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Muncie Murder & Mayhem (Murder And Mayhem Ser.)
by Douglas Walker Keith RoysdonThe authors of Wicked Muncie tell the city&’s lurid history in the true stories of its most infamous criminals and the lawmen who brought them down. Muncie epitomizes the small-town America of squeaky-clean 1950s sitcoms, but its wholesome veneer conceals a violent past. Public scandals and personal tragedy dogged the long, notorious life of Dr. Jules LaDuron. Baseball ace Obie McCracken met a tragic and violent end after joining the police force. A mother&’s love could not stop James Hedges from committing murder. The paranoid delusions of Leonard Redden hounded him until one day he carried a shotgun into a quiet classroom. Detectives Melvin Miller and Ambrose Settles chased a murderer across county lines in pursuit of justice. And newsman George Dale&’s showdown with the Klan prepared him for the political fight of his life. Douglas Walker and Keith Roysdon, authors of Wicked Muncie, introduce a new cast of characters from the city's notorious past. Includes photos!
The Neapolitan Novels Boxed Set (Neapolitan Novels)
by Elena FerranteIn one volume, the New York Times–bestselling epic about hardship and female friendship in postwar Naples that has sold over five million copies. Beginning with My Brilliant Friend, the four Neapolitan Novels by Elena Ferrante follow Elena and Lila, from their rough-edged upbringing in Naples, Italy, not long after WWII, through the many stages of their lives—and along paths that diverge wildly. Sometimes they are separated by jealousy or hostility or physical distance, but the bond between them is unbreakable, for better or for worse. This volume includes all four novels: My Brilliant Friend; The Story of a New Name; Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay; and The Story of the Lost Child. &“Imagine if Jane Austen got angry and you&’ll have some idea of how explosive these works are.&” —The Australian &“Nothing you read about Elena Ferrante&’s work prepares you for the ferocity of it.&” —The New York Times &“An enduring masterpiece.&” —The Atlantic
The Kinsey Institute: The First Seventy Years (Well House Bks.)
by Judith A. Allen Andrew Clark-Huckstep Brandon J. Hill Hallimeda E. Allinson Liana Zhou Stephanie A. SandersAn in-depth history of Alfred Kinsey&’s groundbreaking Institute for Sex Research and the cultural awakening it inspired in America—&“it has no rival&” (Angus McLaren). While teaching a course on Marriage and Family at Indiana University, biologist Alfred Kinsey noticed a surprising dearth of scientific literature on human sexuality. He immediately began conducting his own research into this important yet neglected field of inquiry, and in 1947, founded the Institute for Sex Research as a firewall against those who opposed his work on moral grounds. His frank and dispassionate research shocked America with the hidden truths of our own sex lives, and his two groundbreaking reports —Sexual Behavior in the Human Male (1948) and Sexual Behavior in the Human Female (1953)—both became New York Times bestsellers. In The Kinsey Institute: The First Seventy Years, Judith A. Allen and her coauthors provide an in-depth history of Kinsey&’s groundbreaking work and explore how the Institute has continued to make an impact on our culture. Covering the early years of the Institute through the &“Sexual Revolution,&” into the AIDS pandemic of the Reagan era, and on into the &“internet hook-up&” culture of today, the book illuminates the Institute&’s enduring importance to society.
