'The first book with hands - strong ones that reached out of the pages and seized me by the throat
describing the contents of a book is the most difficult and in the case of a marvellous invention like Invisible Cities
Through a series of unexpected encounters
Tanizaki's eye ranges over architecture
One evening a fifty-something literature professor invites her new and beautiful young colleague
Pic Sylvia Townsend Warner 'The first book with handsKerouac's last published novel, Pic is an endearing portrait of a road trip across America, seen through the eyes of one innocent, adventurous boy. 'Pic', or Pictorial Review Jackson, is a ten year old boy from North Carolina. When his grandfather dies and he is sent to live with another relative, his older brother, Slim, comes to rescue him. Together they hitch to New York City and, eventually, all the way to California, encountering hardship,