Tag Archives: Anna Kavan
Naomi Frears – a painting for Ice
The new edition of Anna Kavan’s Ice features the brushwork of British artist Naomi Frears. In the painting Wish You Were Here the brightness of her female figure seems ready to fade into the desolate black background which, cracked and vaporous, might describe … Continue reading
Christopher Priest on Ice
Anna Kavan’s Ice was first published by Peter Owen in 1967. Today it is hailed as a classic of science fiction and an influential work of the ‘slipstream’ genre. A new hardback edition celebrates the enduring significance of this short and … Continue reading
Cased Classics
Introducing an eye-catching series of special hardback editions – the Cased Classics. We have teamed up with some of Britain’s best and most promising contemporary artists whose work will feature printed paper-over-board beneath our elegant die-cut jackets. Classic fiction has … Continue reading
Anna Kavan, Enigmatic – and Generous
Novelist Fleur Smithwick, author of How To Make a Friend and One Little Mistake, got in touch with us via Twitter with the following photo of her mother Rose Knox-Peebles wearing a fur coat given to her by her friend … Continue reading
China Miéville Recommends Anna Kavan
Fantasy fiction author China Miéville has chosen Anna Kavan’s short story collection I Am Lazarus as one of his six favourite reads. For more on this story, click here: China Miéville’s 6 favorite books. Peter Owen knew Anna Kavan and … Continue reading
Anna Kavan’s ‘Ice’ – Reviewed by Simon Lavery
Simon Lavery, winner of our monthly Facebook competition, has reviewed Anna Kavan’s novel Ice on his excellent literary blog Tredynas Days. Read his review here. Simon has written about Anna Kavan before. In his first entry he discusses Kavan’s posthumous … Continue reading
