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Townie: A Memoir
Andre Dubus III
Paperback
"Dubus relives, absent self-pity or blame, a life shaped by bouts of violence and flurries of tenderness." —Vanity Fair
Joseph Roth: A Life in Letters
Joseph Roth, Michael Hofmann, Michael Hofmann
Hardback
The monumentality of this biographical work further establishes Joseph Roth—with Kafka, Mann, and Musil—in the twentieth-century literary canon.
Conversations with Kafka
Gustav Janouch, Francine Prose, Maira Kalman, Goronwy Rees
Second Edition
Paperback
A literary gem – a portrait from life of Franz Kafka – now with an ardent preface by Francine Prose, avowed “fan of Janouch’s odd and beautiful book.”
The Coral Sea
Patti Smith
Paperback
Before the National Book Award-winning Just Kids, Patti Smith addressed the life and passing of her intimate friend, photographer Robert Mapplethorpe.
Tablet & Pen: Literary Landscapes from the Modern Middle East
Reza Aslan
Paperback
A Words Without Borders Anthology

“Remarkable . . . a triumph . . . connects us at the level of our humanity, no matter where we may be from.”—Los Angeles Times