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A cat may look at a king, says an old proverb.

One of the great German writers of the 20th century draws from his own life to present a "brave, fearless, and honest" tale of one man's dark descent into depression and alcoholism (

This classic novel is the story of what happens when an idealistic, fiercely honest young man tries to reconcile Roman Catholic dogma with the realities of America of the 1940s.

Like Francis Prescott in The Rector of Justin, Guy Prime enjoyed the distinction of having become a legend in his lifetime. But in Guy's case, the legend is one of betrayal and infamy.

"A novel of raw human longing... His stripped-down prose focuses on the deeply personal with precision and insight...

Swashbuckling historical fiction from the author of I, Claudius. “A cleverly balanced mixture of spice, fact, humor and adventure on and off the high seas” (Kirkus Reviews).

This third installment in the Chronicles of Arundel is set during the War of 1812.

In a stunning work of feminist historical fiction for readers who loved Dawn Tripp's Georgia and Whitney Scharer's The Age of Light, Jude Berman brings painter Angelica Kauffman to life.

America and the catastrophic world of twentieth-century war, mass murder, and horror are the backdrop of this story of Annie Gianfala, a young woman who finds herself cast adrift in Hollywood with

Touted as one of Korea's most important works of fiction, Three Generations (published in 1931 as a serial in Chosun Ilbo) charts the tensions in the Jo family in 1930s Japanese occupied Seoul

Half the folks in America love reading the gunslinging tales of Granite Westwind. But nobody knows the real story behind the legend: Granite Westwind is a woman.

The offices, penthouses, and suburban chateaux of New York are the setting for Louis Auchincloss's The Dark Lady.

Telling of the fascinating true story in history of the Tobacco Wars, in Kentucky, through the eyes of the actual participants.

A family epic blending mystery and romance, set in the luxurious trappings of today's London and the turbulent economies of Eastern Europe.

An odyssey through the mind and memory of a washed-up writer, from one of Europe’s most provocative novelists, Nobel Prize winner Peter Handke.