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“kurt beals”

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  • The Steppenwolf

    by Hermann Hesse ...
    Translated by Kurt Beals ...
    "Kurt Beals makes this 1927 classic of psychedelic dreams sparkle in new technicolor splendor. Talk to your doctor about possible side effects." —Martin Puchner, author of The Language of Thieves: My Family's Obsession with a Secret Code the Nazis Tried to EliminateThis revolutionary translation is the only way to experience the novel as Hesse envisioned it nearly one hundred years ago.The quest ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: Audiobooks

    Also available as: Audiobooks

  • All Quiet on the Western Front

    by Erich Maria Remarque ...
    Translated by Kurt Beals ...
    The greatest war novel of all time rendered in a taut, muscular, and urgent new translation.An immediate sensation when it was published in 1929, Erich Maria Remarque’s All Quiet on the Western Front has sold more than twenty million copies worldwide since then, making it the best-selling German novel of all time. Its impact is indisputable: it has been adapted for film, television, and other ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobooks

    Also available as: Audiobooks

  • The Frankfurt Lectures

    by Ingeborg Bachmann, Kurt Beals ...
    In these spellbinding lectures, Ingeborg Bachmann opens our eyes to the endless possibilities of literatureIngeborg Bachmann, one of the greatest German-language writers of the last century, delivered these astonishing lectures on the questions of poetics at Frankfurt University in 1959 and 1960.In these lucid and dazzling lectures, Bachmann leads us to the essence of literature, which was, at ... Read more

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  • Not a Novel

    A Memoir in Pieces

    by Jenny Erpenbeck ...
    Translated by Kurt Beals ...
    A collection of highly personal and poetic essays about life, literature, and politics by the renowned German writer, Jenny ErpenbeckJenny Erpenbeck’s highly acclaimed novel Go, Went, Gone was a New York Times notable book and launched one of Germany’s most admired writers into the American spotlight. In the New Yorker, James Wood wrote: “When Erpenbeck wins the Nobel Prize in a few years, I ... Read more

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  • Things That Disappear

    by Jenny Erpenbeck ...
    Translated by Kurt Beals ...
    An exciting new collection of autobiographical essays by Jenny Erpenbeck, winner of the 2024 Booker International Prize: “She is among the most sophisticated and powerful novelists we have—it’s no surprise that she is already bruited as a future Nobelist.” —Dwight Garner, The New York TimesThe bestselling and award-winning German author Jenny Erpenbeck has gained international praise for her ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Is that Kafka?

    99 Finds

    by Reiner Stach ...
    Translated by Kurt Beals ...
    Out of the massive research for an authoritative 1,500-page biography emerges this wunderkammer of 99 delightfully odd facts about KafkaIn the course of compiling his highly acclaimed three-volume biography of Kafka, while foraying to libraries and archives from Prague to Israel, Reiner Stach made one astounding discovery after another: unexpected photographs, inconsistencies in handwritten texts, ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • The Country Road

    Stories

    by Regina Ullman ...
    Translated by Kurt Beals ...
    Although a famous Swiss author, Regina Ullmann has never appeared before in English: her oracular, strange, singular voice astonishes.Never before in English, Regina Ullmann's work is distinctive and otherworldly, resonant of nineteenth-century village tales and of authors such as Adalbert Stifter and her contemporary Robert Walser. In the stories of The Country Road, largely set in the Swiss ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

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  • The Big Book of Science Fiction and Fantasy

    Sixteen Great Works of Speculative Fiction

    Edited by Ellen Datlow ...
    "Ellen Datlow is the queen of anthology editors in America."—Peter StraubFrom multi-award–winning anthologist Ellen Datlow, The Big Book of Science Fiction and Fantasy features groundbreaking works from some of the most distinctive voices in speculative fiction.Set in far futures, the near past, or alternate realities; infused with elements of horror, mystery, and mysticism; and featuring aliens, ... Read more

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  • The Making of Canada

    An Epic History in Twenty Extraordinary Lives

    by Greg Koabel ...
    The Making of Canada is a bold reimagining of Canada's past, presenting the nation's evolution through the stories of twenty diverse and fascinating individuals who at critical moments in time shaped its identity.Moving beyond the familiar names of Champlain and Macdonald, historian Greg Koabel, creator of the popular Nations of Canada podcast, shines a spotlight on lesser-known figures such as ... Read more

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  • American Grammar

    Race, Education, and the Building of a Nation

    by Jarvis R. Givens ...
    SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAAH STONE BOOK AWARDA new history of US education through the nineteenth century that rigorously accounts for Black, Native, and white experiences; a story that exposes the idea of American education as “the great equalizer” to not only be a lie, but also a myth that reproduces past harms.Education is the epicenter of every community in the United States. Indeed, few ... Read more

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  • Get a Life! A Guide to Finding a Philosophy to Live By

    by Alan Poon ...
    AN IRREVERENT GUIDE TO THE GOOD LIFELearn Philosophy. Sound Smart. Live Well.Are you searching for meaning in a world that feels hollow? You're not alone. As modern life casts off the traditional anchors of the past, many of us are left adrift. Take an introductory tour through the wisdom of the ages to rediscover what has been lost. Explore transformative ideas from eight of humanity's greatest ... Read more

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