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Che in Verse

Celebrating one of the greatest revolutionary and romantic figures in history, this collection is the first to reveal English-language poems and songs about Che Guevara. Fully exploring the Latin … mehr »

geschrieben von Gavin O'Toole (Herausgeber) und Georgina Jimenez (Herausgeber)

Comrades

Considered a masterpiece when it was first published in 1976, this novel ushered in the new Guatemalan novel, a genre that was political, subversive, and full of youthful anger. Written in a highly … mehr »

geschrieben von Marco Antonio Flores (Autor)

Fear of Animals

After trading his desire to write for a life as a secret policeman, former crime reporter Evaristo Reyes finds himself immersed in the thuggish mire of Mexico's law enforcement. He justifies the … mehr »

geschrieben von Enrique Serna (Autor) und Georgina Jimenez Reynoso (Übersetzung)

Final Silence

Vividly capturing the troubled reality of war-torn Guatemala, this tale depicts a young psychology student who escapes to the United States. While abroad, and after learning of his brother's death at … mehr »

geschrieben von Ronald Flores (Autor)

From the Darkness

It is 1939 and a man dies in San Juan de Dios de Amatitlan Hospital outside Guatemala City. His wife and children are accused of poisoning him, shattering the calm of a land kept in fearful order by … mehr »

geschrieben von Oswaldo Salazar (Autor) und Gavin O'Toole (Übersetzung)

Halala Madiba: Nelson Mandela in Poetry

A broad spectrum of poets--including Tupac Shakur, Ntozake Shange, and Seamus Heaney--pay tribute to Nelson Mandela in this collection that stretches from Mandela's imprisonment in 1963 to his 87th … mehr »

geschrieben von Nadine Gordimer (Solist) und Richard Bartlett (Herausgeber) und Morakabe Raks Seakhoa (Herausgeber)

Hornets' Nest

Breaking with traditional narrative form by using all the various voices of its diverse characters, this tense thriller mixes family, political scandal, revenge, and stars in the Amazon jungle. Ever … mehr »

geschrieben von Edyr Augusto (Autor)

Symphony of the Dead

A contemporary version of the Cain and Abel story, this novel was greeted with widespread praise when it was first published in Iran in 1989. Set in the northern town of Ardabil in the aftermath of … mehr »

geschrieben von Abbas Maroufi (Autor) und Lotfali Khonji (Übersetzung)

Taxi

Underscoring the most diverse species on the planet--the taxi driver--this striking portrait unveils the polluted, unforgiving streets of Cairo, a city that simply refuses to stand still. Bringing … mehr »

geschrieben von Khaled Al Khamissi (Autor) und Jonathan Wright (Übersetzung)

The Whistler

From Angola, a country riddled with civil war and it's aftereffects for the last 30 years, comes a surprising story of hope, passion, and magical realism from a groundbreaking, young African novelist. … mehr »

geschrieben von Ondjaki (Autor) und Richard Bartlett (Übersetzung)