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The Setting Sun
Carpenter conveys Dazai’s discordant voices while sweeping away some of the rhetorical cobwebs of Donald Keene’s 1956 translation and its dated introduction, making this the definitive edition of an epochal classic of postwar Japan for a new generation.
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Treasures in Heaven
A more conventional historical saga than its fragmentary predecessors, Alcalá’s timely novel highlights small but meaningful acts of rebellion and casts light on the illusory nature of the borders we draw within, around, and between us.
The Authentic Death of Hendry Jones
Neider’s timeless novel sneaks up on readers with a kind of elliptical genius that simultaneously celebrates and subverts its mythos, anticipating and surpassing many of the revisionist Westerns that were to follow.
Solitary Confinement
Simple yet esoteric, visceral yet abstract, this revelatory account of humanity in extremis will reward multiple re-readings.
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Fish Tales
Uncompromising in its raw carnality, Jones’s bold account of a woman’s lost decade eschews conventional racial and gender issues, immersing readers in a deeply personal odyssey as fervid as it is unforgettable.
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Now and After: The ABC of Communist Anarchism
No political bookshelf is complete without this engaging primer with its fervent yet pragmatic plea for a more just and equitable society, forged in an era of economic and ideological extremes, not entirely unlike today.
Monsieur Teste
Valéry is the first to acknowledge that M. Teste is not fit company for everyone, but for those seekers eager to peer through forms toward essences, this beguiling, deceptively slim volume will reward multiple readings.
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The Story of a Single Woman
Uno’s own remarkable biography provides ample dramatic incident, but it is the reticent poise and reflective musings of the mature author, well conveyed in Copeland’s graceful 1992 translation, that elevate her narrative beyond mere confessional.
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The Adventures of Lady Egeria
Anticipating grisly Jacobean theatrics and the gothic novel, this remarkable recovery from the rhetorically rowdy Renaissance is a marvelously heady concoction for adventuresome ink drinkers.
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