Variously considered a Taoist and a cynic, Han Fei has been seen as a forerunner to Machiavelli. At the end of the Warring States, he was the brain and the... Læs mere
A radical thinker, Xunzi disagreed with Mencius on human nature. For him men are naturally evil. From this inverse assumption, he yet reached the same... Læs mere
Mael Renouard's historical and aesthetical contemplation on the Lascaux Cave enlivens a conceptual space for the spectator's dream. This book is translated from the French, Notes sur Lascaux (Editions du Sandre, 2018).
Visiting Normandy in October 2018, on a whim David Hockney decided to settle in Pays d'Auge. Confined to his house during the 2020 lockdown, on canvas, paper, and iPad, he... Læs mere
From 1998 to 2017, Jean Fremon visited David Hockney in his studio in Los Angeles, Bridlington and London. Intimate observation mingled with spirited conversation, a tableau... Læs mere
The tragic conscience of modern China's most revered critic-translator is portrayed in this biography. Discoveries made in Parisian archives by the biographer illuminate Fou Lei's youthful... Læs mere
In this dreamlike novella, in the bewitching melancholy of nocturnal India, an art dealer pursues the goddess of the void. La Deesse du vide was first published in Rue du Regard... Læs mere
From Socrates, Confucius and Cicero, to Petrarch, Emilie du Chatelet, Nietzsche and hundreds more, a scholar's life is told as never before in this remarkable literary history. This... Læs mere
The Assassins of Confucius was published by Hermits United in 2023. This 2025 edition includes a postscript. The renowned sinologist tells of a recent archaeological discovery, which makes certain the validity of his 2023 argument.
Party Time is translated from Un temps de fete (La Table Ronde, 2024). Guillaume Decourt is a double laureate of the Prix Max-Jacob and the Prix Lucette-Moreau de l'academie francaise. Spencer Matheson is a Canadian poet living in Paris.
Notched is translated from Jacques Dupin's mesmerising Echancre (P.O.L, 1991). Jacques Dupin was a double laureate of the Grand prix national de la poesie and the Grand prix de poesie de... Læs mere
Yves Nedonsel was a poet of time and out of keeping with his time. Appeasements is the first selection of his poems to appear in English. The book includes a translator's note about... Læs mere