Spotlight on….  WORLD LITERATURE

 

Notes in parentheses indicate the author’s national origin.  Many of these titles are new to the Library.

 

Achebe, Chinua.  GIRLS AT WAR AND OTHER STORIES (Nigeria). PR9387.9 A3 G57 1991

 

Achebe, Chinua.  THINGS FALL APART (Nigeria). PR9387.9 A3 T5 1994

 

Adera, Tadesse.  SILENCE IS NOT GOLDEN: A CRITICAL ANTHOLOGY OF ETHIOPIAN LITERATURE (Ethiopia).  PL8014 E8 S57 1995

 

Adonis.  PAGES OF DAY AND NIGHT (Syria).  PJ7862 A519 A24 2000

 

Aidoo, Ama Ata.  CHANGES: A LOVE STORY (Ghana).  PR9379.9 A35 C48 1993

 

Aidoo, Ama Ata.  NO SWEETNESS HERE AND OTHER STORIES (Ghana).  PR9379.9 A35 N6 1995

 

Aidoo, Ama Ata.  OUR SISTER KILLJOY (Ghana).  PR9379.9 A35 O9x 2000

 

Al-Bayati, Abdul Wahib.  LOVE, DEATH AND EXILE : POEMS TRANSLATED FROM ARABIC : BILINGUAL EDITION (Iraq).  PJ7816 A92 A23 1990

 

Al-Udhari, Abdullah.  CLASSICAL POEMS BY ARAB WOMEN.  PJ7694 E3 C55 1999

 

Allouache, Merzak.  BAB EL-OUED (Algeria).  PQ3989.2 A3786 B3313 1998 

 

Andrzejewski, B.W. (trans.) ANTHOLOGY OF SOMALI POETRY (Somalia).  PJ2534 Z95 E5 1993

 

Aoyama, Miyuki (ed).  A LONG RAINY SEASON : HAIKU AND TANKA (Japan).  PL782 E3 L66 1994

 

Aoyama, Miyuki.  OTHER SIDE RIVER : FREE VERSE (Japan).  PL782 E3 O85 1995

 

Armah, Ayi Kwei.  THE BEAUTYFUL ONES ARE NOT YET BORN (Ghana).  PR9379.9 A7 B4x 1988

 

Azuela, Mariano.  THE UNDERDOGS : A NOVEL OF THE MEXICAN REVOLUTION (Mexico).  PQ7297 A9 L613 2002

 

Ba, Mariama.  SO LONG A LETTER (Senegal).  PQ3989.2 B23 S513 1989

 

Bangqing, Han.  THE SING SONG GIRLS OF SHANGHAI.  PL2710 A58 H313 2005

 

Barakat, Hoda.  THE STONE OF LAUGHTER (Lebanon). PJ7816 A672 H3513 1995

 

Belli, Giaconda.  THE INHABITED WOMAN (Nicaragua).  PQ7519.2 B44 M8513 1995

 

Bierhorst, John.  LATIN AMERICAN FOLKTALES: STORIES FROM THE HISPANIC AND INDIAN TRADITIONS. (Latin America).  GR111 H57 L37 2002

 

Birch, Cyril (ed).  ANTHOLOGY OF CHINESE LITERATURE (China).  PL2658 E1 B5

 

Booth, Marilyn (trans.)  MY GRANDMOTHER’S CACTUS : STORIES BY EGYPTIAN WOMEN (Egypt).  PJ8216.5 E5 M9x 1991

 

Bourgeacq, Jacques.  VOICES FROM MADAGASCAR: AN ANTHOLOGY OF CONTEMPORARY FRANCOPHONE LITERATURE.  PQ3985.5 E5 V65 2002

 

Brown, Iem (ed).  DI SERAMBI/ON THE VERANDA: A BILINGUAL ANTHOLOGY OF MODERN INDONESIAN POETRY (Indonesia).  PL5086 D56 1995

 

Carpentier, Alejo. THE KINGDOM OF THIS WORLD (Cuba/ Haiti).  PQ7389 C263 R413 1989b

 

Carpentier, Alejo.  THE LOST STEPS (Cuba).  PQ7389 C263 P313 2003

 

Chang, Kangi-I Sun.  WOMEN WRITERS OF TRADITIONAL CHINA: AN ANTHOLOGY OF POETRY AND CRITICISM.  PL2278 W65 1999

 

