"If laughter actually is the best medicine, fortunate readers of this wonderful novel will surely enjoy perfect health for the rest of their days."—Kirkus Reviews[/i] A comic gem, Jerzy Pilch's A Thousand Peaceful Cities[/i] takes place in 1963, in the latter days of the Polish post-Stalinist «thaw.» The narrator, Jerzyk («little Jerzy»), is a teenager who is keenly interested in his father, a retired postal administrator, and his fat ...
Winner of the 2015 AATSEEL Book Award for Best Translation into English "A sharp realist."—Aleksandar Hemon Told more or less in reverse chronological order, High Tide is the story of Ieva, her dead lover, her imprisoned husband, and the way their youthful decisions dramatically impacted the rest of their lives. Taking place over three decades, High Tide functions as a sort of psychological mystery, with the full scope of Iev ...
"A darkly humorous work, but also very sad—a mortal struggle, where the joy of life grapples with the fear of death, and often there is no way of knowing which of the two is on top. The final chapter is, in one word, thrilling. Sölvi has established himself among the most noteworthy of Icelandic writers. Conclusion: Five Stars. A brilliantly written book; funny, melancholy, and very beautiful."—Fréttabl ...
"A remarkably funny book written by a remarkable pair of collaborators."—New York Times[/i] Ostap Bender, the «grand strategist,» is a con man on the make in the Soviet Union during the New Economic Policy (NEP) period. He's obsessed with getting one last big score—a few hundred thousand will do—and heading for Rio de Janeiro, where there are «a million and a half people, all of them wearing white pants, wit ...
CO-WINNER OF THE 2012 CONTEMPORARY BULGARIAN WRITERS CONTEST[/b] After deciding to take a semester off their studies to think about future plans, long-time friends Maya, Sirma, and Spartacus decide to hitchhike to the sea. Boril Krustev, former rock star and middle-aged widower who is driving aimlessly to outrun his grief, picks them up and accompanies them on their journey. It doesn't take them long to figure out they're connected to ...
Скромная Джамиля Кадырова, жившая в маленьком кишлаке, даже представить не могла, как повернётся ее судьба. Она хотела стать санитаркой, но стала снайпером. Бои за Украину, Сталинград, Кенигсберг… Фашисты приходили в ужас, услышав ее боевой псевдоним «Узбечка», а абвер занёс снайпера Кадырову в особый список. Но, увы, враги встречаются не только по ту сторону фронта…
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'My heart broke a little bit for Lani and Leon. He Is Mine and I Have No Other vividly calls up the atmosphere of small-town life. Eerie, tender and wonderful' Sophie Mackintosh, author of The Water Cure Shortlisted for the Kate O'Brien Award In 1990s small-town Ireland, fifteen-year-old Lani Devine falls in love with Leon Brady, whose mother is buried in the cemetery next to Lani’s house. Quiet and strange, Leon ...
Luis Machi has had enemies for a long time: after all, he's built his success on dirty deals – not to mention his cooperation with the military junta's coup years ago, or his love life, a web of infidelities. What's new is the corpse in the boot of his car. A body with its face blown off, detained by a pair of furry pink handcuffs that Machi knows well . . . Someone is trying to set him up, but the number of suspects is in ...
