The Great Indian Tee and Snakes & Other Stories
“The Commonwealth Short Story Prize gives us a wonderful glimpse of the short story coming alive around the world.“
ROMESH GUNESEKERA
In the Shadow of Death
“Beautiful, profoundly moving…“
JOANNA KAVENNA, author of THE ICE MUSEUM
Tofylis, or Marriage of Zosé
“…a veritable literary phenomenon.“
THOMAS VENCLOVA, YALE UNIVERSITY
Independence Day & Other Stories
“Indonesia’s greatest
fiction writer.“
THE NEW YORK TIMES
The Death of Bagrat Zakharych & Other Stories
“[Vazha-Pshavela’s] imagery has an elemental force.“
OSIP MANDELSTAM
The Butterfly Man & Other Stories
“[Heinsaar] is haunted by the memory of a metamorphosis, or its imminence.“
GEORGES-OLIVIER CHATEAUREYNAUD
The Necklace
“[Maupassant] wrote from the fullness of a compassionate heart.“
JOSEPH CONRAD
Bartleby, the Scrivener
“Melville stands unique in English Literature.“
THE NEW YORK TIMES
The Dead
“Just about the finest short story in the English language.“
THE NEW YORK TIMES
The Garden Party & Other Stories
“I was jealous of her writing – the only writing I have ever been jealous of.“
VIRGINIA WOOLF