Choe, Wolhee (trans/ed).  SONGS OF THE KISAENG (Korea).  PL975.8 W6 S66 1997

 

Copoer, Arthur, (ed/trans).  LI PO AND TU FU (China).  PL2671 C6 

 

Dammaj, Zayd Mutee.  THE HOSTAGE (Yemen). PJ7820 A513 R3513 1994

 

Dangarembga, Tsitsi.  NERVOUS CONDITIONS (Rhodesia/Zimbabwe).  PR9390.9 D36 N47 2002

 

Danticat, Edwidge.  BREATH EYES MEMORY (Haiti).  PS3554 A5815 B74 1998

 

Danticat, Edwidge.  THE FARMING OF BONES (Haiti).  PS3554 A5815 F37 1999

 

Divakaruni, Chitra Banerjee.  THE MISTRESS OF SPICES (India/ USA). PS3554 I86 M47 1997 

 

Djebar, Assia.  FANTASIA : AN ALGERIAN CAVALCADE (Algeria).  PQ3989.2 D57 A813 1989

 

Duong, Thu Huong.  NOVEL WITHOUT A NAME (Vietnam).  PL4378.9 D759 T5413 1996

 

Elmessiri, Nur.  A LAND OF STONE AND THYME (Palestine and diaspora).  PJ8190.8 L35 1996

 

Emcheta, Buchi.  THE BRIDE PRICE (Nigeria).  PR9387.9 E36 B74x 1976

 

Emecheta, Buchi.  THE FAMILY (Nigeria).  PR9387.9 E36 G88 1990

 

Emecheta, Buchi.  THE JOYS OF MOTHERHOOD (Nigeria). PR9387.9 E36 J6x 1994

 

Faqir, Fadia.  PILLARS OF SALT (Jordan).  PR9570 J653 F356 1997

 

Farah, Nurridin.  GIFTS (Somalia).  PR9396.9 F3 G54 2000

 

Farid Ud-Din Attar.  THE CONFERENCE OF BIRDS (Iran).  PK6451 F4 M2813 2003

 

Foster, John (ed.)  ANCIENT EGYPTIAN LITERATURE: AN ANTHOLOGY (Egypt).  PJ1943 A53 2001

 

Gambaro, Griselda.  INFORMATION FOR FOREIGNERS: THREE PLAYS (Argentina)  PQ7797 G253 A19 1992

 

Gao, XingJian.  BUYING A FISHING ROD FOR MY GRANDFATHER: STORIES (China).  PL2869 O128 G4513 2004

 

Guanzhong, Luo.  THREE KINGDOMS (China) PL2690 S3 E5325 1999

 

Hinton, David, tr.  MOUNTAIN HOME: THE WILDERNESS POETRY OF ANCIENT CHINA.  PL2518.8 N3 M68 2002

 

Hove, Chenjerai.  SHEEBAN TALES: MESSAGES FROM HARARE (Zimbabwe) DT3022 H6813x 1997

 

Hubschman, Thomas J.  BEST OF GOWANUS (Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean).  PN6014 B475x 2001

 

Idilbi, Alfat.  SABRIYA: DAMASCUS BITTER SWEET (Syria).  PJ7838 D48 D5613 1997

 

Idris, Yusuf.  THE CHEAPEST NIGHTS.  (Egypt).  PJ7838 D7 A7913 1997

 

Idris, Yusuf.  RINGS OF BURNISHED BRASS (Egypt).  PJ7838 D7 A236 1990

 

Issa, Kobayashi.  INCH BY INCH: HAIKU (Japan).  PL797.2 A6 1999

 

Issa, Kobayashi.  SPRING OF MY LIFE AND SELECTED HAIKU (Japan).  PL797.2 A24 1997

 

Jayyusi, Salma Khadra.  SHORT ARABIC PLAYS: AN ANTHOLOGY (Middle East).  PJ7694 E5 S56 2003

 

Kabbani, Nizar.  ARABIAN LOVE POEMS (Middle East).  PJ7858 A2 A24 1999

 

Kanafani, Ghassan.  MEN IN THE SUN (Palestine).  PJ7842 A5 R513 1999

 

Kawabata, Yasunari.  THE SOUND OF THE MOUNTAIN (Japan) PL832 A9 Y313 1996

 

Khadra, Yasmina.  THE SWALLOWS OF KHABUL: A NOVEL (Afghanistan).  PQ3989.2 K386 H5713 2005

 

