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The Pilgrim Hawk: A Love Story
Pilgrim Hawk: A Love Story
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Glenway Wescott
wescott
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A work of classical elegance and concision, The Pilgrim Hawk stands with Faulkner’s The Bear as one of the finest American short novels: a beautifully crafted story that is also a poignant evocation of the implacable power of love.
Contributors: Michael Cunningham |
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On the Edge
On the Edge
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Markus Werner
Werner
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A gripping psychological thriller, the story of two men, one woman, and many questions: about
truth, about reality, about identity.
Contributors: Robert E. Goodwin |
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Mr. Fortune
Mr. Fortune
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Sylvia Townsend Warner
Warner
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Mr. Fortune, Sylvia Townsend’s second novel, is lyrical, droll, and deeply affecting, and her missionary captivated his creator as much as he did her readers.
Contributors: Adam Mars-Jones |
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Berlin Stories
Berlin Stories
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Robert Walser
Walser
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Robert Walser lived in Berlin from 1905 to 1913. This newly translated collection brings together his alternately celebratory, droll, and satirical sketches of the bustling German capital, from its theaters, cabarets, painters’ galleries, and literary salons, to the metropolitan street, markets, the Tiergarten, rapid-service restaurants, and the electric tram.
Contributors: Jochen Greven , Susan Bernofsky |
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Alexander Vvedensky: An Invitation for Me to Think
An Invitation for Me to Think: Selected Poems of Vvedensky
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Alexander Vvedensky
Vvedensky
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Vvedensky was co-founder with Daniil Kharms of one of the most obscure, yet fascinating, playful, and revolutionary Russian avant-garde literary movements, dubbed OBERIU. His avowed task was "the poetic critique of reason" and he claimed "time, death, and God" as the themes of his freewheeling poems.
Contributors: Eugene Ostashevsky , Matvei Yankelevich |
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A Traveller in Time
Traveller in Time
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Alison Uttley
Uttley
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Unbeknownst to her, Emily’s ancient ancestral home is a portal to the past. Transported to Elizabethan times, she is swept up in attempts to free the imprisoned Mary, Queen of Scots. Uttley is one of England’s most beloved storytellers for children. Here she mixes enchantment and intrigue with stunning descriptions of rural life.
Contributors: Phyllis Bray |
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The Other
Other
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Thomas Tryon
Tryon
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The Other, alongside Rosemary's Baby, is a signal work of midcentury horror. In Tryon's first novel, everyday life—not monsters or ghouls—is revealed to be the source of the truly terrifying. “A lyrical, impressive horror story that is a cross between The Bad Seed and John Cheever’s The Wapshot Chronicles.”—LA Times
Contributors: Dan Chaon |
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The Slynx
Slynx
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Tatyana Tolstaya
Tolstaya
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In Tolstaya's vaudevillian-dystopian novel, set 200 years after an apocalyptic disaster destroys Russia, a lowly scribe is elevated to a life of privilege and becomes the bibliophile from hell. "A densely woven, thought-provoking fantasy"—Kirkus Reviews
Contributors: Jamey Gambrell |
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A Game of Hide and Seek
Game of Hide and Seek
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Elizabeth Taylor
Taylor
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Harriet comes of age between the wars. She’s not especially charming or attractive, but
she has one passion in her life: Vesey. Nothing, not marriage to another man, or motherhood, will
change that. “Taylor is finally being recognised as an important British author: an author
of great subtlety, great compassion and great depth.”—Sarah Waters
Contributors: Caleb Crain |
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Angel
Angel
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Elizabeth Taylor
Taylor
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Liar, fantasist, monster, writer: Taylor’s title character, who rises from working-class
girl to wildly famous sentimental novelist, is all of these things. She is also Taylor’s greatest
creation, a character who is terrible, poignantly sympathetic, and unforgettable.
Contributors: Hilary Mantel |
