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The New Republic: "Astonishing...unprecedented...a genuinely brave book."
In this astonishing--and in contemporary Arab literature, perhaps unprecedented--mingling of old and new totalitarianisms, this skillfully drawn analogy between Islamic fascism and Nazi fascism, The German... -
Worlds apart (or perhaps not!)
This week, senior prosecutor of the anti-mafia directorate in Palermo, Roberto Scarpinato, delivered a speech in which he blamed the deregulated market, what he calls "the rogue economy", for... -
NPR Bestseller List: "Hedgehog ranks fourth in the Paperback Fiction Bestsellers."
The Elegance of the Hedgehog has been on the list for nine weeks. The NPR Bestseller Lists are produced in collaboration with the American Booksellers Association. The lists are compiled from weekly... -
One Year on the New York Times Best Seller List
Published in September 2008, Muriel Barbery's The Elegance of the Hedgehog this week celebrates fifty-two weeks on the New York Times best seller list. Below, a note from Europa founders, Sandro Ferri... -
Winter 2010
From Europa Editions this season: superior international fare, fiction and non, that takes readers from the Greek Islands to Afghanistan, from contemporary Berlin to Ancient Rome. -
A Day in the Life of Ancient Rome Named One of 2009's Best
"Many books, documentaries and movies claim to chronicle daily life in ancient Rome, but never has a book provided the encrustation of detail offered by this lively first-person narrative." Alberto... -
The Globe and Mail: "Breaking taboos in Middle Eastern fiction"
A few weeks ago, Canada saw the English-language publication of Egyptian novelist Bahaa Taher's Sunset Oasis, which won the inaugural International Prize for Arabic Fiction in 2008. This year's winner... -
Open Letter In the New York Times
Over Christmas, the New York Times ran a great articles on literature in translation and our friends at Open Letter Books. The publishing industry is in a tailspin; translated works account for... -
Hunger, Pregnancy, and Being Numerous: Tin House's Interview with Amélie Nothomb
Below a snippet from Heather Hartley's interview with Amélie Nothomb (Tokyo Fiancée) appearing in this month's Tin House Magazine. The printed edition also includes an extract from Amélie's... -
Seattle Times, Publishers Weekly, and Washington Post All Name Gardam's "Wooden Hat" One of the Best books of 2009
The Seattle Times book reviewers Robert Allen Papinchak and Mary Ann Gwinn name the best books of 2009. All hail the printed word! "The Man in the Wooden Hat" by Jane Gardam (Europa Editions).