Literature
Summer in Baden-Baden: A Novel
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A lost masterpiece and one of the major achievements of Russian literature in the second half of the 20th century.
Savage Reprisals: Bleak House, Madame Bovary, Buddenbrooks
Paperback
A revelatory work that examines the intricate relationship between history and literature, truth and fiction—with some surprising conclusions.
The Travels of Marco Polo
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"One of the ten best adventure books of all time."—National Geographic Adventure
Nothing That Meets the Eye: The Uncollected Stories of Patricia Highsmith
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"Highsmith is no more a practitioner of the murder mystery genre...than are Doestoevsky, Faulkner and Camus."—Joan Smith, Los Angeles Times