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  • If This Be Magic

    The Unlikely Art of Shakespeare in Translation

    by Daniel Hahn ...
    **How does Shakespeare remain Shakespeare when every word is changed? In this playful, meditative exploration of translating the world’s most beloved playwright, Daniel Hahn guides us through the magic of bringing the Bard to a global audience."For those who care deeply about language, and about Shakespeare. . . this will be a treasured book." —James Shapiro, author of 1599: A Year in the Life of ... Read more

    $18.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Catching Fire

    A Translation Diary

    by Daniel Hahn ...
    Series series Untranslated Series
    An energizing real-time journey through the translation of Never Did the Fire and the process of literary translation.In Catching Fire , the translation of Diamela Eltit's Never Did the Fire unfolds in real time as a conversation between works of art, illuminating both in the process. The problems and pleasures of conveying literature into another language—what happens when you meet a pun? a ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • An Infinite Sadness

    by Antônio Xerxenesky ...
    Translated by Daniel Hahn ...
    In a small village in the Swiss Alps, in the aftermath of World War II, particle physics and psychiatry grapple with a forever changed world.Nicholas walks the wooded path between the sanitarium where he works and his home, alert to a possible menace lurking in the trees, haunted by the possibility of an evil just out of sight. His days are spent ministering to minds that have been grievously ... Read more

    $20.29 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • One Hundred Guinea Pigs

    by Gustavo Rodríguez ...
    Translated by Daniel Hahn ...
    Friendship makes life worth living, and worth ending too.Eufrasia Vela is a caregiver—it’s not just her job. But when she begins working with Doña Carmen, a bedridden elderly woman who spends her days staring out the window at her now-obstructed view of the sea, she confronts the limits to her ability to help. That is, until Doña Carmen makes a big, last request: to transform her caretaking from ... Read more

    $20.29 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Polish Boxer

    by Eduardo Halfon ...
    Translated by Ollie Brock, Thomas Bunstead, Lisa Dillman, Daniel Hahn, Anne McLean ...
    The nomadic odyssey of Eduardo Halfon begins as he searches for information about his Polish grandfather’s imprisonment at AuschwitzNew York Times Editors’ Choice * International Latino Book Award FinalistThe Polish Boxer covers a vast landscape of human experience while enfolding a search for origins: a grandson tries to make sense of his Polish grandfather’s past and the story behind his ... Read more

    $19.19 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Vortex

    by José Eustasio Rivera ...
    Translated by Victor Meadowcroft, Daniel Hahn ...
    Series series Charco Classics
    “The most influential Colombian novel before Gabriel García Márquez.”—Times Literary SupplementA new translation of a Latin American classic, José Eustasio Rivera's The Vortex follows the young poet Arturo Cova and his lover, Alicia, as they elope from Bogotá and embark on an adventure through Colombia's varied and magical landscapes. When Alicia—pregnant, jealous, and more than a little fed up ... Read more

    $19.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature

    by Daniel Hahn ...
    Series series Oxford Quick Reference
    The last thirty years have witnessed one of the most fertile periods in the history of children's books: the flowering of imaginative illustration and writing, the Harry Potter phenomenon, the rise of young adult and crossover fiction, and books that tackle extraordinarily difficult subjects. The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature provides an indispensable and fascinating reference guide to ... Read more

    $9.19 CAD

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    If This Be Magic

    The Unlikely Art of Shakespeare in Translation

    by Daniel Hahn ...
    Narrated by Daniel Hahn, Full Cast ...

    Unabridged

    13 hours 29 min

    **How does Shakespeare remain Shakespeare when every word is changed? In this playful, meditative exploration of translating the world’s most beloved playwright, Daniel Hahn guides us through the magic of bringing the Bard to a global audience."For those who care deeply about language, and about Shakespeare. . . this will be a treasured book." —James Shapiro, author of 1599: A Year in the Life of ... Read more

    $33.00 CAD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • The Introvert Guide

    by Daniel Hahn ...
    Navigating relationships as an introvert can be complicated. From building and maintaining friendships, to keeping your social battery charged and taking compliments, it can be a minefield for an introverted personality. Being introverted or socially awkward shouldn't stop you from making connections, succeeding in your career, and living confidently in your own skin. The Introvert Guide will ... Read more

    $10.69 CAD

  • The Fallen Trees Are Also the Forest

    by Alejandra Kamiya ...
    Translated by Daniel Hahn ...
    **12 haunting, uniquely crafted short stories about loss and memory from a revered Japanese-Argentine author, available in English for the first time.“Her stories are a transformative experience... Kamiya makes simple what for others is impossible to express.” —Clarín**In 12 stories of exquisite compression and perfectly-formed images, Japanese-Argentine writer Alejandra Kamiya conjures absences, ... Read more

    $15.19 CAD

  • A General Theory of Oblivion

    by Jose Eduardo Agualusa ...
    Translated by Daniel Hahn ...
    Shortlisted for the Man Booker International PrizeA Portuguese woman shuts herself away after the Angolan War of Independence in this stunning novel from a master storyteller whose writing evokes Gabriel García Márquez and J.M. Coetzee.On the eve of Angolan independence, an agoraphobic woman named Ludo bricks herself into her Luandan apartment for 30 years, living off vegetables and the pigeons ... Read more

    $19.19 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Past Pursues Us like Detectives, Debt Collectors, Thieves

    by Juan Pablo Villalobos ...
    Translated by Daniel Hahn ...
    Weaving outright hilarity with wry tenderness, The Past Pursues Us is a fast-paced and funny whodunit that lovingly speaks to the stories we tell ourselves about home: about what changes, what doesn't, and what should. ... Read more

    $16.39 CAD