The Book of Tokyo

Osamu Hashimoto

• Paperback | Engels | Reading the City
• The Book of Tokyo collects 10 stories by some of Japan's most exciting contemporary short story writers. Together, the stories form a kind of literary... Lees meer

The Book of Ramallah

Anas Abu Rhama, Liana Badr, Ameer Hamad, Khaled Hourani, Ahmad Jaber, Ziad Khadash, Ibrahim Nasrallah, Mahmoud Shukeir, Ahlam Bsharat

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• Unlike most other Palestinian cities, Ramallah is a relatively new town, a de facto capital of the West Bank allowed to thrive after the Oslo Peace Ac... Lees meer

The Book of Rio

João Ximenes Braga

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• This diverse, literary patchwork of Rio de Janeiro contains 10 short stories set in varied quarters of the city drawing on its inhabitants' experience... Lees meer

The Book of Leeds

M. Y. Alam, Tony Harrison, David Peace, Jeremy Dyson, Martyn Bedford, Andrea Semple, Ian Duhig, Susan Everett

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• The thoughtful stories featured in this collection capture the soul of the city of Lees meer

The Book of Venice

Gianfranco Bettin, Marilia Mazzeo, Elisabetta Baldisserotto, Annalisa Bruni, Cristiano Dorigo, Michele Catozzi, Ginevra Lamberti, Samantha Lenarda, Enrico Palandri, Roberto Ferrucci

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• An inspector rages against the announcement that police HQ is to relocate--the way so many of the city's residents already have--to the mainland... An... Lees meer

The Book of Cairo

Hatem Hafez, Ahmed Naji, Nael Eltoukhy, Mohamed Salah al-Azab, Areej Gamal, Hend Ja'far, Eman Abdelrahim, Hassan Abdel Mawgoud, Nahla Karam

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• A police officer tortures one last suspect in the most important assignment of his career: to find the ultimate Truth... A woman confesses her love to... Lees meer

The Book of Gaza

Atef Abu Saif, Abdallah Tayeh, Ghareeb Asqalani, Asmaa Al Ghul, Garin Askalani, Nayrouz Qarmout, Talal Abu Shawish, Najlaa Ataallah, Yusra Al Khatib

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• Bringing together a dozen of Palestine's greatest modern prose writers, this unique anthology sets contemporary stories against the backdrop of one of... Lees meer

The Book of Khartoum

Ahmed Al-Malik, Bushra Al-Fadil, Ali Al-Makk, Isa Al-Hilu, Arthur Gabriel Yak, Bawadir Bashir, Rania Mamoun, Mamoun Eltlib

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• Nestled on the confluence of the Blue and White Niles, the city of Khartoum has, for two centuries, been a focal point for both imperialism and rebell... Lees meer

The Book of Istanbul

Hinks Jim

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• Both intelligent and accessible, this collection pulls readers into the heart of Turkish culture, politics, and history through multifarious narrative... Lees meer

The Book of Tehran

Atoosa Afshin-Navid, Fereshteh Ahmadi, Kourosh Asadi, Azardokht Bahrami, Hamed Habibi, Mohammad Hosseini, Amir-Hossein Khorshidfar, Payam Nasser, Goli Taraghi

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• Tehran is Iran's most secular and liberal city. It is a city that is so much more than the usual chaotic maze of concrete and traffic jams thick with ... Lees meer

The Book of Reykjavik

þÓrarinn Eldjárn, Friðgeir Einarsson, Fríða Ísberg, Guðrún Eva Mínervudóttir, Andri Snær Magnason, Einar Már Guðmundsson, Kristín Eiríksdóttir, Björn Halldórsson, Auður Jónsdóttir, Ágúst BorgÞór Sverrisson

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• Iceland is a land of stories; from the epic sagas of its mythic past, to its claim today of being home to more writers, more published books and more ... Lees meer

The Book of Prague

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• An ex-con on compassionate release revisits his old haunts, only to feel dispossessed by how much the city has changed... The son of political disside... Lees meer

