Antonia Lloyd-Jones

The Nobel Prize winner at her earthiest and most ethereal, in a fictional journey through three generations in the life of a mythical Polish village For the denizens of Primeval, the world beyond its fields and forests is but a dream. The outcast... Lire la suite

For the denizens of mythical Primeval, its fields and forests bounded by two rivers, the world beyond is nothing more than a dream. Yet their stories – or Times – are a microcosm of the tumultuous recent history of the world. The fortunes of the... Lire la suite

**“Bewitching … Tokarczuk is an excellent storyteller.” —The New York Times A novel about the rich stories of small places, from the Nobel Prize–winning, New York Times bestselling author of The Books of Jacob and Drive Your Plow over the Bones of... Lire la suite

Voracious follows a year in the life of a young woman caring for her dying grandmother in the company of her grandfather, her friend, and animals. The novel is set in a small village which echoes with noises from the nearby abattoir and which is... Lire la suite

Podolia, 1911: one day, a stranger arrives at the shtetl. He walks with a limp, appears to be deaf and has the look of a vagrant. The tight-knit community is on the point of chasing him out, but the local tzaddik sees the spark of holiness in his... Lire la suite

Experience a sci-fi master at his finest in this collection of 12 science fiction short stories from 1956 to 1993—many now presented in English for the very first time! “A brilliant introduction to Lem’s science fiction.” —Wall Street Journal... Lire la suite

A Holocaust story as fascinating and compelling as it is terrifying and puzzling—a book about aging and war crimes, pain and pride. In the middle of summer, omnipresent heat radiates as a group of elderly people are remembering their youth. The... Lire la suite

A lyrical and moving Polish family saga set against the turbulent backdrop of twentieth-century Europe Lala has lived a dazzling life. Born in Poland just after the First World War and brought up to be a perfect example of her class and generation –... Lire la suite

Journalist Wojciech Tochman addresses the abandoned and lonely in post-Khmer Rouge Cambodia, where the memory of terror persists.