Excess—The Factory
By: Leslie Kaplan
3.85
Format: 27 pages, ebook
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1. The Little Virtues
By: Dick Davis , Natalia Ginzburg
4.10
Format: 110 pages, Paperback
"As far as the education of children is concerned," states Natalia Ginzburg in this collection of h… read more
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"It seemed to me that I had discovered how people in books should be—funny and at the same time sad."-Dick Davis, The Little Virtues
"What we must remember above all in the education of our children is that their love of life should never weaken."-Dick Davis, The Little Virtues
"And perhaps even for learning to walk in worn-out shoes, it is as well to have dry, warm feet when we are children."-Dick Davis, The Little Virtues
"Y los detalles se gastan, se echan a perder si uno los lleva consigo sin utilizarlos durante mucho tiempo. No sólo los detalles sino todo, todas las ocurrencias y las ideas."-Dick Davis, The Little Virtues
2. Autobiography of Red: A Novel in Verse
By: Anne Carson , Stesichorus
4.27
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
The award-winning poet Anne Carson reinvents a genre in Autobiography of Red, a stunning work that … read more
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"Under the seams runs the pain."-Anne Carson, Autobiography of Red: A Novel in Verse
"There is no person without a world."-Anne Carson, Autobiography of Red: A Novel in Verse
"Don't want to be free want to be with you."-Anne Carson, Autobiography of Red: A Novel in Verse
"Sometimes a journey makes itself necessary."-Anne Carson, Autobiography of Red: A Novel in Verse
3. Las batallas en el desierto
By: José Emilio Pacheco
4.13
Format: 72 pages, Paperback
A novella depicts the harsh reality of life in urban Mexico and the tragedy of childhood innocence … read more
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"Enamorarse sabiendo que todo está perdido y no hay ninguna esperanza."-José Emilio Pacheco, Las batallas en el desierto
"Querer a alguien no es pecado, el amor está bien, lo único demoníaco es el odio."-José Emilio Pacheco, Las batallas en el desierto
"We are all hypocrites. We cannot see ourselves or judge ourselves the way we see and judge others."-José Emilio Pacheco, Las batallas en el desierto
"Qué estupidez meterme en un lío que pude haber evitado con sólo resistirme a mi imbécil declaración de amor.Todo pasó como pasan los discos en la sinfonola."-José Emilio Pacheco, Las batallas en el desierto
4. Ariel
By: Sylvia Plath
4.19
Format: 128 pages, Paperback
Sylvia Plath's celebrated collection. When Sylvia Plath died, she not only left behind a prolifi… read more
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"I do not fear it: I have been there."-Sylvia Plath, Ariel
"For the eyeing of my scars, there is a charge"-Sylvia Plath, Ariel
"I could not run without having to run forever"-Sylvia Plath, Ariel
"Stasis in darkness. Then the substanceless blue"-Sylvia Plath, Ariel
5. The Unnamable
By: Samuel Beckett
4.19
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
The Unnamable consists entirely of a disjointed monologue from the perspective of an unnamed (presu… read more
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6. The Thief's Journal
By: Jean-Paul Sartre , Jean Genet , Bernard Frechtman
3.00
Format: 144 pages,
The Thief's Journal is perhaps Jean Genet's most authentically autobiographical novel, personifying… read more
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7. Death Sentence
By: Lydia Davis , Maurice Blanchot
4.48
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
This long awaited reprint of a book about which John Hollander wrote: 'A masterful version of one o… read more
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8. Molloy
By: Samuel Beckett , Patrick Bowles
4.04
Format: 241 pages, Paperback
Molloy, the first of the three masterpieces which constitute Samuel Beckett’s famous trilogy, appea… read more
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"This should all be rewritten in the pluperfect."-Samuel Beckett, Molloy
"You can't have everything, I've often noticed it."-Samuel Beckett, Molloy
"Constipation is a sign of good health in pomeranians."-Samuel Beckett, Molloy
"Don’t wait to be hunted to hide, that was always my motto."-Samuel Beckett, Molloy
9. The Hatred of Poetry
By: Ben Lerner
3.71
Format: 435 pages,
No art has been denounced as often as poetry. It's even bemoaned by poets: "I, too, dislike it," wr… read more
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10. Butterfly Valley: A Requiem
By: Inger Christensen , Susanna Nied
4.50
Format: None pages, Paperback
Inger Christensen, often cited as a Nobel contender and one of Europe's most revered poets, is perh… read more
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11. L'analphabète: récit autobiographique
By: Ágota Kristóf
4.11
Format: 57 pages, Paperback
