A young Sicilian woman delves into her family's history, their relationships, intrigues, betrayals, struggles. This is a new translation and the first unabridged version of what is widely co... read more
A young farm lad falls asleep in a boat and drifts down the river: a week of liberated, pastoral bliss ensues. First published in 1945, this is the first new translation since the 1950s. By ... read more
Charming tale of an architect-mouse whose designs for her friends - Owl, Mole, Caterpillar etc - are the ne plus ultra of imagination and comfort. First published in 1981, this is a happy re... read more
Conversational, elegant and subtle essays on art, literature, urban life in war-time Shanghai and Hong Kong by the admired Chinese-born American novelist, screenwriter and cultural critic. F... read more
The plight of post-Civil War Madrid is told through the voices of over 300 characters. A new NYRB edition of this raucous, fragmentary novel, first published in 1950.
"I have borne the musket of a soldier, the traveller's cane, and the pilgrim's staff: as a sailor my fate has been as inconstant as the wind: a kingfisher, I have made my nest among the wave... read more
A collection of this important Chinese poet's work that spans his career, from the 1980s to the present. Lyrical yet restrained, sometimes raw, infused with Chinese classical imagery and a c... read more
Originally written as parts of a novel set in Trieste after WW1, which he never completed, these linked stories have not previously been published in English.
In a future world that has reverted to chaos akin to the Middle Ages, there is a drug that can induce bliss - but it will kill you if incorrectly administered...
A memoir of the artist and of the author's friendship with him, part biography, part art criticism. Their friendship and this book cover the latter part of Guston's life, when his late work ... read more
Includes 'Egyptian Nights', 'Dubrovsky' and 'History of the Village of Goriukhino'; Pushkin's great-grandfather is thought to be the model for Ibrahim, the former slave of the title. A new t... read more
A young woman, abandoned by her family, embarks on a process of emancipation as she moves to more tolerant margins. This partly autobiographical novel was first published in Japan in 1980.
Hannah Arendt's first book was about one of the most important and complicated figures in German romanticism, although her gender and Jewishness set her uneasily amongst her contemporaries.
Excellent anthology of fairy tales by Oscar Wilde, Hans Christian Andersen, Eleanor Mordaunt et alia selected by the Provensens and with their glorious, old-fashioned illustrations. Out of p... read more
The first English translation of a masterpiece of modern Austrian literature, set in the early C20th and first published in 1951. Vienna and her surrounding woods and hills embrace a motley ... read more
Two classic picture-books from Brooke Goffstein, published as small elegant hardbacks, perfectly showcase her restrained b/w line drawings and simple text. Ages 2-5.
Two classic picture-books from Brooke Goffstein, published as small elegant hardbacks, perfectly showcase her restrained b/w line drawings and simple text. Ages 2-5.
A memoir by the acclaimed writer of her very happy marriage to Ben Sonnenberg, whose own memoir 'Lost Property' was a plum in a recent Sandoe's catalogue.
Phantasmagorical stories full of whimsy, humour and inventiveness, quite Borgesian. First publication in English. SK (1887-1950) was born in the Ukraine to Polish parents, and spent most of... read more
Reprint of a powerful novel about a former prisoner who served as a camp guard. He returns to his Bosnian town after WW2 and lives in fear of former inmates finding him.
A reprint of six Monster stories, gentle and playful, suitable for tots to read to themselves or to their doting parents. Or vice versa. Lovely illustrations from the comic genius of Blake.
Returning to Paris in 1947 after the war, he recorded his meetings with luminaries such as Cocteau and the dour Camus. He also noted his own mysterious practise of barking at night with the ... read more