Poetry. Asian & Asian American Studies. Edited and translated from the Tamil by Chelva Kanaganayakam. IN OUR TRANSLATED WORLD brings together, for the first time, in bilingual format, a translatio
Embodying the Tamil culture and tradition, this beautiful collection includes the work of 51 poets from the Kuruntokai, which dates back to the first three centuries AD. Original.
Seiobo — a Japanese goddess — has a peach tree in her garden that blossoms once every three thousand years: its fruit brings immortality. In Seiobo There Below, we see her returning again and again to
Entering a weird, remote hamlet, Andrei calls himself “a simple wayfarer,” but he is in fact highly compromised: he has no identity papers. Taken under the wing of the military zone’s commander, Andre
An English-language translation of a semi-autobiographical international classic by the late World Peace Prize-winning author traces the experiences of a man who reflects on his friendships, relations
The celebrated TRANSYLVANIAN TRILOGY by Count Miklos Banffy is a stunning historical epic set in the lost world of the Hungarian aristocracy just before World War I. Written in the 1930s and first dis
One man’s search for his missing wife in a dystopian futuristic Helsinki that is struggling with ruthless climate changeIt’s two days before Christmas and Helsinki is battling a ruthless climate catas
"Younger generation writers such as Noemi Szecsi are reacquainting themselves with the principle of entertaining the reader."?Tibor Fischer"A linguistic tour-de-force and play on myths."?Rosie Goldsmi
Orhan Pamuk, Secularism and Blasphemy is the first critical study of all of Pamuk’s novels, including the early untranslated work. In 2005 Orhan Pamuk was charged with "insulting Turkishness" under Ar
Orhan Pamuk, Secularism and Blasphemy is the first critical study of all of Pamuk’s novels, including the early untranslated work. In 2005 Orhan Pamuk was charged with "insulting Turkishness" under Ar
Oh, no! Burcak Veral—kickboxing transvestite, nightclub owner, Audrey Hepburn lookalike, and amateur sleuth—has finally been invited to strut her stuff on a local television show. But during her appea
Both intelligent and accessible, this collection pulls readers into the heart of Turkish culture, politics, and history through multifarious narrative frameworks. The testimonials, memories, and confe
"One of Turkey's most interesting modern writers."?BooklistWhen the Emperor of Byzantium orders the destruction of all religious paintings and icons, Constantinople is thrown into crisis. Fear grips t
Never before published in English, Orhan Pamuk’s second novel is the story of a Turkish family gathering in the shadow of the impending military coup of 1980. In an old mansion in Cennethisar, a forme
An Unending Landscape is a subtle, humorous, mind-bending novel about the origins and fates of three different manuscripts. The first is an autobiographical sketch concerning an Estonian writer’s old
Focusing on the experiences of one particular family living in one particular house during these historic events, Ayse Kulin mixes fact and fiction, soap opera and Tolstoy, to bring to light the effec
