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The Chase The Chase Alejo Carpentier 2001 Spring
Three works of fiction by the inventor of magic realism-now back in print!
Manna: for the Mandelstams for the Mandelas Manna for the Mandelstams for the Mandelas Helene Cixous 2000 Fall
A lyrical meditation on political resistance by a preeminent feminist thinker-now in paperback!
Infertilities: Exploring Fictions of Barren Bodies Infertilities Exploring Fictions of Barren Bodies Robin Truth Goodman 2000 Fall
An original analysis of the role of female reproduction in the project of empire.
Reflecting Narcissus: A Queer Aesthetic Reflecting Narcissus A Queer Aesthetic Steven Bruhm 2000 Fall
Places this mythological figure at the center of homoerotic creativity and desire.
Copying Machines: Taking Notes for the Automaton Copying Machines Taking Notes for the Automaton Catherine Liu 2000 Fall
Explores literary theory’s fear of and fascination with the mechanical.
Aching for Beauty: Footbinding in China Aching for Beauty Footbinding in China Wang Ping 2000 Fall
A fascinating and haunting exploration of the bound foot in Chinese culture.
Haunts of the Black Masseur: The Swimmer as Hero Haunts of the Black Masseur The Swimmer as Hero Charles Sprawson 2000 Spring
A lustrous examination of life in the water from Percy Bysshe Shelley to Esther Williams.
Lions and Shadows: An Education in the Twenties Lions and Shadows An Education in the Twenties Christopher Isherwood 2000 Spring
The novelist’s account of his college days and early formative friendships, now back in print.
Pubis Angelical Pubis Angelical Manuel Puig 2000 Spring
A tale of intrigue and sexual entrapment.
A Meeting by the River A Meeting by the River Christopher Isherwood 1999 Fall
Isherwood’s final novel, bringing together his thoughts on gay identity and Eastern mysticism, now back in print.
The Good Woman of Setzuan The Good Woman of Setzuan Bertolt Brecht 1999 Fall
An essential play by a master playwright, with a new introduction.
The World in the Evening The World in the Evening Christopher Isherwood 1999 Fall
The celebrated English writer’s first novel about Americans and their values, now back in print.
The Caucasian Chalk Circle The Caucasian Chalk Circle Bertolt Brecht 1999 Fall
The definitive edition, with a new introduction.
Blood of Requited Love Blood of Requited Love Manuel Puig 1999 Fall
Cruel love and heartbreak remembered.
Eternal Curse on the Reader of These Pages Eternal Curse on the Reader of These Pages Manuel Puig 1999 Fall
The darkly humorous story of a complex relationship between two troubled men, now back in print.