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The Wax Child

by Olga Ravn ...

Translated by Martin Aitken ...

An astounding, haunting tale of accused witches—a book of sorcery itself—from the celebrated author of The Employees and My WorkLONGLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE 2026SHORTLISTED FOR THE NBCC GREGG BARRIOS BOOK IN TRANSLATION PRIZEIn seventeenth-century Denmark, Christenze Kruckow, an unmarried noblewoman, is accused of witchcraft. She and several other women are rumored to be possessed ... Read more

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An astounding, haunting tale of accused witches—a book of sorcery itself—from the celebrated author of The Employees and My WorkLONGLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE 2026SHORTLISTED FOR THE NBCC GREGG BARRIOS BOOK IN TRANSLATION PRIZEIn seventeenth-century Denmark, Christenze Kruckow, an unmarried noblewoman, is accused of witchcraft. She and several other women are rumored to be possessed
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Vagrancy in Modern Russian Law and Culture

by Olga Seliazniova ...

Series series NIU Series in Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies
Vagrancy in Modern Russian Law and Culture examines vagrancy in imperial Russia and the Soviet Union as a historical, legal, and cultural phenomenon. Beginning with vagrancy laws, Olga Seliazniova traces the rich cultural use of vagabondism that permeated nineteenth-century Russian and Soviet literature and art. Seliazniova analyzes laws, literary texts, paintings, and films, arguing that vagrant ... Read more

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Vagrancy in Modern Russian Law and Culture examines vagrancy in imperial Russia and the Soviet Union as a historical, legal, and cultural phenomenon. Beginning with vagrancy laws, Olga Seliazniova traces the rich cultural use of vagabondism that permeated nineteenth-century Russian and Soviet literature and art. Seliazniova analyzes laws, literary texts, paintings, and films, arguing that vagrant
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Miss Blaine’s Prefect and the Parcel of Rogues

by Olga Wojtas ...

Series series Miss Blaine's Prefect
“Warm and witty … a pure pleasure.” Harriet TyceMorningside librarian Shona McMonagle is a proud former pupil of the Marcia Blaine School for Girls, and deeply resents a well-known novel she believes has unfairly tarnished its reputation.In 1788 Edinburgh, the city is celebrating Robert Burns on his second visit to the capital. Burns would much rather be back in Ayrshire with his beloved Jean, but ... Read more

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“Warm and witty … a pure pleasure.” Harriet TyceMorningside librarian Shona McMonagle is a proud former pupil of the Marcia Blaine School for Girls, and deeply resents a well-known novel she believes has unfairly tarnished its reputation.In 1788 Edinburgh, the city is celebrating Robert Burns on his second visit to the capital. Burns would much rather be back in Ayrshire with his beloved Jean, but
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Refugees at University

Access, Belonging, and What Comes After

by Olga Oleinikova, Xin Janet Ge ...

Series series Social Sciences (R0)
This Palgrave Pivot book is the first to examine the long-term impacts of humanitarian scholarships on refugee-background university graduates in Australia. While these programs emerged only in the early 2010s and expanded from 2015, this is the first systematic analysis of their potential and limitations.The book shows that humanitarian scholarships are vital in opening access to higher education ... Read more

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This Palgrave Pivot book is the first to examine the long-term impacts of humanitarian scholarships on refugee-background university graduates in Australia. While these programs emerged only in the early 2010s and expanded from 2015, this is the first systematic analysis of their potential and limitations.The book shows that humanitarian scholarships are vital in opening access to higher education
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Primeval and Other Times

A Novel

by Olga Tokarczuk ...

Translated by Antonia Lloyd-Jones ...

The Nobel Prize winner at her earthiest and most ethereal, in a fictional journey through three generations in the life of a mythical Polish villageFor the denizens of Primeval, the world beyond its fields and forests is but a dream. The outcast Cornspike raises her daughter among the creatures and spirits of the forest. The squire Popielski loses his faith and becomes obsessed with a game where ... Read more

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The Nobel Prize winner at her earthiest and most ethereal, in a fictional journey through three generations in the life of a mythical Polish villageFor the denizens of Primeval, the world beyond its fields and forests is but a dream. The outcast Cornspike raises her daughter among the creatures and spirits of the forest. The squire Popielski loses his faith and becomes obsessed with a game where
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Memories of My Childhood

by Ion Creanga ...

Series series Classics of Romanian Literature
A beloved Romanian classic—now in English with vibrant illustrations—that brings one boy’s coming-of-age in 19th-century Moldavia to life, illuminating the roots of a storied national voice and inviting readers into a world of tradition, laughter, and memory.Discover the childhood stories that shaped Romania’s national storyteller. A classic reborn in English, richly illustrated by Moldavian ... Read more

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A beloved Romanian classic—now in English with vibrant illustrations—that brings one boy’s coming-of-age in 19th-century Moldavia to life, illuminating the roots of a storied national voice and inviting readers into a world of tradition, laughter, and memory.Discover the childhood stories that shaped Romania’s national storyteller. A classic reborn in English, richly illustrated by Moldavian
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The Books of Jacob

A Novel

by Olga Tokarczuk ...

Translated by Jennifer Croft ...

