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1 P A ID Staten Island, NY Permit No. 169 Penguin Group USA Academic Marketing Department Presort Std U.S. Postage The Arabian Nights Tales of 1001 Nights Newly Translated by Malcom C. Lyons with Ursula Lyons Introduction and Notes by Robert Irwin Two Cambridge scholars of Arabic literature present the first complete English translation since 1884 of one of the greatest works of world literature. The Arabian Nights is not a book to be read in a week. It is an ocean of stories to be dipped into over a lifetime. And this new Penguin edition is the one to have. The Sunday Times (UK) Volume 1 Gu s tav e F l a u b e r t Madame Bovary Newly Translated by Lydia Davis Lydia Davis follows up her award-winning, rapturously reviewed translation of Marcel Proust s Swann s Way by turning her gifts to the book that defined the novel as an art form. It is a shame Flaubert will never read Davis s translation of Madame Bovary. Even he would have to agree his masterwork has been given the English translation it deserves. The New York Times Book Review I was struck delirious by the force of Flaubert s writing, and the precision (the perfection) of Davis s translation. The New Yorker Volume 2 Viking Hardcover 368 pp $27.95 Penguin Classics Paperback 800 pp $20.00 Penguin Classics Paperback 800 pp $20.00 Penguin Classics Paperback 992 pp $20.00 Volume 3 Lu X un The Real Story of Ah-Q and Other Tales of China The Complete Fiction of Lu Xun by Julia Lovell Afterword by Yiyun Li Arguably the most accessible translations yet...could be considered the most significant Penguin Classic ever published. Time Julia Lovell and Penguin have done Chinese modern literature a great service in bringing this passionate, witty and bleakly nostalgic work to what one hopes will be a wider audience. Lovell s introduction is excellent. The Times Literary Supplement (UK) Geoffrey Chaucer The Canterbury Tales A Retelling by Peter Ackroyd Introduction by Peter Ackroyd Renowned novelist, historian, and biographer Peter Ackroyd refashions English literature s greatest poem into contemporary prose accessible to modern readers that emphasizes the humanity of the characters while evoking the euphonies and harmonies of the original verse. Ackroyd is happiest and in his best form with Chaucer s sublime ribaldry. Harold Bloom, The New Times Book Review Chaucer in vivid, expressive English exactly as you speak it. The Washington Post The Middle Ages favorite voluptuary, Chaucer s Wife of Bath, is bawdier than ever...and fairly demanding to be read aloud. Vogue Penguin Classics Paperback 464 pp $18.00 Penguin Classics Paperback 448 pp $17.00 Tsangnyön Heruka The Life of Milarepa Newly Translated by Andrew Quintman Introduction by Donald S. Lopez, Jr. A new translation of the classic biography of the most renowned saint in Tibetan Buddhist history. This dramatic tale from a culture now in crisis can be read on several levels. A personal and moving introduction to Tibetan Buddhism, it is also a detailed guide to the search for liberation. It presents a quest for purification and buddhahood in a single lifetime, tracing the path of a great sinner who became a great saint. It is also a powerfully evocative narrative, full of magic, miracles, suspense, and humor, while reflecting the religious and social life of medieval Tibet. Fyodor Dostoyevsky The Gambler and Other Stories and Notes by Ronald Meyer A new selection of seven of Dostoyevsky s most acclaimed stories. The Gambler, about a young tutor in the employ of a Russian general, was written under a strict deadline so Dostoyevsky could pay off his roulette debts. Also included here are Bobok, the tale of a frustrated writer visiting a cemetery and enjoying the gossip of the dead; The Dream of a Ridiculous Man, the story of one man s plan to commit suicide and the troubling dream that follows; as well as White Nights, A Christmas Party and a Wedding, A Nasty Story, and The Meek One. Penguin Classics Paperback 400 pp $16.00 Penguin Classics Paperback 304 pp $16.00

