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Alina BronskyThe Hottest Dishesof the Tartar CuisineTranslated from the Germanby Tim Mohr

Nominated for the prestigiousGerman Book Prize in 2010,this richly imagined familydrama provides further proof of Alina Bronsky’s position as one of Europe’s mosttalented young writers. Here Bronsky, author of theacclaimed Broken Glass Park,tells a vibrant story chargedwith vivid characters andemotional acuity.

Rosa is not cut out formotherhood, at least not of the functional kind. She is an outrageouslynasty piece of work: overbearing, iron-willed, and diabolical. Through a combination of psychological torture, threats, and outright hysteria sheorchestrates the lives of her family like a demented conductor. Among the casualties is her daughter, Sulfia, who endures the worst of Rosa’s machinations. When Sulfia brings into the world an exceptionalchild by the name of Aminat, the child seems at first destined to becomeyet another pawn in Rosa’s game—until she finds the strength to rebel in the only way possible, by running away. Years later, Aminat reappearsas the winner of a popular talent show, a young prodigy whose personalstory and angelic voice enchants the nation but also sets the indomitableRosa back on her trail.

• Advance Reading Copies available• A selection of foreign reviews in English available at www.europaeditions.com• Reading Group Guide available at www.europaeditions.com

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About the AuthorAlina Bronsky was born in Yekaterinburg, an industrial town at the footof the Ural Mountains in central Russia. She moved to Germany when shewas thirteen. Her debut novel, Broken Glass Park, was nominated for oneof Europe’s most important literary awards, the Ingeborg BachmannPrize, and was published by Europa Editions in 2010.

About the TranslatorTim Mohr spent the 1990s as a club DJ in Berlin and much of the nextdecade as a staff editor at Playboy magazine, where he worked with suchwriters as Hunter S. Thompson, Matt Taibbi, and Duff McKagan. He is the translator of Guantanamo, by Dorothea Dieckmann, Wetlands,by Charlotte Roche, and Bronsky’s debut novel Broken Glass Park.

Praise for Alina Bronsky“[The Hottest Dishes of the Tartar Cuisine] is thoroughly entertaining.Rosa is an unreliable narrator par excellence who holds the world aroundher in an iron grip, bullies her daughter, husband and son-in-law mercilessly, and, of course, overestimates herself while judging all othersto be incapable nitwits.”—FAZ (Germany)

“Bronsky’s language is potent and vital.”—The Financial Times

“Alina Bronsky writes with a gritty authenticity and unputdownablepropulsion.”—Vogue

Also AvailableBroken Glass Park“A riveting debut.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review) $15.00 • 978-1-933372-96-9

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Anna GavaldaBreaking AwayTranslated from the French by Alison Anderson

A bestseller in France and Germany and published in over twenty-six languages,Anna Gavalda’s Breaking Awayis a heartfelt adventure that tellsthe story of four siblings in searchof the happiness they knew as children.

Simon, Garance and Lola flee a family wedding that promises to be dull to visit their youngerbrother, Vincent, who is workingas a guide at a château in theheart of the charming Tourscountryside. For a few hours,

they forget about kids, spouses, work and the many demands adulthoodmakes upon them and lose themselves in a day of laughter, teasing, and memories. As simply and as spontaneously as the adventure began, it ends. All four return to their everyday lives, carrying with them the magicof their brief reunion. They are stronger now, and happier, for havingrediscovered the ties that bind them.

Lighthearted, tender and funny, Breaking Away is a tribute to siblingrelationships, local Loire wines, sunshine, and shared happiness.Anna Gavalda is one of France’s most acclaimed and successful novelists.Her fiction sells millions of copies in France and many more in the fortylanguages into which her work has been translated.


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About the AuthorBorn in Paris in 1970, Anna Gavalda published her first work, I WishSomeone Were Waiting for Me Somewhere, a critically acclaimed collectionof short stories that sold half a million copies in her native France, in 1999. She has since published three novels, all of which have beenbestsellers across Europe. Her novel Hunting and Gathering was made intoa film starring Audrey Tatou and Daniel Auteil.

