The Fall of the Stone City

A rich short novel in Kadare’s unique style, The Fall of the Stone City is a tale of dictatorship, resistance, and magic, set in the most tumultuous period of Albania’s…

The Allies Strike Back, 1941-1943

In the second book in this masterful new history of World War II in the West, James Holland tackles the Nazi invasion of Soviet Russia, the formal entry of America…

Dona Ines vs. Oblivion

“Moves with languid dignity . . . Doña Inés’s cranky, engaging, importuning, resentful, obsessed and relentless voice guides us through a family history that is also mired in Venezuelan history.”…

The Assault on Tony’s

“O’Brien’s singular voice . . . [takes] us deep into an alcoholic’s world that few others have described so well.” —The New York Times Book Review…

Ancestor Stones

“A compelling drama and a thoughtful, sensual study of women’s survival.” —Entertainment Weekly…

Endpapers

A sweeping portrait of the turmoil of the twentieth century and the legacy of immigration, as seen through the German-American family of the celebrated book publisher Kurt Wolff

The Fatal Eggs and Other Soviet Satires

“A fascinating panorama of a paradoxical society. All of the stories, whether lightly spoofing rattlebrained bureaucracy or heavily laden with sarcasm, are well-written and entertaining.” —St. Petersburg Times…

George Washington’s Expense Account

Asia Hand

“Navigating Bangkok’s dark side streets and myriad underground cultures requires keen insight as well as the courage to look at corruption but see the hope that lies beneath. Vincent Calvino,…

Lempriere’s Dictionary

“Norfolk’s ferocious, greedy originality of angle and expression evokes continuous astonishment.” –The Times Literary Supplement…