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LiteratureBOOKS DUE: JANUARY, FEBRUARY, MARCH, APRIL 2015 • VOLUME 25, NUMBER 1
THERE IS SIMPLY TOO MUCH TO THINK ABOUTCollected NonfictionSAUL BELLOWEdited by Benjamin TaylorThis literary time capsule displays the full extent of the late author’s nonfiction, serving as a powerful reminder not only of his genius but also of his enduring place in the western canon.A Viking hardcoverApril • 608 pp. • 978-0-670-01669-3 • $35.00
NOVELS 1984–2000SAUL BELLOWEdited by James WoodIncluding the acclaimed valedictory Ravelstein, the final volume in the definitive edition of the Nobel laureate’s complete novels. A Library of America hardcoverJanuary • 900 pp. • 978-1-59853-352-1 • $40.00
COLLECTED PLAYS 1987–2004 ARTHUR MILLEREdited by Tony KushnerThe final volume of the definitive three-vol-ume Miller edition, gathering eleven late plays by the essential American dramatist.A Library of America hardcoverFebruary • 750 pp. • 978-1-59853-353-8 • $40.00
VISIONS OF CODY, VISIONS OF GERARD, BIG SURJACK KEROUACEdited by Todd TietchenThe third volume in The Library of America’s edition opens with Visions of Cody, the ground-breaking work in which Kerouac first treats the material later immortalized in On the Road.A Library of America hardcoverMarch • 850 pp. • 978-1-59853-374-3 • $35.00
THE TOP OF HIS GAMEThe Best Sportswriting of W. C. HeinzW. C. HEINZEdited by Bill Littlefield“Heinz had it all—a deep understanding of human nature, a wonderful sense of humor, and a writing style so clear and clean that he makes the difficult seem easy, just the way a great athlete does.”—David Maraniss, author of When Pride Still Mattered.A Library of America hardcoverMarch • 576 pp. • 978-1-59853-372-9 • $29.95
MAJOR WORKS ON RELIGION AND POLITICSREINHOLD NIEBUHREdited by Elisabeth SiftonThroughout the Depression, World War II, and the Cold War, Niebuhr was one of the most prominent public voices of his time, probing with singular style the question of how to act morally in a fallen world. A Library of America hardcoverApril • 850 pp. • 978-1-59853-375-0 • $40.00
LOVE AND FRIENDSHIPAnd Other Youthful WritingsJANE AUSTENIntroduction and Notes by Christine AlexanderCover by Coralie Bickford-SmithThis exquisite clothbound edition includes all of Austen’s juvenilia, including her “History of England” and the novella Lady Susan, in which the antiheroine schemes and cheats her way through high society.A Penguin Classics hardcoverJanuary • 416 pp. • 978-0-14-043334-0 • $24.00
TALES OF THE MARVELLOUS AND NEWS OF THE STRANGETranslated by Malcolm C. LyonsIntroduction by Robert IrwinDating from at least a millennium ago, these are the earliest-known Arabic short stories, which survived in a single, ragged manuscript in a library in Istanbul—presented here in a special clothbound edition.A Penguin Classics hardcoverJanuary • 496 pp. • 978-0-14-139503-6 • $30.00
A PRINCE OF SWINDLERSGUY BOOTHBYIntroduction by Gary HoppenstandFirst appearing in 1897, Boothby’s Simon Carne is a con man without equal, first steal-ing from London’s richest citizens and then making fools of them by posing as a detective investigating the thefts. A Penguin Classics paperbackJanuary • 192 pp. • 978-0-14-310722-4 • $15.00
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CONFESSIONS OF AN ITALIANIPPOLITO NIEVOTranslated by Frederika RandallIntroduction by Lucy RiallPeopled by a host of unforgettable characters, this epic historical novel intertwines the remarkable story of one man’s life and the his-tory of Italy’s unification.A Penguin Classics paperback originalJanuary • 928 pp. • 978-0-14-139166-3 • $25.00
THE SAD END OF POLICARPO QUARESMALIMA BARRETOTranslated by Mark CarlyonIntroduction by Lilia Moritz SchwarczPolicarpo Quaresma—fastidious civil servant, dedicated patriot, self-styled visionary—is a defender of all things Brazilian, full of schemes to improve his beloved homeland. Quixotic and hapless, Quaresma’s dreams will eventu-ally be his undoing.A Penguin Classics paperback originalJanuary • 272 pp. • 978-0-14-139570-8 • $17.00