The Story of the Lost Child: Neapolitan Novels, Book Four (Neapolitan Novels #4)
by Elena FerranteThe &“stunning conclusion&” to the bestselling saga of the fierce lifelong bond between two women, from a gritty Naples childhood through old age (Publishers Weekly, starred review). One of the New York Times&’s 100 Best Books of the 21st Century The Story of the Lost Child concludes the dazzling saga of two women, the brilliant, bookish Elena and the fiery, uncontainable Lila, who first met amid the shambles of postwar Italy. In this book, life&’s great discoveries have been made; its vagaries and losses have been suffered. Through it all, the women&’s friendship remains the gravitational center of their lives. Both women once fought to escape the neighborhood in which they grew up. Elena married, moved to Florence, started a family, and published several well-received books. But now, she has returned to Naples to be with the man she has always loved. Lila, on the other hand, never succeeded in freeing herself from Naples. She has become a successful entrepreneur, but her success draws her into closer proximity with the nepotism, chauvinism, and criminal violence that infect her neighborhood. Yet, somehow, this proximity to a world she has always rejected only brings her role as unacknowledged leader of that world into relief. &“Lila is a magnificent character.&” —The Atlantic &“Everyone should read anything with Ferrante&’s name on it.&” —The Boston Globe
The Story of a New Name (Neapolitan Novels #2)
by Elena FerranteA novel in the bestselling quartet about two very different women and their complex friendship: &“Everyone should read anything with Ferrante&’s name on it&” (The Boston Globe). The follow-up to My Brilliant Friend, The Story of a New Name continues the epic New York Times–bestselling literary quartet that has inspired an HBO series, and returns us to the world of Lila and Elena, who grew up together in post-WWII Naples, Italy. In The Story of a New Name, Lila has recently married and made her entrée into the family business; Elena, meanwhile, continues her studies and her exploration of the world beyond the neighborhood that she so often finds stifling. Marriage appears to have imprisoned Lila, and the pressure to excel is at times too much for Elena. Yet the two young women share a complex and evolving bond that is central to their emotional lives and a source of strength in the face of life&’s challenges. In these Neapolitan Novels, Elena Ferrante, &“one of the great novelists of our time&” (The New York Times), gives us a poignant and universal story about friendship and belonging, a meditation on love and jealousy, freedom and commitment—at once a masterfully plotted page-turner and an intense, generous-hearted family saga. &“Imagine if Jane Austen got angry and you&’ll have some idea of how explosive these works are.&” —The Australian &“Brilliant . . . captivating and insightful . . . the richness of her storytelling is likely to please fans of Sara Gruen and Silvia Avallone.&” —Booklist (starred review)
On Shifting Ground: Muslim Women in the Global Era
by Edited by Fereshteh Nouraie-Simone&“Thoughtful, highly relevant, and frequently brilliant essays on the contemporary ideas, organization, activities, and agency of Muslim women&” (Nikki Keddie, author of Women in the Middle East: Past and Present). The world has drastically changed in recent years due to armed conflict, economic issues, and cultural revolutions both positive and negative. Nowhere have those changes been felt more than in the Middle East and Muslim worlds. And no one within those worlds has been more affected than women, who face new and vital questions. Has Arab Spring made life better for Muslim women? Has new media empowered feminists or is it simply a tool of the opposition? Will the newfound freedoms of Middle Eastern women grow or be taken away by yet more oppressive regimes? This &“provocative volume&” has been updated with a new introduction and two new essays, offering insider views on how Muslim women are navigating technology, social media, public space, the tension between secularism and fundamentalism, and the benefits and responsibilities of citizenship (Nikki Keddie, Professor Emerita of Middle Eastern and Iranian History, UCLA).
The Little Locksmith: A Memoir (Physically Handicapped In Society Ser.)
