Bardur Oskarsson's latest fable teaches yet another invaluable lesson on life's misgivings.
The rabbits skip, hop and play in the finest, softest and greenest grass in the country. But the dogs chase the rabbits so they come up with a plan to get rid of them. There's... Læs mere
On the outskirts of Tokyo stands a modest European style house. There a woman named Taki has worked as a maidservant in the house and lived with its owners, the Hirai family. Now, near... Læs mere
A young woman goes on a perilous journey in search of her absent father. What ensues is a Freudian adult fairytale in this exciting debut by young Swiss author Michelle Steinbeck.
This is the story of Nour, a little girl who didn't have a family or a home. She lived on the street somewhere far away and long ago. Sadly, when you're the main character in a book, you... Læs mere
The story of an Egyptian farm worker as she tries to come to terms with the difficult circumstances of an arranged marriage which she does not want.
To be a tourist in Libya during the period of Italian colonization was to experience a complex negotiation of cultures.... Læs mere
A Doctor's World War II experiences in Finland, Norway, Scotland, Iceland, and Svalbard/Spitsbergen of which there is no other written account. 26 photographs.
The Original Correspondence in the Possession of the Family of the Late... Læs mere
The finest poetry and prose-extracts from the classics of Eastern and Middle Eastern philosophical metaphysical and religious writing.
Detailing a five month journey undertaken by an English woman in 1878 to the central desert region of Arabia, this book throws a refreshing and sensitive light on the people and places of those times.