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      • Smith-Obolensky Media

        Smith-Obolensky Media is an international media boutique featuring the work by award-winning author Ivan Obolensky. His gothic mystery, Eye of the Moon, sold over ten thousand copies and the sequel is well underway for release next year. The Latin American Spanish literary translation has been accepted into the Librería Nacional chain, the largest in Colombia, for a thousand paperbacks to be sold in their stores (including those in three international airports).   We are magicmakers. How many of us have changed from a simple line we once read, or a film we saw at a crossroads moment? The art of storytelling, in all its facets, is something we celebrate.   In this spirit, we accept projects on a limited basis and focus on one author at a time, so we can fully present their works.

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        Literature & Literary Studies
        June 2017

        Victorian demons

        Medicine, masculinity, and the Gothic at the fin-de-siècle

        by Andrew Smith

        Victorian demons provides the first extensive exploration of largely middle-class masculinities in crisis at the fin de siècle. It analyses how ostensibly controlling models of masculinity became demonised in a variety of literary and medical contexts, revealing the period to be much more ideologically complex than has hitherto been understood, and makes a significant contribution to Gothic scholarship. Andrew Smith demonstrates how a Gothic language of monstrosity, drawn from narratives such as 'The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde' and 'Dracula', increasingly influenced a range of medical and cultural contexts, destabilising these apparently dominant masculine scripts. He provides a coherent analysis of a range of examples relating to masculinity drawn from literary, medical, legal and sociological contexts, including Joseph Merrick ('The Elephant Man'), the Whitechapel murders of 1888, Sherlock Holmes's London, the writings and trials of Oscar Wilde, theories of degeneration and medical textbooks on syphilis.

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        November 2022

        The religion of Orange politics

        by Joseph Webster, Alexander Smith

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        September 2018

        Mr. Pinguin (1) und der verlorene Schatz

        by Smith, Alex T.

        Mister Pinguin ist selbsternannter Detektiv und Abenteurer - und mehr als bereit für seinen ersten Fall. Da klingelt endlich das Telefon im Iglu-Detektivbüro. Im "Museum exklusiver Seltsamkeiten" ist ein Goldschatz verschollen! Mister Pinguin und sein Assistent, die Kung-Fu-kämpfende Spinne Colin, wissen: Mit Fischstäbchen und einer frisch geputzten Lupe im Gepäck lässt sich jedes noch so knifflige Rätsel lösen. Doch unter dem Museum lauert ein ganzer Dschungel voller Geheimnisse auf sie ...

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        September 2019

        Mr. Pinguin (2) und die Burg der dunklen Schatten

        by Smith, Alex T.

