Nigel Williams Poradie kníh (chronologicky)

Focusing on the intergenerational transmission of memories, this book delves into how familial experiences shape social issues across generations. It introduces concepts like generational companionship and intergenerational mentalisation, emphasizing the interplay of continuity and discontinuity in individual lives. Utilizing sociological and psychoanalytic perspectives, it discusses the psychosocial approach's role in problem-solving and healing, while exploring the dynamics of creative and destructive forces. This work serves as a vital resource for students and scholars in various fields, including psychotherapy and memory studies.

From Nigel Williams, acclaimed master comic genius of suburbia and author of the much-loved Wimbledon Poisoner: R.I.P. is a sublime comedy told from beyond the grave.

Nigel Williams, one of the UK's finest comic writers, returns with a poignant comic portrait of four marriages: a caustic satire of suburban intrigue, tainted love and late-flowering lust.

Warhol was an extremely public figure, but a very private person. His guardedness, offset by his desire to place himself in front of the media, has created a confounding situation. While Warhol masterfully presented a honed persona to the world, his façade also drove critics, fans, acquaintances, and perfect strangers to hunt for evidence of his personal life. As a result, many observers who did not directly know Warhol feel a personal claim to the white-wigged phenomenon and often refer to him as Andy. Rather than using Warhol s formal surname, his given name hints at heightened familiarity and understanding.

Paul Slippery is 49 years and 5 months old, and lives with his long-suffering wife in Wimbledon, together with their three children. As well as the impending birthday, Paul hears that the character he has played for 20 years in a radio soap is being killed off.

In diesem packenden Psychothriller hütet einer der drei Chefs von Sekretärin Fiona ein schreckliches Geheimnis: Er hat sie vergewaltigt und mehrere Frauen ermordet. Fiona steht vor der Herausforderung, herauszufinden, wem sie noch vertrauen kann, während sie in einen der Chefs verliebt ist.

Der Überraschungsbesuch zweier Herren vom Finanzamt gibt ihm den Rest. Der Erzähler ist überarbeitet, nervös er schläft schlecht, hat Schulden und fällt seiner Familie zunehmend auf den Wecker. Die gibt ihm Ratschläge: Er solle Urlaub machen, Tennis spielen oder sich gleich erschießen. Aber er haßt Urlaub, und er spielt nicht gerne Tennis. Nur das mit dem Erschießen würde er sich überlegen. Dann kommt seinem Jüngsten eine ausgezeichnete Idee: Eine Flußfahrt. Eine Fahrt die Themse hinauf. Der Entschluß ist schnell gefaßt...

Robert Wilson is an aimless, chronically untruthful young Englishman who has passed himself off as a Muslim, in order to secure a job at the newly established Wimbledon Independent Islamic Boys’ Day School. East of Wimbledon is the hilarious story of Mr Wilson’s decline and fall, as he demonstrates the failure of a post-colonial Briton to understand another great imperial culture that has absolutely no need of him.

14-year-old ufologist Simon Britton's father has just died and his mother, a member of the First Church of Christ the Spiritualist, is trying to get in touch with him. But some weird messages come through instead. By the author of My Life Closed Twice which won the Somerset Maugham Award.

A welcome re-issue of Nigel William's modern classic of comic writing.