"Arguably the greatest poet of the Arabic language, Abu Nuwas was renowned for his innovations in poetic genre and style was larger-than-life figure even among his contemporaries in Abbasid Baghdad. In A Demon Spirit, acclaimed translator and scholar James E. Montgomery renders this literary giant's hunting poetry, or tardiyyat, translated for the first time in vivid English. Abu Nuwas's poems radiate brilliance, ingenuity, and lyrical attentiveness to both nature and body. These hunting poems convey the crackling energy of ruthless predators and wily prey, the worryingly uncertain outcome of perilous pursuits, and the mythic perfection of warriors both human and animal-all the while overturning genre structures and power dynamics with unforgettable imagery expressed in smooth, natural language"--

When Alice tumbles down a rabbit hole one hot summer's afternoon in pursuit of a White Rabbit she finds herself in Wonderland. Wonderland is no ordinary place and the characters that populate it are quite unlike anybody young Alice has ever met. "Through the Looking-Glass" continues her bizarre adventures, and she meets more outlandish creations including the Red and the White Queens, Humpty Dumpty and the White Knight.

“Perhaps the best book by the foremost stylist of his generation” (New York Times), J. D. Salinger’s Franny and Zooey collects two works of fiction about the Glass family originally published in The New Yorker.“Everything everybody does is so–I don’t know–not wrong, or even mean, or even stupid necessarily. But just so tiny and meaningless and–sad-making. And the worst part is, if you go bohemian or something crazy like that, you’re conforming just as much only in a different way.”A novel in two halves, Franny and Zooey brilliantly captures the emotional strains and traumas of entering adulthood. It is a gleaming example of the wit, precision, and poignancy that have made J. D. Salinger one of America’s most beloved writers

I ve chased you across time and space, and you ve never been able to get away.' For Adeline Reilly, moving back to Seattle was supposed to be the perfect fresh start. With her flourishing career as an author, and the inheritance of her late grandmother s gothic mansion, there is nothing to stand in her way. But Adeline isn t alone in Parson's Manor. It isn t the angry souls haunting the hallways of her childhood home that Adeline fears - it s the mysterious break-ins, roses appearing, and threatening messages that somehow sound more like eerie promises. Adeline has a stalker. Yet, she quickly discovers she's not the first person in her family to fall victim to a shadow in pursuit. Left behind are her great-grandmother's haunting journals detailing the story of her own phantom, and subsequently, her brutal murder. Parson s Manor now holds more than just Adeline s memories - it houses a grim future that could lead to history repeating itself. If she doesn't fall in love with her stalker first. Warning: This book ends on a cliffhanger.

These twelve stories exquisitely capture the everyday lives of women and girls in Muslim communities in southern India. Praised for their dry and gentle humour, these portraits of family and community tensions bring to life sparky children, audacious grandmothers, buffoonish maulvis and thug brothers, oft-hapless husbands, and, above all, mothers surviving their feelings at great cost. Written in a style that is witty, vivid, colloquial, moving, and excoriating, these stories build disconcerting emotional heights out of a rich spoken tradition, offering a powerful, human lens on the struggles and resilience of women.

Dairy farmer George Calvert is fighting to keep the family business afloat. Worried about the future but resistant to change, he refuses to face the reality of his failing farm, his elderly mother's declining health and his troubled relationship with his youngest son, Tom. Newly returned from university, Tom isolates himself in his childhood bedroom, guarding the truth of his burgeoning identity. When animal rights activists break into the cowshed one morning and Tom appears to side with the protesters, father and son lock horns. As the Calverts begin to unravel, a decades-old secret surfaces - one that might rip them apart completely, or finally unite them.

"A companion to the inspirational classic The Alchemist is filled with timeless stories of reflection and rediscovery. From one of the greatest writers of our age comes a collection of stories and parables unlocking the mysteries of the human condition. Gathered from Paulo Coelho's daily column of the same name, Maktub, meaning "it is written," invites seekers on a journey of faith, self-reflection, and transformation. As Paulo Coelho explains, "Maktub is not a book of advice--but an exchange of experiences." Each story offers an illuminated path to see life and the lives of our fellow people around the world in new ways, allowing us to tap into universal truths about our collective and individual humanity. As Coelho writes, "A man who seeks only the light and hands his responsibilities to others will never find enlightenment. A man who keep his eyes fixed only on the sun will end up blind." These wise tales offer the perspective of talking snakes, old women climbing mountains, disciples querying their masters, Buddha in dialogue, mysterious hermits, and many saints addressing the mysteries of the universe. Following the path of his previous internationally bestselling works, this thoughtful collection of short, inspirational pieces will engage seekers of all ages and backgrounds." --

A gorgeously written, hopeful middle grade novel in verse about a young girl who must leave Syria to move to the United States, perfect for fans of Jason Reynolds and Aisha Saeed.Jude never thought she’d be leaving her beloved older brother and father behind, all the way across the ocean in Syria. But when things in her hometown start becoming volatile, Jude and her mother are sent to live in Cincinnati with relatives.At first, everything in America seems too fast and too loud. The American movies that Jude has always loved haven’t quite prepared her for starting school in the US—and her new label of “Middle Eastern,” an identity she’s never known before.But this life also brings unexpected surprises—there are new friends, a whole new family, and a school musical that Jude might just try out for. Maybe America, too, is a place where Jude can be seen as she really is.This lyrical, life-affirming story is about losing and finding home and, most importantly, finding yourself..

