A revelatory new translation of Gogol’s comedy by renowned playwright Richard Nelson and Richard Pevear & Larissa Volokhonsky – the foremost contemporary translators of classic Russian literature including the best-selling Oprah’s Book Club selection, Anna Karenina – marks the first of a series of translations of important Russian plays over the next ten years. ...
“A mischievous new translation by the poet Richard Wilbur, [The Bungler] is great good fun and should open the gate for the play to be presented with the regularity it deserves.”—Bruce Weber, The New York Times “My notion of translation is that you try to bring it back alive. Speak-ability is so important. . . . I came to see that a line that simply says ‘I love you,’ at the right poin ...
• Wilbur’s translations of Moliere considered to be the finest available • Countless productions throughout the world • Wilbur is considered to be one of America’s most esteemed poets • Previous winner of both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award for Poetry ...
– Mr. Wilbur has won the Pulitzer Prize and was a past Poet Laureate of the U.S. – Original cover designs by Chip Kidd. – Completes the publication of all of Wilbur's verse translations of Moliere in quality paper editions. ...
• Wilbur’s translations of Moliere considered to be the finest available • Countless productions throughout the world • Wilbur is considered to be one of America’s most esteemed poets • Previous winner of both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award for Poetry ...
First published in 1924, “The Box-Car Children” is the beloved children’s classic by American grade school teacher and author, Gertrude Chandler Warner. It is the story of four orphaned siblings, Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny, and their adventures living in an abandoned boxcar in the forest. The children are having fun while living in the boxcar at first, though several adults in the community are aware of their situation and are keeping an e ...
“Stephens gives the reader an unvarnished view of the subculture of lobster fishermen in small-town coastal Maine.”—James Acheson, author of The Lobster Gangs of Maine “Stephens has a wonderful clear eye for people, especially Maine people, and The Ghost Trap is populated with dozens from all walks of Maine life.”—Bill Roorbach, author of Temple Stream “A salty, tangy read. ...
"Complicated, cool and vulnerable at the same time…you can't help falling for Pagan Kennedy's characters."—Stephen Dubner, The New York Times Once a brilliant historian with a promising academic future, Win Duncan is at a crossroads in his career when he is mysteriously summoned by Litminov, a wild but brilliant chemist from his college days. Litminov has made millions since, and has bought a pharmaceutical company so ...
Praise for Berlin:"Mirolla . . . is a teller of tales that only the tautest of prose could relate with cohesion and beauty. This book will thrill the mind."—CrimeSpree"Intriguing, passionate, sad, hilarious. Mirolla is a master storyteller."—Toronto Sun"Mirolla's book excels."—Rain TaxiMussolini clones that won't stay dead. The power to re-create others—forever. Memory and identity are no longer uniq ...
