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Supported by The Muriel Spark Society Muriel Spark. All 22 of Muriel Spark’s novels, republished in glorious, hardback editions Along with Appointment in Arezzo: A Friendship with Muriel Spark By Alan Taylor The Abbess of Crewe Introduced by Ali Smith £9.99 hbk, ISBN 978 1 84697 437 3 ‘Peerless, sparkling, inventive and intelligent – the crème de la crème’ – Ian Rankin The Takeover Introduced by Gabriel Josipovici £9.99 hbk, ISBN 978 1 84697 438 0 ‘A glittering, knowing novel about the decline of the west’ – Margaret Drabble JULY Territorial Rights Introduced by Kapka Kassabova £9.99 hbk, ISBN 978 1 84697 439 7 ‘Effortlessly entertaining . . . a hilarious account of political and romantic intrigue in Venice’ – Edmund White, New York Times Loitering with Intent Introduced by Joseph Kanon £9.99 hbk, ISBN 978 1 84697 4403 Shortlisted for the Booker Prize (1981) Not to Disturb Introduced by Dan Gunn £9.99 hbk, ISBN 978 1 84697 435 9 ‘We are never out of touch, in a Spark novel, with the happiness of creation; the sudden wilful largesse of magic and wit, the cunning tautness of suspense’ – John Updike The Hothouse by the East River Introduced by Ian Rankin £9.99 hbk, ISBN 978 1 84697 436 6 ‘Reading a blast of her prose every morning is a far more restorative way to start a day than a shot of espresso’ – Daily Telegraph The Only Problem Introduced by Richard Holloway £9.99 hbk, ISBN 978 1 84697 441 0 ‘Disturbing and exhilarating’ – New York Times Symposium Introduced by Alexander McCall Smith £9.99 hbk, ISBN 978 1 84697 443 4 ‘Sinister elegance’ – Time Magazine Reality and Dreams Introducer to be confirmed £9.99 hbk, ISBN 978 1 84697 444 1 ‘A novel written at the top of her form and so unique’ – Gore Vidal Aiding and Abetting Introduced by Louise Welsh £9.99 hbk, ISBN 978 1 84697 445 8 ‘Ambitious, rewardingly complex . . . exceptionally intelligent’ – Guardian The Finishing School Introducer to be confirmed £9.99 hbk, ISBN 978 1 84697 446 5 ‘One of her funniest novels . . . Spark at her sharpest, her purest and her most merciful’ – Ali Smith JUNE AND JULY 2018 MAY 2018 PUBLICITY AND SALES ENQUIRIES Publicity and Marketing Director Jan Rutherford [email protected] Sales Director Laura Poynton [email protected] Sales Liaison Manager Vikki Reilly [email protected] Export Manager Carol Crawford [email protected] Rights represented by Fiona Brownlee [email protected] DISTRIBUTION Booksource 50 Cambuslang Road Glasgow, G32 8NB Tel: 0845 370 0067 Intl: +44 (0)141 643 3961 [email protected] SCOTLAND Seol Ltd West Newington House 10 Newington Road Edinburgh, EH9 1QS Tel: +44 (0)131 668 4371 [email protected] ENGLAND and WALES Compass IPS GW Business Centre Great West House Great West Road Brentford, Middlesex TW8 9DF Tel: +44 (0)20 8326 5696 [email protected] IRELAND Brookside Publishing Services 16 Priory Office Park Stillorgan Co. Dublin, A94 RH10 Ireland Tel: +353 (0)1 278 4225 offi[email protected] ‘A wholly original presence in modern literature’ – Andrew Motion ‘Positively glistens with intelligence . . . a delicious conundrum’ – New Statesman AUGUST 2018 SEPTEMBER 2018 #MurielSpark100 One of the world’s great writers
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Supported by The Muriel Spark Society
Muriel Spark.
