Lovers of Franz K. by Burhan Sönmez
Translator: Sami Hêzil An inventive literary obituary for Kafka, this thriller of love and revenge brings the Cold War to life, from Paris and Istanbul to West Berlin and Tel Aviv. Amid the student...
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Blast by Claire Deya
Translator: Adriana Hunter An unforgettable portrait of suffering, hope, and love in post–World War II France, this cinematic debut novel uncovers the secrets of a little-known era. In spring of 1945, the war is...
I Seek a Kind Person by Julian Borger
My Father, Seven Children, and the Adverts that Helped Them Escape the Holocaust This gripping family memoir of grief, courage, and hope tells the hidden stories of children who escaped the Holocaust, building connections...
Bad Jew: A Family’s Quest from the Minsk Ghetto to Netanyahu’s Israel by Piotr Smolar
Translator: Anthony Roberts Combining memoir, history, and political essay, an acclaimed French journalist delves into his family’s past in this searing, nuanced investigation of Jewish identity and what it means in the diaspora versus...
The Suicide Museum by Ariel Dorfman
An expansive, engrossing mystery for fans of Gabriel García Márquez, Margaret Atwood, and Bill McKibben, from the acclaimed author of Death and the Maiden. Ariel needed money, and Joseph Hortha had it. Bound by...
Inside Information by Eshkol Nevo
Translator: Sondra Silverston From the internationally bestselling author of Three Floors Up, a novel of psychological suspense exploring the vagaries of love and relationships through three interlocking stories. A honeymoon in South America that...
Beethoven in the Bunker by Fred Brouwers
Musicians Under the Nazi Regime Translator: Eileen J. Stevens This compelling survey examines the remarkable relationship between the Nazis and classical music through the stories of musicians, composers, and conductors across the political spectrum....
The Blumkin Project by Christian Salmon
A Biographical Novel Translator: William Rodarmor This page-turning biographical novel follows the footsteps of a forgotten legend of the Russian Revolution, from Odessa to Moscow, Istanbul, and beyond. Yakov Blumkin claimed to have had...
The State of Israel vs. the Jews by Sylvain Cypel
Translator: William Rodarmor From an award-winning journalist, a perceptive study of how Israel’s actions, which run counter to the traditional historical values of Judaism, are putting Jewish people worldwide in an increasingly untenable position....
Proustian Uncertainties: On Reading and Rereading In Search of Lost Time by Saul Friedländer
This engaging reexamination of In Search of Lost Time considers how the narrator defines himself, how this compares to what we know of Proust himself, and what the significance is of these various points...