Onze chapitres pour onze moments de sa vie, de la petite enfance en Hongrie à l'apprentissage du fr… read more
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"You become a writer by writing with patience and obstinacy, without ever losing faith in what you write."-Ágota Kristóf, L'analphabète: récit autobiographique
"في الغالب أكتفي بالكتابة في ذهني . ذلك اسهل . داخل الراس تجري الامور كلها بيسر . لكن ما ان نشرع في الكتابة حتى تتغير الأفكار .تتشوه.تصير خاطئة"-Ágota Kristóf, L'analphabète: récit autobiographique
12. A Frozen Woman
By: Annie Ernaux
4.16
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
WINNER OF THE 2022 NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE A Frozen Woman charts Ernaux's teenage awakening, a… read more
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"Old equals plain equals lonely."-Annie Ernaux, A Frozen Woman
"So, what are you up to, where are you going on your vacation, that's a cute dress--no one knows what to talk about with an unmarried girl. Whereas a husband, children, an apartment, a washing machine…"-Annie Ernaux, A Frozen Woman
"Menstruation, making love, that had to come, but getting married? Everything that I've just experienced seems like all those things that are neither deliberately willed nor firmly rejected, and are t…"-Annie Ernaux, A Frozen Woman
13. Paradise Rot
By: Jenny Hval
3.55
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
A lyrical debut novel from a musician and artist renowned for her sharp sexual and political imager… read more
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"I took a bite of a Bloody Ploughman. Even the flesh was red. 'Bloody,' Carral said. 'Nice colour,' I answered. 'It looks sinful. I bet that was the apple Eve ate, you know, in the Bible, the forbidde…"-Jenny Hval, Paradise Rot
"I'll tell you the fairy tale of the apple. Eve ate the apple, and then Adam came and did so too. Afterwards the apple was forgotten, and it was assumed that it rolled away in the grass while Adam and…"-Jenny Hval, Paradise Rot
14. La danseuse
By: Patrick Modiano
3.43
Format: 112 pages, Paperback
"La danseuse arrivait, le matin, à sept heures quarante-cinq, gare du Nord. Ensuite le métro jusqu'… read more
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15. Exteriors
By: Annie Ernaux
3.57
Format: 91 pages, Paperback
Taking the form of random journal entries over the course of seven years, Exteriors concentrates on… read more
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16. The Flowers of Buffoonery
By: Osamu Dazai
3.83
Format: 96 pages, Paperback
The Flowers of Buffoonery opens in a seaside sanitarium where Yozo Oba—the narrator of No Longer Hu… read more
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"But in my softness I find peace, however fleeting."-Osamu Dazai, The Flowers of Buffoonery
"Hacían reír a otros. Querían provocar la risa en otros a cualquier precio, incluso a costa de su propio dolor."-Osamu Dazai, The Flowers of Buffoonery
"It was only natural for Yozo to vacillate when asked about the reason behind his suicide – it was everything to him."-Osamu Dazai, The Flowers of Buffoonery
"The next morning was peaceful and clear. The sea was calm. White smoke from the volcano on Oshima, just above the horizon, drifted up into the sky. Never mind. I hate describing scenery."-Osamu Dazai, The Flowers of Buffoonery
17. Useless Magic: Lyrics and Poetry
By: Florence Welch
4.31
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Lyrics and never-before-seen poetry and sketches from Florence Welch of Florence + the Machine. … read more
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"We are all too young to die."-Florence Welch, Useless Magic: Lyrics and Poetry
"I am teaching myself how to be free"-Florence Welch, Useless Magic: Lyrics and Poetry
"Maybe I’ve always been more comfortable in chaos."-Florence Welch, Useless Magic: Lyrics and Poetry
"I like people who've seen some darkness. The haunted ones."-Florence Welch, Useless Magic: Lyrics and Poetry
18. Girlfriends
By: Emily Zhou
4.20
Format: 168 pages, Paperback
In seven light-filled prisms of short stories, Emily Zhou chronicles modern queer life with uncompr… read more
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19. L'âge de détruire
By: Pauline Peyrade
3.57
Format: 160 pages, Hardcover
Elsa a sept ans lorsque sa mère devient pour la première fois propriétaire. Dans le nouvel appartem… read more
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20. Excess—The Factory
By: Leslie Kaplan
3.85
Format: 27 pages, ebook
Commune Editions is very pleased to publish an excerpt from an ongoing translation, by Julie Carr a… read more
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21. Marshmallow
By: Simone Atangana Bekono
3.79
Format: 80 pages, Paperback
In Marshmallow maken we kennis met een hond, een vrouw en een slaapkamer in ‘een heel normaal appar… read more
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