A vigorous translation scene across the nineteenth-century Ottoman Empire—government and private, official and amateur, acknowledged and anonymous—saw many texts from European languages rewritten into the multiple tongues that Ottoman subjects spoke, read and wrote. Just as lively, however, was translation amongst Ottoman languages, and between those and the languages of their neighbours to the east. This proliferation and circulation of texts in translation and adaptation, through a range of strategies, leads us to ask: What is an ‘Ottoman language’? This volume challenges earlier scholarship that has highlighted translation and adaptation from European languages to the neglect of alternative translations, re-centring translation as an Ottoman ‘hub’. Collaborative work has allowed us to peer over the shoulders of working translators to ask how they creatively transported texts between as well as beyond Ottoman languages, with a range of studies stretching linguistically and geographically from Bengal to London, Istanbul to Paris, Andalusia to Bosnia.

Aamir Butt’s "Pre-Partition: Evolution of Progressive Urdu Poetry in Lahore" (2025) is a scholarly yet accessible exploration of how Lahore became the beating heart of radical South Asian literature. Butt, a literary historian and medical doctor, traces the city’s transformation from a colonial outpost into a revolutionary hub that challenged both British imperialism and social conservatism. The book centers on three towering figures whose work paved the way for the Progressive Writers' Movement (PWM):Maulana Altaf Hussain Hali: Butt credits Hali with moving Urdu poetry away from flowery ghazals toward "natural poetry" (nechari shayari) that addressed social reform.Allama Iqbal: The author examines Iqbal’s complex relationship with progressivism. While Iqbal is often seen as a religious philosopher, Butt highlights his early socialist leanings and his role in awakening the "political self" (Khudi) of the masses.Faiz Ahmed Faiz: Representing the peak of the movement, Faiz is portrayed as the bridge between traditional romance and revolutionary resistance..

Saniya, a successful therapist who helps her clients navigate through conflict and trauma, outwardly has the perfect life. To them, she is an inspiring and optimistic person who, through hope, brings positive change to their lives. In reality, Saniya's life is anything but perfect, and the secrets she carries are a heavy burden. Will she risk it all to strive for that perfect life, even if it destroys everything she has ever held dear? This is a story of one woman's journey that cascades through multi-layered cycles of conflict and turmoil. This is the story of a wounded healer. This is Saniya's story.

Everyone adores the enigmatic Shirley Lester, the gracious proprietress of the renowned 61 Eden Court and widow of a distinguished English gentleman. To Zarina, a young Indian Muslim woman newly arrived from Bombay, Mrs Lester is more than a figure of charm-she is the stranger whose singular act of kindness, years ago, set Zarina's destiny into motion. But beneath the allure of 61 Eden Court lies a web of jealousy, obsession, and dark secrets. As Zarina becomes entwined in Mrs Lester's life, both women are thrust into the heart of a scandalous criminal libel trial at the Old Bailey-a courtroom where reputations crumble and secrets unravel. Set against the backdrop of fog-drenched Victorian England in 1894, 'Tainted Whispers of Eden' is a gripping legal thriller that delves into forbidden desires, unspoken sacrifices, and the enduring power of obsession. Will you dare uncover the whispers?

The diary of a social butterfly gives you a delicious glimpse into the parallel universe of the have-musts. Diary of a Social Butterfly as a social satire. humorously exposes the shallow lives of the elite class in Pakistan, highlighting their selfishness, ignorance, and obsession with appearances. political issues.

What can literary theory reveal about discourses and practices of human rights, and how can human rights frameworks help to make sense of literature? How have human rights concerns shaped the literary marketplace, and how can literature impact human rights concerns? Essays in this volume theorize how both literature and reading literarily can shape understanding of human rights in productive ways. Contributors to Theoretical Perspectives on Human Rights and Literature provide a shared history of modern literature and rights; theorize how trauma, ethics, subjectivity, and witnessing shape representations of human rights violations and claims in literary texts across a range of genres (including poetry, the novel, graphic narrative, short story, testimonial, and religious fables); and consider a range of civil, political, social, economic, and cultural rights and their representations. The authors reflect on the imperial and colonial histories of human rights as well as the cynical mobilization of human rights discourses in the name of war, violence, and repression; at the same time, they take seriously Gayatri Spivak's exhortation that human rights is something that we "cannot not want," exploring the central function of storytelling at the heart of all human rights claims, discourses, and policies.

“Radiant as [To the Lighthouse] is in its beauty, there could never be a mistake about it: here is a novel to the last degree severe and uncompromising. I think that beyond being about the very nature of reality, it is itself a vision of reality.”—Eudora Welty, from the Introduction.The serene and maternal Mrs. Ramsay, the tragic yet absurd Mr. Ramsay, and their children and assorted guests are on holiday on the Isle of Skye. From the seemingly trivial postponement of a visit to a nearby lighthouse, Woolf constructs a remarkable, moving examination of the complex tensions and allegiances of family life and the conflict between men and women.