'Indisputably the definitive translation' Observer'If there is one novel you should read before you die, it is Don Quixote' Ben OkriWidely regarded as the world's first modern novel, and one of the funniest and most tragic books ever written, Don Quixote chronicles the famous picaresque adventures of the noble knight-errant Don Quixote de La Mancha and his faithful squire, Sancho Panza, as they travel through sixteenth-century Spain.
*A GUARDIAN BEST TRANSLATED NOVEL OF 2023**A NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS 2023 FINALIST**A WORDS WITHOUT BORDERS BEST TRANSLATED BOOK OF 2023*"e;A powerful story of mothers and daughters"e; Guardian"e;A haunting, mysterious tour de force"e; Lucy Scholes, Prospect"e;I was hypnotised from the first word to the last"e; Tess Gunty, author of The Rabbit Hutch"e;[A] fiercely intelligent story: everyone is complex and full of shadows, as life is"e; Mariana Enr quez, author of The Dangers of Smoking in BedWhen Gilles Principaux walks into Ma tre Susane's legal practice seeking representation for his wife, his presence triggers memories from her childhood she had long buried.
From the author of Changes: these stories “of post-independence Ghana in the late 1960s are written beautifully and wisely and with great subtlety” (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichi).
Die Welt horchte auf, als nach der Befreiung von der Talibanherrschaft eine Gruppe afghanischer Schauspielerinnen und Schauspieler Shakespeares Verlorene Liebesmüh in Kabul aufführte.
Madsen erzählt eine durchgehende Geschichte, die vier Stilebenen hat, wobei eine Stilebene unmerklich zur anderen wechselt: Vom Kriminalroman zum Liebesroman, vom Pornoroman zum Science-Fiction-Roman.
Jenn Lyons eröffnet mit »Der Untergang der Könige« ein großes Epos um einen Jungen, der mitten hinein gerät in die Konflikte zwischen Adelshäusern, Zauberern und Dämonen.
An acclaimed author's collection of short stories for fans of genre-bending fiction, Shot blends social impact fiction and activist fiction, tackling the gun violence crisis head on.
In this provocative and haunting collection of short stories, edited by two masters of the form, a diverse group of contemporary writers probes the nature and connection between two of the most powerful, exhilarating, and terrifying forces that define and shape the human experience.
The first in a three-book series spun off the iconic Wicked Years from multimillion-copy bestselling author Gregory Maguire, featuring Elphabas granddaughter, the green-skinned Rain.
Long considered Nobel Prize winner Doris Lessings best collection of short stories, African Storiesa central book in the work of a truly beloved writeris now back in print.
Indulgent and sensual, outrageous and taboo, but always highly erotic, this new collection of Black Lace stories takes the illicit and daring rendezvous with a lover (or lovers) as its theme.
The stories in The Fire Doll investigate the notion that our experience can be richer, more inclusive, and sometimes more unsettling than the life prescribed by the normal daylight sense of reality.
Soul-shattering and profound detective novel from the international award-winning sensationWHAT YOU DON'T KNOWCAN NEVER HURT YOUTHE UNKNOWNMazal Bengtson doesn't know what her husband was doing on the night of the storm.
'Spain's finest contemporary novelist' Guardian'Juan Mars 's contribution to European fiction has been consistently remarkable' Times Literary SupplementFrom one of Spain's most acclaimed authors, comes an extraordinary novel about ambition and longing set against the backdrop of post-war Barcelona.
With a new introduction from best-selling author Ann Patchett, this National Book Award-winning story collection is one of the great works of twentieth-century American literature.
Two Dreams draws together the best of Shirley Geok-lin Lims short fiction from nearly three decades, most of it never before available in the United States, and includes important new work.
This project come out from our need to harness voices in Africa and Latin America, giving these voices an opportunity to converse, argue, synthesize, agree, and share ideas on the craft of writing, on life, on being and on thinking for the benefit of all.
From award-winning author, Evelyne Accad, Wounding Words tells the story of Hayate, a young student in Tunisia, as she struggles to cope under the everyday injustices around her.
An excerpt from Adam Wilson's debut short story collection, What's Important Is Feeling, which humorously pinpoints our most desperate moments of longingsexual and otherwise.
From Ellen Datlow (';the venerable queen of horror anthologies' (New York Times) comes a new entry in the series that has brought you stories from Stephen King and Neil Gaiman comes thrilling stories, the best horror stories available.
Mark Pritchard is known for his intelligent, complex, and uncompromisingly graphic explorations of sexual taboos from incest and drugs to S/M and sex among youth.
This collection of stories by one of Britain’s most beloved novelists depicts domestic life during World War II as seen through the eyes of both children and adults In “The Red-haired Miss Daintreys,” four six-foot-tall sisters capture the imagination of young Rebecca when she and her family are on holiday.
"So wenig als möglich sitzen; keinem Gedanken Glauben schenken, der nicht im Freien geboren ist und bei freier Bewegung", formulierte Friedrich Nietzsche und machte so den Zusammenhang zwischen Gehen und Denken deutlich.