by Katharine Butler HathawayThis early 20th century memoir of a woman&’s faith in the face of debilitating disease is a &“remarkably un-self-pitying book remains poignant and truthful&” (Publishers Weekly). &“You must not miss it . . . It is the kind of book that cannot come into being without great living and great suffering and a rare spirit behind it.&” —The New York Times In 1895, a specialist straps five-year-old Katharine Hathaway, then suffering from spinal tuberculosis, to a board with halters and pulleys in a failed attempt to prevent her from becoming a &“hunchback&” like the &“little locksmith&” who does odd jobs at her family&’s home. Forced to endure her confinement for ten years, Katharine remains immobile until age fifteen, only to find that none of it has prevented her from developing a deformity of her own. The Little Locksmith charts Katharine&’s struggle to transcend physical limitations and embrace her life, her body, and herself. Her spirit and courage prevail as she expands her world far beyond the boundaries prescribed by her family and society: she attends Radcliffe College, forms deep friendships, begins to write, and in 1921, purchases a house of her own that she fashions into a space for guests, lovers, and artists. Revealing and inspirational, The Little Locksmith stands as a testimony to Katharine&’s aspirations and desires—for independence, love, and the pursuit of her art. &“A powerful revelation of spiritual truth&” —The Boston Globe &“Katharine Butler Hathaway . . . was the kind of heroine whose deeds are rarely chronicled . . . [She took] a life which fate had cast in the mold of a frightful tragedy and redesign[ed] it into a quiet, modest work of art.&” —The New Yorker
The Shipwrecked: Contemporary Stories by Women from Iran
by Edited by Fereshteh Nouraie-Simone, Translated from Farsi by Faridoun Farrokh and Sara KhaliliA collection of short stories by Iranian women writers that capture the fear, defiance, and enduring struggle of life under an oppressive regime. The 1979 Iranian Revolution was an event that shocked the world. After thousands of years of Persian monarchy, the Iranian people seized power and instituted a strict secular Islamic regime. The revolution sent the despised Shah into exile, put the Ayatollah Khomeini into power, and resulted in the Iran Hostage Crisis. In all the upheaval, little thought was given to the women who, even after helping install the new regime, would have to face a new kind of oppression in their homes and in the public square. Here, the voices of those women are heard. Evoking the enormous isolation of daily existence, and the persistence of a people living under a repressive regime, these literary gems—many by prize-winning authors—reward us with an inside view of a turbulent and closed society.
Intimate Wars: The Life and Times of the Woman Who Brought Abortion from the Back Alley to the Boardroom
by Merle HoffmanA &“searingly honest debut memoir&” from an activist and award-winning journalist who made a woman&’s right to choose her life&’s work (Kirkus Reviews). Merle Hoffman had built a life as a classical pianist and self-made millionaire before her passion for the equality and freedom of girls and women drew her to a bigger cause: protecting a woman&’s right to have a safe and legal abortion. Hoffman became an expert in women&’s reproductive healthcare and used her entrepreneurial spirit to build one of the most comprehensive women&’s medical centers in the country. In 1971, two years before the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision made abortion legal throughout the US, Hoffman founded the New York abortion clinic Choices. As a medical provider, she pioneered &“patient power,&” encouraging women to participate in their own health care decisions. Through her singular journey, Hoffman had many loves and even adopted a daughter from Russia, but never wavered in her commitment to fighting on the front lines of the feminist movement. &“From her decision to adopt a child to her love affairs, this is the story of one woman&’s quest to live fully. Opinionated, fierce, bold and brash, Intimate Wars chronicles Hoffman&’s efforts to improve women&’s lives and influence history. She deserves our gratitude.&” —Truthout
The Love Children (Classic Feminist Writers Ser.)
by Marilyn FrenchA girl comes of age in the radical 1960s in this &“beautifully written&” novel by the groundbreaking author of The Women&’s Room (Kate Mosse). It&’s 1968 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Jess Leighton, the daughter of a temperamental painter and a proto-feminist Harvard professor, is struggling to make sense of her world amid racial tensions, Vietnam War protests, anti-government rage, her own burgeoning sexuality, and bad relationships. With more options than her mother&’s generation, but no role model for creating the life she desires, Jess experiments with sex and psychedelic drugs as she searches for happiness on her own terms. In the midst of joining and fleeing a commune, growing organic vegetables, and operating a sustainable restaurant, Jess grapples with the legacy of her mother&’s generation while building a future for herself, and for the postmodern woman. &“French&’s meticulous and affecting tale of the forging of one woman&’s conscience encompasses thoughtful portraits of &‘love children,&’ from peace activists to members of unconventional families, and a forthright critique of the counterculture that puts today&’s wars, struggles for equality, and environmental troubles into sharp perspective&” (Booklist).
