Howard Zinn's personal, historical, and political views on the significance of the US bombings of Royan and Hiroshima.
Tales of Jewish life in Berlin at the precarious moment between world wars.
Vivid and poignant evocation of a daughter's relationship with her enigmatic, inspiring, and deeply troubled father.
From one of Turkey's most influential authors, an arresting novel about male intimacy and desire.
For Hirschman, the political is the most lyrical. This fine selection of his poetry embodies both.
Nine stories of Latino/Chicano life at full throttle--a toda maquina.
Thirty-seven LA writers map the scattered, diverse, and extremely fertile literary landscape of contemporary Los Angeles.
The definitive, unabridged edition of Jack Kerouac's autobiography as told through dreams.
Berkeley, California in the 1990s is the setting for these short stories of experience and despair. Between families, friends, races and strangers run the conflicting tides of... Læs mere
Mexican-born Francisco Hinojosa has a merciless, sardonic view of family and society. In these eight short stories, selected from three collections published in Mexico in recent years, cruelty, pity and hilarity combine to explore the complexities of love and relationships.
The tale of an unnamed woman trapped in her flat with a pack of Doberman pinschers. The dogs are both adversaries and loyal companions, at once real and otherworldly, able to... Læs mere