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0: Under The Tripoli Sky
A fascinating portrait of a pre-Gaddafi society on the verge of change by Kamal Ben Hameda.
Tripoli in the 1960. A sweltering, segregated society. Hadachinou is a lonely boy. His mother shares secrets with her best friend Jamila while his father prays at the mosque. Sneaking through the sun drenched streets of Tripoli, he listens to the whispered stories of the women. He turns into an invisible witness to their repressed desires while becoming aware of his own.
‘A poignant portrayal of a patriarchal society that has started to crumble.’ Hessische Allgemeine
‘Neo-realistic characters that could have stepped straight out of a Vittorio de Sica film.’ Cultures Sud
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1: The Blue Room
A novel about a mother-daughter relationship that will send a chill down your spine by Hanne Ørstavik.
Johanne is a young woman in her twenties who lives with her mother. When she falls in love with Ivar, she finally feels ready to leave home. The couple plan a trip to America. But the morning of her departure, Johanne wakes up to find the door locked. Can she overcome her fears? Will she shout for help? Will she climb out of her seventh floor window?
‘A book for all daughters… A book that will get under your skin.’ Elle
‘Hanne Ørstavik is one of the most important writers in Nordic contemporary literature." Morgenbladet
Translated from the Norwegian by Deborah Dawkin.
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2: The Dead Lake
A haunting Russian tale about the environmental legacy of the Cold War by Hamed Ismailov.
Yerzhan grows up in a remote part of Kazakhstan where the Soviets tests atomic weapons. As a young boy he falls in love with the neighbour’s daughter and one evening, to impress her, he dives into a forbidden lake. The radio-active water changes Yerzhan. He will never grow into a man. While the girl he loves becomes a beautiful woman.
‘Ismailov belongs to the tradition of Russian satirical novelists, from Gogol to Bulgakov and Platonov. A lesser writer would have produced several volumes of stories. Instead, Ismailov weaves them into a rich, many-coloured tapestry where every strand shines.’ Independent
‘Hamid Ismailov has the capacity of Salman Rushdie at his best to show the grotesque realization of history on the ground.’ Literary Review
Translated from the Russian by Andrew Bromfield.
http://www.peirenepress.com/books/coming_of_age/peirene_no_13
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3: Chasing the King of Hearts
An extraordinary love story, spanning 60 years, from 1939 to 2000, from the Warsaw Ghetto to Israel.'This is the last leg of my journey. It would be silly to lose my mind now.' After the deportation of her husband to Auschwitz, Izolda Regenberg, alias Maria Pawlicka, has only one aim: to free her husband. Her race to beat fate might appear absurd to others, but not to her. In times of war and destruction she learns to trust herself.
'With her laconic style, Krall creates a lightness that holds the horror and ... amazes the reader.' FAZ
'An outstanding writer... who realizes that every individual fate transcends the possibilities of literature... and that every fate needs to be told.' Gazeta Wyborcza
Written by Hannah Krall. Translated from the Polish by Philip Boehm.
Series of The Turning Point
176pp, paperback with flaps, £10.00
Published September 2013
ISBN 978-1-908670-10-6
ebook: 978-1-908670-13-7
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4: Mr Darwin's Gardener
A postmodern Victorian novel about faith, knowledge and our inner needs.The late 1870s, the Kentish village of Downe. The villagers gather in church one rainy Sunday. Only Thomas Davies stays away. The eccentric loner, father of two and a grief-stricken widower, works as a gardener for the notorious naturalist, Charles Darwin. He shuns religion. But now Thomas needs answers. What should he believe in? And why should he continue to live?
'The collective consiousness in this novel is an amazing choir: Carlson makes the souls of Downe Parish sing.' Helsingin Sanomat
'Carlson writes beautifully, wisely and with effortless humour.' Suomen Kuvalehti
Written by Kristina Carslon. Translated from the Finnish by Emily Jeremiah and Fleur Jeremiah.
Series of The Turning Point
112pp, paperback with flaps, £10.00
Published June 2013
ISBN 978-1-908670-09-0
ebook: 978-1-908670-12-0
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5: The Mussel Feast
The modern German classic that has shaped an entire generation.A mother and her two teenage children sit at the dinner table. In the middle stands a large pot of cooked mussels. Why has the father not returned home? As the evening wears on, we glimpse the issues that are tearing this family apart.
'I wrote this book in August 1989, just before the Fall of the Berlin Wall. I wanted to understand how revolutions start. It seemed logical to use the figure of a tyrannical father and turn the story into a German family saga.' Birgit Vanderbeke
'Vanderbeke portrays her calculating anti-hero with chilling precision.' Der Spiegel
'Vanderbeke's words draw the reader into a frightening whirlpool of obsession and misfortune. Ultimately, however, they create a beautiful image of hope.' Marie France
Written by Birgit Vanderbeke. Translated from the German by Jamie Bulloch.
Series of The Turning Point
112pp, paperback with flaps, £10.00
Published February 2013
ISBN 978-1-908670-08-3
ebook: 978-1-908670-11-3
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6: The Sea of Ink
The Swiss author Richard Weihe brings us a a beautiful novella in 50 short chapters and 10 pictures about the life of Bada Shanren, the most influential Chinese painter of all times.
Translated from the Swiss German by Jamie Bulloch.
In 1626, Bada Shanren is born into the Chinese royal family. When the old Ming Dynasty crumbles, he becomes an artist, committed to capturing the essence of nature with a single brushstroke. Then the rulers of the new Qing Dynasty discover his identity and Bada must feign madness to escape.
"A powerful, poetic book. A two-hour enchantement.” Kulturspiegel
http://www.peirenepress.com/books/the_small_epic/peirene_no_9
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7: The Murder of Halland
Denmark’s foremost literary author turns crime fiction on its head. Written by Pia Jul, translated by Martin Aiken.
Bess and Halland live in a small town, where everyone knows everyone else. When Halland is found murdered in the main square the police encounter only riddles. For Bess bereavement marks the start of a journey that leads her to a reassessment of first friends then family.
“Just as Umberto Eco’s The Name of the Rose made crime fiction appear intellectual, so Pia Juul’s The Murder of Halland dismantles the rules of an entire genre.” Dagens Nyheter
http://www.peirenepress.com/books/the_small_epic/peirene_no_8
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8: The Brothers
A Shakespearean drama from icy Finland, written by Asko Sahlberg, translated from the Finnish by Fleur and Emily Jeremiah.
Finland in the year 1809. Henrik and Erik are brothers who fought on opposite sides in the war between Sweden and Russia. With peace declared, they both return to their snowed-in farm to court the same woman. Tragedy looms, but the revelation of a family secret brings the two brothers to a new understanding.
"Asko Sahlberg brings regal drama to a farmhouse. … The comparison with Shakespeare might seem grandiose, but it’s justified." Helsingin Sanomat
http://www.peirenepress.com/books/the_small_epic/peirene_no_7
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9: Maybe This Time
Austrian author Alois Hotschnig, author of this spellbinding collection of short stories, lives in Innsbruck.
A man becomes obsessed with observing his neighbours. A large family gathers for Christmas only to wait for the one member who never turns up. An old woman lures a man into her house where he finds dolls resembling himself as a boy. Mesmerizing and haunting stories about loss of identity in the modern world.
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10: Tomorrow Pamplona
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11: Next World Novella
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12: Portrait of the Mother as a Young Woman
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13: Stone in a Landslide
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14: Beside the Sea
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15: Peirene Towers
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16: The Fountain of Peirene
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