Khai, Nguyen.  PAST CONTINUOUS: A NOVEL (Vietnam).  PL4378.9 N523 A274 2001

 

Khalifeh, Sahar.  WILD THORNS (Palestine/ West Bank).  PJ7842 H2938 S913 2000

 

Khatib, Muhammad Kamil.  JUST LIKE A RIVER (Syria).  PJ7842 H3334 H3513 2003

 

Keene, Donald (ed).  MODERN JAPANESE LITERATURE: FROM 1868 TO THE PRESENT DAY (Japan).  PL882 K43

 

Lee, Peter (ed).  ANTHOLOGY OF KOREAN LITERATURE (Korea).  PL984 E1 A5

 

Lee, Peter (ed).  THE COLUMBIA ANTHOLOGY OF TRADITIONAL KOREAN POETRY (Korea).  PL984 E3 C65 2002

 

Leon-Portilla, Miguel (ed).  IN THE LANGUAGE OF KINGS: AN ANTHOLOGY OF MESOAMERICAN LITERATURE: PRE-COLUMBIAN TO THE PRESENT (Mexico

 and Central America).  PM3097 E1 I5 2001

 

Lewis, Bernard (ed).  MUSIC OF A DISTANT DRUM: CLASSICAL ARABIC, PERSIAN, TURKISH AND HEBREW POEMS (Turkey and Middle East).  PJ418 M87 2001

 

Louvish, Simon.  THE DAYS OF MIRACLES AND WONDERS (Israel).  PR6062 O785 D36 1999

 

Ma Van Khang.  AGAINST THE FLOOD (Vietnam).  PL4378.9 M25 N4813 2000

 

Maalouf, Amin.  THE GARDENS OF LIGHT (Lebanon).  PQ3979.2 M28 J3713 1999

 

Maalouf, Amin.  SAMARKAND (Lebanon).  PQ3979.2 M28 S213 1996

 

Magona, Sindiwe.  LIVING, LOVING AND LYING AWAKE AT NIGHT (South Africa).  PR9369.3 M335 L58 1994

 

Mahindra, Indira.  THE END PLAY (India).  PR9499.3 M294 E53 1995

 

Marachera, Dambudzo.  CEMETARY OF MIND (Zimbabwe).  PR9390.9 M3 C46 1999

 

Marachera, Dambudzo.  HOUSE OF HUNGER (Zimbabwe).  PR9390.9 M3 H6 1993

 

Marachera, Dambudzo.  SCRAPIRON BLUES (Zimbabwe).  PR9390.9 M3 S37 1999

 

Mda, Zakes.  THE HEART OF REDNESS (South Africa).  PR9369.3 W4 H43 2002

 

Mishima, Yukio.  THE DECAY OF THE ANGEL (Japan).  PL833 I7 T4613 1990

 

Mishima, Yukio.  THE SAILOR WHO FELL FROM GRACE WITH THE SEA (Japan).  PL833 I7 G613 1994

 

Mishima, Yukio.  SPRING SNOW (Japan).  PL833 I7 H3613 1990

 

Mishima, Yukio.  THE TEMPLE OF THE DAWN (Japan).  PL833 I7 A727 1990

 

Mishima, Yukio.  THE TEMPLE OF THE GOLDEN PAVILION (Japan).  PL833 I7 K5513 1994

 

Mokeddem, Malika.  Century of Locusts.  (Algeria/ France) PQ3989.2 M55 S5413 2006

 

Moshiri, Farnoosh.  AT THE WALL OF THE ALMIGHTY (Iran).  PS3563 O88443 A88 2000

 

Mozaffari, Nahid.  STRANGE TIMES, MY DEAR: THE PEN ANTHOLOGY OF CONTEMPORARY IRANIAN LITERATURE (Iran).  PK6449 E1 S77 2005

 

Mukherjee, Bharati.  DESIRABLE DAUGHTERS (India/US).  PR9499.3 M77 D47 2002

 

Mukharjee, Bharati.  THE HOLDER OF THE WORLD (India/US).  PR9499.3 M77 H64x 1994

 

Mukharjee, Bharati.  JASMINE (India/US)  PR9499.3 M77 J3 1999

 

Mukherjee, Bharati.  THE MIDDLEMAN AND OTHER STORIES (India/US).  PR9499.3 M77 M5 1988

 

Murakami, Haruki.  AFTER THE QUAKE (Japan).  PL856 U673 K3613 2003

 

