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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780861714919Author Bhikkhu BodhiFormat PaperbackPage Count 485Imprint Wisdom Publications,U.S.Publisher Wisdom Publications,U.S.

'The pen would smoothly write the things it knew But when it came to love it split in two, A donkey stuck in mud is logic's fate - Love's nature only love can demonstrate.' Rumi's Masnavi is widely recognized as the greatest Sufi poem ever written,...

While Buddhism has no central text such as the Bible or the Koran, there is a powerful body of scripture from across Asia that encompasses the dharma, or the teachings of Buddha. This rich anthology brings together works from a broad historical and...

Arabic Stories for Language Learners—a language learning experience for beginner to intermediate students of the Arabic language.The traditional stories of a country are invaluable at providing insight into understanding the culture, history and...

The most enjoyable way to learn about an unfamiliar culture is through its stories-especially when they're told in two languages!Korean Stories for Language Learners introduces 42 traditional Korean folktales with bilingual Korean and English versions,...

Learn about Korean culture while improving your language skills!Korean Folktales for Language Learners presents 36 traditional folktales in parallel Korean and English versions on facing pages, with detailed notes and exercises aimed at beginning to...

'A glossary of colloquial Anglo-Indian words and phrases, and of kindred terms, etymological, historical, geographical and discursive.' Hobson-Jobson is a unique work of maverick scholarship. Compiled in 1886 by two India enthusiasts, it documents the...

The most enjoyable way to learn about a new culture is through its stories-especially when they're told in two languages!This book introduces 40 stories from the Philippines through bilingual Tagalog and English texts presented on facing pages. Paired...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780861710720Author Bhikkhu BodhiFormat HardbackPage Count 1424Imprint Wisdom Publications,U.S.Publisher Wisdom Publications,U.S.

Here is the perfect introduction to contemporary fiction from the world's most spoken language. These eight short stories, with parallel translations, offer students at all levels the opportunity to enjoy a wide range of contemporary literature without...

When Trisha Low moves west, her journey is motivated by the need to arrive "somewhere better"-someplace utopian, like revolution; or safe, like home; or even clarifying, like identity. Instead, she faces the end of her relationships, a family whose...

The poems of Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) are among the most haunting and tender in Indian and in world literature, expressing a profound and passionate human yearning. His ceaselessly inventive works deal with such subjects as the interplay between...

'A dazzling and joyous celebration' i-D'A wonderful book - so timely and much needed. I loved the collection and I hope everyone will read it' Elif ShafakIn this bold, first-of-its kind collection, East Side Voices invites us to explore a dazzling...

The most enjoyable way to learn about an unfamiliar culture is through its stories-especially when they're told in two languages! Thai Stories for Language Learners introduces 28 entertaining Thai stories with bilingual Thai and English versions...

In this second of a planned five-volume series, David Roy provides a complete and annotated translation of the famous Chin P'ing Mei, an anonymous sixteenth-century Chinese novel that focuses on the domestic life of His-men Ch'ing, a corrupt, upwardly...

This collection of over 600 pieces, translated with great clarity and sense of the original, presents the tradition in historical and aesthetic context. Moving roughly chronologically through the tradition, An Anthology of Chinese Literature gathers...

The highly anticipated next book in Tuttle's Stories for Language Learners series is here!This book presents 22 classic Chinese proverbs and the traditional tales behind them. The stories are bilingual, with the Chinese and English versions presented on...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780861713318Author Bhikkhu BodhiFormat HardbackPage Count 2080Imprint Wisdom Publications,U.S.Publisher Wisdom Publications,U.S.

A great story can lead a reader on a cultural and linguistic journey-especially if it's in two languages!Vietnamese Stories for Language Learners introduces 40 traditional Vietnamese folktales with bilingual Vietnamese and English versions presented on...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781614290407Author Bhikkhu BodhiFormat HardbackPage Count 1936Imprint Wisdom Publications,U.S.Publisher Wisdom Publications,U.S.

