Martin Riker’s poignant and startlingly original novel asks how to foster a brave mind in anxious times, following a newly jobless academic rehearsing a speech on John Maynard Keynes for a surprising audience
In a hotel room in the middle of the night, Abby, a young feminist economist, lies awake next to her sleeping husband and daughter. Anxious that she is grossly underprepared for a talk she is presenting tomorrow on optimism and John Maynard Keynes, she has resolved to practice by using an ancient rhetorical method of assigning parts of her speech to different rooms in her house and has brought along a comforting albeit imaginary companion to keep her on track—Keynes himself.
Yet as she wanders with increasing alarm through the rooms of her own consciousness, Abby finds herself straying from her prepared remarks on economic history, utopia, and Keynes’s pragmatic optimism. A lapsed optimist herself, she has been struggling under the burden of supporting a family in an increasingly hostile America after being denied tenure at the university where she teaches. Confronting her own future at a time of global darkness, Abby undertakes a hero’s quest through her memories to ideas hidden in the corners of her mind—a piecemeal intellectual history from Cicero to Lewis Carroll to Queen Latifah—as she asks what a better world would look like if we told our stories with more honest and more hopeful imaginations.
With warm intellect, playful curiosity, and an infectious voice, Martin Riker acutely animates the novel of ideas with a beating heart and turns one woman’s midnight crisis into the performance of a lifetime.
Martin Riker’s poignant and startlingly original novel asks how to foster a brave mind in anxious times, following a newly jobless academic rehearsing a speech on John Maynard…
From the author of One Part Woman and The Story of a Goat, both longlisted for the National Book Award for Translation, comes a new novel about love, caste, and violence.
Saroja and Kumaresan are young and in love. After meeting in a small southern Indian town where Kumaresan works at a soda bottling shop, they quickly marry before returning to Kumaresan's family village, where they hope to build a life together. They remain hopeful that the villagers will welcome them with open arms, but they are harboring a terrible secret: Saroja is from a different caste than Kumaresan, and if the villagers find out, they will both be in danger. Faced with hostility from Kumaresan's mother and her new neighbors, and fearful that their intolerance will convince her beloved husband to leave her, Saroja tries to adjust to a new life of loneliness, deprivation, and insecurity, while Kumaresan struggle to scrape together enough money for them to start over somewhere new. With their former optimism and tenderness stretched thin, their marriage is threatened both internally and externally, as the villagers begin putting into place their own plans for revenge. With spare, powerful prose, Perumal Murugan masterfully conjures a terrifying vision of intolerance in this devastating tale of innocent young love pitted against chilling violence.
From the author of One Part Woman and The Story of a Goat, both longlisted for the National Book Award for Translation, comes a new novel about love, caste, and violence.…
Shedding profound natural light on the inner lives of migrant workers, Jaime Cortez's debut collection ushers in a new era of American literature that gives voice to a marginalized generation of migrant workers in the West.
The first-ever collection of short stories by Jaime Cortez, Gordo is set in a migrant workers camp near Watsonville, California in the 1970s. A young, probably gay, boy named Gordo puts on a wrestler's mask and throws fists with a boy in the neighborhood, fighting his own tears as he tries to grow into the idea of manhood so imposed on him by his father. As he comes of age, Gordo learns about sex, watches his father's drunken fights, and discovers even his own documented Mexican-American parents are wary of illegal migrants. Fat Cookie, high schooler and resident artist, uses tiny library pencils to draw huge murals of graffiti flowers along the camp's blank walls, the words "CHICANO POWER" boldly lettered across, until she runs away from home one day with her mother's boyfriend, Manny, and steals her mother's Panasonic radio for a final dance competition among the camp kids before she disappears. And then there are Los Tigres, the perfect pair of twins so dark they look like indios, Pepito and Manuel, who show up at Gyrich Farms every season without fail. Los Tigres, champion drinkers, end up assaulting each other in a drunken brawl, until one of them is rushed to the emergency room still slumped in an upholstered chair tied to the back of a pick-up truck.
These scenes from Steinbeck Country seen so intimately from within are full of humor, family drama, and a sweet frankness about serious matters - who belongs to America and how are they treated? How does one learn decency, when laborers, grown adults, must fear for their lives and livelihoods as they try to do everything to bring home a paycheck? Written with balance and poise, Cortez braids together elegant and inviting stories about life on a California camp, in essence redefining what all-American means.
Shedding profound natural light on the inner lives of migrant workers, Jaime Cortez's debut collection ushers in a new era of American literature that gives voice to a…
Elisabeth von Wittelsbach hei?t fur viele einfach Sisi oder Sissi. Mit 16 Jahren heiratet sie Franz Joseph I. und wird Kaiserin von Osterreich, spater auch Konigin von Ungarn. Sie ist eine moderne Frau, komplex, nicht einfach zu verstehen. Kaiserin in einem Riesenreich - fur sie keine leichte Aufgabe. Also reist sie, treibt viel Sport, schreibt Gedichte. Ihr tragischer Tod macht aus Sisi definitiv ein Mythos.