About the TranslatorAlison Anderson is the author of the novels Hidden Latitudes and Darwin’sWink. Her translations for Europa Editions include fiction by SélimNassib, Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt, Amélie Nothomb, and two novels byMuriel Barbery, including the bestselling Elegance of the Hedgehog. Shelives near Lausanne, Switzerland.

Praise“Gavalda always finds a tone that is perfectly suited to the stories sheneeds to tell. In these pages, Gavalda delivers all the elements that seem to be lacking in our current reality: lightheartedness, humor and tenderness.”—L’Indépendant

“The most discreet of bestselling authors, with Breaking Away Gavaldaonce again demonstrates her delightful uniqueness and buoyancy. Infinitely charming with dialogue that sparkles like fire . . . as pleasant as a film by Renoir.”—Madame Figaro

“Gavalda’s sparkling impertinence and her childlike joie de vie areirresistible.”—Marie Claire

“A comedy of happiness that will delight readers.” —La Croix

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Henry SuttonGet Me Out of Here

In the spirit of Bonfire of theVanities and American Psycho,Henry Sutton’s new novelbrilliantly depicts the culture of irresponsible entitlement that led to the current economicmalaise.

It’s 2008 and Matt Freeman is living in London, desperatelytrying to keep a toehold in thefinancial world by running ashadow banking business withcontacts in North Korea andIran. He is furious with theemptiness and impermanence of twenty-first century life butaddicted to the allure of luxury

possessions—cars, watches, bespoke suits. And meanwhile, there is thequestion of why the women in Matt Freeman’s life seem to disappear.

Perfectly capturing one of the world’s financial capitals at a crucialmoment, poised between extravagant excess and a terrifying recession,Get Me Out of Here is a satirical novel about the rage and desperationthat come with the expectation of money for nothing. By turns darklycomic and unnerving, Sutton’s novel possesses a moral authority rare in contemporary fiction.

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About the AuthorHenry Sutton was born in Norfolk in 1963. He was literary editor ofEsquire from 2002 to 2007 and has been the books editor of the DailyMirror since 2001. He has published six novels, his first in 1995. Kids’ Stuff,his 2003 novel, was adapted for the stage.

Praise “This is a crime novel that jangles with the best sort of Highsmithian bug-eyed paranoia, but it’s also a savage satire on our over-inflated expectationsand sense of entitlement. A dark comedy in the style of early Martin Amis,Get Me Out of Here will have you laughing and flinching at the sametime.”—The Guardian

“Henry Sutton’s black comedy is not only a timely reminder of how wewere all suckered by the credit boom, but also a gripping read. You maynot like Matt, but you sure as hell have to keep the pages turning to findout how he’ll end up.”—The Daily Mail

“Henry Sutton—who writes like a dream—has pulled off what Tom Wolfedid for the greed-is-good eighties in Bonfire of the Vanities. He has written—with black, comic brilliance—about our times.”—Daily Mirror, Book of the Week

“Sutton’s acute rendering of a bloated city in financial and moral freefall,and the ease with which the hatred and violence can overrun its streets,make this a very modern and thoroughly haunting piece of work.”—Sunday Telegraph

“A great book, exposing modern man for the fool he is and depicting theretail-therapy lifestyle that many have fallen into: a 21st-century update ofAmerican Psycho.”—Books Quarterly Review

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Eric-Emmanuel SchmittConcerto in Memoryof an AngelTranslated from the French by Alison Anderson

Winner of the 2010 PrixGoncourt for the Novella

From Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt,acclaimed author of The MostBeautiful Book in the Worldand The Woman with theBouquet, comes anothercollection of richly imaginednarratives that consolidate hisposition as a master of thenovella.

