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Stories and Poems From the Russian Revolution

Book - 2016

"A collection of literary responses to one of the most cataclysmic events in modern world history, which exposes the immense conflictedness and doubt...Show more "A collection of literary responses to one of the most cataclysmic events in modern world history, which exposes the immense conflictedness and doubt, conviction and hope, pessimism and optimism which political events provoked among contemporary writers - sometimes at the same time, even in the same person. This dazzling panorama of thought, language and form includes work by authors who are already well known to the English-speaking world (Bulgakov, Pasternak, Akhmatova, Mayakovsky), as well as others, whose work we have the pleasure of encountering here for the very first time in English. " Show less

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The Inhabited Woman

by Belli, Gioconda

Book - 1994

Romance, action, and magical realism permeate this fast-paced and lyrical read. Lavinia is a middle-class woman, working as an architect, whose relationsh...Show more Romance, action, and magical realism permeate this fast-paced and lyrical read. Lavinia is a middle-class woman, working as an architect, whose relationship with her charming coworker, Felipe, leads to her involvement in the National Liberation Movement in their unnamed Central American country, ruled by an oppressive dictator. This book was a favourite of the Spartacus Book Club, who read it in July 2016. Show less

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A Tale of Two Cities

by Dickens, Charles

Book - 1993

First published as a serial in 1859, this dramatic, romantic, and moving tale charts the lives of an exiled French aristocrat and an English lawyer as they are pulled into whirlwind of the French revolution by their shared love of Lucie Manette. First published as a serial in 1859, this dramatic, romantic, and moving tale charts the lives of an exiled French aristocrat and an English lawyer as they are pulled into whirlwind of the French revolution by their shared love of Lucie Manette. Show less

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The Infamous Rosalie - Evelyne Trouillot - Google Books

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Set in the lead-up to the Haitian Revolution, this powerful and painful book is carefully researched and beautifully written. "The year is 1750, and ...Show more Set in the lead-up to the Haitian Revolution, this powerful and painful book is carefully researched and beautifully written. "The year is 1750, and a rash of poisonings is sowing fear among the plantation masters, already unsettled by the unrest caused by Makandal, the legendary Maroon leader. Through this tumultuous time, Lisette struggles to maintain her dignity and to imagine a future for her unborn child. In telling Lisette’s story, Trouillot gives the revolution that will soon rock the island a human face and at long last sheds light on the invisible women and men of Haitian history." Show less

In Darkness

by Lake, Nick

Book - 2012

"In the aftermath of the Haitian earthquake, fifteen-year-old Shorty, a poor gang member from the slums of Site Soleil, is trapped in the rubble of a...Show more "In the aftermath of the Haitian earthquake, fifteen-year-old Shorty, a poor gang member from the slums of Site Soleil, is trapped in the rubble of a ruined hospital, and as he grows weaker he has visions and memories of his life of violence, his lost twin sister, and of Toussaint L'Ouverture, who liberated Haiti from French rule in the 1804." Show less

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Cazzarola!

Anarchy, Romani, Love, Italy : A Novel

by Nawrocki, Norman

Book - 2013

In this multi-generational family epic, the Discordias embrace anarchism and fight fascists in Italy through factory strikes, student protests, and assass...Show more In this multi-generational family epic, the Discordias embrace anarchism and fight fascists in Italy through factory strikes, student protests, and assassination attempts. When Antonio Discordia falls in love with Cinka, a Romani woman, the couple must face racism, xenophobia, and their families' disapproval. Show less

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In the Time of the Butterflies

by Alvarez, Julia

Book - 2010

"Set during the waning days of the Trujillo dictatorship in the Dominican Republic in 1960, this extraordinary novel tells the story of the Mirabal s...Show more "Set during the waning days of the Trujillo dictatorship in the Dominican Republic in 1960, this extraordinary novel tells the story of the Mirabal sisters, three young wives and mothers who are assassinated after visiting their jailed husbands." Show less

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Iron Council

A Novel

by Miéville, China

Book - 2005

"As the city of New Crobuzon carries on an interminable war against the wizards of Tesh, life becomes more and more repressive for the many humans, n...Show more "As the city of New Crobuzon carries on an interminable war against the wizards of Tesh, life becomes more and more repressive for the many humans, near humans, nonhumans, and "the Remade"—people subjected to magical body reconstruction as a form of punishment. Cutter, a member of the Caucus, an organization of various factions of rebels, sets off on a journey to locate the legendary Iron Council." Show less

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Persepolis

[the Story of A Childhood]

by Satrapi, Marjane

Book - 2003

"Wise, funny, and heartbreaking, Persepolis is Marjane Satrapi’s memoir of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. In powerful black-and-wh...Show more "Wise, funny, and heartbreaking, Persepolis is Marjane Satrapi’s memoir of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. In powerful black-and-white comic strip images, Satrapi tells the story of her life in Tehran from ages six to fourteen, years that saw the overthrow of the Shah’s regime, the triumph of the Islamic Revolution, and the devastating effects of war with Iraq. The intelligent and outspoken only child of committed Marxists and the great-granddaughter of one of Iran’s last emperors, Marjane bears witness to a childhood uniquely entwined with the history of her country." Show less

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Uncertain Glory

by Sales, Joan

Book - 2016

"Sales's symphonic novel - full of philosophical, religious and literary meditations - revolves around four principal players: Lluis, a Catalan soldi...Show more "Sales's symphonic novel - full of philosophical, religious and literary meditations - revolves around four principal players: Lluis, a Catalan soldier stationed at the Aragonese front; his louche childhood friend-turned-traitor; his anarchist lover; and Cruells, a would-be priest. Much of the novel is presented in anecdotal diary entries, epistles and paraphrased episodes; the quotidian and the political continually exchange their paradoxes. " Show less

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The Salt Roads

by Hopkinson, Nalo

eBook - 2003

"Whirling with witchcraft and sensuality, this...is a globe-spanning, time-traveling spiritual odyssey. When three Caribbean slave women, led by dign...Show more "Whirling with witchcraft and sensuality, this...is a globe-spanning, time-traveling spiritual odyssey. When three Caribbean slave women, led by dignified doctress Mer, assemble to bury a stillborn baby on the island of Saint Domingue (just before it is renamed Haiti in 1804), Ezili, the Afro-Caribbean goddess of love and sex, is called up by their prayers and lamentations. Drawing from the deceased infant's "unused vitality," Ezili inhabits the bodies of a number of women who, despite their remoteness from each other in time and space, are bound to each other by salt-be it the salt of tears or the salt that baptized slaves into an alien religion. The goddess's most frequent vehicle is Jeanne Duval, a 19th-century mulatto French entertainer who has a long-running affair with bohemian poet Charles Baudelaire. There is also fourth-century Nubian prostitute Meritet, who leaves a house of ill repute to follow a horde of sailors, but finds religion and a call to sainthood. Meanwhile, the seed of revolution is planted in Saint Domingue as the slaves hatch a plan to bring down their white masters." Show less

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