Murakami, Haruki.  KAFKA ON THE SHORE (Japan).  PL856 U673 U48 2005

 

Murakami, Haruki.  SOUTH OF THE BORDER, WEST OF THE SUN (Japan).  PL856 U673 K6513x 2000

 

Murasaki, Shikibu.  DIARY OF LADY MURASAKI.  PL788.4 Z5 A3513 1996

 

Ngugi.  DEVIL ON THE CROSS (Kenya).  PR9381.9 N45 D48x 1987

 

Ninh, Bao.  THE SORROW OF WAR : A NOVEL OF NORTH VIETNAM (Vietnam).  PL4378.9 B37 N6513 1996

 

Nwapa, Flora.  EFURU (Nigeria)  PR9387.9 N933 E38x 1978

 

Offodile, Buchi.  THE ORPHAN GIRL AND OTHER STORIES (West Africa).  GR350.3 O33 2001

 

Olmos, Margarite Fernandez.  THE LATINO READER (US, translations from Spanish).  PS508 H57 L4 1997

 

Ousmane, Sembene.  GOD’S BITS OF WOOD (Senegal).  PQ3989 S46 B613 1995

 

Ousmane, Sembene.  XALA (Senegal).  PQ3989 S46 X313 1976

 

Patai, ed.  ARAB FOLKTALES FROM PALESTINE AND  ISRAEL (Palestine/.Israel)  GR286.2 A72 1998

 

Paz Soldan, Edmundo.  THE MATTER OF DESIRE (Bolivia/United States).  PQ7820 P39 M3713 2003

 

Poderegin, Milka Bajic.  THE DAWNING (Serbia).  PG1418 B235 S8613 1995

 

Ramazani, Jahan.  THE HYBRID MUSE: POSTCOLONIAL POETRY IN ENGLISH (Africa, India and the Caribbean) .  PR9082 R35 2001

 

Roy, Arundhati.  THE GOD OF SMALL THINGS.  PR9499.3 R59 G63 1998

 

Russell, Ralph.  AN ANTHOLOGY OF URDU LITERATURE (Subcontinent).  PK2049 H53 1999

 

Said, LANDSCAPES OF A DISTANT MOTHER (Iran/Germany).  PT2679 A3355 L3613 2004

 

Selva, Salomon de la.  TROPICAL TOWN AND OTHER POEMS.  PR9292.9 S45 T7 1999

 

Shami, Janset Berkok.  CAGES ON OPPOSITE SHORES (Turkey).  PR9570 T873 S48 1995

 

Shamsi, Muneeza (ed).  LEAVING HOME : TOWARDS A NEW MILLENNIUM : A COLLECTION OF ENGLISH PROSE BY PAKISTANI WOMEN (Pakistan).  PR9540.5 L43 2001

 

Shimon, Simon.  A CRACK IN THE WALL : NEW ARAB POETRY (Arab World).  PJ7694 B3 C73 2001

 

Soyinka, Wole.  DEATH AND ALL THE KING’S HORSEMEN (Nigeria).  PR9387.9 S6 2003

 

Tagore, Rabindranath.  FINAL POEMS.  (Bengal).  PK1722 A2 B37 2001

 

Taylor, Debbie.  THE CHILDREN WHO SLEEP BY THE RIVER (Zimbabwe).  PR6070 A912 C45 1992

 

Thiong’o, Ngugi Wa.  PETALS OF BLOOD (Kenya).  PR9381.9 N45 P4x 1991

 

Valmiki, Omprakash.  Joothan : An Untouchable’s Life (India).  DS422 C3 V27513 2003 

 

Vatanabadi, Shouleh and Mehdi Khorrami (eds).  ANOTHER SEA, ANOTHER STORY : PERSIAN STORIES OF MIGRATION (Iran).  PK6449 E7 A56 2004

 

Walcott, Derek.  THE HAITIAN TRILOGY : PLAYS (Haiti).  PR9272.9 W3 H35 2002

 

Waley, Arthur.  THE NO PLAYS OF JAPAN : AN ANTHOLOGY (Japan).  PL782 E5 W3 1998

 

Yakhlif, Yahya.  A LAKE BEYOND THE WIND (Palestine).  PJ7874 A36 B813 1999

 

Yun, Mia.  HOUSE OF THE WINDS (Korea).  PS3575 U57 H68 1998

 

Xingjian, Gao.  THE OTHER SHORE: PLAYS (China).  PL2869 O128 A24 1999