89 Words Followed by Prague, a Disappearing Poem Spirits & cocktails Watching the vast Texas countryside

Watching the vast Texas countryside being destroyed by an oil company and a menacing figure with a violent past

and controversial times with our attitudes today

A witty compendium of musings on modern life from two of Britain's best-loved humourists: Oliver and Matt Pritchett

His head is far too large

' - David HarewoodIs it possible to be Black and British and feel welcome and whole

89 Words Followed by Prague, a Disappearing Poem Spirits & cocktails Watching the vast Texas countrysideHere is an invigorating pair of essays exploring exile, language and national identity from one of Europe's most celebrated literary stars, the author of 'The Unbearable Lightness of Being'. '89 Words', published in 1985, is an expanded version of the dictionary of sorts that readers encountered in 'The Art of the Novel', and comprises a fascinating and rigorous interrogation of what exile, life in another language, and the betrayals of translations