Set in a Greek village in 1942, and purportedly written from his imagination by a Danish man before he was picked up by the Gestapo and not seen again, here is Ariel Dorfman’s haunting and universal parable of individual courage in the face of political oppression. Widows forms a testament to the disappeared—those living under totalitarian regimes the world over, who are taken away for "questioning" and never return.One by one, the bodies of men wash up on the shore of the river, wh...

Uncover a chilling true crime journey into small-town murders that forever fracture peaceful communities. Perfect for a gripping daily commute, this dark exploration of the Mississippi River's hidden history pulls you into haunting investigations. From sleepy river towns to fading industrial cities, witness how brutal secrets infect the rural Midwest.Spanning a century of American policing, these meticulously reported cases evolve from rumor-fueled diner gossip to cutting-edge DNA ...

Uncover a chilling true crime journey into small-town murders that forever fracture peaceful communities. Perfect for a gripping daily commute, this dark exploration of the Mississippi River's hidden history pulls you into haunting investigations. From sleepy river towns to fading industrial cities, witness how brutal secrets infect the rural Midwest.Spanning a century of American policing, these meticulously reported cases evolve from rumor-fueled diner gossip to cutting-edge DNA ...

Uncover a chilling true crime journey into small-town murders that forever fracture peaceful communities. Perfect for a gripping daily commute, this dark exploration of the Mississippi River's hidden history pulls you into haunting investigations. From sleepy river towns to fading industrial cities, witness how brutal secrets infect the rural Midwest.Spanning a century of American policing, these meticulously reported cases evolve from rumor-fueled diner gossip to cutting-edge DNA ...

The complete sonnets of one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century—in English and SpanishThis landmark collection brings together for the first time in any language all of the sonnets of one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century. More intimate and personally revealing than his fiction, and more classical in form than the inventive metafictions that are his hallmark, the sonnets reflect Borges in full maturity, paying homage to many of his liter...

More than a hundred years after his birth, Pablo Neruda’s poetry is as vital and beloved as ever.This collection presents fifty of the most essential poems by one of history’s greatest poets in dynamic new translations, the result of an unprecedented collaboration among a team of poets, translators, and the world’s leading Neruda scholars.A definitive selection that draws from the entire breadth of Neruda’s various styles, themes, and periods, The Essential Neruda ...

“Personable characters and superb storytelling make this an excellent choice. . . . Essential for Pern fans of all ages.”—Library Journal (starred review)The son of a miner, Kindan has no expectations for any other life. He loves his lessons with the camp’s harper, but music isn’t part of a miner’s future. He also enjoys helping out with the camp’s watch-wher— a creature distantly related to dragons and uniquely suited to work in dark, cold spaces—but even...

George and Catherine Stewart share not only the burden of Catherine's heart disease, which could cause her death at any time, but the memory of Jerome Martell, her first husband and George's closest friend. Martel, a brilliant doctor passionately concerned with social justice, is presumed to have died in a Nazi prison camp. His sudden return to Montreal precipitates the central crisis of the novel. Hugh MacLennan takes the reader into the lives of his three characters and back into the wor...

2012 Christy Award finalist, Historical category.Camilla Fox is alive. The last thing she remembers is being lost in the snow after leaving her home to escape the Mormon faith she no longer calls her own. She’s been taken in by the 5th Infantry Regiment of the US Army and given over to the personal care of Captain Charles Brandon. As she regains her strength, memories of her two children she had to leave behind come flooding back, threatening to break her heart. Cam...

New in the Harper Perennial Modern Chinese Classics series, Border Town is a classic Chinese novel—banned by Mao's regime—that captures the ideals of rural China through the moving story of a young woman and her grandfather. Originally published in 1934 by author Shen Congwen, this beautifully written novel tells the story of Cuicui, a young country girl who is coming of age in rural China in the tumultuous time before the communist revolution.

“Heartbreakingly inspirational.” (AsianWeek)Ma Yan's heart-wrenching, honest diary chronicles her struggle to escape hardship through her persistent, sometimes desperate, attempts to continue her schooling.In a drought-stricken corner of rural China, an education can be the difference between a life of crushing poverty and the chance for a better future. But for Ma Yan, money is scarce, and the low wages paid for backbreaking work aren't always enough to pay school fees, or...

Based on actual events, The Guest is a profound portrait of a divided people haunted by a painful past, and a generation's search for reconciliation.During the Korean War, Hwanghae Province in North Korea was the setting of a gruesome fifty-two day massacre. In an act of collective amnesia the atrocities were attributed to American military, but in truth they resulted from malicious battling between Christian and Communist Koreans. Forty years later, Ryu Yosop, a minister living in ...