Fiction

ISBN: 9781592111138
Published by : Center for Romanian Studies
Series: Classics of Romanian Literature
Volume: I
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This classic Romanian novel lends valuable psychological insight into the tragic situation confronting minorities in the Austro-Hungarian Empire during World War I. It is the story of Apostol Bologa, a middle-class Romanian officer serving in the ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781592111107
Published by : Center for Romanian Studies
Series: Classics of Romanian Literature
Volume: II
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It is a delightful account of brother-sister rivalry, and the life of a generally happy, easy-going family in rural Moldavia. Ionel Teodoreanu wrote more than twenty books during his prolific literary career, including the classic Lorelei, but At ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781949669336
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Miracelle Loving's world comes crashing down when her mother, Ruby, is murdered during a fortune-telling session gone wrong. Not that she had much of a stable world to lose in the first place; the free-spirited mother-daughter duo had never remain... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780822946991
Published by : University of Pittsburgh Press
Series: Pitt Drue Heinz Lit Prize
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Winner of the Drue Heinz for Literature. Poised on the precipice of mystery and longing, each character in Now You Know It All is on the brink of discovery - and decision. Set in small-town North Carolina, or featuring eager Southerners venturing ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780819579980
Published by : Wesleyan University Press
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Life, love, death, and laughs in a small American town.

His life had come to this: save a few deer from the jaws of dogs. He was a small man sent to perform a small task. Howard Elman is a man whose internal landscape is as disordered as ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780819580009
Published by : Wesleyan University Press
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Life, love, death, and laughs in a small American town.

The second novel of the Darby Chronicles follows Ollie Jordan, a man with no education, no mentors, and a serious Freudian hang-up. A family history of poverty, stubborn pri... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780819579997
Published by : Wesleyan University Press
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Life, love, death, and laughs in a small American town.

The institution of town meeting, the beauty of the landscape, and the enduring qualities of the architecture all give the New England town the power to shape the identity of its inha... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780819580023
Published by : Wesleyan University Press
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Life, love, death, and laughs in a small American town.

A major character in earlier Darby novels, Estelle takes center stage in The Passion of Estelle Jordan. Presently she is sliding into late middle age, drawn to two lovers wh... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780819580030
Published by : Wesleyan University Press
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Life, love, death, and laughs in a small American town.

The struggle between the rural working class and the upper crust intensifies in this turning-point novel of the Darby Chronicles as Freddy Elman, son of the town trash colle... .... Learn More