Serpent's Tail Classics
Serpent’s Tail Classics is an impressively diverse selection of cult masterpieces that have changed the way we see the world. We’re proud to have authors including Langston Hughes, Nella Larsen, Albertine Sarrazin and David Gates on this list, with introductions by great writers ranging from Patti Smith to Bernardine Evaristo. Our classics still burn as fiercely as they did on first publication.
The Walk
Robert Walser
One of the great works of European short fiction, by turns funny, reflective and profound
Whatever
Michel Houellebecq
'The mischief-making enfant terrible of new-wave French fiction' Independent
Beer in the Snooker Club
Waguih Ghali
Known and loved by readers and writers since first publication, now back in print as a Serpent's Tail Classic
The Book of Disquiet
Fernando Pessoa
A prize-winning international classic, first published in English by Serpent's Tail in 1993, now with a new introduction by William Boyd
We Need To Talk About Kevin
Lionel Shriver
The Women's Prize for Fiction winning, million copy bestseller: now a Serpent's Tail classic, with a new foreword by Kate Mosse