The Book of Shanghai

Chen Danyan, Xia Shang, Cai Jun, Wang Anyi, Chen Qiufan, Teng Xiaolan, Shen Dacheng, Wang Zhanhei, Xiao Bai, Fu Yuehui

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• As the end of the world arrives in downtown Shanghai, one man's only wish is to return a library book... When a publisher agrees to let a star author ... Lees meer

The Book of Newcastle

Jessica Andrews, Julia Darling, Crista Ermiya, Chrissie Glazebrook, J. A. Mensah, Sean O'Brien, Angela Readman, Glynis Reed

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• The Book of Newcastle brings together some of the city's most renowned literary talents, along with exciting new voices, proving that while Newcastle ... Lees meer

The Book of Jakarta

Hanna Fransisca, Sabda Armandio Alif, Ziggy Zesyazeoviennazabrizkie, Cyntha Hariadi, Yusi Avianto Pareanom, Ben Sohib, Dewi Kharisma Michellia, Afrizal Malna, Ratri Ninditya, Falissa Putri

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• A young woman takes a driverless taxi through the streets of Jakarta, only to discover that the destination she is hurtling towards is now entirely su... Lees meer

The Book of Dhaka

Anwara Syed Haq, Moinul Ahsan Saber, Syed Manzoorul Islam, Parvez Hossain, Rashida Sultana, Salma Bani, Shaheen Akhtar

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• Dhaka is the world's tenth largest city with a population of more than 18 million people. We will bring ten unique short stories from this overwhelmin... Lees meer

The Book of Havana

Daniel Chavarría, Irina J Davidenko, Eduardo del Llano Rodríguez, Laidi Fernández de Juan, Jorge Enrique Lage, Eduardo Heras Léon, Cinthia Paredes, Ahmel Echevarría Peré, Francisco López Sacha, Eduardo A Santiesteban

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• The stories gathered in this anthology reflect the many complex challenges Havana's citizens have had to endure as a result of their country's politic... Lees meer

The Book of Riga

Dace Ruksane, Kristine Zelve, Pauls Bankovskis, Gundega Repse, Svens Kuzmins, Ilze Jansone, Andra Neiburga, Juris Zvirgzdins

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• Riga may be over 800 years old as a city, but its status as capital of an independent Latvia is only a century old, with half of that time spent under... Lees meer

The Book of Barcelona

Jordi Punti, Carlos Zanón, Empar Moliner, Carlota Gurt, Llucia Ramis, Borja Bagunyà, Gonzalo Torné, Jordi Nopca, Francesc Serés Guillén, Marta Orriols

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• A slighted wife escapes her wealthy family for the evening and stumbles into the city's red-light district... The head of security at Barcelona's cont... Lees meer

The Book of Tbilisi

Dato Kardava, Gela Chkvanava, Rusudan Rukhadze, Erekle Deisadze, Zviad Kvaratskhelia, Iva Pezuashvili, Ina Archuashvili, Shota Iatashvili, Lado Kilasonia

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• Tbilisi is the largest city and capital of Georgia, with a population of more than 1.5 million people. Situated at the boundary between Europe and Asi... Lees meer

The Book of Bristol

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• Celebrated for its creativity, communal spirit, and culture of resistance, Bristol is a city with a loud voice and progressive reputation. But it's al... Lees meer

The Book of Liverpool

Margaret Murphy, Ramsey Campbell, James Friel, Brian Patten, Frank Cottrell Boyce, Clive Barker, Tracy Aston, Dinesh Allirajah

• Paperback | Engels | Reading the City
• Spanning the last five decades of Liverpool's history, the specially commissioned pieces in this collection revel in the story of the city itself--the... Lees meer

The Book of Birmingham

Alan Beard, Jendella Benson, Sharon Duggal, Kit de Waal, Bobby Nayyar, C. D. Rose, Malachi McIntosh, Sibyl Ruth, Joel Lane

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• Few cities have undergone such a radical transformation over the last few decades as Birmingham. Culturally and architecturally, it has been in a stat... Lees meer