All 22 of Muriel Spark’s novels, republished in glorious, hardback editions
Along withAppointment in Arezzo:
A Friendship with Muriel Spark By Alan Taylor
The Abbess of CreweIntroduced by Ali Smith£9.99 hbk, ISBN 978 1 84697 437 3
‘Peerless, sparkling, inventive and intelligent – the crème de la crème’ – Ian Rankin
The TakeoverIntroduced by Gabriel Josipovici£9.99 hbk, ISBN 978 1 84697 438 0
‘A glittering, knowing novel about the decline of the west’ – Margaret Drabble
JULY
Territorial RightsIntroduced by Kapka Kassabova£9.99 hbk, ISBN 978 1 84697 439 7
‘Effortlessly entertaining . . . a hilarious account of political and romantic intrigue in Venice’ – Edmund White, New York Times
Loitering with IntentIntroduced by Joseph Kanon£9.99 hbk, ISBN 978 1 84697 4403
Shortlisted for the Booker Prize (1981)
Not to DisturbIntroduced by Dan Gunn£9.99 hbk, ISBN 978 1 84697 435 9
‘We are never out of touch, in a Spark novel, with the happiness of creation; the sudden wilful largesse of magic and wit, the cunning tautness of suspense’ – John Updike
The Hothouse by the East RiverIntroduced by Ian Rankin£9.99 hbk, ISBN 978 1 84697 436 6
‘Reading a blast of her prose every morning is a far more restorative way to start a day than a shot of espresso’ – Daily Telegraph
The Only ProblemIntroduced by Richard Holloway£9.99 hbk, ISBN 978 1 84697 441 0
‘Disturbing and exhilarating’ – New York Times
SymposiumIntroduced by Alexander McCall Smith£9.99 hbk, ISBN 978 1 84697 443 4
‘Sinister elegance’ – Time Magazine
Reality and DreamsIntroducer to be confirmed£9.99 hbk, ISBN 978 1 84697 444 1
‘A novel written at the top of her form and so unique’ – Gore Vidal
Aiding and AbettingIntroduced by Louise Welsh£9.99 hbk, ISBN 978 1 84697 445 8
‘Ambitious, rewardingly complex . . . exceptionally intelligent’ – Guardian
The Finishing SchoolIntroducer to be confirmed£9.99 hbk, ISBN 978 1 84697 446 5
‘One of her funniest novels . . . Spark at her sharpest, her purest and her most merciful’ – Ali Smith
JUNE AND JULY 2018MAY 2018
PUBLICITY AND SALES ENQUIRIES
Publicity and Marketing DirectorJan [email protected]
Sales DirectorLaura [email protected]
Sales Liaison ManagerVikki [email protected]
Export ManagerCarol [email protected]
Rights represented byFiona [email protected]
DISTRIBUTION
Booksource50 Cambuslang RoadGlasgow, G32 8NBTel: 0845 370 0067Intl: +44 (0)141 643 [email protected]
SCOTLANDSeol LtdWest Newington House10 Newington RoadEdinburgh, EH9 1QSTel: +44 (0)131 668 [email protected]
ENGLAND and WALESCompass IPSGW Business CentreGreat West House Great West RoadBrentford, MiddlesexTW8 9DFTel: +44 (0)20 8326 [email protected]
IRELANDBrookside Publishing Services16 Priory Office ParkStillorganCo. Dublin, A94 RH10IrelandTel: +353 (0)1 278 [email protected]
‘A wholly original presence in modern literature’ –
Andrew Motion
‘Positively glistens with intelligence . . .
a delicious conundrum’ –
New Statesman
AUGUST 2018 SEPTEMBER 2018
#MurielSpark100
One of the world’s great writers
Appointment in Arezzo: A Friendship with Muriel SparkNOVEMBER 2017£12.99 hbk / eBook and Audible audio book available ISBN 978 1 84697 375 8
In this warm, personal and often humorous account, Alan Taylor recalls his friendship with one of the world’s great writers.
Taylor first encountered Muriel Spark when he interviewed her in Arezzo near her home in northern Italy in 1990, and a long-lasting bond was formed. Spending family holidays in Spark’s home in Tuscany and accompanying her on trips abroad, he came to know her well and gained a unique insight into her character. Here he offers a colourful portrait of a vivacious and fiercely intelligent woman.
Alan Taylor is a critically acclaimed journalist and author. He lives in Glasgow.
Coverage for this title includes:
● BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week (January 2018)
● National press features and extracts
● TLS essay
● Spark special edition of Scottish Review of Books
● Extensive review coverage in national and local press
#MurielSpark100
#MurielSpark100Muriel Spark’s life and achievements will be celebrated throughout 2018.
‘Muriel Spark’s novels linger in the mind as brilliant shards, decisive as a smashed glass is decisive’ – New Yorker
The Muriel Spark novelsSeries editor Alan Taylor ● All 22 novels written by Muriel Spark, republished in her
centenary year, in handsome, collectable editions.