The title story is the tale of twofriends with very different personalities—one competitive and aggressive,the other kind and disinterested. They are confronted with circumstancesthat lead to a catharsis in which both men will move beyond theirpredetermined roles. Another story, “The Return,” introduces a fatherwhose work takes him far from home for months at a time. Over theyears, the names, faces and personalities of his wife and children haveblurred in his memory, a fact that comes cruelly to light when, while on a trip, he learns that one of his daughters has died but can’trecall exactly which one it is. In his confusion he begins asking himselfwhich daughter he would miss most—a heartless question but one thatwill bring him to recognize his failings as a man and as a father.

In this vivid collection, Schmitt writes about regret and redemption,about the roles of love and memory in our lives, all with a lightness and compassion that is as rare as it is inspiring.


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About the AuthorEric-Emmanuel Schmitt, playwright, novelist, and author of short stories, wasawarded the French Academy’s Grand Prix du Théâtre in 2001. He is one of Europe’s most popular authors. His many novels and story collectionsinclude The Most Beautiful Book in the World (Europa Editions 2009) andThe Woman with the Bouquet (Europa Editions 2010).

About the TranslatorAlison Anderson’s translations for Europa Editions include two novels byAmélie Nothomb, two story collections by Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt, and twonovels by Muriel Barbery, including the bestselling Elegance of the Hedgehog.

Praise “A wonderful book of remarkable everyday heroes who will haunt readers for a long time to come.”—L’Express

“Concerto in Memory of an Angel should be on every philosophy student’sreading list. It cannot fail to delight anyone who likes their literature ‘withaccompaniment’ (it really does make a superb concerto), as well as all those—and they are many—who ponder the meaning of life . . . A smallmasterpiece.”—Le Parisien

“Moral fables, gilded mini-legends: Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt’s stories are fiendishly efficient. Schmitt is a prodigious storyteller with a style bothelegant and assured.”—Les Echos

Also AvailableThe Most Beautiful Book in the World$15.00 • 978-1-933372-74-7

The Woman with the Bouquet$15.00 • 978-1-933372-81-5

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Jonathan YardleySecond ReadingNOTABLE AND NEGLECTEDBOOKS REVISITED

This collection of reviews andreevaluations by Pulitzer Prize-winning book critic JonathanYardley considers lesser-knownworks from renowned authorsand underappreciated talents,and offers fresh takes on oldfavorites. Yardley’s reviews of sixty titles include fiction by Gabriel Garcia Márquez, JohnCheever, and Henry Fielding; the autobiography of LouisArmstrong; essays by NoraEphron; and Margaret Leach’shistory of Washington during the Civil War. Second Reading

is also the memoir of a passionate and lifelong reader told through the books that have meant the most to him. Playing the part of bothreviewer and bibliophile, Yardley takes on Steinbeck and Salinger, exploresthe southern fiction of Shirley Ann Grau and Eudora Welty, looks into a darker side of Roald Dahl and praises the pulp fiction of WilliamBradford Huie and the crime novels of John D. McDonald.

Collected from a popular Washington Post column of the same name,Second Reading is an incisive and entertaining look at the career and timesof an esteemed critic and the venerable books that shaped him.

An ideal selection and guide for book groups.


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About the AuthorJonathan Yardley has been a book critic and columnist at the WashingtonPost since 1981. He has been awarded the Pulitzer Prize for distinguishedcriticism and a Fellowship from the Nieman Foundation for Journalism atHarvard University. He is the author of six books of non-fiction, includingRing: A Biography of Ring Lander (Random House, 1977) and Misfit: TheStrange Life of Frederick Exley (Random House, 1997). Yardley lives inWashington DC.

