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From the great and ancient cultures of Asia comes this fascinating collection of great prose, drama, poetry and scripture. Translated by scholars ... More

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The popularity of the Chinese storyteller goes back to the marketplace of the T'ang dynasty, but the familiar figure came into its own in the twelfth ... More

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A biting satire about the downfall of a businessman-polygamist who assumes the role of the colonialist in French-speaking Africa.

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This volume illustrates the variety of William Morris's prose, while focusing on one theme: the earthly paradise. The "Nowhere" of News from Nowhere ... More

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Masterpieces of some of the finest writers ever to make words come alive on paper, the stories in this volume have been selected to represent the ... More

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Since its original publication in 1966, this volume has attained classic status. Now its contents have been updated and its cultural framework ... More

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Internationally renowned Chinese literature scholar Cyril Birch was the first to assemble the finest translations of these seminal pieces in his now ... More

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Not only for students and doctors, this volume contains Williams's thirteen "doctor stories," several of his most famous poems on medical matters, ... More

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How short can a story be and still truly be a story? This volume of 75 very short fictions, none more than 750 words in length, demonstrates that ... More

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Short Shorts is a delightful anthology of miniature masterpieces. Here are thirty-eight brief, brilliant flashes of fiction, both classic and ... More

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One of the five Confucian classics, The Book of Songs (Shijing) is the oldest collection of poetry in world literature and the finest treasure of ... More

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This unique collection spans over 400 years (1488-1902) of haiku history by the greatest masters, in translations by top-flight scholars of the field ... More

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Joseph R. Allen's new edition of The Book of Songs restores Arthur Waley's definitive English translations to the original order and structure of the ... More

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Asian American women writers of all ages explore a complex range of identities through poetry, fiction, essays, and memoirs, most never before ... More

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The Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway will stand as the definitive collection by the man whose craft and vision remains an enduring ... More

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This is the first collection of Welty's stories, originally published in 1941. It includes such classics as "A Worn Path," "Petrified Man," "Why I ... More

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When I was young I, too, had many dreams. Most of them came to be forgotten, but I see nothing in this to regret. For although recalling the past may ... More

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Contains the entire contents of the first omnibus volume "The First Forty-nine" plus 14 stories published subsequently in books or magazines and ... More

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The eleven stories in The Decline of Our Neighborhood provide further proof that Robert Wexelblatt is a writer of uncommon intelligence and verve. ... More

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