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Wild Woman is an anti-love story, set against a background of economic hardship. Told through the undiluted language of thought and mania, the twists and turns of internal dialogue are brought alive by a narrator determined to find her true voice.To go wild in order to be free.

Doppelganger consists of two stories that skillfully revisit the question of "doubles" and how an individual is perpetually caught between their own beliefs and those imposed on them by society.

A bohemian novel set in 1970s Yugoslavia which follows the loves and losses of a disfunctional family in Belgrade.

With this collection of brutal and heart-wrenching stories, the Bosnian writer Faruk Sehic secured his reputation as one of the greatest writers to emerge from the region. A war veteran and a poet, Sehic combines beauty and horror to seduce and surprise the reader.

A historical novel which looks at Central Europe in the 16th century - a territory plagued by ceaseless battles for supremacy between the Protestant political elite and the ruling Catholic Habsburg Monarchy. I

A stunning, unique and deadly serious exploration of the roots and results of the Bosnian civil war of the early 1990s. Magical realism Balkan style: complete with some of the most terrifying characters of fantasy fiction.

A seminal novel by one of Romania's most respected writers and intellectuals An early exploration of adolescence, first love and burning ambition.

'Hair Everywhere' is the touchng story of one family and how they cope with curing the incurable disease: cancer.

In the tradition of Bulgakov, Gogol and Kafka Ales Steger lets the forces of good and evil collide in this grandiose literary thriller. This is a debut novel filled with striking personae, haunting images and a grotesque plot. It proves, in the end, to be a journey into the heart of a European darkness.

Years after the end of the conflict that tore about the country of Yugoslavia, a man goes in search of this father's true identity. A hard-hitting examination of a generation from the former Yugoslavia that escaped the bullets but not the war.

Set during Byron's famous journey across the Balkans in the aurum of 1809, this is a fictional reimagining of a love affair between the famous poet and a local beauty

A collection of short stories which focus very much on the position of women in society, and in particular in modern Turkish society.

One man's search for his true identity through an investigation of his parent's past which leads him to discover truths about the former Yugoslav secret services. Through his own unique and now recognizable style, Nikolaidis takes us into a world of criminal intrigue and a dissection of our humble human existence. Powerful, rich in philosophy.

A fascinating dissection of the political and social events which rapidly bought one of the world's strictest Stalinist regime to rough capitalism and financial collapse.

In the best European absurdist tradition, Popov has created a very funny novel about the trials and tribulations of transition society and the comedy to be found when cultures clash.

The story of Ekaterini is the story of one woman who lives through the twentieth century in a part of the world where a long life could bear witness to four major wars. This is history seen from the woman's point of view, the story of the ordinary lives of the women who live through the turbulent historical events of their time.

A witty, wonderful collection of short stories with a distinctly feminine, erotic flavour. With a selection of wonderful characters; from Elvis impersonators to cat lovers, Lengold takes the reader on a charming ride in this prize-winning collection.

A Handful of Sand is a love story and an ode to lost opportunity. Now far from his homeland, the novel''s protagonist looks back on his life, from his childhood, university days and first working experience to more intimate emotional events, making critical observations on human relationships and human existence. Interchanging with the chapters written in the narrator s voice are those narrated by a woman. As her story progresses, we realise that she is the love of his life: something that she hopes he will realise before it is too late.

"This novel was first published in Romanian as Intrarea soarelui by Editura Polirom, 2008"--Colophon.

A tale of innocence abused, 'My FAther's Dreams' is uniquely brave novel by one of Europe's greatest writers.

A local journalist sends a distant relative to report on the war in Iraq, while he stays at home to sort out his love life and his professional career - all to varying degrees of success. As time goes on, things begin to unravel and he ends up having to fake his missing cousin's reports while struggling to hold on to his actress girlfriend.