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Part prophecy and part erotic fantasy, this classic tale of otherworldly depravity features New York itself—or a foreigner's nightmare of New York—as its true protagonist. Set in the towers and tunnels of the quintessential Americ read more
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In the years following his controversial 1970 exhibition at the Marlborough Galleries, Philip Guston was generally viewed as yesterday’s scandal, a maverick who had abandoned abstract expressionism and, with it, the adulation of the art world. Fe read more
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"Instead of accumulating wisdom, he has shed certainties. Instead of reaching out to touch someone, he has fastidiously cultivated his exemplary solitude. If he is an aphorist, he's one who resembles Nietzsche, not Kahlil Gibran."—Edmund read more
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"A brilliant and original exponent of a rare genre, the philosophical essay. Once read, Cioran cannot fail to provoke reaction."—New York Times Book Review
In this collection of aphorisms and short essays, E.M. Ciora read more
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"In the fact of being born there is such an absence of necessity that when you think about it a little more than usual you are left . . . with a foolish grin."
E. M. Cioran confronts the place of today's world in the context of huma read more
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"A brilliant exponent of a rare genre, the philosophical essay."? The New York Times Book Review
This collection of eleven essays originally appeared in France thirty years ago and created a literary whirlwind on th read more
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"One of the most delicate minds of real power writing today."?Susan Sontag
In this volume, which reaffirms the uncompromising brilliance of his mind, Cioran strips the human condition down to its most basic components, birth a read more
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The book has no illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare boo read more
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A New York Times Top 10 Book of 2010 and a Slate and Times Literary Supplement Best Book of 2010, Mourning Diary gathers the notes Roland Barthes took for two years after his mother’s death. It is a major discov read more
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The first in a series of illustrated books for parents and children to read together, Who Can I Love? addresses the needs that children have in today's changing family structure, with each book having a central coping theme. The central theme o read more
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