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In The Discovery of Slowness, German novelist Sten Nadolny recounts the life of the nineteenth-century British explorer Sir John Franklin (1786-1847).

In The Headmaster's Dilemma, Louis Auchincloss revisits the prep school world of his most famous novel.

When the timid yet curious Elsie Maitland stumbles upon a small seaside town, she takes a room in the lone hotel on top of the cliffs—but something's amiss.

The Navigator of New York is set against the background of the tumultuous rivalry between Lieutenant Peary and Dr. Cook to get to the North Pole at the beginning of the 20th century.

In an age of minimalists, Eileen Pollack is a writer of rare generosity. The women and men in The Rabbi in the Attic are complex, vivid people to whom something happens.

A classic work of magical realism, this bestselling novel by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni tells the story of Tilo, a young woman from another time who has a gift for the mystical art of spices.

Faber Stories, a landmark series of individual volumes, presents masters of the short story form at work in a range of genres and styles.

Life isn't easy when you have a brother who's always considered better than you. Hyunsuk's situation is even worse since he shares the same face as his so-called perfect twin.

Lark Summerville’s life has few surprises—and that’s just how she likes it.

An apprentice assassin and an inquisitive linguist trade interwoven tales in order to enact revenge. Ukrainian author R. B.

Joyce Matthews raised her beloved younger brother, Gene, after the death of both their parents.

Lassé du silence de l'écriture, le narrateur s'improvise parolier et submerge de textes une star dont il admire la voix.

An exquisite novel of North Africans in Paris by "one of the most original and necessary voices in world literature." Winner of the 2021 PEN Translation Prize. Paris, Summer 2010.

Longlisted for the Man Booker International Prize. "A savagely short novel of immeasurable ambition and violent beauty. This is the language of genius." —Juan Pablos Villalobos.

A story that traces the bonds between four generations of resourceful Southern women through stories passed from one generation to another.