Zipper Mouth: A Novel
by Laurie WeeksThis novel of a young lesbian addict in &’90s NYC &“recalls Naked Lunch&” with &“dreamy, impressionistic, and rapturous&” prose—&“an ecstatic love story&” (Publishers Weekly). Written in the brash, fervent voice of the young and addicted, this debut novel from underground superstar Laurie Weeks &“is a short tome of infinitesimal reach, a tiny star to light the land&” (Eileen Myles). Strung out on dope and unrequited love for her straight best friend, Jane, the novel&’s unnamed narrator zig-zags between glimpses of her childhood and early teens to the raw, super-caffeinated world of her present on the streets of New York. Chosen by Dave Eggers as Best American Nonrequired Reading and a winner of the 2012 Lambda Literary Awards, this novel encapsulates the soaring highs and gritty lows of the junkie and the reckless intensity of love. &“The book&’s pulse is evident on every page.&” (Lambda Literary) &“Zipper Mouth is a brilliant rabbit hole of pitch-black hilarity, undead obsession, the horror of the everyday, and drug, drugs, drugs.&” —Michelle Tea, co-founder of SisterSpit
Waiting: A Novel of Uganda at War (Women Writing Africa Ser.)
by Goretti KyomuhendoA Ugandan author&’s &“unsettling and richly atmospheric&” novel of a young African woman confronting the brutal end of Idi Amin&’s dictatorship (Publishers Weekly). Safe for years in their remote Ugandan village, thirteen-year-old Alinda and her family are suddenly faced with the terror of the self-proclaimed &“Last King of Scotland&” when troops of his use the local highway to escape anti-Amin Ugandan and Tanzanian allied forces. With her pregnant mother on the verge of labor, her brother anxious to join the Liberators, and a house full of hungry siblings, neighbors, and refugees, Alinda learns what it takes to endure terrible hardship, and to hope for a better tomorrow . . . Set in the seventies during Idi Amin&’s last year of rule, Waiting evokes the fear and courage of a close-knit society in a novel &“full of human interplay and pungent smaller events, told with a verbal chastity reflecting both tension and dawning adult consciousness&” (Booklist).
Savage Coast: A Novel
by Muriel RukeyserThe poet&’s newly discovered novel of reporting on the Spanish Civil War &“is both an absorbing read and an important contribution to 20th-century history&” (Publishers Weekly). As a young reporter in 1936, the pioneering poet and political activist Muriel Rukeyser traveled to Barcelona to witness the first days of the Spanish Civil War. She turned this experience into an autobiographical novel so forward thinking—both in its lyrical prose and its frank depictions of violence and sexuality—that it was never published in her lifetime. Recently discovered in her archive, Feminist Press finally makes this important work available to the public. Savage Coast charts a young American woman&’s political and sexual awakening as she witnesses the popular front resistance to the fascist coup and falls in love with a German political exile who joins the first international brigade. Rukeyser&’s narrative is a modernist exploration of violence, activism, and desire; a documentary text detailing the start of the war; and a testimony to those who fought and died for freedom and justice during the first major battle against European fascism.
Behind Closed Doors: Her Father's House and Other Stories of Sicily
by Maria MessinaTen stories of impoverished Sicilian women in the early 20th century—&“honed, polished, devastatingly direct . . . verismo at its unsentimental best&” (Kirkus Reviews). The Sicilian writer Maria Messina&’s captivating and brutal stories of the women of her home island are presented in a &“lyrical and immediate&” English translation by Elise Magistro (Publishers Weekly). Messina, who died in 1944, was the foremost female practitioner of verismo—the Italian literary realism pioneered by fellow Sicilian Giovanni Verga. Published between 1908 and 1928, Messina&’s fiction represents the massive Sicilian immigration to America occurring at that time. The individuals in these stories are caught between the traditions they respect and a desire to move beyond them. Women are shuttered in their houses, virtual servants to their families, left behind while working men immigrate to the United States in fortune-seeking droves. A cultural album that captures the lives of peasant, working-class, and middle-class women, &“Messina&’s words will leave their mark. Their power makes them impossible to forget&” (The Philadelphia Inquirer).
