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Lakhous Spotted In Grand Island, Nebraska
Inveterate traveler, cultural ambassador, doctor of sociology, and bestselling author Amara Lakhous appears to be on a three-week tour of America sponsored by the US state department through its International... -
Hedgehog: "It's perfect in all ways."
This weekend's Globe and Mail reported on the appointment of Rachna Davidar as general manager of the new Toronto branch of McNally Robinson bookseller. The profile of Davidar and the excitement her appointment... -
The Europa Editions Aesthetic
Over at the Book Design Review they're commenting on our aesthetic. Most of the comments (from what we assume to be graphic designers themselves) are not very positive, and here at Europa we're pondering... -
Sawhney in the Guardian
Hirsh Sawhney, who edited and contributed a story to Delhi Noir, out this summer from our friends at Akashic Books, gave Europa a nice mention in his Guardian blog post this morning. His article posits... -
Europa Acquires Broken Glass Park
We've acquired north american rights to the novel Broken Glass Park by Alina Bronsky, Germany's hottest literary property right now. The book caused a sensation last year in Europe and is now creating... -
Even today, some stories are universal.
"A beautiful story with a large cast of fascinating, complicated characters whose behavior is delightfully unpredictable."—The Wall Street Journal More about The Elegance of... -
Roma Tearn's Mosquito Nominated for LA Times Book Award
Roma Tearne's novel about love during time of war and set in modern-day Sri Lanka has been shortlisted for the 2008 LA Times Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction. Winners will be announced at this year's... -
Hedgehog one of the world's top sellers in 2008
Alison Flood in the Independent reports on the top twenty bestselling novels worldwide in 2008. Khaled Hosseini and Stieg Larsson dominated the bestseller lists around the world, but the success of Barbery's... -
Amélie Nothomb On Tour
Since her debut on the French literary scene a little more than a decade ago, Amélie Nothomb has published a novel a year, every year. Her edgy fiction, unconventional thinking, and public persona... -
"No civilization is born of nothing; it takes something from the previous one and gives to the successive one."
Two Recent interviews with Amara Lakhous, author of Clash of Civilizations Over an Elevator in Piazza Vittorio, have caught our attention. Both appear on the Italian/American Digital Project. Interview...