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The Collected Stories of Machado de Assis
Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis, Margaret Jull Costa, Robin Patterson, Michael Wood
Hardback
A landmark event, the complete stories of Machado de Assis appear in English for the first time in this extraordinary new translation.
T Singer
Dag Solstad, Tiina Nunnally
Paperback
“Solstad doesn’t write to please other people. Do exactly what you want, that’s my idea...the drama exists in his voice” (Lydia Davis)
Armand V
Dag Solstad, Steven T. Murray
Paperback
New Directions proudly introduces two novels in English by the Norwegian master, who is “without question, Norway’s bravest, most intelligent novelist” (Per Petterson)
The Conference of the Birds
Attar, Sholeh Wolpé
Paperback
Award-winning translator Sholeh Wolpé recaptures the beauty of one of Persian literature’s most celebrated masterpieces.
Tyrant: Shakespeare on Politics
Stephen Greenblatt
Hardback
World-renowned Shakespeare scholar Stephen Greenblatt explores the playwright’s insight into bad (and often mad) rulers.