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Hailed by the San Francisco Chronicle as "the finest book to come out of Europe this year," The Whereabouts of Eneas McNulty is acclaimed Irish playwright Sebastian Barry's lyrical tale of a fugitive everyman.

For Eneas McNulty, a happy, innocent childhood in County Sligo in the early 1900s gives way to an Ireland wracked by violence and conflict. Unable to find work in the depressed times after World War I, Eneas joins the British-led police force, the Royal Irish Constabulary--a decision that alters the course of his life. Branded a traitor by Irish nationalists and pursued by IRA hitmen, Eneas is forced to flee his homeland, his family, and Viv, the woman he loves. His wandering terminates on the Isle of Dogs, a haven for sailors, where a lifetime of loss is redeemed by a final act of generosity. The Whereabouts of Eneas McNulty is the story of a lost man and a compelling saga that illuminates Ireland's complex history.

"From the first sentences of the book we know we are in the hands of a master storyteller." --The Wall Street Journal

"Magnificent. . . . No one who loves fiction will want to reach the end of this bewitching, penetrating, unforgettable book." --San Francisco Chronicle Book Review (front page)

"Elegant, comical, tragical, musical. It's a symphony of a novel and you'll sing along and wander with Eneas into the next century." --Frank McCourt, author of Angela's Ashes.
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Mexico has long been the top travel destination for Americans But until now, there has not been such a panoramic vision of Mexico offered by some of Mexico's finest contemporary writers of fiction and literary prose. Here are writings-many translated for the first time-that bring you to the people of the beaches, the deserts, jungles, snow-capped mountains, and megacities.

The voices are rich and diverse, the stories enthralling and strange. These writings shatter stereotypes as they provide a rollicking journey from the Pacific to the Gulf, from Yucatan to border slums, from humble ranchos to a fabulous mountaintop castle.

Contributors include rising stars as well as many of Mexico's best-known literary writers, including: Fernando del Paso, Carlos Fuentes, Angeles Mastretta, Alberto Ruy-Sanchez, Ilan Stavans, and Juan Villoro..
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Travel to one of the most beautiful cities in the world in the company of its finest writers Walk the mysterious nighttime streets of Prague with Franz Kafka and Jaroslav Hasek, eavesdrop on intimate conversations in restaurants and lively beer halls with Karel Capek and Bohumil Hrabal, listen to jazz in stylish nightclubs with Josef Skvorecky.

Contributors:
Michal Ajvaz
Karel Capek
Ivan Divis
Jaroslav Hasek
Daniela Hodrova
Bohumil Hrabal
Alois Jirasek
Franz Kafka
Jiri Karasek ze Lvovic
Egon Erwin Kisch
Ivan Klima
Jiri Kovtun
Frantisek Langer
Gustav Meyrink
Jan Neruda
Karel Pecka
Ota Pavel
Josef Skvorecky
Jindriska Smetanova
Jachym Topol
Jiri Weil

"The perfect companion for the discriminating visitor to Prague."-Timothy Garton Ash\

"Find yourself enthralled with the collection of twenty-four stories editor Paul Wilson has artfully arranged to lead the reader-visitor through Prague on a tour that only literature could deliver with such vivid intimacy."-Review of Contemporary Fiction

"A rewarding collection of short stories for the serious reader who does not want just to scratch the surface when traveling. . . . It adds a special dimension to a Prague trip."-International Travel News.
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Table of Contents

Athens:
Vassilis Vassilikos "The White Bear"
Marios Hakkas "The Fresco"
Odysseus Elytis "Funerary Epigrams"

The Peloponnese:
Nikos Kazantzakis "Pilgrimage Through Greece"
Ilias Venezis "Mycenae"
Thanassis Valtinos "Panayotis"

Mani:
Leonidas Zenakos "The Hole in the Rock"

Central Greece:
George Seferis "Delphi"
Eva Vlami "Galaxidi: The Fate of a Maritime Town"

The Ionian Islands:
Ilias Venezis "Lefkas"

Epirus:
Dimitris Hatzis "Sioulas the Tanner"
Christoforos Milionis "Carnival"

Thessaly:
Georgios Drosinis "Angel John the Thief"

Macedonia:
Yorgos Ioannou "The Dogs of Seikh-Sou"
Yiorgos Chouliaras "America Is No Longer Here"

Thrace:
Elli Alexiou "The Fountain of Brahim-Baba"
Michel Fais "Autobiography of a Book"

