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This Is Memorial Device

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE GORDON BURN PRIZE 2017ROUGH TRADE BOOK OF THE MONTHLRB BOOK OF THE WEEKCAUGHT BY THE RIVER BOOK OF THE MONTHSHORTLISTED FOR THE COLLYER BRISTOW PRIZEThis Is Memorial Device, the debut novel by David Keenan, is a love letter to the small towns of Lanarkshire in the west of Scotland in the late 1970s and early 80s as they were temporarily transformed by the endless possibilities ... Read more

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE GORDON BURN PRIZE 2017ROUGH TRADE BOOK OF THE MONTHLRB BOOK OF THE WEEKCAUGHT BY THE RIVER BOOK OF THE MONTHSHORTLISTED FOR THE COLLYER BRISTOW PRIZEThis Is Memorial Device, the debut novel by David Keenan, is a love letter to the small towns of Lanarkshire in the west of Scotland in the late 1970s and early 80s as they were temporarily transformed by the endless possibilities
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For The Good Times

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WINNER OF THE GORDON BURN PRIZE 2019SHORTLISTED FOR THE ENCORE AWARD 2020From the author of This Is Memorial Device.'A gasp-inducing thrill of a ride.' i Independent'An exhilarating novel, burning with rage, danger and dark humour.' Literary Review'Remarkable . . . demented brilliance.' Scotland on SundayBelfast, 1970s: Sa... ... Read more

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WINNER OF THE GORDON BURN PRIZE 2019SHORTLISTED FOR THE ENCORE AWARD 2020From the author of This Is Memorial Device.'A gasp-inducing thrill of a ride.' i Independent'An exhilarating novel, burning with rage, danger and dark humour.' Literary Review'Remarkable . . . demented brilliance.' Scotland on SundayBelfast, 1970s: Sa...
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Monument Maker

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Is it possible for books to dream? For books to dream within books? Is there a literary subterranea that would facilitate ingress and exit points through these dreams?These are some of the questions posed by David Keenan's masterly fifth novel, Monument Maker, an epic romance of eternal summer and a descent, into history, into the horrors of the past; a novel with a sweep and range that runs from ... Read more

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Is it possible for books to dream? For books to dream within books? Is there a literary subterranea that would facilitate ingress and exit points through these dreams?These are some of the questions posed by David Keenan's masterly fifth novel, Monument Maker, an epic romance of eternal summer and a descent, into history, into the horrors of the past; a novel with a sweep and range that runs from
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Volcanic Tongue

A Time-Travelling Evangelist’s Guide to Late 20th-Century Underground Music

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Volcanic Tongue presents the first ever collection of multi-award-winning author David Keenan's music writings'A thing of beauty' DAVID HOLMES'A celebration of obsessives, misfits and single-minded outsider' HERALD'A colossal triumph' WENDY ERSKINEKeenan has been writing about music since publishing his first fanzine, inspired by The Pastels and by Glasgow (and Airdrie's) DIY... ... Read more

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Volcanic Tongue presents the first ever collection of multi-award-winning author David Keenan's music writings'A thing of beauty' DAVID HOLMES'A celebration of obsessives, misfits and single-minded outsider' HERALD'A colossal triumph' WENDY ERSKINEKeenan has been writing about music since publishing his first fanzine, inspired by The Pastels and by Glasgow (and Airdrie's) DIY...
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Boyhood

'A complete triumph' Irvine Welsh

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Cult author David Keenan's most mature, magical and profoundly realised novel yet, centred on a young boy in Glasgow'A challenging, unconventional and daring piece of fiction 'THE INDEPENDENT'Blending emotional sincerity with pulpy pastiche'THE SUNDAY TIMES'Psychedelic post-punk fantasia'THE HERALD'A swaggeringly imaginative, polyphonic novel' THE SCOTSMAN... ... Read more

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Cult author David Keenan's most mature, magical and profoundly realised novel yet, centred on a young boy in Glasgow'A challenging, unconventional and daring piece of fiction 'THE INDEPENDENT'Blending emotional sincerity with pulpy pastiche'THE SUNDAY TIMES'Psychedelic post-punk fantasia'THE HERALD'A swaggeringly imaginative, polyphonic novel' THE SCOTSMAN...
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Xstabeth

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A transcendent love letter to literature and music, Xstabeth is an exciting new work from a writer who, book-by-book, is rewriting the rules of contemporary fiction.Aneliya's father dreams of becoming a great musician but his naivete and his unfashionable music suggest he will never be taken seriously. Her father's best friend, on the other hand, has a penchant for vodka, strip clubs, and moral ... Read more

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A transcendent love letter to literature and music, Xstabeth is an exciting new work from a writer who, book-by-book, is rewriting the rules of contemporary fiction.Aneliya's father dreams of becoming a great musician but his naivete and his unfashionable music suggest he will never be taken seriously. Her father's best friend, on the other hand, has a penchant for vodka, strip clubs, and moral
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Monument Maker

A Novel

by David Keenan ...

