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  • Let Me Alone

    Anna Kavan

    Paperback (Peter Owen Publishers, Dec. 1, 1972)
    An early work from Anna Kavan strongly evoking life in England and its colonies from the early years of the century through the period following the First World War. More straightforward than her more famous novels, Let Me Alone is nevertheless fascinating for its hint of the personal stresses that was to inform much of her uncompromising storylines.

  • Cheapest Nights and Other Stories

    Yusuf Idris

    Paperback (Peter Owen Publishers, Dec. 1, 1978)
    One of Egypt’s foremost writers, the acknowledged genius of the modern Arabic short story. Encompassing works from every stage of his career, this is the first collection of his stories to appear in English.

  • Five Thousand Runaways

    Takeshi Kaiko

    Paperback (Peter Owen Publishers, Oct. 1, 1994)
    Seven stories that span a 20-year period in the life of one of Japan’s greatest writers. Written with humor and keen perception, Kaiko introduces the reader to a fascinating range of characters.

  • The Other Woman

    Colette

    Paperback (Peter Owen Publishers, June 1, 1971)
    This volume brings together for the first time in English a collection including a series of stories and a novella, formed of a group of linked autobiographical pieces first published posthumously in France as Mon Amie Valentine.

  • Adam's Diary

    Knut Faldbakkan

    Paperback (Peter Owen Publishers, April 1, 2000)
    Adam’s Diary, set in Oslo and by one of Norway’s leading writers, is the compelling story of lovers who find themselves the victims of social roles and sexual stereotypes. Comprising the narratives of three men who love, fear, and hate the same woman, Adam’s Diary is a gripping psychological novel with disturbing overtones.

  • Out With the Stars

    James Purdy

    Paperback (Peter Owen Publishers, Aug. 5, 1997)
    Following the discovery of an anonymous libretto, a composer comes out of retirement to write an opera based on the life of the infamous novelist-turned-photographer Cyril Vane. A dazzling novel by one of America’s most underrated writers.

  • Read to Write: Using Children's Literature as a Springboard for Teaching Writing

    John Warren Stewig

    Paperback (Peter Owen Publishers, )
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  • Bring Out Your Dead

    Grace Ingoldby

    Hardcover (Peter Owen Publishers, April 1, 2000)
    A striking, uncompromising, but humane and even humorous novel set within the walls of an asylum.

  • On Glory's Course

    James Purdy

    Paperback (Peter Owen Publishers, May 4, 1997)
    On Glory’s Course is set in Fonthill, a small Midwestern town of the 1930s where Adele Bevington, a faded and fallen beauty, arrives searching for the illegitimate son she never knew and is drawn into a sinister plot with the local townspeople.

  • The Ship by Hans Henny Jahnn

    Hans Henny Jahnn

    Paperback (Peter Owen Publishers, March 15, 1656)
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  • Criminal Convictions; Freeling on the Crime Novel

    Nicolas Freeling

    Hardcover (Peter Owen Publishers, Aug. 5, 1995)
    The distinguished crime novelist writes on his genre with humor and insight, with revealing and perceptive views on the likes of Dickens, Conrad, and Chandler and more.

  • A Flat Rock Rising

    Wallace Thompson

    Paperback (Peter Owen Publishers, Nov. 1, 1969)
    A family living in Los Angeles in the 1930s find their lives are shattered by the machinations of a fraudulent and depraved faith-healer in this dramatic story. Wallace Thompson’s authentic reconstruction of an era, combined with his gift for strong characterization, confirm an amazing talent first evinced in The Sacrilegious Shore.