The Eastern Aegean:
Alexandra Papadopoulou "The Regards"

The Cyclades:
Kostas Ouranis "In the Old Catholic Syros"
Melpo Axioti "My Home"

Crete:
Manolis Xexakis "The Smile from the Abyss"
Rhea Galanaki "Black and White"

The Dodecanese:
Margarita Karapanou "Kalymnos"
Eugenia Fakinou "Astradeni".
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Traverse Chile's diverse literary and geographic landscape with its best contemporary writers. Arranged geographically, these 20 stories -- many of which appear in English for the first time -- guide the reader through Chile's unique regions. Let Ariel Dorfman take you to Santiago with a prodigal son, discovering his own country for the first time; travel to the remote south with Enrique Valdes; and enjoy the charms of Valparaiso with Pablo Neruda, one of Chile's two Nobel Prize winners.

With the return of democracy to Chile, large numbers of Americans and Chilean expatriates are rediscovering the rich cultural allure of Chile, as well as the draw of its unrivaled ecodiversity. Chile is an excellent literary guide for globetrotters and armchair travelers alike -- for those new to Chile as well as those familiar with its charms.

Katherine Silver is a freelance translator, editor, teacher and writer who has lived in Chile frequently and for prolonged periods from 1979 to the present. She has translated the Il Postino by Antonio Skarmeta, as well as the works of Elena Poniatowska, Jose Emilio Pacheco and Martin Adan. She is currently translating Pedro Lemebel's I Tremble Toreador for Grove/Atlantic Press.

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Since relations between the U.S. and Vietnam have normalized, many more people are traveling to this exotic country, previously closed to a generation of Western visitors. Vietnam provides one of the first chances for Americans to know the Vietnamese outside the context of war. Vietnamese have been telling stories for thousands of years, in poetry and in song, in Chinese script and then in Vietnamese nom, and more recently, in novels and short stories. These 17 stories, from contemporary Vietnamese writers living in Vietnam and abroad, take the literary traveler to extraordinary places: from the jungle-clad mountain ranges of the North to the mysterious silence of the old capital along the Perfume River. Travel to the raucous mayhem of Saigon where youngsters still circle the downtown in motorcycle promenades and where the reopened bars, caught in a time warp, play old Creedence Clearwater and Carlos Santana songs. Proximity of the spirit world, love of family, exhaustion from war, one's Confucian, Taoist, and Buddhist obligations, social protest, and the hunger for a better life - these are some of the concerns to be encountered in these thrilling landscapes.

Table of Contents

Jungles:
Nguyen Huy Thiep "Salt of the Jungle"
Duong Thu Huong "The Shelter"

Hanoi:
Pham Thi Hoai "The Saigon Tailor Shop"
Ho Anh Thai "The Goat Meat Special"
Le Minh Khue "A Small Tragedy"

Rivers:
Nguyen Huy Thiep "Crossing the River"
Doan Quoc Sy "The Stranded Fish"
Bao Ninh "A River's Mystery"

Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon):
Nguyen Qui Duc "The Color of Sorrow"

Dalat:
Andrew Q. Lam "Dark Wood and Shadows"
Villages:
Nguyen Huy Thiep "Remembrance of the Countryside"
Thich Duc Thien "The Colonel"
Vu Bao "How Long until the End of Bitterness?"
Remembrance:
Linh Bao "Dresses, Dresses"
Nguyen Huy Thiep "Fired Gold"
Quy The "Scent of the Tiger"
Nguyen Ba Trac "The White Horse".
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The best modern short fiction by writers from Amsterdam provides insight for travelers

Travel to one of the most dynamic cities in the world in the company of its finest writers. The seventeen stories in this volume, many of which appear in English for the first time, will take you on a personal odyssey through the city's rich past to its dynamic present. Arranged by the areas of Amsterdam they illuminate these stories offer up a rich literary banquet.

The stories are set around the canals, the red light district, Central Station, in working class neighborhoods, and in cafes. Some reflect Jewish life before the war and after, the city's contemporary art scene, and modern Dutch life.

Manfred Wolf has translated five volumes of Dutch poetry and written frequently about Dutch literature for such publications as World Literature Today and Commentary. He is Professor of English at San Francisco State University.

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Contributors include:

Harry Mulisch

Cees Nooteboom

Margriet de Moor

Bas Heyne

Remco Campert

Gerard Reve

Marga Minco

J.J. Voskuil

Jef Bernlef

Geert Mak

Lizzy Sara May

Marion Bloem

among others

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