Lieutenant Anielewicz is on an eccentric mission to lift 21st century humans out of their gloom. A shimmering, breathless collection published by Archipelago.
Vicenzo Fontano, the elderly owner of a bookshop, looks back over their conjoined lives on the eve of its closure for redevelopment by greedy speculators. Political and cultural dissidents, ... read more
A mysterious philanthropist travels up and down a stretch of Canadian coast delivering books to people who live too far from libraries. This novella was first published in 1933.
A wonderful and unusual book by a Uruguayan author, splendidly illustrated by an Argentinian. Dreamy tales of sleepy people - a man who curls up to nap inside an umbrella, another with a bod... read more