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Mieko Kawakami
Breasts and Eggs
“One of Japan’s brightest stars is set to explode across the global skies of literature.” —Japan Times -
Amélie Nothomb
Thirst
In her twenty-eighth novel in as many years, best-selling Belgian novelist and international literary superstar Amélie Nothomb takes on a story for the ages: the life of Jesus. In a first-person voice as wry as it is wise, Nothomb narrates Jesus’s final days, from his trial to his crucifixion... -
Damon Galgut
The Promise
WINNER OF THE 2021 BOOKER PRIZE A NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS' CHOICE A modern family saga that could only have come from South Africa, written in gorgeous prose by twice Booker Prize-shortlisted author Damon Galgut. Haunted by an unmet promise, the Swart family loses touch... -
Benjamin Wood
A Station on the Path to Somewhere Better
Shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger Award and the European Union Prize for Literature 2019. “His mistakes are my inheritance. The rotten blood he gave me is the blood I will pass on.” For twenty years, Daniel Hardesty has lived with the emotional scars of a childhood trauma... -
Maki Kashimada
Touring the Land of the Dead (and Ninety-Nine Kisses)
A story from one of Japan's rising literary stars about memory, loss, and love, Touring the Land of the Dead is a mesmerizing combination of two tales, both told with stylistic inventiveness and breathtaking sensitivity. Taichi was forced to stop working almost a decade ago and since... -
Lia Levi
Tonight is Already Tomorrow
“A gripping story of childhood during Fascism.”— Rai Cultura “The storytelling is vivid and accessible, engaging and compelling. Levi gives her readers an opportunity to immerse themselves in the day-to-day life of a family subject to the racial laws in Italy during Fascism.”—... -
Alina Bronsky
My Grandmother's Braid
A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2021 From the acclaimed author of The Hottest Dishes Of The Tartar Cuisine “a cruel comic romp ends as a surprisingly winning story of hardship and resilience” ( The New Yorker). Max lives with his grandparents in a residential home for refugees... -
Cécile Coulon
A Beast in Paradise
A Beast in Paradise is a haunting novel about a lineage of women possessed by their land. A feverish, whispered story about characters and places haunted by madness, desire, and liberty. -
Elena Ferrante
The Neapolitan Novels Boxed Set
The complete four-volume boxed set of the New York Times –bestselling epic about hardship and female friendship in postwar Naples that has sold over five million copies. Beginning with My Brilliant Friend, the four Neapolitan Novels by Elena Ferrante follow Elena and Lila, from... -
Elena Ferrante
The Story of a New Name (HBO Tie-in Edition)
The Story of a New Name is a sweeping, generous-hearted, and brilliantly realized masterpiece by one of Italy's most important contemporary authors