Praise for previous titles“A collection of Yardley’s opinions that are as insightful as they are well written. The book serves well as a commentary on life in the eighties as well as an excellent introduction to Yardley’s readable style and curmudgeonly views.”—Library Journal

“Yardley succeeds by combining affection with his amused yet sharp eye for detail.”—Publishers Weekly

“…The best part is the author’s delightfully wry sense of humor and sharp observations.”—Library Journal

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Valery PanyushkinTwelve Who Don’t AgreeTranslated from the Russian by Marian Schwartz

In Twelve Who Don’t Agree,journalist Valery Panyushkinprofiles twelve Russians fromacross the country’s socialspectrum: a politician, ajournalist, an army officer, anauthor, a bank manager, a laborer, a university student . . .Despite varied backgrounds, theyall have one thing in common—participation in the historicMarch of the Dissidents. Held in2007 to protest the eroding stateof affairs in Russia, the March

was held in flagrant violation of increasingly stringent laws forbiddingpublic demonstrations. Though each of these men and women hadpersonal reasons for joining the demonstration, they shared a belief thatthe government of Vladimir Putin was betraying the promise of Russia’sfuture.

Risking the threats and violent retaliation inflicted upon journalists whodare to question the powers that be, Panyushkin boldly illuminates thelives and convictions of these twelve men and women. Refusing to acceptthe effects of a decade of natural asset-generated wealth, governmentcorruption, and media censorship, their accounts reveal the commitmentto human rights and equality from which a dissident’s journey begins, and from which often there is no return.


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About the AuthorValery Panyushkin was born in 1969 in Leningrad. He has worked as a specialcorrespondent for the newspapers Kommersant and Vedomosti. He wrote aregular column in Gazeta.ru, and earned the title “Russia’s Golden Pen” forhis journalism. He is the author of the books Mikhail Khodorkovsky: aPrisoner of Silence, Gazprom: The New Russian Weapon, and SomethingUnnoticeable. He lives in Moscow and currently works as a correspondent for Snobmagazine.

About the TranslatorMarian Schwartz translated the New York Times bestseller The Last Tsar, by Edvard Radzinsky, as well as classics by Mikhail Bulgakov, Ivan Goncharov,and Mikhail Lermontov. She is the recipient of two NEA translation fellowshipsand is a past president of the American Literary Translators Association.

From Twelve Who Don’t AgreeI slept well on the night of November 24th, 2007. No concerns, no disturbingvisions on the edge of sleep, no pills or tranquilizers. When the alarm rang—or to be precise, right before it rang, at the tick that preceded the alarm goingoff—I got out of bed feeling well rested, and shaved with a brand new Gilletterazor. Instead of a shower (for I was staying at the dacha) I covered myself insnow. The sun had not yet risen. The children were sleeping.As I was pouring myself a cup of coffee the color of petrol and tossing a

Faulknerian ham omelet onto my plate, the woman filling in for the head ofthe political affairs desk at the paper called me:“Valery, are you going to the March of the Dissidents today?”“But of course! What kind of demonstration would it be without me?”“And are you going to the March of the Dissidents tomorrow in St.

Petersburg.”“No doubt about it!”“And are you going to end up in the hands of the police again?”“Ah, this I cannot guarantee. Is it absolutely necessary?”

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Stefano Benni (cont.)Timeskipper“Benni again unveils his Italian brand of magicalrealism.”—Library Journal400 pp • $16.95 • 978-1-933372-44-0

Romano BilenchiThe Chill“Accomplishes what books three times its length seek to do.”—Boston Pheonix120 pp • $15.00 • 978-1-933372-90-7

Kazimierz BrandysRondo“[Brandy’s has] quickened the conscience andenriched the writing of the twentieth century.”—Time400 pp • $15.00 • 978-1-60945-004-5

Alina BronskyBroken Glass Park“Bronsky writes with a gritty authenticity and unputdownable propulsion.”—Vogue336 pp • $15.00 • 978-1-933372-96-9

Massimo CarlottoThe Goodbye Kiss

“A masterpiece of Italian noir.”—Globe and Mail160 pp • $14.95 • 978-1-933372-05-1

