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La lettera D sparisce improvvisamente una mattina, mentre Dhikilo sta facendo colazione con i suoi genitori. Svanisce prima dalla conversazione a tavola, poi dai cartelli stradali lungo la via per la scuola, e infine dalle chiacchiere con i compagni. Ben presto anche il dentista del paese e il dalmata del vicino scompaiono nel nulla, e persino l'annuale derby degli asini viene annullato. Senza sapere il perché, Dhikilo viene convocata a casa del suo vecchio insegnante di storia, il professor Dodderfield, che è cieco e vive solo, in compagnia del fedele cane guida Nelly Robinson. E da qui ha inizio l'avventura. Ambientato tra l'Inghilterra e Liminus, una terra polare soggiogata dal mostruoso Gamp e popolata da creature incantevoli e spaventose, D (Una storia di due mondi) è un romanzo dickensiano dei nostri giorni che celebra l'amicizia e il coraggio di credere nei propri desideri e fantasie. “Magnifico. Una storia senza tempo che resterà a lungo.” Neil Gaiman “La scrittura di Faber è così straordinaria da convincerci che, a volte, le vecchie storie sono le migliori.” The Guardian “Questo romanzo è una meravigliosa conferma del talento narrativo di Michel Faber e del fascino e calore della sua scrittura.” The Daily Telegraph

Michel Faber je pisac bestselera, miljenik međunarodne publike i kritike, autor djela The Crimson Petal and the White, Ispod kože (najuži izbor za Whitbreadovu nagradu za prvi roman) i još nekoliko knjiga. Osvojio je više nagrada za pripovijetke, a objavljuje u publikacijama Granta, The O. Henry Prize Stories i mnogim drugima. Živi u Škotskoj. Ovo je novo remek-djelo Michela Fabera, živi portret punokrvnog ljubavnog odnosa okrnjenog udaljenošću, istraživanje koje nas vodi u gore koje vjera može pomaknuti, ali i u one koje ne može. DAVID MITCHELL Ne sjećam se da me ijedna knjiga tako neprestano i pouzdano iznenađivala. Potpuno me začarala, uvjerila, i bezrezervno zadivila. PHILIP PULLMAN U temelju “Knjige neobičnih novotarija” je pitanje: koga, ili što, volimo i što smo spremni, ili nismo, učiniti u ime te ljubavi? Odgovor je ovaj čudesni, neponovljivi roman. YANN MARTEL Kao i svako djelo genijalnog uma, ova knjiga progonila me svih sedam noći dok sam je čitao, a i progoni me i dalje. Priča o vjeri koja će zatraviti i vjernike i nevjernike, priča o ljubavi suočenoj s apokalipsom, priča o ljudskosti u okovima tuđeg svijeta – “Knjiga neobičnih novotarija” očajnički je lijepa, tužna, i nezaboravna. DAVID BENIOFF Prevela s engleskoga: Snježana Husić

In questo volume, intimo e struggente, Michel Faber raccoglie le poesie scritte per la moglie Eva, che lo ha lasciato dopo molti anni di malattia. Luminosi, candidi e brucianti, questi versi sono l'eccezionale racconto di cosa significhi trovare l'amore della propria vita ed essere costretti a dirgli addio. Ma questo è tutto tranne che un libro sulla morte: Undying esprime pienamente la forza estrema dei sentimenti, la bellezza delle sfide più dolorose, la tenerezza dei legami che non conoscono mai il senso della fine ma trovano in ogni momento, anche nel più drammatico, quella luce inebriante dell'inizio, destinata a cambiarci per sempre. “ Le poesie d'amore di Michel Faber sono lucide, tenere, sagge.” Ian McEwan

A monumental, genre-defying novel that David Mitchell calls'Michel Faber's second masterpiece,'The Book of Strange New Things is a masterwork from a writer in full command of his many talents. 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. His work introduces him to a seemingly friendly native population struggling with a dangerous illness and hungry for Peter's teachings—his Bible is their “book of strange new things.” But Peter is rattled when Bea's letters from home become increasingly desperate: typhoons and earthquakes are devastating whole countries, and governments are crumbling. Bea's faith, once the guiding light of their lives, begins to falter. Suddenly, a separation measured by an otherworldly distance, and defined both by one newly discovered world and another in a state of collapse, is threatened by an ever-widening gulf that is much less quantifiable. While Peter is reconciling the needs of his congregation with the desires of his strange employer, Bea is struggling for survival. Their trials lay bare a profound meditation on faith, love tested beyond endurance, and our responsibility to those closest to us. Marked by the same bravura storytelling and precise language that made The Crimson Petal and the White such an international success, The Book of Strange New Things is extraordinary, mesmerizing, and replete with emotional complexity and genuine pathos.

