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The True Deceiver
By Tove Jansson
Introduction by Ali Smith
Translated from the Swedish by Thomas Teal

A story of manipulation and deceit set in the depths of the Swedish winter, The True Deceiver is unlike anything else Tove Jansson wrote. "I loved this book. It's cool in both senses of the word, understated yet exciting, and with a tension that keeps you reading." —Ruth Rendell
Soul of Wood
By Jakov Lind
Translated from the German by Ralph Manheim
Introduction by Michael Krüger

Lind's stories of the Second World War and its repercussions deal masterfully with a world of horror through fantasy, paradox, and sardonic distortion and bring to life the agonies of twentieth-century Europe. "It is amazing that he is witty; it is not at all surprising that he is profound." —The New York Times
The Fortunes of War: The Balkan Trilogy
By Olivia Manning
Introduction by Rachel Cusk

A multi-stranded and engrossing novel of civilian life during World War II. "One of those combinations of soap opera and literature that are so rare you'd think it would meet the conditions of two kinds of audiences: those after what the trade calls 'a good read,' and those who want something more." —Howard Moss, The New York Review of Books
Wish Her Safe At Home
By Stephen Benatar
Introduction by John Carey

An unexpected inheritance frees Rachel Waring from her dreary life. But will her newfound joie de vivre free her from her grasp on reality as well? Benatar's brilliantly subjective storytelling keeps the reader guessing till the very end.
Original Letters from India
By Eliza Fay
Introduction by Simon Winchester
Edited by E.M. Forster

It took Eliza Fay over a year to travel from London to Calcutta at the end of the eighteenth century. The letters she wrote along the way are unguarded and lively and provide an unparalleled view of the adventure that was travel in days past.
The Wedding of Zein
By Tayeb Salih
Introduction by Hisham Matar
Translated from the Arabic by Denys Johnson-Davies

Salih returns to the Sudanese village that was the setting of Season of Migration to the North to tell a variety of tales—including the title story, in which the miraculous betrothal of the town fool unites its residents in unforeseen ways. "A long ululation for life, a hymn of love." —Ali al-Rai
Mechanization Takes Command: A Contribution to Anonymous History
By Sigfried Giedion
Introduction by Witold Rybczynski

The office chair, the vacuum cleaner, the sink, the factory farm—these things and so many other man-made objects are ubiquitous in modern life. But we give their genesis and evolution little thought. Not so Professor Giedion, whose grasp of technology was as broad as his knowledge of history, sociology, and psychology—all of which he brings to this remarkable study.