        Mit Charme und Fischstäbchen-Sandwich ins Abenteuer In Schneedorf-auf-dem-Gipfel sind alle Haustiere verschwunden! Auch wenn es in den Bergen leider keine Fischstäbchen gibt, beschließt Mister Pinguin, den Dorfbewohnern zu helfen. Da funkeln in der dunklen Burg am Berggipfel gruselige Lichter auf, und es riecht nach düsteren Geheimnissen … Dieses Abenteuer ist schon auf den ersten Blick ein absoluter Hingucker! Zweifarbig in Pinguinfarben illustriert (in Schwarz und Orange), ergänzen sich die Bilder und der Text einfach perfekt. In seinem zweiten Fall muss es Mister Pinguin, der treuherzige Pinguin mit dem großen Herzen und der Spürnase mit Schnee und Eis, Schlangen und Geheimagenten aufnehmen. Mitten im Schnee und gestärkt mit reichlich Kakao und Zimtschnecken hecken der liebenswürdige Pinguin-Detektiv und sein bester Freund Colin, die Kung-Fu-kämpfende Spinne, einen abenteuerlichen Plan aus. Was die beiden tierischen Ermittler jedoch nicht ahnen: Die unheimlichen und düsteren Rätsel in Schneedorf reichen für mindestens hundert Abenteuer! Liebenswert, witzig und ein bisschen bis ziemlich kurios: Dies ist Band 2 der außergewöhnlich gestalteten Reihe rund um selbsternannten Detektiv und Abenteurer Mister Pinguin. Mit aufwändigem Layout ist „Mister Pinguin und die Burg der dunklen Schatten“ nicht nur für alle Abenteurer und Leser ab 8 Jahren geeignet, sondern auch zum Vorlesen bereits ab 7 Jahren. Zur Reihe: Mister Pinguin ist ein Pinguin. Er ist schwarz-weiß, hat einen kleinen Schnabel und zwei flossige Flügel. Wenn er vorwärtswatschelt, dann wackelt sein Hinterteil genauso hin und her, wie das Hinterteil eines Pinguins eben wackelt. Aber etwas an Mister Pinguin ist ziemlich ungewöhnlich. Er ist nämlich nicht einfach NUR ein Pinguin. Er ist ein Abenteurer! Das kann man an seinem abenteuerlichen Hut, der riesigen Lupe und der ausgebeulten Umhängetasche erkennen, in der er ein leckeres Fischstäbchen-Sandwich als Proviant mit sich herumträgt. Mister Pinguins bester Freund ist diese Spinne. Ihr Name ist Colin. Colin ist richtig gut in Kung Fu, also nehmt euch in Acht! KAWUMM! Über Band 1, Mr. Pinguin und der verlorene Schatz: „Grandios. … Der Text ist in großer Schrift luftig gesetzt, sodass Kinder, die am Leseanfang stehen am Ende mit viel Spaß ein ganzes dickes Buch allein geschafft haben - toll!“ BÜCHERmagazin „‘Mr. Pinguin und der verlorene Schatz‘ ist eine rasante, sehr lustige Geschichte." Marion Klötzer, NZZ „Ein kriminalistisches Abenteuer mit Herz, Verstand und Fischstäbchensandwich.“ Gießener Allgemeine Zeitung, Maren Bonacker „Das Spiel mit der Sprache und macht Leseanfängern großes Vergnügen, das durch die skurrilen Zeichnungen noch verstärkt wird." Süddeutsche Zeitung, Roswitha Budeus-Budde „Herrlich skurrile Charaktere, eine witzige Story und humorvoll im Retrostil bebildert: Dieses Buch ist ein echter Lesetipp!" Westfälische Nachrichten "Das Buch ist sehr lustig. Außerdem ist es hübsch gestaltet. Es sind richtig viele lustige Bilder drin." Emma, 9 Jahre, im Weser Kurier

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        Microbiology (non-medical)
        January 1963

        Genera Scopulariopsis Bainier, Microascus Zukal and Doratomyces Corda

        by F J Morton, G Smith

        Mycological paper on the genera Scopulariopsis Bainier, Microscus Zukal and Doratomyces Corda

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        August 2023

        Made in France

        Societal structures and political work

        by Andy Smith

        How has French society been made, by whom and why? And how in turn has it influenced the French? This book sets out the institutionalized rules and norms that continue to structure France, together with the 'political work' that has recently changed or reproduced these power relations. Exploring a range of age groups and types of social activity, including work, business, entertainment, political mobilizations and retirement, Made in France examines where significant change has occurred over the last four decades. Smith argues that while transformation has occurred in France's financial and education sectors, only relatively marginal shifts have occurred elsewhere in French society. To explain this pattern of continuity and isolated change, the book strongly nuances claims that neo-liberalism, globalization or a rise in populism have been its causes. References to these trends have impacted upon French politics to varying extents, Smith argues; however, France continues to be dominated by issues which are specific to the country and linked to its deep societal structures and history. Smith provides a comprehensive account of French society and politics and in doing so proposes an insightful analytical framework applicable to the comparative analysis of other nations.

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        The Arts
        March 2005

        French cinema in the 1970s

        The echoes of May

        by Alison Smith

        This book re-examines French cinema of the 1970s. It focuses on the debates which shook French cinema, and the calls for film-makers to rethink their manner of filming, subject matter and ideals in the immediate aftermath of the student revolution of May 1968. Alison Smith examines the effect of this re-thinking across the spectrum of French production, the rise of new genres and re-formulation of older ones. Chapters investigate political thrillers, historical films, new naturalism and Utopian fantasies, dealing with a wide variety of films. A particular concern is the extent to which film-makers' ideas and intentions are contained in or contradicted by their finished work, and the gradual change in these ideas over the decade. The final chapter is a detailed study of two directors who were deeply involved in the debates and events of the 70s, William Klein and Alain Tanner, here taken as exemplary spokesmen for those changing debates as their echoes reached the cinema. ;

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        The Arts
        January 2019

