A precious, priceless book-from the foreword by Alice Walker “An entire society is limned in the pages of this book…. The power ofDaughter of Earth lies in the erotic heat which informs every page of the book, erotic in the original Greek sense of life force.”-Vivian Gornick,The Village Voice Suggested for course use in: U.S. […]
Anne Enright is a dazzling writer of international stature and one of Ireland??s most singular voices. Now she delivers The Gathering, a moving, evocative portrait of a large Irish family and a shot of fresh blood into the Irish literary tradition, combining the lyricism of the old with the shock of the new. The nine […]
This edition of The Yellow Wallpaper includes a generous selection of cultural and historical documents that illuminate how Gilmans classic feminist tale can be read as a springboard for her subsequent career as a cultural critic. The documents accompanying this edition have been selected to help readers situate The Yellow Wallpaper in relation to Gilmans […]
In this controversial study Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) applies the theories and evidence of his psychoanalytic investigations to the study of aboriginal peoples and, by extension, to the earliest cultural stages of the human species before the rise of large-scale civilizations. Freud points out the striking parallels between the cultural practices of native tribal groups and […]
Where Shall We Go This Summer is an intense story of a sensitive young wife torn between the desire to abandon the boredom and hypocrisy of her middle class and ostensibly comfortable existance, and the realisation that the bonds that tie her to it cannot easily be broken.
Lucy Jarrett is at a crossroads in her life, still haunted by her fathers unresolved death a decade earlier. She returns to her hometown in Upstate New York, The Lake of Dreams, and, late one night, she cracks the lock of a window seat and discovers a collection of objects. They appear to be idle […]
Steve Dark is in retirement. Two years ago, as a member of elite crime squad Special Circs, he came close to putting an end to a psychopaths killing spree. But not close enough. In revenge, the killer destroyed Darks family. Dark quit, vowing that hed never go back. Hed seen enough carnage and death. But […]
A Life in Words, the first complete translation of Ismat Chughtais celebrated memoir Kaghazi hai Pairahan, provides a delightful account of several crucial years of her life. Along side vivid descriptions of her childhood years are the conflicted experiences of growing up in a large Muslim family during the early decades of the twentieth century. […]
Superb photography, descriptive text, and 27 charming color drawings present ideas and how-tos for creating wreaths, cones, swags, roping, and other holiday decorations for mantels, stairways, windows, and tables. The Best American Short Stories 1981 by Hortense Calisher (Editor), Shannon Ravenel Short Stories by Ann Beattie, John Updike, Cynthia Ozick, Louis D. Rubin, Mavis Gallant, […]