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The first English translation of the 2017 European Union Prize for Literature winner Nabil, a Palestinian exile who has made his life on the Mediterranean island of Malta, has his equilibrium shattered when he receives a phone call telling him that his father has died in Jordan. This news releases a flood of memories centered on the unending tragedy of the Arab world. As he reflects on his father's death Nabil is forced to confront his Palesti...

For over half a century Michael Leonard has proved to be one of Britain's most versatile and popular artists. Born in 1933, by the late 1960s he had come to public attention as a talented illustrator, with his images featuring prominently in the Sunday Times Colour Magazine and on book covers. By the mid-1970s he had devoted himself to fine art and since then has been regarded as one of Britain's leading photorealistic painters, especially acc...

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Yukio Mishima's classic work, Confessions of a Mask, in a new and improved edition of the collectible Cased Classics series, which now features trompe-l'oeil die-cut dust jackets, and the work of British contemporary artist Fraser Taylor.

Nymans is one of the National Trust's most popular properties, a vision of English tradition amid a landscape of rolling woodland. Yet appearances can be deceptive. The manor house is just a hundred years old, and the Messel family who built it were not English aristocracy but German Jewish immigrants. The vision was their triumphant creation. From Refugees to Royalty is the first book to chart the extraordinary journey of the Messel family fr...

In rural Norway, one evening after school, 11-year-old Siss and Unn strike up a deep and unusual bond. When the next day Unn sets off into the wintry woods in search of a mysterious frozen waterfall, known locally as the "ice palace, " and does not return, a devastated Siss takes it upon herself to find her missing friend. The Ice Palace is one of the most memorable achievements in modern literature thanks in large part to Vesaas's unique comm...

In a land devastated by war, a nameless narrator pursues an elusive white-haired woman in the clutches of a government official known only as "The Warden." Neither will giver her up, but a freak ecological apocalypse is indifferent to their rival claims. As a terrifying wall of ice continues its incursion, freezing everything in its path, it seems that only the white-haired woman is truly resigned to the fate of the world. Ice is hailed as cla...

Dissatisfied with the traditional Vedic way of life, Siddhartha, the handsome son of a Brahmin, leaves his family and his friend, Govinda, in search of a higher state of being. Having experienced the myriad forms of existence, from the wealthy and luxurious, to the pleasures of sensual and paternal love, Siddhartha finally settles down beside a river where a humble ferryman teaches him his most valuable lesson yet. Hermann Hesse's short, elega...

This collection of Anna Kavan's short fiction and journalism marks fifty years since her death in 1968. From moving portraits of clinical depression to phantasmagoric visions of sci-fi wonder the writings collected in Machines in the Head offer an accessible introduction to, and a timely survey of, Kavan's diverse writing talents for her fans.

The author of "The Last Kabbalist Of Lisbon" embarks on a retelling of the story of the Passion as viewed by Lazarus. Approaches the idea of Jesus and his key acts and gestures from a new perspective.

The gripping, shocking and true story of a Bosniak family's flight from their home at the outbreak of war in former Yugoslavia. Hasan Nuhanovic was one of the few survivors of the massacre at Srebrenica. "The Last Refuge" is the first part of his remarkable story, a story of war, survival and life under siege.

Part of the Peter Owen World Series: Baltics. Estonian author Kai Aareleid's novel, 'Burning Cities', is a poetic historical saga, in which the fortunes of a small family parallel those of a small nation under Communism. A young girl growing up in Soviet Estonia is witness to tragic events both grand and domestic.

Considered almost impenetrable by the novel's original editor, Muriel Spark, "Goose of Hermogenes" has since acquired a legendary status as a work of surrealist and esoteric fiction. Illustrated with Ithell Colquhoun's beautiful alchemical paintings, this new edition can be fully appreciated for its intoxicating strangeness.

A beautiful gift edition of Yukio Mishima's finest book, "Confessions of a Mask", featuring a die-cut dust jacket over striking contemporary artwork. "Confessions of a Mask" is the semi-autobiographical account of a Japanese boy whose secret homosexual desires are at odds with an embattled Japanese society.

A gift edition of one of the finest novels out of Scandinavia. Tarjei Vesaas's "The Ice Palace" tells the story of a young girl's encounter with a frozen waterfall and her friend who is deeply affected by her mysterious disappearance. Features an elegant dust jacket with ice-shard die-cutting and beautiful contemporary art printed on the case.

50th anniversary gift edition of a feminist sci-fi classic. Anna Kavan's "Ice" is the haunting story of two men chasing after an ethereal white-haired woman across a post-apocalyptic frozen world. The Cased Classics edition features an elegant die-cut dust jacket over contemporary art printed on the paper case.

A gift edition of Hermann Hesse's classic novel, one of the most popular spiritual works of the twentieth century, featuring an elegant dust jacket with a lotus die-cutting, over contemporary art printed on the case. Hesse's "Siddhartha" is the story of one man in ancient India who sets off on a journey to achieve a higher state of being.