The Feminist Porn Book: The Politics of Producing Pleasure
by Tristan Taormino, Celine Parreñas Shimizu, Constance Penley and Mireille Miller-Young&“This thrilling anthology brings together scholars, producers, and fans of feminist pornography to define an emerging movement of gender and sexual visionaries.&” —Lisa Duggan The Feminist Porn Book brings together for the first time writings by feminists in the adult industry and research by feminist porn scholars. This book investigates not only how feminists understand pornography, but also how feminists do porn—that is, direct, act in, produce, and consume one of the world&’s most lucrative and growing industries. With original contributions by Susie Bright, Candida Royalle, Betty Dodson, Nina Hartley, Buck Angel, Lynn Comella, Jane Ward, Ariane Cruz, Kevin Heffernan, and more, The Feminist Porn Book updates the arguments of the porn wars of the 1980s, which sharply divided the women&’s movement, and identifies pornography as a form of expression and labor in which women and racial and sexual minorities produce power and pleasure. &“Besides being extremely thought-provoking, this must-read collection is accessible to all readers, and the topic inherently makes it engaging and fun.&” —Publishers Weekly, starred review
The Chinese Garden: A Novel
by Rosemary ManningA &“very intelligent, sensitive, and compelling&” novel of adolescent rebellion and sexual awakening at a girls&’ boarding school (Anthony Burgess). Set in a repressive British girls&’ boarding school in the late 1920s—where not only sexuality but femininity is squashed—Rosemary Manning&’s &“wonderful&” 1962 novel is the coming-of-age story of sixteen-year-old Rachel, a sensitive, bright, and innocent student (The Guardian). Rachel finds refuge from the Spartan conditions, strict regime, fierce discipline, and formidable headmistress at Bampfield in a secret garden. She also finds friendship there, with a rebellious girl named Margaret. As Margaret has her mind expanded by a scandalous tome entitled The Well of Loneliness, she engages in a bold, forbidden act—the ultimate transgression at Bampfield—and Rachel is drawn into the turmoil. Confronted with the persecution of her friend and troubled by a growing awareness of her own sensuality, Rachel faces an impossible choice that drives her to desperate measures. Selected as one of the Top 10 Lesbian Books by the Guardian, &“Rosemary Manning&’s unjustly forgotten novel is a deft depiction of innocence and the forces of hypocrisy, paranoia, and self-hatred that betray innocence&” (Lillian Faderman, author of Odd Girls and Twilight Lovers).
Bedelia (Femmes Fatales)
by Vera Caspary&“You must read Bedelia&”, the seductive black-widow thriller by the author of the classic film noir, Laura (The New York Times). Charlie Horst has returned with his new bride, Bedelia, to his family home in Connecticut. Indulgently infatuated, Charlie is the luckiest man alive. What&’s not to love about Bedelia? She&’s gorgeous and complacent. She&’s also a gracious and ideal party host—luscious and decorative in blue velvet. And in public, she plays the part of worshipful wife to perfection. In private, even more so. Who can blame Charlie for overlooking her little deceptions? Or for not paying any mind to her contradictory claims about her past? When Charlie falls ill due to a freak poisoning, Charlie knows that Bedelia will be right his side, watching him closely. But who&’s watching Bedelia? &“Vera Caspary wrote thrillers—but not like any other author of her time, male or female. Her specialty was a specific type that she pioneered—the psycho thriller&” (Huffington Post) and this &“sinister entertainment&” (The New Yorker), is Caspary at &“her most chilling&” (SistersinCrime.com). Filmed in 1946, and starring Margaret Lockwood, it&’s &“a tour de force of psychological suspense . . . Desperate Housewives meets Double Indemnity in Bedelia&” (Liahna Armstrong, President Emeritus, Popular Culture Association).
