the dichotomy between "good" and "bad" taste and much more.

It all starts on the morning the letter D disappears from language. First, it vanishes from Dhikilo’s parents’ conversation at breakfast, then from the road signs outside and from her school dinners. Soon the local dentist and the neighbor’s dalmatian are missing, and even the Donkey Derby has been called off. Though she doesn’t know why, Dhikilo is summoned to the home of her old history teacher Professor Dodderfield and his faithful Labrador, Nelly Robinson. And this is where our story begins.

Michel Faber’s tale of love and lust in the Victorian-era The Crimson Petal and the White was hailed as “a Dickensian novel for our times.” Now a major BBC TV drama, the saga of a prostitute named Sugar and the man who longs to possess her captured hearts and left fans desperate for more (The Guardian, UK). In The Apple, Faber returns to Silver Street to find it still teeming with life, and conjures further tantalizing glimpses of Sugar, Clara, William, Mr. Bodley, and many other favorites.

It begins with Peter, a devoted man of faith, as he is called to the mission of a lifetime, one that takes him galaxies away from his wife, Bea. Peter becomes immersed in the mysteries of an astonishing new environment, overseen by an enigmatic corporation known only as USIC.

NOW A MAJOR BBC DRAMA starring Romola Garai, Chris O'Dowd, Gillian Anderson, Richard E. Grant, Shirley Henderson and Mark Gatiss. 'Watch your step. Keep your wits about you; you will need them....' So begins this irresistible voyage into the dark side of Victorian London. Amongst an unforgettable cast of low-lifes, physicians, businessmen, and prostitutes, meet our heroine Sugar, a young woman trying to drag herself up from the gutter any way she can.

A “fascinating psychological thriller” (Baltimore Sun), this entrancing novel introduces Isserley, a female driver who scouts the Scottish Highlands for male hitchhikers with big muscles. She herself is tiny - like a kid peering up over the steering wheel. Scarred and awkward, yet strangely erotic and threatening, Isserley listens to her passengers as they open up to her, revealing clues about who might miss them should they disappear - and then she strikes. What happens to her victims next is only part of a terrifying reality.

Peter is a devoted husband and man of faith who is called to the mission of a lifetime - one that takes him galaxies away from his wife, Beatrice. Hired as a preacher by an enigmatic corporation called USIC, he must leave behind everything he loves to travel to the far distant planet of Oasis, where the company has its base.

Isserley spends most of her time driving. But why is she so interested in picking up hitchhikers? And why are they always male, well-built, and alone? An utterly unpredictable and macabre mystery, Michel Faber's debut is an outstanding piece of fiction that will stay with you long after you have finished listening.

'I am with you always, even unto the end of the world . . .' Peter Leigh is a missionary called to go on the journey of a lifetime. Leaving behind his beloved wife, Bea, he boards a flight for a remote and unfamiliar land, a place where the locals are hungry for the teachings of the Bible - his 'book of strange new things'. It is a quest that will challenge Peter's beliefs, his understanding of the limits of the human body and, most of all, his love for Bea.

There are countless books on music with much analysis given to musicians, bands, eras and/or genres. But rarely does a book delve into what's going on inside us when we listen. Michel Faber explores two big questions: how we listen to music and why we listen to music. To answer these he considers biology, age, illness, the notion of 'cool', commerce, the dichotomy between 'good' and 'bad' taste and, through extensive interviews with musicians, unlocks some surprising answers.

An exploited child worker in the silver mines of Bolivia finds an ally – but at what cost? A young woman's affair has terrifying repercussions when her lover's wife dies. A sailor's wife takes her communion with Nature a little too far…From a hungry young woman who is not what she seems, to a boy who has taken his mother's advice a little too seriously; from disfigured girls willing to pay any price to fit in, to an immigrant who cannot escape his tormentor; from a new home with a sinister secret, this collection plumbs the depths of the psyche and dredges up some very modern horrors.

It all starts on the morning the letter D disappears from the language. First, it vanishes from her parents' conversation at breakfast, then from the road signs outside. Soon the local dentist and the neighbour's Dalmatian are missing and even the Donkey Derby has been called off. Though she doesn't know why, Dhikilo is summoned to the home of her old history teacher Professor Dodderfield and his faithful Labrador, Nelly Robinson. And this is where our story begins.