Death’s Dark Abyss“A remarkable study of corruption and

redemption.”—Kirkus (starred review)160 pp • $14.95 • 978-1-933372-18-1

The Fugitive“[Carlotto is] the reigning king of

Mediterranean noir.”—The Boston Phoenix176 pp • $14.95 • 978-1-933372-25-9

Bandit Love“A gripping novel to be read on

different levels.” —Il Manifesto208 pp • $15.00 • 978-1-933372-80-8

(with Marco Videtta)Poisonville

“The business world as described by Carlotto andVidetta in Poisonville is frightening as hell.”—La Repubblica224 pp • $15.00 • 978-1-933372-91-4

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Carmine Abate Between Two Seas“A moving portrayal of generational continuity.”—Kirkus Reviews224 pp • $14.95 • 978-1-933372-40-2

The Homecoming Party“A sincere novel that examines the bond betweenindividual human feelings and age-old local traditions.”—Famiglia Cristiana192 pp • $15.00 • 978-1-933372-83-9

Milena AgusFrom the Land of the Moon“A jewel of a novel, it shines like a precious, exquisitegemstone.”—Libération144 pp • $15.00 • 978-1-60945-0001-4

Salwa Al NeimiThe Proof of the Honey“Al Neimi announces the end of a taboo in the Arabworld: that of sex!”—Reuters144 pp • $15.00 • 978-1-933372-68-6

Alberto Angela HISTORYA Day in the Life of Ancient Rome“Fascinating and accessible.”—Il Giornale392 pp • $16.00 • 978-1-933372-71-6

Jenn AshworthA Kind of Intimacy“Evokes a damaged mind with the empathy and confidence of Ruth Rendell.”—The Times416 pp • $15.00 • 978-1-933372-86-0

Muriel BarberyThe Elegance of the Hedgehog“Gently satirical, exceptionally winning and inevitablybittersweet.”—The Washington Post336 pp • $15.00 • 978-1-933372-60-0

Gourmet Rhapsody“In the pages of this book, Barbery shows off her finestgift: lightness.”—La Repubblica176 pp • $15.00 • 978-1-933372-95-2

Stefano BenniMargherita Dolce Vita“A modern fable…hilarious social commentary.”—People240 pp • $14.95 • 978-1-933372-20-4

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Elena FerranteThe Days of Abandonment “The raging, torrential voice of [this] author is something rare.”—The New York Times192 pp • $14.95 • 978-1-933372-00-6

Troubling Love“Ferrante’s polished language belies the rawness of herimagery.”—The New Yorker144 pp • $14.95 • 978-1-933372-16-7

The Lost Daughter“So refined, almost translucent.”—The Boston Globe144 pp • $14.95 • 978-1-933372-42-6

Linda FerriCecilia“A passionate and meticulous account of a youngwoman’s search for her spiritual identity.”—La Repubblica288 pp • $15.00 • 978-1-933372-87-7

Jane GardamOld Filth“Old Filth belongs in the Dickensian pantheon of memorable characters.”—The New York Times Book Review304 pp • $14.95 • 978-1-933372-13-6

The Queen of the Tambourine“A truly superb and moving novel.”—The Boston Globe272 pp • $14.95 • 978-1-933372-36-5

The People on Privilege Hill“Engrossing stories of hilarity and heartbreak.”—Seattle Times208 pp • $15.95 • 978-1-933372-56-3

The Man in the Wooden Hat“Here is a writer who delivers the world we live in…with memorable and moving skill.”—The Boston Globe240 pp • $15.00 • 978-1-933372-89-1

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Francisco ColoaneTierra del Fuego“Coloane is the Jack London of our times.”—Alvaro Mutis192 pp • $14.95 • 978-1-933372-63-1

Rebecca ConnellThe Art of Losing“This confident debut is both a thriller and anemotional portrait of the long-term repercussions of infidelity.”—Financial Times240 pp • $15.00 • 978-1-933372-78-5

Laurence CosséA Novel Bookstore“A deeply satisfying manifesto of book love.”—Huffington Post424 pp • $15.00 • 978-1-933372-82-2

Giancarlo De CataldoThe Father and the Foreigner

“A slim but touching noir novel from one of Italy’sbest writers in the genre.”—Quaderni Noir144 pp • $15.00 • 978-1-933372-72-3