**A NEW YORKER “ESSENTIAL READ”“Just as awe-inspiring as the Nobel judges claimed.” – The Washington Post**“Olga Tokarczuk is one of our greatest living fiction writers. . . This could well be a decade-defining book akin to Bolaño’s 2666.” –AV Club**“Sophisticated and ribald and brimming with folk wit. . . The comedy in this novel blends, as it does in life, with genuine tragedy.” –Dwight Garner, ... Read more

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**A NEW YORKER “ESSENTIAL READ”“Just as awe-inspiring as the Nobel judges claimed.” – The Washington Post**“Olga Tokarczuk is one of our greatest living fiction writers. . . This could well be a decade-defining book akin to Bolaño’s 2666.” –AV Club**“Sophisticated and ribald and brimming with folk wit. . . The comedy in this novel blends, as it does in life, with genuine tragedy.” –Dwight Garner,
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Primeval and Other Times

A Novel

by Olga Tokarczuk ...

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The Nobel Prize winner at her earthiest and most ethereal, in a fictional journey through three generations in the life of a mythical Polish villageFor the denizens of Primeval, the world beyond its fields and forests is but a dream. The outcast Cornspike raises her daughter among the creatures and spirits of the forest. The squire Popielski loses his faith and becomes obsessed with a game where ... Read more

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The Nobel Prize winner at her earthiest and most ethereal, in a fictional journey through three generations in the life of a mythical Polish villageFor the denizens of Primeval, the world beyond its fields and forests is but a dream. The outcast Cornspike raises her daughter among the creatures and spirits of the forest. The squire Popielski loses his faith and becomes obsessed with a game where
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The Employees

A workplace novel of the 22nd century

by Olga Ravn ...

Translated by Martin Aitken ...

Shortlisted for the International Booker prize and the Ursula K. Le Guin Prize, The Employees reshuffles a sci-fi voyage into a riotously original existential nightmareLonglisted for the 2022 National Book AwardFunny and doom-drenched, The Employees chronicles the fate of the Six-Thousand Ship. The human and humanoid crew members complain about their daily tasks in a series of staff reports and ... Read more

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Shortlisted for the International Booker prize and the Ursula K. Le Guin Prize, The Employees reshuffles a sci-fi voyage into a riotously original existential nightmareLonglisted for the 2022 National Book AwardFunny and doom-drenched, The Employees chronicles the fate of the Six-Thousand Ship. The human and humanoid crew members complain about their daily tasks in a series of staff reports and
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House of Day, House of Night

A Novel

by Olga Tokarczuk ...

Translated by Antonia Lloyd-Jones ...

**“Bewitching … Tokarczuk is an excellent storyteller.” —The New York TimesA novel about the rich stories of small places, from the Nobel Prize–winning, New York Times bestselling author of The Books of Jacob and Drive Your Plow over the Bones of the Dead**A woman settles in a remote Polish village where she knows no one. It has few inhabitants, but it teems with the stories of the living and the ... Read more

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**“Bewitching … Tokarczuk is an excellent storyteller.” —The New York TimesA novel about the rich stories of small places, from the Nobel Prize–winning, New York Times bestselling author of The Books of Jacob and Drive Your Plow over the Bones of the Dead**A woman settles in a remote Polish village where she knows no one. It has few inhabitants, but it teems with the stories of the living and the
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The Empusium

A Health Resort Horror Story

by Olga Tokarczuk ...

Translated by Antonia Lloyd-Jones ...

**NATIONAL BESTSELLERA NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR“A folk horror story with a deceptively light and knowing tone … elegant and genuinely unsettling.” –The New York Times Book ReviewStrange doings in and around a sanitarium expose the horrors that lie beneath the most hallowed ideas**September 1913. A young Pole suffering from tuberculosis arrives at Wilhelm Opitz’s Guesthouse for ... Read more

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**NATIONAL BESTSELLERA NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR“A folk horror story with a deceptively light and knowing tone … elegant and genuinely unsettling.” –The New York Times Book ReviewStrange doings in and around a sanitarium expose the horrors that lie beneath the most hallowed ideas**September 1913. A young Pole suffering from tuberculosis arrives at Wilhelm Opitz’s Guesthouse for
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Flights

Nobel Prize and Booker Prize Winner

by Olga Tokarczuk ...

Translated by Jennifer Croft ...

WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATUREWINNER OF THE MAN BOOKER INTERNATIONAL PRIZE**NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST FOR TRANSLATED LITERATUREA visionary work of fiction by "A writer on the level of W. G. Sebald" (Annie Proulx)"A magnificent writer." — Svetlana Alexievich, Nobel Prize-winning author of Secondhand Time"A beautifully fragmented look at man's longing for permanence.... Ambitious and ... Read more

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WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATUREWINNER OF THE MAN BOOKER INTERNATIONAL PRIZE**NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST FOR TRANSLATED LITERATUREA visionary work of fiction by "A writer on the level of W. G. Sebald" (Annie Proulx)"A magnificent writer." — Svetlana Alexievich, Nobel Prize-winning author of Secondhand Time"A beautifully fragmented look at man's longing for permanence.... Ambitious and
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