Fonseca: A Novel
The author received the 2008 National Award for Best Cultural Publishing Work, as part of a literary career filled with other awards for novels and collections of short stories; she was nominated for the...
Family
Indignity. A life reimagined
An excellent novel. An autobiographical novel, the Albanian writer and professor of Political Theory at the London School of Economics turns to the archives of the Albanian security services to reconstruct...
The Hole
South Korean author Hye-young Pyun once again stands out by winning the Shirley Jackson Award for Best Psychological Horror Novel. The story makes an impact from its very first lines: your body is your...
Marry Him and Be Submissive
The famous passage from St. Paul in the Letter to the Ephesians, which says, "Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord," is well-known, but the second part is often overlooked: "Husbands, love your...
The Story of the Family
The book is composed of texts that the author published in various media outlets. Its intention is to show the beauty and importance of the family. This is an institution as old as the human being. Over...
Go as a river
Debut novel by the American author Shelley Read, translated into more than thirty languages and possibly soon to be adapted for the big screen. The author holds a degree in Writing and Literary Studies from...
I Do (On Being Married) / I Don't (On Being Single)
The authors tell us many humorous and thought-provoking stories, raising important questions about marriage, family, and staying single. The book's physical design catches attention quickly: it is two books...
Wittgenstein: A Family in Letters
The Wittgenstein family was one of the most well-known and powerful in early 20th-century Austria. The industrialist Karl Wittgenstein and his wife Leopoldine Kalmus had nine children, four of whom reached...
Death and the Gardener
The Bulgarian writer relives the death of his father, a retiree devoted to horticulture; he reflects on the new situation, the unknown, and their reaction when the doctor announces the seriousness of the...
The Second Chance Convenience Store
New novel by the Korean author, a continuation of the successful The Amazing Mrs. Yeom's Shop, featuring new characters who are connected to some of the protagonists from the previous novel and share the...