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
Jergovic is a prominent Croatian novelist, poet and journalist. Here he explores his family's history through the C20th, using odd bits and pieces of family paraphernalia as spy-glasses to p... read more
Enchanting tale of an ant, torn between napping and recounting his grandfather's exploits, until the urge to embark on his own adventure leads him out of his comfort zone. Delightful narrati... read more