The Book of Strange New Things is a mind-blowing work that fearlessly tackles the search for meaning in an unfathomable universe. It concerns Peter and Beatrice, whose marriage is tested when Peter travels as a missionary, spreading the Gospel to a faraway land, and Beatrice is left to deal with troubles at home. In the most extraordinary and spellbinding ways, it deals with faith - religious faith, to be sure, but also faith in oneself, faith in salvation and faith in those we love.

Gennem sprogforskeren Theo Griepenkerl genfortæller Faber den kendte oldgræske myte om Prometheus – guden som bragte menneskeheden ildens gave. Da Theo besøger et udplyndret museum i Irak på udkig efter glemte skatte han kan tage med sig hjem til Canada, finder han ni totusind år gamle papyrusruller. Han oversætter straks de aramæiske skrifter, som viser sig at være et femte evangelium skrevet af et øjenvidne til Jesu Kristis sidste dage på Jorden.

"Kridhvid som Eminem" er Michel Fabers første novellesamling på dansk. Faber er ikke kun blevet rost for sin musikalske prosa og fremragende karaktertegning, men også for sin beherskelse af forskellige stilarter. Hans noveller spænder fra hjerteskærende triste eksistenser i "Herberget" til lykkelige øjeblikke i "Kridhvid som Eminem" eller nærmest bibelske uskyld og vildskab i "Fahrenheits tvillinger".

I en bulet rød Toyota kører Isserly omkring i det skotske højland på udkig efter blaffere: velproportionerede hankønsvæsner. Der er noget bizart og dybt foruroligende på færde i denne Michel Fabers debutroman. Hvem er denne kvinde, Isserly, med ben som en attenårig og hænder som var hun fyrre? Hvorfor har hun store ar i ansigtet og så enormt tykke brilleglas? Hvad er det med dem, der arbejder på nabogården? Hvorfor er de alle bange for denne Amlis Wess? "Inderst inde" - du har aldrig læst noget lignende!

"Den røde blomst, den hvide blomst", er en erotisk fortælling om den unge pige Sugar, der lever på Dronning Victorias tid. Allerede som trettenårig havner hun i prostitution, men hun drømmer om at klatre op ad den tids stejle sociale rangstige, og hun nøjes ikke med at drømme. Om dagen arbejder hun på at forfine sit "håndværk"; om natten skriver hun grusomme fortællinger. Mødet med parfumesælgeren William bliver hendes adgangsbillet til den fine, vestlige side af London.

De 199 trin er, hvad der er, op til kirkegården på Whitby klostret i Yorkshire, hvor den 34-årige arkæolog Sian arbejder med udgravninger. Hun har længe været hjemsøgt af uhyggelige drømme, men her bliver det værre, og nat efter nat bliver hun i mareridt først forført og derefter myrdet. Da hun på kirkegården møder den smukke studerende Mack, som viser hende en 300 år gammel papirrulle, får hun endelig andre ting at tænke på: Den gådefulde tekst på rullen skal tydes, og den unge Macks interesse skal holdes fanget.

Ich bin bei dir alle Tage bis ans Ende der Welt. Der junge Pastor Peter Leigh wird auf die Reise seines Lebens geschickt - nur darf seine Frau Bea ihn nicht begleiten. Um in Kontakt zu bleiben, schicken sie sich Briefe. Doch nie zuvor in der Geschichte der Menschheit musste eine Liebe eine derart große Distanz überbrücken. Ein monumentales, jedem Genre trotzendes Meisterwerk eines Weltautors auf dem Höhepunkt seines Schaffens. Michel Faber ist eine unvergessliche Liebesgeschichte gelungen, mit einem einzigartigen Setting und einer emotionalen Präzision, die direkt ins Herz fährt.

Det verdensberømte a cappella-kor Courage-Ensemblet opholder sig i to uger på et belgisk landsted for at indøve et uhyre kompliceret og fysisk krævende klassisk avantgarde-stykke, Partium Mutante. Men lader stykket sig i det hele taget opføre? Spiller det nogen rolle at komponisten viser sig at være en ren galning? Kan ensemblets fem medlemmer styre deres indbyrdes seksuelle spændinger og vidt forskellige temperamenter? Og hvad er det for skingre skrig der lyder i skoven om natten.