Notes from ChildhoodA series of luminous, autobiographical vignettes weave the childhood memories of Argentinas great, rediscovered literary innovator into a tapestry of Proustian brilliance. Beginning with her familys departure from Buenos Aires in 1910, Norah Langes Notes from Childhood is a glimpse into the authors sometimes magical, sometimes painful evolution into and beyond her roles as a daughter, watcher, and thinker. These intimate moments serve as windows onto

Ali Bader from Iraq and Amir Tag Elsir from Sudan

progressive and enlightened

translated by Simon Carnell and Erica Segre

There is also a considerable amount of humour here

Matvejević shows how bread is depicted in literature and art (with beautiful illustrations) and examines especially closely the role of bread in the major world religions

She has only gone as far as a small town in Northern France when her journey is abruptly brought to an end by her violent death

In the course of the war he became caught between two women on opposite sides of the world

An old man waiting

pointed and wildly entertaining new collection from renowned Cardiff-based performance poet

so much life

Awad Nasir

because the process of reading is also the process of translation