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Mikhail lerMontov
1814 – 1841, Russian
*A Hero of Our Time
Foreword by Neil LaBute
Translated with an Introduction and Notes
by Natasha Randall
The first major Russian novel, A Hero of
Our Time was both lauded and reviled
upon publication. Its hero, the beautiful
and magnetic but nihilist young army
officer Pechorin, is bored by life and
indifferent to his many sexual conquests.
Chronicled in this classic tale of alienation
are his unforgettable adventures involving
brigands, smugglers, rivals, and lovers.
208 pp. 978-0-14-310563-3 $14.00
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“a smart, spirited new translation.”
—the b o s t o n g l o b e
“One of the most vivid and persuasive
portraits of the male ego ever put down on
paper.” —neil labute, f r o m the f o r e w o r d
PriMo levi
1919 – 1987, italian
If Not Now, When?
Translated by William Weaver with an
Introduction by Irving Howe
Based on a true story and set in the final
days of World War II, this powerful novel
chronicles the adventures of a band of
Jewish partisans making their way from
Russia to Italy and waging a personal war
of revenge against the Nazis.
360 pp. 978-0-14-018893-6 $15.00
The Monkey’s Wrench
Translated by William Weaver
This exuberant and funny novel, an
enchanting collection of tales told between
a self-educated construction worker and a
writer-chemist, celebrates the joys of work
and the art of storytelling.
176 pp. 978-0-14-018892-9 $14.00
MattheW leWis
1775 – 1818, english
The Monk
Edited with an Introduction by
Christopher MacLachlan
Savaged by critics for its blasphemy and
obscenity, The Monk shows the diabolical
decline of Ambrosio, a worthy Capuchin
superior who is tempted by Matilda—
a young girl who has entered his
monastery disguised as a boy—and
eventually succumbs to magic, murder,
incest, and torture.
416 pp. 978-0-14-043603-7 $11.00
PriMo levi
Born in Turin, Italy, in 1919, Primo Levi was trained as a chemist. Arrested as a
member of the anti-Fascist resistance, he was deported to Auschwitz in 1944. His
experience in the death camp is the subject of his two classic memoirs, Survival in
Auschwitz and The Reawakening, and of the recently published and acclaimed The
Periodic Table. Dr. Levi retired from his position as manager of a Turin chemical
factory in 1977 to devote himself full time to writing. He died in 1987.
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