2 P A ID Staten Island, NY Permit No. 169 Penguin Group USA Academic Marketing Department Presort Std U.S. Postage The Arabian Nights Tales of 1001 Nights Newly Translated by Malcom C. Lyons with Ursula Lyons Introduction and Notes by Robert Irwin Two Cambridge scholars of Arabic literature present the first complete English translation since 1884 of one of the greatest works of world literature. The Arabian Nights is not a book to be read in a week. It is an ocean of stories to be dipped into over a lifetime. And this new Penguin edition is the one to have. The Sunday Times (UK) Volume 1 Gu s tav e F l a u b e r t Madame Bovary Newly Translated by Lydia Davis Lydia Davis follows up her award-winning, rapturously reviewed translation of Marcel Proust s Swann s Way by turning her gifts to the book that defined the novel as an art form. It is a shame Flaubert will never read Davis s translation of Madame Bovary. Even he would have to agree his masterwork has been given the English translation it deserves. The New York Times Book Review I was struck delirious by the force of Flaubert s writing, and the precision (the perfection) of Davis s translation. The New Yorker Volume 2 Viking Hardcover 368 pp $27.95 Penguin Classics Paperback 800 pp $20.00 Penguin Classics Paperback 800 pp $20.00 Penguin Classics Paperback 992 pp $20.00 Volume 3 Lu X un The Real Story of Ah-Q and Other Tales of China The Complete Fiction of Lu Xun by Julia Lovell Afterword by Yiyun Li Arguably the most accessible translations yet...could be considered the most significant Penguin Classic ever published. Time Julia Lovell and Penguin have done Chinese modern literature a great service in bringing this passionate, witty and bleakly nostalgic work to what one hopes will be a wider audience. Lovell s introduction is excellent. The Times Literary Supplement (UK) Geoffrey Chaucer The Canterbury Tales A Retelling by Peter Ackroyd Introduction by Peter Ackroyd Renowned novelist, historian, and biographer Peter Ackroyd refashions English literature s greatest poem into contemporary prose accessible to modern readers that emphasizes the humanity of the characters while evoking the euphonies and harmonies of the original verse. Ackroyd is happiest and in his best form with Chaucer s sublime ribaldry. Harold Bloom, The New Times Book Review Chaucer in vivid, expressive English exactly as you speak it. The Washington Post The Middle Ages favorite voluptuary, Chaucer s Wife of Bath, is bawdier than ever...and fairly demanding to be read aloud. Vogue Penguin Classics Paperback 464 pp $18.00 Penguin Classics Paperback 448 pp $17.00 Tsangnyön Heruka The Life of Milarepa Newly Translated by Andrew Quintman Introduction by Donald S. Lopez, Jr. A new translation of the classic biography of the most renowned saint in Tibetan Buddhist history. This dramatic tale from a culture now in crisis can be read on several levels. A personal and moving introduction to Tibetan Buddhism, it is also a detailed guide to the search for liberation. It presents a quest for purification and buddhahood in a single lifetime, tracing the path of a great sinner who became a great saint. It is also a powerfully evocative narrative, full of magic, miracles, suspense, and humor, while reflecting the religious and social life of medieval Tibet. Fyodor Dostoyevsky The Gambler and Other Stories and Notes by Ronald Meyer A new selection of seven of Dostoyevsky s most acclaimed stories. The Gambler, about a young tutor in the employ of a Russian general, was written under a strict deadline so Dostoyevsky could pay off his roulette debts. Also included here are Bobok, the tale of a frustrated writer visiting a cemetery and enjoying the gossip of the dead; The Dream of a Ridiculous Man, the story of one man s plan to commit suicide and the troubling dream that follows; as well as White Nights, A Christmas Party and a Wedding, A Nasty Story, and The Meek One. Penguin Classics Paperback 400 pp $16.00 Penguin Classics Paperback 304 pp $16.00

3 P A ID Staten Island, NY Permit No. 169 Penguin Group USA Academic Marketing Department Presort Std U.S. Postage The Arabian Nights Tales of 1001 Nights Newly Translated by Malcom C. Lyons with Ursula Lyons Introduction and Notes by Robert Irwin Two Cambridge scholars of Arabic literature present the first complete English translation since 1884 of one of the greatest works of world literature. The Arabian Nights is not a book to be read in a week. It is an ocean of stories to be dipped into over a lifetime. And this new Penguin edition is the one to have. The Sunday Times (UK) Volume 1 Gu s tav e F l a u b e r t Madame Bovary Newly Translated by Lydia Davis Lydia Davis follows up her award-winning, rapturously reviewed translation of Marcel Proust s Swann s Way by turning her gifts to the book that defined the novel as an art form. It is a shame Flaubert will never read Davis s translation of Madame Bovary. Even he would have to agree his masterwork has been given the English translation it deserves. The New York Times Book Review I was struck delirious by the force of Flaubert s writing, and the precision (the perfection) of Davis s translation. The New Yorker Volume 2 Viking Hardcover 368 pp $27.95 Penguin Classics Paperback 800 pp $20.00 Penguin Classics Paperback 800 pp $20.00 Penguin Classics Paperback 992 pp $20.00 Volume 3 Lu X un The Real Story of Ah-Q and Other Tales of China The Complete Fiction of Lu Xun by Julia Lovell Afterword by Yiyun Li Arguably the most accessible translations yet...could be considered the most significant Penguin Classic ever published. Time Julia Lovell and Penguin have done Chinese modern literature a great service in bringing this passionate, witty and bleakly nostalgic work to what one hopes will be a wider audience. Lovell s introduction is excellent. The Times Literary Supplement (UK) Geoffrey Chaucer The Canterbury Tales A Retelling by Peter Ackroyd Introduction by Peter Ackroyd Renowned novelist, historian, and biographer Peter Ackroyd refashions English literature s greatest poem into contemporary prose accessible to modern readers that emphasizes the humanity of the characters while evoking the euphonies and harmonies of the original verse. Ackroyd is happiest and in his best form with Chaucer s sublime ribaldry. Harold Bloom, The New Times Book Review Chaucer in vivid, expressive English exactly as you speak it. The Washington Post The Middle Ages favorite voluptuary, Chaucer s Wife of Bath, is bawdier than ever...and fairly demanding to be read aloud. Vogue Penguin Classics Paperback 464 pp $18.00 Penguin Classics Paperback 448 pp $17.00 Tsangnyön Heruka The Life of Milarepa Newly Translated by Andrew Quintman Introduction by Donald S. Lopez, Jr. A new translation of the classic biography of the most renowned saint in Tibetan Buddhist history. This dramatic tale from a culture now in crisis can be read on several levels. A personal and moving introduction to Tibetan Buddhism, it is also a detailed guide to the search for liberation. It presents a quest for purification and buddhahood in a single lifetime, tracing the path of a great sinner who became a great saint. It is also a powerfully evocative narrative, full of magic, miracles, suspense, and humor, while reflecting the religious and social life of medieval Tibet. Fyodor Dostoyevsky The Gambler and Other Stories and Notes by Ronald Meyer A new selection of seven of Dostoyevsky s most acclaimed stories. The Gambler, about a young tutor in the employ of a Russian general, was written under a strict deadline so Dostoyevsky could pay off his roulette debts. Also included here are Bobok, the tale of a frustrated writer visiting a cemetery and enjoying the gossip of the dead; The Dream of a Ridiculous Man, the story of one man s plan to commit suicide and the troubling dream that follows; as well as White Nights, A Christmas Party and a Wedding, A Nasty Story, and The Meek One. Penguin Classics Paperback 400 pp $16.00 Penguin Classics Paperback 304 pp $16.00

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