Shashi DeshpandeThe Dark Holds No Terrors“[Deshpande is] an extremely talented storyteller.”—Hindustan Times272 pp • $15.00 • 978-1-933372-67-9

Helmut Dubiel MEMOIR/MEDICINEDeep In the Brain: Living with Parkinson’s Disease“A book that begs reflection.”—Die Zeit144 pp • $15.00 • 978-1-933372-70-9

Steve EricksonZeroville“A funny, disturbing, daring and demanding novel—Erickson’s best.”—The New York Times Book Review352 pp • $14.95 • 978-1-933372-39-6

Caryl FéreyZulu

“Powerful and unflinching in its portrayal of evil bothmindless and calculating.”—Publishers Weekly416 pp • $15.00 • 978-1-933372-88-4

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James Hamilton-Paterson (cont.)Rancid Pansies“Campy comic saga about hack writer and self-styled‘culinary genius’ Gerald Samper.”—Seattle Times288 pp • $15.95 • 978-1-933372-62-4

Seven-Tenths: The Sea and Its Thresholds ESSAYS/NATURE“The kind of book that, were he alive now, Shelleymight have written.”—Charles Spawson416 pp • $16.00 • 978-1-933372-69-3

Alfred HayesThe Girl on the Via Flaminia“Immensely readable.”—The New York Times164 pp • $14.95 • 978-1-933372-24-2

Jean-Claude IzzoTotal Chaos

“Izzo’s Marseilles is ravishing.”—Globe and Mail256 pp • $14.95 • 978-1-933372-04-4

Chourmo“A bitter, sad and tender salute to a place

equally impossible to love or leave.”—Kirkus (starred review)256 pp • $14.95 • 978-1-933372-17-4

Solea“[Izzo is] a talented writer who draws from the

deep, dark well of noir.”—The Washington Post208 pp • $14.95 • 978-1-933372-30-3

The Lost Sailors“Izzo digs deep into what makes men weep.”—Time Out New York272 pp • $14.95 • 978-1-933372-35-8

A Sun for the Dying“Beautiful, like a black sun, tragic and desperate.”—Le Point224 pp • $15.00 • 978-1-933372-59-4

Gail JonesSorry“Jones’s gift for conjuring place and mood rarelyfalters.”—Times Literary Supplement240 pp • $15.95 • 978-1-933372-55-6


Jane Gardam (cont.)God on the Rocks“A meticulously observed modern classic.”—The Independent224 pp • $15.00 • 978-1-933372-76-1

Alicia Giménez-BartlettDog Day

“Delicado and Garzón prove to be one of the moreengaging sleuth teams to debut in a long time.”—The Washington Post320 pp • $14.95 • 978-1-933372-14-3

Prime Time Suspect“A gripping police procedural.”

—The Washington Post320 pp • $14.95 • 978-1-933372-31-0

Death Rites“Petra is developing into a good cop, and her

earnest efforts to assert her authority…are worth cheering.”—The New York Times304 pp • $16.95 • 978-1-933372-54-9

Katharina HackerThe Have-Nots“Hacker’s prose soars.”—Publishers Weekly352 pp • $14.95 • 978-1-933372-41-9

Patrick HamiltonHangover Square

“Patrick Hamilton’s novels are dark tunnels of misery,loneliness, deceit, and sexual obsession.”—New York Review of Books336 pp • $14.95 • 978-1-933372-06-8

James Hamilton-PatersonCooking with Fernet Branca“Irresistible!”—The Washington Post288 pp • $14.95 • 978-1-933372-01-3

Amazing Disgrace“It’s loads of fun, light and dazzling as a peacockfeather.”—New York Magazine352 pp • $14.95 • 978-1-933372-19-8

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Lia Levi The Jewish Husband“Levi’s crystalline prose gradually generates anemotional groundswell of unexpected intensity.”—Publishers Weekly224 pp • $15.00 • 978-1-933372-93-8

