“An unforgiving tale of political horror and womanhood by a writer that is fearless.”—Mariana Enriquez, author of Our Share of NightA propulsive work of feminist gothic that blends Indonesian folklore with Islamic mysticism and examines the tension between freedom and responsibility, violence and care, familial obligation and the limits of sisterhoodNight of the Thousand Hells is the story of three sisters: the caretaker, ...

Park Wan-suh is a best-selling and award-winning writer whose work has been widely translated and published throughout the world. Who Ate Up All the Shinga? is an extraordinary account of her experiences growing up during the Japanese occupation of Korea and the Korean War, a time of great oppression, deprivation, and social and political instability.Park Wan-suh was born in 1931 in a small village near Kaesong, a protected hamlet of no more than twenty families. Park was ...

This book presents essays exploring the ways in which popular culture reflects and engenders ongoing changes in Japan–Korea relations.Through a broad temporal coverage from the colonial period to the contemporary, the book’s chapters analyse the often contradictory roles that popular culture has played in either promoting or impeding nationalisms, regional conflict and reconciliations between Japan and Korea. Its contributors link several key areas of interest in East Asian Studies...

German title: Spinnerin der Dunkelheit und andere ErzählungenIndonesian title: Pemintal Kegelapan dan cerita lainnyaIntan Paramaditha’s stories are infused with gothic and horror themes. Depicted with a feminine sensibility, the majority of her protagonists are femme fatales or madwomen in the attic who do not fit the social order. Her stories contain twists that both delight and disturb.

"Destined to become a classic" (Iris Chang, author of The Rape of Nanking), this harrowing memoir of life inside North Korea was the first account to emerge from the notoriously secretive country -- and it remains one of the most terrifying.Amid escalating nuclear tensions, Kim Jong-un and North Korea's other leaders have kept a tight grasp on their one-party state, quashing any nascent opposition movements and sending all suspected dissidents to its bruta...

The companion to our Languages Fast and Easy ~ German ebook, this Phrasebook provides you with a collection of the most common phrases as well as specialist phrases for when you are at the hotel/ restaurant, travelling and out and about.

The easy way to learn the most common words and phrases. From greetings and good-byes to everyday small talk, each entry is presented in a realistic context. GERMAN CONVERSATION GUIDE FOR BEGINNERS is the definitive phrasebook to help you make the most of your time in Germany.Whether you want to book a hotel room, ask what time the train leaves or buy a drink from the bar, this new book has a vast dictionary and will help you communicate with the locals in no time.With this b...

Mo Yan, China’s most critically acclaimed author, has changed the face of his country’s contemporary literature with such daring and masterly novels as Red Sorghum, The Garlic Ballads, and The Republic of Wine. In this collection of eight astonishing stories—the title story of which has been adapted to film by the award-winning director of Red Sorghum Zhang Yimou—Mo Yan shows why he is also China’s leading writer of short fiction.His passion for writing shaped by his own experience...

This e-book by Kathy Steinemann is a suspenseful and thought-provoking collection of short stories and poetry — dual-language pieces that will leave you wanting more. English students trying to learn German — or German students attempting to learn English — will benefit while reading intriguing plots that expand one's horizons and pose ancient questions about morals and ethics, sometimes with a dash of humor.The publisher has taken great care in the e-book's layout, with careful in...

Learn German fast: schnell und einfach Deutsch lernen.As you may already know, German is not an easy-to-learn language. The best way to try to master German is to learn by heart its most popular idiomatic expressions.In this book, you will find the corresponding English version above every German Redewendung. This will help you catch its full meaning in no time.Learn 250 Ge...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A “riveting” (The Wall Street Journal) and “wonderfully entertaining” (The Boston Globe) account of Frank Lloyd Wright’s life, told through the experiences of the four women who loved him.“Boyle handles the big themes—Wright the genius battling an uncomprehending, philistine world and Wright the man loving and loathing his women—with extraordinary brio.”—San Francisco Chronicle...

One of the Nobel Prize Winners in LiteratureIdeal for fans of Chinese Playground, We Are Party People, Death of Me, Skate with Me, A Farmer’s Life for Me, and similar worksWritten by today’s most revered, controversial, and feared Chinese novelistMo Yan’s Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out is a remarkable story. The absurd, real, comical, and tragic are combined into a fantastic read. The hero—or antihero—is Ximen Nao, a landowner k...