Elisabeth von Wittelsbach hei?t fur viele einfach Sisi oder Sissi. Mit 16 Jahren heiratet sie Franz Joseph I. und wird Kaiserin von Osterreich, spater auch Konigin von Ungarn. Sie…
It's summer vacation and Megan, Alex and Steve are really excited because they're going to the wonderful California Gold Country. They can hardly wait to see a live rodeo and explore one of America's most beautiful parks, Yosemite National Park. But suddenly their vacation becomes a dangerous and unexpected race against time, where every minute counts… will they make it?
It's summer vacation and Megan, Alex and Steve are really excited because they're going to the wonderful California Gold Country. They can hardly wait to see a live rodeo and…
Henri Dunant, Marie Curie, Georges Melies, Alexandra David-Neel, Jacques-Yves Cousteau, Gabrielle Chanel, Lilian Thuram, Marjane Satrapi.
Eight portraits of remarkable men and women from the Francophone world. The individuals that feature in this collection may have had very different starts in life and followed very different paths, but they all have one thing in common: their determination allowed them to lead lives full of meaning and to stand out in their various fields. Read their stories and take inspiration as you reflect on your own future.
Henri Dunant, Marie Curie, Georges Melies, Alexandra David-Neel, Jacques-Yves Cousteau, Gabrielle Chanel, Lilian Thuram, Marjane Satrapi.
Eight portraits of remarkable men and…
Luis Sepulveda has captured readers' hearts all around the world. His existence has been marked by a love of life, justice and art, becoming one of the most significant voices of Latin American literature. In this story we retrace some of the writer's stages in life, from his youth to his exile, up to his attaining literarily acclaim.
Luis Sepulveda has captured readers' hearts all around the world. His existence has been marked by a love of life, justice and art, becoming one of the most significant voices of…
Berlin, 1940. Otto und Anna Quangel schreiben gefahrliche Postkarten und legen sie in Hausern aus. So wollen sie die Deutschen wecken und warnen: Hitler ist zu lange an der Macht, der Krieg bedeutet das Ende Deutschlands.
Mit diesem kleinen Widerstand riskiert das Paar sein Leben. Wird Kommissar Escherich die Kartenschreiber finden? Wer kann ihm helfen? Und wer hilft den Quangels?
Berlin, 1940. Otto und Anna Quangel schreiben gefahrliche Postkarten und legen sie in Hausern aus. So wollen sie die Deutschen wecken und warnen: Hitler ist zu lange an der Macht,…
Homer Macauley wants to become the best telegram messenger in California. He works at night and goes to high school during the day. Homer is an ambitious teenager who dreams of doing great things. But his job brings him face-to-face with the harsh realities of life and death, as he struggles to understand the events around him. This is an unforgettable story of how hospitality, generosity and kindness can change a person's life and make the world a better place.
Homer Macauley wants to become the best telegram messenger in California. He works at night and goes to high school during the day. Homer is an ambitious teenager who dreams of…
Afmau is a German shepherd who looks back fondly on the time he spent living with his human brother, Aukaman, immersed in the natural world. Unfortunately, Afmau now finds himself living under the orders of a group of men who mistreat him. This is a story of the loyalty of animals, who remain faithful all their lives.
Afmau is a German shepherd who looks back fondly on the time he spent living with his human brother, Aukaman, immersed in the natural world. Unfortunately, Afmau now finds himself…
Jesse Owens, Katherine Johnson, Sir David Attenborough, Dame Zaha Hadid, Stephen Hawking, Meryl Streep, Bill Gates, J.K. Rowling.
Eight people from different backgrounds, eight great lives from the world of sport, cinema, books, business and science. How did they overcome difficulties in their life to make their dreams come true? Discover their lives and let them inspire you.
Jesse Owens, Katherine Johnson, Sir David Attenborough, Dame Zaha Hadid, Stephen Hawking, Meryl Streep, Bill Gates, J.K. Rowling.
Eight people from different backgrounds, eight…
Nueve personajes, hombres у mujeres que supieron realizar sus suenos gracias a la determination у al esfuerzo. Superaron infortunios, enfermedades, hicieron avanzar la ciencia у la cultura, luchando por los derechos humanos у en defensa de la naturaleza. Os contamos ocho vidas apasionadas, fuente de inspiracion para nuestras historias cotidianas.