Carlo LucarelliCarte Blanche

“Lucarelli proves that the dark and sinister are betterevoked when one opts for unadulterated grit and grime.”—The San Diego Union-Tribune128 pp • $14.95 • 978-1-933372-15-0

The Damned Season“De Luca…is a man both pursuing and

pursued. And that makes him one of the more interesting figuresin crime fiction.”—The Philadelphia Inquirer128 pp • $14.95 • 978-1-933372-27-3

Via delle Oche“Delivers a resolution true to the series’ moral

relativism.”—Publishers Weekly 160 pp • $14.95 • 978-1-933372-53-2

Valerio Massimo ManfrediThe Ides of March“A historical novel that speaks forcefully to the present day.”—Il Messaggero288 pp • $16.00 • 978-1-933372-99-0

Leïla MarouaneThe Sexual Life of an Islamist in Paris“A book that will cause considerable controversy.”—France Soir224 pp • $15.00 • 978-1-933372-85-3

Daniele Mastrogiacomo MEMOIR/CURRENT AFFAIRSDays of Fear: A Firsthand Account of Captivity Underthe New Taliban“Not only a gripping reportage, a journey toward theextreme limits of experience.”—La Repubblica176 pp • $15.00 • 978-1-933372-97-6


Matthew F. JonesBoot Tracks

“A gritty action tale.”—The Philadelphia Inquirer208 pp • $14.95 • 978-1-933372-11-2

Ioanna KarystianiThe Jasmine Isle“A modern Greek tragedy about love foredoomed and family life.”—Kirkus288 pp • $14.95 • 978-1-933372-10-5

Swell“Karystiani movingly pays homage to the sea and thosewho live from it.”—La Repubblica256 pp • $15.00 • 978-1-933372-98-3

Gene KerriganThe Midnight Choir

“The lethal precision of his closing punches leave quitea lasting mark.”—Entertainment Weekly368 pp • $14.95 • 978-1-933372-26-6

Little Criminals“A great story…relentless and brilliant.”

—Roddy Doyle352 pp • $16.95 • 978-1-933372-43-3

Peter KocanFresh Fields“A stark, harrowing, yet deeply courageous work of immense power and magnitude.”—Quadrant304 pp • $14.95 • 978-1-933372-29-7

The Treatment and the Cure“Kocan tells this story with grace and humor.”—Publishers Weekly256 pp • $15.95 • 978-1-933372-45-7

Helmut KrausserEros“Helmut Krausser has succeeded in writing a greatGerman epochal novel.”—Focus352 pp • $16.95 • 978-1-933372-58-7

Amara LakhousClash of Civilizations Over an Elevator in Piazza Vittorio“Do we have an Italian Camus on our hands? Just possibly.”—The Philadelphia Inquirer144 pp • $14.95 • 978-1-933372-61-7

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Edna MazyaLove Burns

“Combines the suspense of a murder mystery with the absurdity of a Woody Allen movie.”—Kirkus224 pp • $14.95 • 978-1-933372-08-2

Sélim NassibI Loved You for Your Voice“Nassib spins a rhapsodic narrative out of the indissoluble connection between two creativesouls.”—Kirkus272 pp • $14.95 • 978-1-933372-07-5

The Palestinian Lover“A delicate, passionate novel in which history and life are inextricably entwined.”—RAI Books192 pp • $14.95 • 978-1-933372-23-5

Amélie NothombTokyo Fiancée“Intimate and honest…depicts perfectly a nontraditional romance.”—Publishers Weekly160 pp • $15.00 • 978-1-933372-64-8

Hygiene and the Assassin“The virtuoso dialogue, the art of the unexpected, and the brilliant repartees distinguish this dazzlingnovel.”—L’express160 pp • $15.00 • 978-1-933372-77-8

Valeria ParrellaFor Grace Received“A voice that is new, original, and decidedlyunique.”—Rolling Stone (Italy)144 pp • $15.00 • 978-1-933372-94-5