The Crown Maple Guide to Maple Syrup: How to Tap and Cook with Nature's Original Sweetener
by Robb Turner Jessica CarboneSixty-five sweet and savory recipes, plus tons of tips, trivia, and photos! This is the ultimate guide to maple syrup, with sixty-five recipes, instructions on tapping and evaporating, and an overview of the fascinating history of maple syrup in the United States. Not just a cookbook, it offers a comprehensive look into the world of maple syrup, complete with archival images and tutorials on the process. With recipes for maple-pecan sticky buns, maple-glazed duck, maple lemon bars, and much more, this beautifully illustrated guide comes from the producers of Crown Maple, a leading organic maple syrup—carried by gourmet food markets and used in many of the world&’s best kitchens, including NoMad, Eleven Madison Park, Bouchon, Lincoln, and more.
Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, volume 12 number 1 (January 2025)
by Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource EconomistsThis is volume 12 issue 1 of Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists. As an official research journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, JAERE publishes papers that are devoted to environmental and natural resource issues. The journal's principal mission is to provide a forum for the scholarly exchange of ideas in the intersection of human behavior and the natural environment. Focusing on original, full-length research papers that offer substantial new insights for scholars of environmental and resource economics, JAERE presents a range of articles that are relevant for public policy, using approaches that are theoretical, empirical, or both.
The Library Quarterly, volume 95 number 1 (January 2025)
by The Library QuarterlyThis is volume 95 issue 1 of The Library Quarterly. The Library Quarterly (LQ) embraces a wide array of original research perspectives, approaches, and quantitative, qualitative, evaluative, analytic, and mixed methodology to assess the role of libraries in communities and in society. Through unique and innovative content that positions libraries at the nexus of information, community, and policy, LQ publishes cutting-edge articles, essays, editorials, and reviews that inform, enable, equalize, and lead. Across these areas, all content in the journal ties to contemporary issues impacting libraries and librarianship.
Vertigo: A Memoir (The\cross-cultural Memoir Ser.)
by Louise DeSalvoA scholar&’s memoir of growing up and the powerful forces that shaped her as a woman and a writer; &“her story will inspire all women&” (Library Journal). In this honest and outspoken reflection on her childhood, Louise DeSalvo explores the many ways literature saved her, both emotionally and practically. Born to Italian immigrants during World War II, DeSalvo takes readers back to the emotional chaos of her 1950s girlhood in New Jersey, growing up with her authoritative, distant father, her depressed mother, and a sister who later committed suicide. Reading and research were an anchor to her then, and widened her choices about her future in ways that weren&’t otherwise available to girls of that era. A Virginia Woolf scholar, DeSalvo wrote a ground-breaking study on the impact of childhood sexual abuse on the reclusive writer. Here, she mines her own early days—and her adolescent obsession with Hitchcock&’s Vertigo—in an attempt to give her own life&’s path &“some shape, some order.&” Publisher&’s Weekly said, &“Her clarity of insight and expression make this [memoir] an impressive achievement,&” and the San Francisco Chronicle proclaimed, &“DeSalvo has one of the most refreshing feminist voices around.&”
Dearest Anne: A Tale of Impossible Love (Jewish Women Writers Ser.)
by Judith KatzirAn Israeli girl&’s coming of age is told through a diary addressed to Anne Frank in this powerful novel—&“a temple of love to the imaginary&” (Time Out Israel). Love is both the question and the answer in this lyrical novel by one of Israel&’s bestselling authors. Returning to her hometown as an adult, Rivi Shenhar discovers a collection of her old diaries—impassioned, plaintive journals she addressed to Anne Frank while growing up in Israel in the 1970s. Reading them takes her back to the isolated, lonely girl she was, living alone with a distant mother, but also to the love affair that changed her life. When her young literature teacher provides an outlet for Rivi&’s frustrations, she never imagines that she will fall in love—or that such a turbulent, forbidden relationship could last so long, or become so intimate and erotically charged. Rivi&’s transformation from awkward child to confident woman—and writer—is deftly handled, in &“metaphoric language that is amazingly sensuous and precise&” (Globes).