● Each book will be beautifully produced – the perfect gift for existing fans and an enticement to new readers to discover the genius and wit of Spark’s writing for the first time.
● Every volume includes a specially commissioned introduction from one of today’s leading writers.
● Authorised by the Spark estate, this series is the only complete collection of her novels.
● The anniversary year will be marked by celebrations of Spark’s work across television, radio, theatre, events, print and social media, and will include BBC Radio 4 dramatisations and adaptations, a BBC TV documentary, a SKY TV documentary presented by Ian Rankin, a major exhibition of her archive at the National Library of Scotland, and high profile events at all leading UK festivals.
A Far Cry from KensingtonIntroduced by William Boyd£9.99 hbk, ISBN 978 1 84697 442 7
‘Superb entertainment… her most delightful novel in years’ – Robert Plunket
‘One of Muriel Spark’s most liberating, liberated and meditative novels. Spark is a writer who can take the meditative and make it mercurially funny, playful and mischievous’ – Ali Smith
The Public ImageIntroduced by Lucy Ellmann£9.99 hbk, ISBN 978 1 84697 433 5
Shortlisted for the Booker Prize (1968)
‘There is no question about the quality and distinctiveness of her writing, with its quirky concern with human nature, and its comedy’ – William Boyd
The Driver’s SeatIntroduced by Andrew O’Hagan£9.99 hbk, ISBN 978 1 84697 434 2
‘The Driver’s Seat is a scalpel, cutting away the excess of the traditional novel and leaving only the core. It is a stiletto, piercing straight to the heart – or thereabouts’ – John Self
‘Her spiny and treacherous masterpiece’ –
The New Yorker
The Prime of Miss Jean BrodieIntroduced by James Wood£9.99 hbk, ISBN 978 1 84697 430 4
‘A sublimely funny book . . . unforgettable and universal’ – Candia McWilliam
The BachelorsIntroduced by James CampbellISBN: £9.99 hbk, ISBN 978 1 84697 429 8
‘I am dazzled by The Bachelors. It is the cleverest and most elegant of all Mrs Spark’s clever and elegant books’ – Evelyn Waugh
MID FEBRUARY
The Girls of Slender MeansIntroduced by Rosemary Goring£9.99 hbk, ISBN 978 1 84697 431 1
‘One of the best, and funniest, books about civilian life in the span of both of those (obviously) tragic, serious and extremely consequential wars (WWI and II)’ – Rivka Galchen, New York Times
The Mandelbaum GateIntroduced by Gabriel Josipovici£9.99 hbk, ISBN 978 1 84697 432 8
Winner of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize (1965)
The ComfortersIntroduced by Allan Massie£9.99 hbk, ISBN 978 1 84697 425 0
‘A brilliant first novel’ – New York Times
RobinsonIntroduced by Candia McWilliam£9.99 hbk, ISBN 978 1 84697 426 7
‘Spark does marvellous work making her characters seem full and alive in a minimum of brush strokes’ –Fifty Books Project
‘Muriel Spark has written some of the best sentences in English’ – The New Yorker
Memento MoriIntroduced by Zoë Strachan£9.99 hbk, ISBN 978 1 84697 427 4
‘Wonderfully funny throughout… an exhilarating and life-enhancing read’ – David Lodge
‘At once a hilarious farce and one of English literature’s most moving portraits of old age’ – Sunday Telegraph
The Ballad of Peckham RyeIntroduced by Ronald Frame£9.99 hbk, ISBN 978 1 84697 428 1
‘Witty and quite perfect in its construction, this light and mock-folkloric novel is the work of an inspired satirist.’ – Publishers Weekly
NOVEMBER 2017 JANUARY 2018 FEBRUARY 2018 MARCH 2018Muriel Spark.
‘My admiration for Spark’s contribution to world literature knows no bounds. She was peerless, sparkling, inventive and intelligent
– the crème de la crème’ – Ian Rankin
‘Completely surprising, funny and cruel . . . unmatchable and
unmissable’ – The Times
‘A well-wrought and stimulating novel . . .
hard to forget’ – Anthony Burgess
These novels are published with the support of Creative Scotland and The Muriel Spark Society.
For further information see www.murielspark100.com (live from 26 October 2017) or follow Facebook: /murielspark100 and Twitter: @MurielSpark100
