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  • Loot

    A Novel

    by Tania James ...
    Abbas is just seventeen years old when his gifts as a woodcarver come to the attention of Tipu Sultan. He is drawn into service at the palace to build a giant tiger automaton for Tipu’s sons, a gift to commemorate their return from British captivity. His fate—and the fate of the wooden tiger—will mirror the vicissitudes of nations and dynasties ravaged by war across India and Europe. Working ... Read more

    $5.89 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Loot

    A novel

    by Tania James ...
    **LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD IN FICTION • A spellbinding historical novel set in the eighteenth century: a hero’s quest, a love story, the story of a young artist coming of age, and an exuberant heist adventure that traces the bloody legacy of colonialism across two continents and fifty years.A Best Book of the Year: The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, NPR*, Kirkus Reviews*** ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Atlas of Unknowns

    by Tania James ...
    An utterly irresistible first novel: The story of two sisters, the yearning to disappear into another country, and the powerful desire to return to the known world. • “Dazzling and deeply absorbing.... One of the most exciting debut novels since Zadie Smith’s White Teeth.” —San Francisco ChronicleLinno is a gifted artist, despite a childhood accident that has left her badly maimed, and Anju is one ... Read more

    Was $14.99 CAD Now $10.99 CAD

  • Aerogrammes

    and Other Stories

    by Tania James ...
    From the acclaimed author of Atlas of Unknowns, a bravura collection of short stories—set, by turns, in London, Sierra Leone, and the American Midwest—that captures the yearning and dislocation of young people around the world. • “Funny, deeply tender, and each-and-every-one memorable.” —Nathan Englander, bestselling author of For the Relief of Unbearable UrgesIn “Light & Luminous,” a gifted ... Read more

    Was $14.99 CAD Now $10.99 CAD

  • The Tusk That Did the Damage

    A novel

    by Tania James ...
    Series series Vintage Contemporaries
    A wrenching exploration of love and betrayal, duty and loyalty, and the vexed relationship between man and nature—from the acclaimed author of Atlas of Unknowns. • “Impressive … captivating.” —The New York Times Book ReviewThe Tusk That Did the Damage is an utterly contemporary story about an ancient and majestic elephant, and his dangerous connection to the land and the people around him. ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD

  • Lion and Panther in London

    by Tania James ...
    Series series A Vintage Short
    A Vintage Shorts “Short Story Month” SelectionCertainly, London at the turn of the twentieth century is home to the world championship of wrestling, but the British wrestlers know nothing of the giant Kikkar Singh, for example, who once uprooted an acacia tree bare-handed, just because it was disrupting his view. They know nothing of pehlwans: they know nothing of the brothers Gama and Imam. The ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD

  • Classic Starts®: Pinocchio

    by Carlo Collodi, Tania Zamorsky ...
    Illustrated by Karl James Mountford ...
    Series series Classic Starts®
    The classic tale of the puppet who wants to become real, adapted for young readers.Mischievous, lazy, and full of tricks, the puppet Pinocchio causes trouble for his creator, Geppetto, almost as soon as he comes to life. Yet, more than anything, this naughty and playful creature wants to become a real boy.To make his dreams come true, he must prove himself worthy. Come along on Pinocchio’s amazing ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • Audiobook

    Loot

    A novel

    by Tania James ...
    Narrated by Maanuv Thiara ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 23 min

    **LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD IN FICTION • A spellbinding historical novel set in the eighteenth century: a hero’s quest, a love story, the story of a young artist coming of age, and an exuberant heist adventure that traces the bloody legacy of colonialism across two continents and fifty years.A Best Book of the Year: The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, NPR*, Kirkus Reviews*** ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD

    Also available as: eBooks

    Also available as: eBooks

  • The Complete Works of Franz Kafka. Novels, Novellas and Short Stories (47 Titles). Illustrated

    Amerika, The Trial, The Castle, The Metamorphosis, The Warden of the Tomb and many others

    by Franz Kafka ...
    Translated by Tania and James Stern ...
    The Complete Works of Franz Kafka: Novels, Novellas, and Short Stories (47 Titles) is an unparalleled collection that brings together the full spectrum of Kafka’s literary genius. Featuring masterpieces such as Amerika, The Trial, The Castle, The Metamorphosis, The Warden of the Tomb, and many others, this anthology delves into themes of existential angst, alienation, and the absurdity of modern ... Read more

    $0.99 CAD

  • Ploughshares Spring 2021 Guest-edited by Laura van den Berg

    by Laura van den Berg, Kaveh Akbar, Aldo Amparán, Eloisa Amezcua, Marianne Boruch, nicole v basta, Gabrielle Bates, Paola Bruni, Kayleb Rae Candrilli, Michael Collier, Dana Curtis, Nancy Chen Long, Gustavo Firmat, April Eliza Goldman, Michele Herman, Sarah Mackey Kirby, Daniel Lawless, Anni Liu, Chloe Martinez, Matthew Minicucci, Alicia Mountain, André Naffis-Sahely, Carl Phillips, Rowan Ricardo Phillips, Michael Shewmaker, Ralph Sneeden, R.A. Villanueva, Cynthia Williams, Wendy Xu, Maria Zoccola, Shaleigh Kwok, 'Pemi Aguda, Venita Blackburn, Fernando A. Flores, Tania James, Fajer Alexander Khansa, Amy Lin, Claire Luchette, Zora Mai Quỳnh, Helen Phillips, Fortunato Salazar, Seth Wang, Ruth Hoberman ...
    The Spring 2021 Issue. Ploughshares is an award-winning journal of new writing. Since 1971, Ploughshares has discovered and cultivated the freshest voices in contemporary American literature, and remains prescient in the digital age by providing readers with thoughtful and entertaining literature in a variety of formats. Find out why the New York Times named Ploughshares “the Triton among minnows. ... Read more

    $9.61 CAD

  • The Caucasian Chalk Circle

    by Bertolt Brecht ...
    Translated by Tania Stern, W. H. Auden, James Stern ...
    Series series Modern Classics
    Written in exile during the Second World War, the story of Brecht's classic play subverts an ancient Chinese tale - echoed in the Judgement of Solomon - in which two women claim the same child. The message of Brecht's parable is that resources should go to those who will make best use of them. Thanks to the rascally judge, Azdak, one of Brecht's most vivid creations, this story has a happy outcome ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • The Caucasian Chalk Circle

    by Bertolt Brecht ...
    Translated by James Stern, Tania Stern, W. H. Auden ...
    Series series Student Editions
    Brecht projects an ancient Chinese story onto a realistic setting in Soviet Georgia. In a theme that echoes the Judgment of Solomon, two women argue over the possession of a child. Thanks to the unruly judge, Azdak (one of Brecht's most vivid creations) natural justice is done and the peasant Grusha keeps the child she loves, even though she is not its mother.Written while Brecht was in exile in ... Read more

    $15.79 CAD