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A stunning novel about a woman's return from the U.S. to a homeland that no longer exists.
A wealth of voices from twentieth century Mexico offer unique perspectives on their culture.
"...beautiful, unusual pieces. Romtvedt strips his voice to only that which he can say with certainty."--Sharon Doubiago
A large and important collection by one of Eastern Europe's major contemporary poets.
These diverse stories, all of which were written after the 1959 Cuban Revolution, reflect both the unique and colorful culture of the islands and the social changes that provided the impetus to search for the lost harmony of Caribbean and Latin American culture. "Wow! An important and timely collection of voices long known in the Caribbean...from this vital part of the hemisphere."--Julia Alvarez
Fiction. Latino/Latina Studies. Jewish Studies. Translated from the Spanish by lizabeth Horan. "In this compelling collection of 44 stories, first published in Chile in 1991, Agosin (Spanish, Wellesley Coll.) explores such themes as relationships and class conflicts among Latin American women, being Jewish within a predominantly Catholic culture, political oppression, and childhood. The stories, often as short as a page and a half, are powerful and intuitive"--Library Journal.
Tekonwatonti/Molly Brant was the sister of famed warrior Chief Joseph Brant and wife of legendary Sir William Johnson. In a remarkable sequence of voices that span centuries, Kenny eloquently addresses the power of belief and the importance of memory, and grants Molly her rightful place as one of the most powerful figures in Native American history.
The Korean War and its aftermath serve as the backdrop for the six selections showcased in this collection offering the reader a rarely-glimpsed view of Korean life. Each of the authors represented here has been the recipient of the prestigious Korean People's Literary Award . Their work focuses on ordinary Korean people and the impact of the war on their lives.
"We come away from This Time, This Place feeling that the distant and the near, the communal and the personal, are not separate; rather, they are aspects of a single humanity, gazing at itself in a thousand mirrors."--The New York Times
Borderlines is a memoir of Greece, its life, culture, writers and people.
A rich and diverse collection of prose poetry from around the world.
How do Bengali women love in times of social transition and political upheaval?
"Refined, intense, wise, stiring, immediate, subtle, all the charmed qualities gather in Dropping the Bow."--Anne Waldman
"Brandi gives us poems of rare precision, charm and truth."--Joanne Kyger
Winner of the Landon Translation Prize from the Academy of American Poets.
A landmark collection that rescues the voices of the great women writers of Latin America. "This is so far the best anthology of Latin American women's literature in translation published in this country. Highly recommended."-Choice
"Shiffert's poetry possesses a graciousness which comes from a reverence for life and gratitude for being."--Kenneth Rexroth
The edge is the eastern edge of Lake Erie, where Carlson bought a tiny cottage on a bluff. His firsthand observations of the natural forces at work in this environment provide a mirror for other parts of his life in sharply written, brief reflections.
The first comprehensive anthology of modern Korean women's poetry.
These stories by immigrant writers remind us that in a way we are all immigrants.
The definitive bilingual collection of twentieth-century Spanish poetry.
"A collection of funny and sinister stories with a refreshing assuredness."--Library Journal
Poetry. A major collection of Brandi's work, spanning nearly thirty years of travel--from early poems written in South America to those from India, Southeast Asia, the Himalayas, the Arctic, the North American outback, the deep solitude of New Mexico's mountains, and always from the continent of the heart. "Brandi's sandy poem mandalas, crisscrossing back and forth on their own paths, begin to fill out landscapes in depth"--Gary Snyder.
A long out-of-print classic returns at last.
A large collection of work from this noted poet of the Northwest.
Pithy phrases handed down through a distinguished line of Chinese and Japanese Zen masters.
"The work is varied, but the poems have in common the celebration, without romanticizing, of heritage and the power of remembering."-Joseph Bruchac, American Indian Quarterly "As solid and resonant a selection as you'll find in a volume of fifty pages. My only criticism is that it isn't twice as long."-Adirondak Library
A comprehensive selection of work from this renowned writer and human rights activist.
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