The Dry Heart begins and ends with the matter-of-fact pronouncement: “I shot him between the eyes.” As the tale—a plunge into the chilly waters of loneliness, desperation, and bitterness—proceeds, the…
Two luminous, tender stories from one of Japan's greatest twentieth-century writers, showing how childhood memories, dreams and fleeting encounters shape our lives.
Internationally acclaimed play of cross-cultural friendship. Paris in the 1960s. Thirteen-year-old Moses lives in the shadow of his less-than loving father. When he's caught stealing from wise old shop…
Pendant une grande partie de sa vie ma mère a vécu dans la pauvreté et la nécessité, à l'écart de tout, écrasée et parfois même humiliée par la violence masculine. Son existence semblait délimitée pou…
Çok genç yaşta resme başlayan ama Mondrian'ın resimleriyle tanışınca asla onun kadar iyi bir ressam olamayacağına karar verip resim yapmaktan vazgeçen Joseph Malderoyce, tüberküloza takıntılı şekilde …
Onze chapitres pour onze moments de sa vie, de la petite enfance en Hongrie à l'apprentissage du français et à l'envoi de son premier roman à des éditeurs parisiens. La pauvreté matérielle en Hongrie …
The days are beginning to draw in. The sky is dark by seven in the evening. I lie on the floor and gaze out of the window. Women’s calves, men’s shoes, heels trodden down by the weight of bodies borne…
BOOKER PRIZE WINNER • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A sharp contemporary morality tale, cleverly disguised as a comic novel, Amsterdam is "a dark tour de force, perfectly fashioned" ( The New York Times ) fro…
Originally published in 1942 and now rediscovered to international acclaim, this taut and exquisitely structured novel by the Hungarian master Sandor Marai conjures the melancholy glamour of a decayin…
Han Kang’s most revelatory book since The Vegetarian, We Do Not Part tells the story of a friendship between two women while powerfully reckoning with a hidden chapter of Korean history.
''1998 ilkbaharında Bluma Lennon, Soho'daki bir kitapçıdan Emily Dickinson'ın Şiirler'inin eski bir baskısını aldı ve ilk köşe başında, tam da ikinci şiiri okumaya başladığında bir arabanın altında ka…
The semiautobiographical Martin Eden is the most vital and original character Jack London ever created. Set in San Francisco, this is the story of Martin Eden, an impoverished seaman who pursues, obse…