From the bestselling author of The Crimson Petal and the White, “a satire of the modern entertainment industry... hilariously entertaining” (The Sunday Telegraph).Michel Faber's The Fire Gospel is a wickedly funny, acid-tongued, media-savvy picaresque that delves into our sensationalist culture. Theo Griepenkerl, a Canadian linguistics scholar, is sent to Iraq in search of artifacts that have survived the destruction and looting of the war. While visiting a museum in Mosul, he finds nine papyrus scrolls tucked in the belly of a bas-relief sculpture: they have been perfectly preserved for more than two thousand years. After smuggling them out of Iraq and translating them from Aramaic, Theo realizes the extent of his career-making find, for he is in possession of the Fifth Gospel, and it offers a shocking and incomparable eyewitness account of Christ's crucifixion and last days on Earth. A hugely entertaining, and by turns shocking story, The Fire Gospel is a smart, stylish, and suspenseful novel.“Most insightful when describing fatuous superficiality... The Fire Gospel coasts cleverly and blithely.”—The New York Times“The satire is so entertaining, the pace so sharp, the writing so witty... The Fire Gospel can be read easily in one sitting. It's effortless to consume, but with plenty of bite.”—The Observer“A fun and tender retelling of the Prometheus myth... there's a tenderness about humankind and our inarticulate, profound need to believe that shines through Faber's tale.”—The Plain Dealer“Faber writes with humor, intelligence, and a keen eye for our modern culture. Readers will laugh at the book and maybe a little at themselves.”—Booklist

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER'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. Be prepared for a mesmerising tale of passion, intrigue, ambition and revenge.

Sian, tired of nightmares in which she meets a grisly end, decides she needs to get out more, so she joins an archaeological dig at Whitby Abbey. What she finds is a mystery involving a long-hidden murder, a man with big hands, a fragile manuscript in a bottle, and a rather attractive dog called Hadrian. Faber's dazzling novella takes us up the 199 steps in Whitby that link the 21st century with the ruins of the past. Equal and indissoluble parts thriller, romance, historical/ghost story and meditation on the nature of sincerity, this is an ingenious literary page-turner. Atmospheric photographs complement the text beautifully. This book, like Henry James's The Turn of the Screw, deploys a masterful sense of ambiguity, outstanding narrative power, works on many levels and, as always with Faber's writing, is elegant, thought-provoking, distinctive and compelling.

Deft and lyrical, this paperback edition of Michel Faber's collection of stories is his first since his auspicious debut, Some Rain Must Fall. It has sealed his reputation as one of Britain's most daring and original authors. Acclaimed for his pitch-perfect prose and brilliant characterisation, Faber is also celebrated for his mastery of contrasting styles. From achingly sad lost lives, through moments of exquisitely distilled happiness, to biblical innocence and savagery, Faber's characters are redeemed, abandoned, beloved and laid bare.

The Courage Consort, possibly the seventh best-known a cappella vocal ensemble in Britain, are given two weeks in a Belgian chateau to rehearse their latest commission, the monstrously complicated Partitum Mutante. But can the piece be performed? Does it matter that its composer is a maniac best known for attacking his wife with a stiletto shoe at the baggage reclaim of Milan airport? Can the five members of the Consort endure their own sexual tensions and wildly differing temperaments? And what is the inhuman voice that calls out to them from the woods at night? The esoteric world of avant-garde classical music is the unlikely setting for a story of rare power - perhaps the most moving Michel Faber has yet written.

Three novellas filled with “gallows humor and a sense of real peril,” by the acclaimed author of The Book of Strange New Things (The New York Times). The bestselling author of The Crimson Petal and the White “draws his characters with assured comic efficiency” (The Guardian), using “evocative language” to offer up “intriguing glimpses of unfamiliar worlds” (Los Angeles Times), in these acclaimed novellas. In “The Courage Consort,” an a cappella vocal ensemble is sequestered in a Belgian château to rehearse a monstrously complicated new piece, but competing artistic temperaments and sexual needs create as much discordance as the avant-garde music. In “The Hundred and Ninety-Nine Steps,” a lonely woman joins an archaeological dig at Whitby Abbey and unearths a mystery involving a long-hidden murder. And in “The Fahrenheit Twins,” strange children, identical in all but gender, are left alone at the icy zenith of the world by their anthropologist parents to create their own ritual civilization. From a wildly inventive author whose novel The Book of Strange New Things was named one of 2014's best reads by everyone from the New Yorker to io9, The Courage Consort is an eclectic collection of well-told tales, in which Michel Faber “marches on, establishing himself as one of the most versatile fiction writers working today” (Kirkus Reviews). “Readers will again be immersed in the intense worlds he creates.” —Publishers Weekly

The basis for the film starring Scarlett Johansson, award-winning author Michel Faber's Under the Skin blends elements of science fiction, grotesque comedy, horror, and thriller into a genre-jumping meditation''(Washington Post Book World).Isserley cruises the Scottish Highlands picking up hitchhikers. Scarred and awkward, yet strangely erotic and threatening, she listens to her hitchhikers as they open up to her, revealing clues about who might miss them if they should disappear. Under the Skin takes us on a heart-thumping ride through dangerous territory—our own moral instincts and the boundaries of compassion.''A fascinating psychological thriller... [that] hovers between the real and the fantastic.''—Baltimore Sun''Original and unsettling, an Animal Farm for the new century.''—Wall Street Journal''A satiric novel eerie and touching in equal parts.''—San Francisco Chronicle

Michel Faber's short stories are markedly diverse-the voice of each is so distinct that the book reads like an anthology of different writers. But Faber's radically inventive style fastens all fifteen stories into a compelling collection deserving of the high praise it garnered in the United Kingdom. One surreal story,'Fish,'projects a futuristic world populated with fish swimming in the air. As sharks hover in abandoned corners and human zealots of the Church of the Armageddon loose their fanaticism on the innocent, it's a mother's full-time job to protect her young daughter. The title story,'Some Rain Must Fall,'tells of a substitute schoolteacher called on in a crisis, and as she encourages her pupils to express their feelings, we learn the source of the class's trouble: a devastating act that resonates with contemporary America. As Garth Morris wrote in the Mail on Sunday (London),'these are well-crafted pieces of quiet forlorn intensity in a very real world.'