Literature

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  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) 

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  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.

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  Tyrant: Shakespeare on Politics

  Stephen Greenblatt

  Hardback

  World-renowned Shakespeare scholar Stephen Greenblatt explores the playwright’s insight into bad (and often mad) rulers.

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  The Luck of Friendship: The Letters of Tennessee Williams and James Laughlin

  James Laughlin, Tennessee Williams, Peggy Fox, Thomas Keith

  Hardback

  Four decades of correspondence of Tennessee Williams’s and James Laughlin’s unlikely yet enduring literary and personal relationship.

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  FLASH!: Writing the Very Short Story

  John Dufresne

  Paperback

  An engaging and frank guide to writing the very short story, full of sound advice, exemplary models and provocative exercises.