Literature: history & criticism books

Marcel Proust's In Search of Lost Time is one of the great monuments of modern literature-admired, imitated, and...  Read More >>

Marcel Proust's In Search of Lost Time is one of the great monuments of modern literature-admired, imitated, and...  Read More >>

Twin brothers Sudhir and Sunil Kapoor's latest book, Kite in a Hurricane, features seven thrilling stories exploring...  Read More >>

A young mother, her infant son and a Catholic priest are all murdered by a delusional young man.  Read More >>

A groundbreaking reassessment of W. H. Auden's early life and poetry, shedding new light on his artistic development...  Read More >>

The first collection to systematically combine the vibrant fields of memory and affect in early modern studies,...  Read More >>

Two South Asian elders meet each other in a Type 2 diabetes workshop but find themselves navigating the sparks of...  Read More >>

The Human Voice by Darren Murphy is a radical reimagining of Jean Cocteau’s classic play La Voix Humaine.  Read More >>

The comprehensive collection of letters spanning the adult life of one of the world’s greatest storytellers, now...  Read More >>

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Explores the relationship between literature and film, what is involved in adaptation, and how best to judge films...  Read More >>

Reviews originally published by the Jerusalem Post of exactly 100 books. Mostly on and about Middle East topics...  Read More >>

northern viewpoint is most often the default, while the south—the far southern latitudes occupied by Australia,...  Read More >>

This scholarly monograph explores the published eyewitness testimonies, poetry and literature surrounding the 1986...  Read More >>

Following his captivating and popular A Hundred Lovers, Hofmann's new collection is a queer coming-of-age, tinged...  Read More >>

This book examines discriminations against horses in the literature and culture of the long eighteenth century alongside...  Read More >>

A historical sociopolitical analysis of working-class women's writing.  Read More >>

Can revolution unfold in chapters? Seriality has long shaped how we read, think, and act; Peter Hitchcock explores...  Read More >>

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A tale of mercenaries and myths, set amid the political turmoil of Bengal. In the largely undocumented sphere...  Read More >>

A lecturer's descent into psychological chaos unfolds against the turbulent backdrop of 1990s Budapest. In Other...  Read More >>

A collection of short stories that intertwine the lives of six women, revealing the profound realities beneath their...  Read More >>

A Hauntological Investigation of the Works of Thomas Meyer: Sun Nailed to Water is a bibliographical study that...  Read More >>