As yet another violent summer comes to a close and the burnt amber leaves of the Chinar are shed, she gathers the scattered leaves of her journal, packs up her bag and leaves her nestLeaves from Kashmir traces the trajectory of a young womans journey from her native land- Kashmir to Delhi, in a story where prose and poetry intermingle in a lyrical, sensual dance. A moving allegorical account of the struggles she faces as she grapples with the diverse shades of life, death, home, exile, lov...

The House of Incest, Anais Nin's famous prose poem, was first published in Paris in 1936 and immediately drew attention from the era's prominent writers, including Henry Miller and Lawrence Durrell. While written in English, it is considered a landmark work in the French surrealist tradition and one of the most unique books in 20th century literature.

An opium addict spirals into madness after losing a mysterious lover in this "extraordinary work" of modern Persian literature ( The Times Literary Supplement, UK).Sadegh Hedayat was Iran's most renowned modern fiction writer, and his spine-tingling novel The Blind Owl is considered his seminal work. A classic of modern Iranian literature, this edition is presented to contemporary audiences with a new introduction by Porochista Khakpour, one of th...

The high priest of Shame in Kherishdar is shattering----and the only thing between him and his ruin is the gentle Calligrapher, Farren Nai'Sheviet-osulkedi. When they are dispatched by the god of Civilization to Qenain, the House of Flowers, they find it in disorder, having fallen prey to a mysterious influence... an alien influence... a human one. Can one man heal Shame in time to save him and Qenain both? Or will they both fail? And what will happen in--and to--the House of Flowe...

'Just Imagine' brings together two Rhyme Whisperer Books, 'As The Moon And The Sun' and 'In The Madness Of Meeting' in an anthology of poetry on love, faith and dreaming that will provoke minds and brighten hearts of readers of all ages.

Exciting music, delicious ironies, radiant self-awareness. With imagination, wit and scrupulous candour, Chris Hutchinson’s poems negotiate and renegotiate the shifting no-man’s-land between self and others, introspection and public life. Here are poems carrying unflinching perceptions on their own innovative, edgy music, refusing inflations of rhetoric and complacent notions of the inner life, bringing skeptical intelligence and radical imagination-those supposedly incompatible room-mates...

Paranoia is a profound exploration of the human psyche, delving into themes of existential dread, societal alienation, and the struggle for self-identity. Through a blend of philosophical musings, dark introspection, and sharp social critique, Plamen Chetelyazov crafts a narrative that is as haunting as it is thought-provoking.Set against the backdrop of everyday life, the protagonist's journey is a constant battle with internal and external realities—realities that are fragmented,...

Evoking hidden worlds, summoning visions and making magic happen, Conjure: A Book Of Spells is filled with vivid images and tantalizing narrative fragments that stir the heart, mind and eye. Echoing the tone and structure of Medieval and Renaissance grimoires, Dubé's unique collection joins surrealist automatism with rigorous formal discipline and offers readers a profound and complex work.

' Segaki is the story of two men, a woman, a dog, and a handful of snails. It is a very simple story. But like most simple stories, it is also a parable... It is the third volume of three novels concerned with various aspects of the religious experience... Segaki deals with [the] getting of wisdom, or insight, and deals with it, moreover, entirely in terms of Zen... Zen cannot be explained. It can only be embodied, and in that form, shown to people who will not see it unless they ...

First published in the "striking" collection, The Art of Disappearance , a novella about government bureaucrat in India who has a change of perspective ( New York Times ).Disappointed by his professional and social position, an entitled and officious junior civil servant imagines that his life will change when a mysterious old man promises to lead him to a museum filled with pric...

"Offbeat fantasy […] reminiscent of a Roald Dahl classic." – Kirkus Reviews"What use is power without love?" is a recurring question in "Topaz: The Truth Portal The Color Mayhem", a lyrical quest-based novel by Rachel Tremblay. This whimsical fantasy is rich on allegory, and possesses a certain meditative quality. This book will appeal to the fans of Willow, Dark Crystal and Studio Ghibli. – Katya DeBecerra, author of What The Woods Keep a...

Gordon D Wilkinson, born July 1948 in Oxford, United Kingdom:reading is one of the pastimes that serving in the british army in brunei, was one of the few things to do at night. poetry first surprised then engulfed my spare time, after being given a very tatty old book of rhyme. once the appetite was whetted there has never been anywhere in the world, that I have visited or worked, that at least one book of prose has had a home in my suitcase.writing poetry my-self did not ...