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  • Vale Ave

    Hilda Doolittle

    Paperback

    A hymn to Eros that charts the course of two lovers who each seek the other across cultures, myths, and centuries

  • A Musical Hell

    Alejandra Pizarnik, Yvette Siegert

    Paperback

    The first book of poems by Pizarnik to be published in its entirety in the U.S., poetry at the edge of impossibility.

  • Portrait of a Novel: Henry James and the Making of an American Masterpiece

    Michael Gorra

    Paperback

    “...literary criticism at its most lucid and engaging, as it shows James embarking on his great work and displays Gorra, filled with enthusiasm and insight, as the book’s most ideal and intelligent reader.” Colm Tóibín, Books of the Year 2012, The Guardian

  • The Collective: A Novel

    Don Lee

    Paperback

    "Riveting, moving, and—most impressive—agile and resourceful in its approach to race. Don Lee explores that issue from every conceivable angle, raising a thousand questions and undercutting easy answers." —Jennifer Egan

  • Borges at Eighty: Conversations

    Jorge Luis Borges, Willis Barnstone

    Paperback

    A collection of interviews now available from New Directions for the first time