        French cinema in the 1970s

        The echoes of May

        by Alison Smith

        This book re-examines French cinema of the 1970s. It focuses on the debates which shook French cinema, and the calls for film-makers to rethink their manner of filming, subject matter and ideals in the immediate aftermath of the student revolution of May 1968. Alison Smith examines the effect of this re-thinking across the spectrum of French production, the rise of new genres and re-formulation of older ones. Chapters investigate political thrillers, historical films, new naturalism and Utopian fantasies, dealing with a wide variety of films. A particular concern is the extent to which film-makers' ideas and intentions are contained in or contradicted by their finished work, and the gradual change in these ideas over the decade. The final chapter is a detailed study of two directors who were deeply involved in the debates and events of the 70s, William Klein and Alain Tanner, here taken as exemplary spokesmen for those changing debates as their echoes reached the cinema.

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        Comic strip fiction / graphic novels (Children's/YA)
        August 2018

        The Straw Giant and the Crow

        by Bosworth-Smith, Jessica

        The Straw Giant and The Crow by Jessica Bosworth Smith is a heartfelt and off-the-wall story about a mysterious relationship between a straw giant and a crow. There is a field afar that holds an incredible secret... a giant lives there who is made of straw. One winter, grumpy and miserable with his cold surroundings, the Straw Giant chases away all the other animals in his field. That is, until the Crow arrives and begins to leave him little gifts each morning. A sweet and subtle friendship emerges — but will the Crow be able to last the Winter Solstice? Will their friendship defy the cold clutches of winter and last out?

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        April 2019

        Glück am Morgen

        Roman

        by Betty Smith, Eike Schönfeld

        Annie liebt Carl. Und Carl liebt Annie. Und so verlässt die Achtzehnjährige heimlich die Wohnung ihrer Mutter in Brooklyn und zieht in die kleine Universitätsstadt im Mittleren Westen, wo Carl Jura studiert. Sie lassen sich gegen den Willen ihrer Eltern trauen und genießen das Glück, endlich beisammen zu sein, auch wenn der Alltag Schatten wirft: Sie müssen mit wenig zurechtkommen, Carl hat kaum Zeit, Annie dafür umso mehr. Doch das Leben meint es gut mit ihnen, Annie findet neue Freunde, Carl bessere Nebenjobs, Annie besucht klammheimlich Literaturseminare und hat erste kleine Erfolge als Schriftstellerin. Und obwohl sie wenig besitzen, fühlen sie sich reich, denn sie wissen, worauf es wirklich ankommt: Sie haben einander. Nachdem Betty Smith uns in Ein Baum wächst in Brooklyn mit der Geschichte der kleinen Francie verzaubert hat, beglückt sie uns nun mit einem wunderbar leichten Roman über das große Glück, zu lieben und geliebt zu werden.

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        Children's & YA
        2019

        Darling

        by Jessica Bosworth Smith

        From the illustrator of The Straw Giant & The Crow comes a new picture book, Liefie. Explore the wonders and worries of having a surprise new child with this heart-melting family of otters! 'Liefie' by Jessica Bosworth Smith is an incredibly heart-warming and humorous take on a family of otters, who have a surprise laat-lammetjie (Afrikaans term — "the late lamb" — which is a South African phrase for a surprise child born long after their siblings).

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        The Arts
        September 2013

        Dickens and the dream of cinema

        by Grahame Smith

        An original blending of literary and film studies which seeks to dissolve barriers between the two disciplines. Offers a new reading of Dickens from the perspective of film, technology and visuality. Proposes a new reading of the emergence of film in the light of social and industrial transformations. Suggests that Dickens was one of the forces which contributed to the appearance of film towards the end of the nineteenth century. ;

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        April 2023

        The fall and rise of the English upper class

        Houses, kinship and capital since 1945

        by Daniel R. Smith

        The fall and rise of the English upper class explores the role traditionalist worldviews, articulated by members of the historic upper-class, have played in British society in the shadow of her imperial and economic decline in the twentieth century. Situating these traditionalist visions alongside Britain's post-Brexit fantasies of global economic resurgence and a socio-cultural return to a green and pleasant land, Smith examines Britain's Establishment institutions, the estates of her landed gentry and aristocracy, through to an appetite for nostalgic products represented with pastoral or pre-modern symbolism. It is demonstrated that these institutions and pursuits play a central role in situating social, cultural and political belonging. Crucially these institutions and pursuits rely upon a form of membership which is grounded in a kinship idiom centred upon inheritance and descent: who inherits the houses of privilege, inherits England.

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