'A dazzling and joyous celebration' i-D'Dazzling . . . East Side Voices is a thoughtful, painful reminder of the grand narratives that get buried under belittling stereotypes' Bidisha, ObserverIn this bold, first-of-its kind collection, East Side Voices...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781789430066Author Sun TzuFormat HardbackPage Count 48Imprint Benediction ClassicsPublisher Benediction ClassicsWeight(grams) 254gDimensions(mm) 234mm *...

A modern translation of verses by Bullhe Shah, the iconic eighteenth-century Sufi poet, treasured by readers worldwide to this day.The poetry of Bullhe Shah (d. 1758) is considered one of the glories of premodern Panjabi literature. Born in Uch, Panjab,...

The Backstreets is an astonishing novel by a preeminent contemporary Uyghur author who was disappeared by the Chinese state. It follows an unnamed Uyghur man who comes to the impenetrable Chinese capital of Xinjiang after finding a temporary job in a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781640095120Author Red PineFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint CounterpointPublisher Counterpoint

A collection of 15 classic Chinese folk stories-passed down from generation to generation-presented in both Chinese and English.Welcome to the fascinating world of Chinese folklore. The fifteen stories in this book address universal concerns such as the...

This revelatory volume brings together significant works in translations from nearly fifty Chinese writers. It includes poems, essays, fiction, songs and speeches written in an astonishing array of moods and styles, from sublime lyricism to witty...

Paek Nam-nyong's Friend is a tale of marital intrigue, abuse, and divorce in North Korea. A woman in her thirties comes to a courthouse petitioning for a divorce. As the judge who hears her statement begins to investigate the case, the story unfolds into...

The Essential Tagore showcases the genius of India's Rabindranath Tagore, the first Asian Nobel Laureate and possibly the most prolific and diverse serious writer the world has ever known.Marking the 150th anniversary of Tagore's birth, this ambitious...

This collection of 11 plays, from North America, the U.K., and South Africa-many published here for the first time-delves into the vibrant, cosmopolitan theatre of the South Asian diaspora. These original and provocative works explore the experience of...

This diverse anthology of traditional tales from across the Indonesian archipelago includes short stories, origin myths, historical legends, poetry, diary entries, news reports and dialogues. Each of the 20 stories is presented in parallel English and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781789430059Author Sun TzuFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Benediction ClassicsPublisher Benediction ClassicsWeight(grams) 86gDimensions(mm) 234mm *...

Like Machiavelli's The Prince and the Japanese Book of Five Rings, Sun Tzu's The Art of War is as timely for business people today as it was for military strategists in ancient China. Written in China more than 2,000 years ago, Sun Tzu's classic The Art...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789360450533Author Amit ChaudhuriFormat PaperbackPage Count 158Imprint WestlandPublisher Westland Publications Limited

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781635901924Author Jackie WangFormat PaperbackPage Count 360Imprint Semiotext (E)Publisher Semiotext (E)

Perhaps nowhere else has literature been as conscious a collective endeavor as in China, and China's survival over three thousand years may owe more to its literary traditions than to its political history. This Very Short Introduction tells the story of...

This volume brings together in convenient form a rich selection of Japanese prose dating from the ninth to the seventeenth centuries, a period during which the preeminent cultural and aesthetic values were those of the Heian court. It contains 22 works...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780307962003Author Matsuo BashoFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Random House USA IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 147gDimensions(mm)...

Dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (1891-1956) is both the towering symbol of protest against age-old and contemporary forms of exploitation in India and a scholar-sage proposing fair terms of social association. An untouchable himself, he led a resolute and...

Set in contemporary India, Love and Longing in Bombay confirms Vikram Chandra as one of today's most exciting young writers. In five haunting tales he paints a remarkable picture of Bombay - its ghosts, its passions, its feuds, its mysteries - while...