Reviewed: Solar Plexus "works as an interesting exploration of Baku life in the Soviet period, giving readers a strong understanding of a variety of perspectives operating at that time, and influencing the period that followed."

"The cast of characters include the big family of generous restaurant owners, a depraved rich developer and his entitled son, a boxing coach with Parkinson’s [...] Amid the over-the-top romantic drama, featuring murder, rape, incest, revenge and forgiveness, there is also, a la Shakespeare, comedy."

We are delighted to announce the publication of #MikhailLermontov’s Masquerade. This new translation brings out all the searing tensions and dangerous actions of the society which Lermontov depicts, and conveys the performative perils which threaten the innocent when life is seen as a masquerade.

"The obvious must be stated - no translation of Norwid can match the original. It is impossible to climb to such heights as Norwid achieved. However, a translator can forge a path to those peaks. Kraszewski has undoubtedly done this. His translations read just as if walking a safe path."
#Poland

The Revolt of the Animals by #WładysławReymont reviewed by The Polish Review: “Translator Charles Kraszewski has skillfully brought this complicated and unusual tale into English, giving Anglophone readers access to a work of Polish speculative fiction they wouldn’t otherwise have.

Tarkovsky made films that burned with truth. Boyadzhieva's book "A Life on the Cross" captures his struggle without wasted sentiment. For those who respect the work of seeing clearly, this book matters.

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"Boryslav in Flames" by Ivan Franko, translated by Yuri Tkacz.

🔗 Available on Glagoslav.com. #BoryslavInFlames #IvanFranko #HistoricalNovel #LaborMovement #SocialistIdeals #UkrainianLiterature #ClassicReads #Bookstagram #ReadersOfInstagram #BookLovers #HistoricalFiction #RevolutionaryReads