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Nueve personajes, hombres у mujeres que supieron realizar sus suenos gracias a la determination у al esfuerzo. Superaron infortunios, enfermedades, hicieron avanzar la ciencia у…
Cyrano has many good qualities: he is a man of spirit and a brave soldier, but he has to put up with a monstruous nose. Christian, on the other hand, is attractive but boring. Both are in love with Roxane, but she is looking for a man who can offer both beauty and character. Which of the two men will manage to win the young woman's heart?
Cyrano has many good qualities: he is a man of spirit and a brave soldier, but he has to put up with a monstruous nose. Christian, on the other hand, is attractive but boring.…
A compulsive, propulsive debut about a young woman's haunting experience of love, abuse, and sex in an era of pornification by one of Iceland's most provocative writers.
20-year old Lilja is in love. As a young university student, she is quickly smitten with the intelligent, beautiful young man from school who quotes Derrida and reads Latin and cooks balanced vegetarian meals. Before she even realizes, she's moved in with him, living in his cramped apartment, surrounded by sour towels and flat Diet Cokes. As the newfound intimacy of sharing a shower and a bed fuels her desire to please her partner, his acts of nearly imperceptible abuse continue to mount undetected. Lilja desperately tries to be the perfect lover, attempting to meet his every need. But in order to do so, she gradually lets go of her boundaries and starts to lose her sense of self.
With astounding clarity and restraint, Hjörleifsdóttir sheds light on the commonplace undercurrents of violence that so often go undetected in romantic relationships. She deftly illustrates the failings of psychiatric systems in recognizing symptoms of cruelty, and in powerful, poetic prose depicts the unspooling of a tender-hearted woman desperate to love well.
A compulsive, propulsive debut about a young woman's haunting experience of love, abuse, and sex in an era of pornification by one of Iceland's most provocative writers.…
In a crowded London pub, two young people meet. Both are Black British, both won scholarships to private schools where they struggled to belong, both are now artists—he a photographer, she a dancer—and both are trying to make their mark in a world that by turns celebrates and rejects them. Tentatively, tenderly, they fall in love. But two people who seem destined to be together can still be torn apart by fear and violence, and over the course of a year they find their relationship tested by forces beyond their control.
In a crowded London pub, two young people meet. Both are Black British, both won scholarships to private schools where they struggled to belong, both are now artists—he a…
Zorbas, un gato "grande, negro у gordo" del puerto de Hamburgo, mantiene la promesa que le hace a la gaviota Kengah antes de morir: cuidar de su huevo hasta el nacimiento del polluelo у luego criarlo у ensenarle a volar. Junto a otros gatos comienza la ardua tarea de crianza de la joven gaviota Afortunada, a la que finalmente ensenan a volar.
Zorbas, un gato "grande, negro у gordo" del puerto de Hamburgo, mantiene la promesa que le hace a la gaviota Kengah antes de morir: cuidar de su huevo hasta el nacimiento del…
El casamiento enganoso у El coloquio de los perros son Ios dos relatos que cierran las Novelas Ejemplares. En el primero, el alferez Campuzano le explica a un amigo сото intento enganar a una mujer у acabo siendo enganado; en el segundo, el alferez cuenta сото fue testigo de algo muy raro... oyo el perro Berganza contarle al perro Cipion la historia de su vida .
El casamiento enganoso у El coloquio de los perros son Ios dos relatos que cierran las Novelas Ejemplares. En el primero, el alferez Campuzano le explica a un amigo сото intento…
Er will weg aus Deutschland. Aber seine Mutter sagt, er soil hier Karriere machen. Erst nach ihrem Tod ist er frei. Er kann reisen. Oder nicht? In Europa herrscht Krieg. Es ist schwierig. Alexander schafft es und kann nach Siidamerika. Jahre durchreist er den geliebten Kontinent, dann kommt er zurtick. Aber eine groBe Reise macht er noch.
Er will weg aus Deutschland. Aber seine Mutter sagt, er soil hier Karriere machen. Erst nach ihrem Tod ist er frei. Er kann reisen. Oder nicht? In Europa herrscht Krieg. Es ist…
Emil goes to Berlin all by himself. His mother gives him some money to take to his grandmother there, but it disappears on the train! Emil knows who the thief is, and wants to find the man. And so the hunt begins, but can Emil really get his money back? Gustav mit der Hupe, Pony Hutchen and other young detectives will help him out.
Emil goes to Berlin all by himself. His mother gives him some money to take to his grandmother there, but it disappears on the train! Emil knows who the thief is, and wants to…
In the town of Tarascon, in the South of France, Tartarin is a hero. He’s a great hunter, much admired by the townspeople. But hunting bores Tartarin, and he dreams of adventures in far-off lands. One day, he decides to go lion hunting in Africa… and so begin his fun adventures!
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In the town of Tarascon, in the South of France, Tartarin is a hero. He’s a great hunter, much admired by the townspeople. But hunting bores Tartarin, and he dreams of adventures…
