This collection of reflective essays forms a “spiritual autobiography” of AndréGide, a key figure of French letters
André Gide, a literary and intellectual giant of twentieth-century France, mines...
One of Dickens’ most enduringly popular stories is Oliver Twist, an early work published 1837-8. Like many of his later novels, its central theme is the hardship faced by the dispossessed and those of the outside of ‘polite’ society. Oliver...
New translations of the best stories by the one of the twentieth century’s greatest and most influential writers
No one has captured the modern experience, its wild dreams, strange joys, its neuroses and boredom, better than Franz Kafka. His...
This collection of Raja Rao’s short fiction traverses the entire span of his literary career. These vibrant stories reveal his deep understanding of village life and his passion for India’s freedom struggle, and showcase his experimentation with...
Henry James’s admiration for “this masterly little novel” has been echoed throughout the twentieth century by readers of Pierre et Jean. It marked a turning point in the development of French fiction, situated as it is between traditional...