Originally titled "Daughter of Hunger," this ia a thoroughly engaging, inspirational autobiography of a young woman writer coming of age during the Great Famine of China. Hong Ying provides a vivid account of growing up on the banks of the...
Heather O'Neill's distinctive style and voice fill these charming, sometimes dark, always beguiling stories.
From “The Robot Baby,” in which we discover what happens when a robot feels emotion for the very first time, to “Heaven," about a...
From the acclaimed Nordic Council Literature Prize winner, a story that reveals the devastating effects of mistaking silence for peace and feeling shame for inevitable circumstances.
Eva and Simon have spent most of their adult lives together....
There is but one truly serious philosophical problem, and that is suicide. In Rawi Hage's unforgettable novel, winner of the 2008 IMPAC Prize, this famous quote by Camus becomes a touchstone for two young men caught in Lebanon's civil war. Bassam...
Cuenta la historia de un pequeño pueblo embrujado sobre el cual ha recaído una extraña maldición: la desaparición de todos los animales… Ni un perro, ni un gato, ni siquiera una mosca o un grillo. Algo debe de haber...