Melancholia Africana argues that in the African and Afro-diasporic context, melancholy is rooted in ... more

Melancholia Africana argues that in the African and Afro-diasporic context, melancholy is rooted in ... more

This book presents a collection of essays discussing the history of the five myths of Dionysus, Narc... more

Chiara Lubich is now being called a great Catholic mystic of our times. In these letters we encounte... more

Alain Bonnard, the owner of a small art cinema in Paris, is a dyed-in-the-wool nostalgic. In his Cin... more

At the heart of this volume is the translation of a fourteenth-century Turkish version of the Joseph... more

Kukai, or also known as Kobo Daishi (the Great Propagator) continues to be one of the most respected... more

A charming restaurant A book and its mysterious author A little secret A romantic meeting Paris and ... more

Although Witold Gombrowicz’s unique, idiosyncratic writings include a three-volume Diary, this volum... more

Inspired by Jack Kerouac s On the Road, Andrzej Stasiuk, Poland s most accomplished living prose wri... more

Paula the Waldensian was written for young readers. Paula was someone who loved God and loved her ne... more

Stephanie Corinna Bille, a Swiss short-story writer, playwright, poet, and novelist and winner of the 1975 French Prix...... more

Creolization of Language and Culture is the first English edition of Robert Chaudenson’s landmark te... more

relationship of the peasants to both the state and the church. Translated from the Spanish by Bill Brow...... more

Nestled along the banks of the Susquehanna River, Muncy first situated itself within the dynamic beg... more

This vivid and accessible translation captures the drama of Aeschylus poetry and the excitement of ... more

In his portrait of Duke George of Saxony (1471-1539) Christoph Volkmar offers a fresh perspective on... more

A feckless, comical narrator struggles against all odds to tell a story for which he is responsible,... more

Film festivals during the Cold War were fraught with the political and social tensions that dominate... more

Explorations of humans in the natural world using tender, sometimes erotic, always moving language. ... more

has always enjoyed in Europe the reputation of being a brilliant poet as well. Bill Zavatsky s and Zack Rogow s award...... more

When Wolf finds a fact-filled book in the library, he thinks he will at last outsmart his clever cou... more

Dreams and Stones is a small masterpiece, one of the most extraordinary works of literature to come ... more

In 1995 Håkan Sandell published Om Retrogardismen (On Retrogardism), a book which argued that poetry... more

Sam loves robots. He is certain they live in outer space among the stars. His family laughs at him, ... more

The word romiosini (ρωμιοσύνη) or ’Greekness’ derives from the Byzantine idea that the Greeks are th... more

An unprecedented anthology of contemporary Polish drama, Loose Screws brings together nine previousl... more

translator Bill Johnston received the 2008 Found in Translation Award. Tomasz Rózycki also has received the Krzysztof Kamiel...... more

A sweet picture book about a curious young dog, Rusty, who gets lost in a big department store. When... more

Poetry. Middle Eastern Studies. Translated from the Persian by Bill Wolak and Mahmood Karimi-Hakak. Bilingual Edition...... more

Poetry. Middle Eastern Studies. Translated from the Persian by Bill Wolak and Mahmood Karimi-Hakak. Bilingual Edition...... more

Our hero and narrator is the aging caretaker of cottages at a summer resort. A mysterious visitor in... more

Poetry. Translated from the Italian by Maria Bennett and Bill Wolak. "Annelisa Addolorato is a child of her era, or...... more

Poetry. Translated from the Italian by Maria Bennett and Bill Wolak. "Annelisa Addolorato is a child of her era, or...... more

Wolf and Dog are cousins. Wolf is wild, and Dog is tame. They don t always see eye to eye, but when ... more

In Michel Tremblay’s classic play about identity in crisis, Claude leaves the conformity of small-to... more

An authoritative yet highly accessible guide to the design and operation of the FlexRay bus, the lat... more

English in a stunning translation by Bill Johnston. Character is plot in this unusual collection (first published in Poland in...... more

By the Koscielski Prize-winning author of Dream and Stones, In Red is the gripping cautionary tale i... more

A masterpiece of postwar Polish literature, Stone Upon Stone is Wieslaw Mysliwski s grand epic in th... more

Poetry. Middle East Studies. Bilingual Edition translated from the Persian by Mahmood Karimi-Hakak and Bill Wolak. "The...... more

languages. Bill Johnston is Director of the Polish Studies Center at Indiana University and has translated works by Witold...... more

. Bill Johnston has held translation fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the...... more

marvelous and modern book that it is. This current bilingual edition, translated by the poets Ron Padgett and Bill Zavatsky...... more

A single streetcar line runs around the sleepy suburban square of an unnamed city. One day--out of n... more

Selected Poems (2000) and Dancers in Daylight (2003) - with Anvil, as well as a novel and other prose works. Bill Shepherd...... more

Written in a pared-down, direct language, and filled with allusions to everything from philosophy to... more