Hailed in The New York Times Book Review as "eclectic, exciting, convincing, provocative" and in The Washington Post Book World as "brilliantly original," Henry Louis Gates, Jr.'s The Signifying Monkey is a groundbreaking work that ...

One of the most provocative and original voices in contemporary literature, Chinua Achebe here considers the place of literature and art in our society in a collection of essays spanning his best writing and lectures from the last twenty ...

This volume of The Cambridge History of Arabic Literature covers artistic prose and poetry produced in the heartland and provinces of the 'Abbasid empire during the second great period of Arabic literature, from the mid-eighth to the ...

Tolstoy's masterful storytelling and profound insights make this novel a must-read for anyone interested in exploring the complexities of human nature and society.

Penpoints, Gunpoints, and Dreams explores the relationship between art and political power in society, taking as its starting point the experience of writers in contemporary Africa, where they are often seen as the enemy of the postcolonial ...

A comprehensive work on the autobiographical tradition in Arabic letters, which includes a detailed introduction to the genre and a selection of autobiographical texts ranging from the 9th to the 19th centuries.

"This Norton Critical Edition of Death and the King's Horseman is the only student edition available in the United States.

Joseph Conrad's 'Heart of Darkness' is a complex novella that explores the darkness within the human soul as it follows a journey into the heart of Africa.

Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra's 'The Exemplary Novels' is a collection of short stories that showcase the author's innovative literary techniques and mastery of storytelling.

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