Alessandro PipernoThe Worst Intentions“A coruscating mixture of satire, family epic,Proustian meditation, and erotomaniacal farce.”—The New Yorker320 pp • $14.95 • 978-1-933372-33-4

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Lorcan RocheThe Companion“A hilarious and heartbreaking tale.”—Publishers Weekly352 pp • $15.00 • 978-1-933372-84-6

Boualem SansalThe German Mujahid“Mesmerizes form the very first sentence and commands you not to evade or recoil.”—Words Without Borders240 pp • $15.00 • 978-1-933372-92-1

Yishai SaridLimassol

“In Limassol, Sarid performs open-heart surgery on Israeli society, without using anesthetic.”—Achbar Ha’Ir160 pp • $15.00 • 978-1-60945-000-7

Eric-Emmanuel SchmittThe Most Beautiful Book in the World“Eight novellas, parables on the idea of a future, filled with redeeming optimism.”—Lire Magazine192 pp • $15.00 • 978-1-933372-74-7

The Woman with the Bouquet“Five superb tales to rival those in the best Anglo-Saxon story-telling tradition.” —L’Express224 pp • $15.00 • 978-1-933372-81-5

James Scudamore Heliopolis“A kinetic novel, spiced with stunning imagery.”—Financial Times304 pp • $15.00 • 978-1-933372-73-0

Luis SepúlvedaThe Shadow of What We Were“An adventure with plenty of humor and tenderness.”—La Repubblica169 pp • $15.00 • 978-1-60945-002-1


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Domenico StarnoneFirst Execution“This novel, by Italian master Starnone, is one of the best short books you’ll find this year.”—Globe and Mail176 pp • $15.00 • 978-1-933372-66-2

Joel StoneThe Jerusalem File

“Joel Stone is a major new talent.”—Cleveland Plain Dealer160 pp • $15.00 • 978-1-933372-65-5

Benjamin TammuzMinotaur

“A novel about the expectations and compromisesthat humans create for themselves.”—The New York Times 192 pp • $14.95 • 978-1-933372-02-0

Chad TaylorDeparture Lounge

“There’s so much pleasure and bafflement to bederived from this thriller.”—The Chicago Tribune176 pp • $14.95 • 978-1-933372-09-9

Roma TearneMosquito“Vividly rendered…Wholly satisfying.”—Kirkus304 pp • $16.95 • 978-1-933372-57-0

Bone China“Tearne deftly reveals the corrosive effects of civilstrife on private lives and the redemptiveness ofart.”—The Guardian400 pp • $16.00 • 978-1-933372-75-4

Fay WeldonChalcot Crescent“Knowingly light-hearted and tongue-in-cheek . . .”—The Independent240 pp • $15.00 • 978-1-933372-79-2


Anne WiazemskyMy Berlin Child“In stark prose, Wiazemsky tells a story so extraordinary that it is wholly believable.”—La Croix208 pp • $15.00 • 978-1-60945-003-8

Christa Wolf MEMOIROne Day a Year: 1960-2000“Remarkable!”—The New Yorker640 pp • $16.95 • 978-1-933372-22-8

Edwin M. Yoder Jr.Lions at Lamb House“Yoder writes with such wonderful manners, learning,and detachment.”—William F. Buckley, Jr.256 pp • $14.95 • 978-1-933372-34-1

Michele ZackheimBroken Colors“A beautiful novel.”—Library Journal320 pp • $14.95 • 978-1-933372-37-2

Children’s Illustrated Fiction

AltanHere Comes Timpa48 pp • $14.95 • 978-1-933372-28-0

Timpa Goes to the Sea48 pp • $14.95 • 978-1-933372-32-7

Fairy Tale Timpa48 pp • $14.95 • 978-1-933372-38-9

Wolf ErlbruchThe Big Question48 pp • $14.95 • 978-1-933372-03-7

The Miracle of the Bears32 pp • $14.95 • 978-1-933372-21-1

(with Gioconda Belli)The Butterfly Workshop48 pp • $14.95 • 978-1-933372-12-9

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