40 Days of Dating: An Experiment
by Jessica Walsh Timothy Goodman&“What would happen if Harry met Sally in the age of Tinder and Snapchat? . . . A field guide to Millennial dating in New York City&” (New York Daily News). When New York–based graphic designers and long-time friends Timothy Goodman and Jessica Walsh found themselves single at the same time, they decided to try an experiment. The old adage says that it takes forty days to change a habit—could the same be said for love? So they agreed to date each other for forty days, record their experiences in questionnaires, photographs, videos, texts, and artworks, and post the material on a website they would create for this purpose. What began as a small experiment between two friends became an Internet sensation, drawing five million unique (and obsessed) visitors from around the globe to their site and their story. 40 Days of Dating: An Experiment is a beautifully designed, expanded look at the experiment and the results, including a great deal of material that never made it onto the site, such as who they were as friends and individuals before the forty days and who they have become since.
Kissing the Sword: A Prison Memoir
by Shahrnush ParsipurA moving account of life as a political prisoner in post-revolutionary Iran from the acclaimed Iranian author of Women Without Men. Shahrnush Parsipur was a successful writer and television producer in her native Iran until the Revolution of 1979. Soon after seizing control, the Islamist government began detaining its citizens—and Parsipur found herself incarcerated without charges. Kissing the Sword captures the surreal experience of serving time as a political prisoner and witnessing the systematic elimination of opposition to fundamentalist power. It is a harrowing narrative filled with both horror and humor: nights blasted by machine gun fire as detainees are summarily executed, days spent debating prison officials on whether the Quran demands that women be covered. Parsipur, one of modern Iran&’s great literary voices, mines her painful life experiences to deliver an urgent call for the most basic of human rights: the freedom of expression. &“Parsipur makes a stylishly original contribution to modern feminist literature.&” —Marjane Satrapi, author of Persepolis &“Stands as a powerful testament to not only the devastations of an era, but to the integrity and courage of an extraordinary woman.&” —Kirkus Reviews &“Parsipur&’s memoir is a powerful tale of a writer&’s struggle to survive the worst cases of atrocities and injustice with grace and compassion. A terribly dark but truly illuminating narrative; Parsipur forces the reader to question human nature and resilience.&” —Shirin Neshat, artist
Bamboo Shoots After the Rain: Contemporary Stories by Women Writers of Taiwan
by Ann C. Carver, Sung-sheng Yvonne ChangA short story collection hailed as a &“welcome and valuable addition to our growing knowledge about the inner lives and literary talents of Chinese women&” (Amy Ling, author of Between Worlds: Women Writers of Chinese Ancestry). This remarkable anthology introduces the short fiction of fourteen writers, major figures in the literary movements of three generations, who represent a range of class, ethnic, and political perspectives. It is filled with unexpected gems such as Lin Hai-yin&’s story of a woman suffering under the feudal system of Old China, and Chiang Hsiao-yun&’s optimistic solutions to problems of the elderly in rapidly changing 1980s Taiwan. And in between, a dozen rich stories of aristocrats, comrades, wives, concubines, children, mothers, sexuality, female initiation, rape, and the tensions between traditional and modern life. &“This is not western feminism with an Asian accent&”, says Bloomsbury Review, &“but a description of one culture&’s reality. . . . The woman protagonists survive both despite and because of their existence in a changing Taiwan.&”