LES MISÉRABLESVICTOR HUGOTranslated with Notes by Christine Donougher Introduction by Robert TombsCover by Jillian TamakiThe first new Penguin Classics translation in forty years of Hugo’s masterpiece—published in a stunning Graphic Deluxe edition.A Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition paperbackFebruary • 1456 pp. • 978-0-14-310756-9 • $23.00
THE POWER AND THE GLORYGRAHAM GREENEIntroduction by John UpdikeThis Penguin Black Tie Classic of the author’s masterly novel features a die-cut jacket wrapped around a paperback in Penguin Clas-sics’ signature black-spine dress.A Penguin Classics paperbackMarch • 240 pp. • 978-0-14-310755-2 • $17.00
THE ASPERN PAPERS and Other TalesHENRY JAMESIntroduction and Notes by Michael GorraPhilip Horne, series editorGathers seven of the very best of James’s short stories, all exploring the relationship between art and life.A Penguin Classics paperbackFebruary • 384 pp. • 978-0-14-138979-0 • $13.00
A WOMAN IN ARABIAThe Writings of the Queen of the DesertGERTRUDE BELLEdited by Georgina HowellMountaineer, archaeologist, Arabist, writer, poet, linguist, and spy, she dedicated her life to championing the Arab cause and was instru-mental in drawing the borders that define today’s Middle East.A Penguin Classics paperback originalMarch • 368 pp. • 978-0-14-310737-8 • $17.00
THE TURNIP PRINCESSand Other Newly Discovered Fairy TalesFRANZ XAVER VON SCHÖNWERTHEdited by Erika Eichenseer and Maria TatarTranslated with an Introduction and Notes by Maria Tatar“Schönwerth’s tales have a compositional fierceness and energy rarely seen in stories gathered by the Brothers Grimm or Charles Perrault.”—The New Yorker.A Penguin Classics paperback originalFebruary • 368 pp. • 978-0-14-310742-2 • $17.00
THE LIFE OF THE BUDDHATENZIN CHÖGYELTranslated with an Introduction and Notes by Kurtis R. SchaefferChögyel’s classical tale, composed in the mid-eighteenth century and now in a vivid new translation, seamlessly weaves together the vast and the minute, the earthly and the celes-tial, reflecting the near-omnipresent aid of the gods alongside the Buddha’s moving final reunion with his devoted son, Rahula. A Penguin Classics paperback originalFebruary • 208 pp. • 978-0-14-310720-0 • $16.00
DEVIL ON THE CROSSNGUGI WA THIONG’OIntroduction by Binyavanga WainainaWritten from prison, this impassioned cry for a Kenya free of dictatorship and for African writers to work in their own local dialects has had a profound influence on Africa and on its postcolonial literature.A Penguin Classics paperback originalApril • 256 pp. • 978-0-14-310736-1 • $16.00
THE RIVER BETWEENNGUGI WA THIONG’OIntroduction by Uzodinma IwealaA legendary work of African literature, this moving and eye-opening novel lucidly cap-tures the drama of a people and culture whose world has been overturned.A Penguin Classics paperback originalApril • 160 pp. • 978-0-14-310749-1 • $15.00
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THE COMMUNIST MANIFESTOKARL MARX AND FRIEDRICH ENGELS
Translated by Samuel MooreIntroduction and Notes by
Gareth Stedman JonesApril • 304 pp. • 978-0-14-139590-6 • $22.00
CONFESSIONS AUGUSTINE
Translated by R. Pine-CoffinApril • 352 pp. • 978-0-14-139689-7 • $22.00
LETTERS FROM A STOICSENECA
Translated with an Introduction by Robin Campbell
April • 256 pp. • 978-0-14-139585-2 • $20.00
MEDITATIONSMARCUS AURELIUS
Translated and Edited by Martin Hammond
April • 416 pp. • 978-0-14-139586-9 • $22.00
THE NATURE OF THINGSLUCRETIUS
Translated by A. E. Stallings Introduction by Richard Jenkyns
April • 304 pp. • 978-0-14-139690-3 • $21.00
THE PRINCENICCOLÒ MACHIAVELLI
Translated with an Introduction by Tim Parks
April • 176 pp. • 978-0-14-139587-6 • $20.00
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