David Keenan is one of today's most exciting, fearless, and entertaining writers. Monument Maker is his most daring book to date.Is it possible for books to dream? For books to dream within books? Is there a literary subterranea that would facilitate ingress and exit points through these dreams?These are some of the questions posed by David Keenan's Monument Maker, an epic romance set in an ... Read more

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David Keenan is one of today's most exciting, fearless, and entertaining writers. Monument Maker is his most daring book to date.Is it possible for books to dream? For books to dream within books? Is there a literary subterranea that would facilitate ingress and exit points through these dreams?These are some of the questions posed by David Keenan's Monument Maker, an epic romance set in an
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Shadows in a Chinese Landscape

Chi Yun's Notes from a Hut for Examining the Subtle

by Chi Yun, David Keenan ...

In this major undertaking David Keenan translates and contextualizes over 100 tales from the Notes from the Hut for Examining the Subtle, a collection of 1,200 tales and observations by Chi Yun, one of eighteenth century China's leading intellectuals. By illuminating neglected aspects of the interaction between popular and elite cultures in late imperial China, this study portrays the rich ... Read more

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In this major undertaking David Keenan translates and contextualizes over 100 tales from the Notes from the Hut for Examining the Subtle, a collection of 1,200 tales and observations by Chi Yun, one of eighteenth century China's leading intellectuals. By illuminating neglected aspects of the interaction between popular and elite cultures in late imperial China, this study portrays the rich
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How Can Man Die Better

The Secrets of Isandlwana Revealed

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Narrated by Dennis Kleinman ...

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On January 22, 1879, a massive Zulu host attacked the British Army's 24th Regiment in its encampment at the foot of the mountain of Isandlwana. It was the first major encounter in the Anglo-Zulu War and a disastrous defeat for the colonial power. Later that afternoon the victorious Zulus would strike the tiny British garrison at Rorke's Drift.How Can Man Die Better is a unique analysis of the ... Read more

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On January 22, 1879, a massive Zulu host attacked the British Army's 24th Regiment in its encampment at the foot of the mountain of Isandlwana. It was the first major encounter in the Anglo-Zulu War and a disastrous defeat for the colonial power. Later that afternoon the victorious Zulus would strike the tiny British garrison at Rorke's Drift.How Can Man Die Better is a unique analysis of the
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This is Memorial Device

by David Keenan ...

Narrated by David Keenan ...

Unabridged

9 hours 19 min

David Keenan's cult classic novel, available in audiobook for the first time - read by the author.A Telegraph and Rough Trade Book of the Year, and shortlisted for the Gordon Burn Prize. ... Read more

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David Keenan's cult classic novel, available in audiobook for the first time - read by the author.A Telegraph and Rough Trade Book of the Year, and shortlisted for the Gordon Burn Prize.
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Xstabeth

A Guardian Book of the Day

by David Keenan ...

Narrated by Louise Brealey ...

Unabridged

4 hours 45 min

'This book spoke, it said "read me" from the very first sentence as if it were alive, it gave me visceral joy' Kim Gordon'Reading [Xstabeth] feels like being cut open to the accompanying sound of ecstatic music' Edna O'Brien'Prepare for more of that inimitable Keenan narrative voodoo brilliance' Wendy ErskineIn St Petersburg, Russia, Aneliya is torn between the love of her father and her father's ... Read more

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'This book spoke, it said "read me" from the very first sentence as if it were alive, it gave me visceral joy' Kim Gordon'Reading [Xstabeth] feels like being cut open to the accompanying sound of ecstatic music' Edna O'Brien'Prepare for more of that inimitable Keenan narrative voodoo brilliance' Wendy ErskineIn St Petersburg, Russia, Aneliya is torn between the love of her father and her father's
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Monument Maker

by David Keenan ...

Narrated by Andrew Wincott, Ben Onwukwe, Gareth Bennett-Ryan, Laurel Lefkow, Mark Elstob, Martha Sprackland, Nabil Elouahab, Sophie Roberts, Toby Longworth ...

Unabridged

26 hours 15 min

Is it possible for books to dream? For books to dream within books? Is there a literary subterranea that would facilitate ingress and exit points through these dreams?These are some of the questions posed by David Keenan's masterly fifth novel, Monument Maker, an epic romance of eternal summer and a descent, into history, into the horrors of the past; a novel with a sweep and range that runs from ... Read more

$31.99 USD

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Is it possible for books to dream? For books to dream within books? Is there a literary subterranea that would facilitate ingress and exit points through these dreams?These are some of the questions posed by David Keenan's masterly fifth novel, Monument Maker, an epic romance of eternal summer and a descent, into history, into the horrors of the past; a novel with a sweep and range that runs from
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