O amor à poesia ressignifica os encontros. Sobretudo os encontros felizes em vida celebrada. Na singularidade poética de Marco Lucchesi, esses alcances parecem se dar naturalmente. Nascem da expansão de fronteiras idiomáticas e culturais próprias da atitude do poeta. Criador de geografias plurais da palavra. Traduções conectoras de longínquas terras em sedutora erudição. Aproximações entre mundos (im)possíveis. Este belo livro resulta de outro desses percursos nomadistas do poeta, incensado pelos aromas do Oriente dessa vez à luz da Índia. Ao longo de todo um cenário de encontros com alunos e importantes poetas e intelectuais representativos de suas respectivas línguas de expressão hindi, urdu e bangla, além do português e do inglês, consolidam-se as escolhas poético-tradutórias desta antologia. Tais delicados movimentos nômades parecem inevitáveis na obra de Marco Lucchesi. (Re)nasceres poéticos de agudos encontros. Felizes encontros. Agudas também as vozes tradutórias dos poemas desta antologia breve, mas tão especial, organizada por Márcia Fusaro e Sonya Gupta. Renato Rezende na tradução para o inglês, Mangalesh Dabral para o idioma hindi, Anisur Rahman para urdu e Anuradha Acharjee para bangla traduzem e aproximam em terras distantes a voz plural do poeta. Bem-vinda iniciativa! Lucchesi é poeta do mundo e pelo mundo merece ser lido. The love of poetry gives new meaning to encounters. Especially happy encounters in celebrated life. In Marco Lucchesi's poetic singularity, these ranges seem to occur naturally. They are born from the expansion of idiomatic and cultural boundaries typical of the poet's attitude. Creator of plural geographies of the word. Connecting translations of distant lands in seductive scholarship. Approaches between (im)possible worlds. This beautiful book is the result of another of the poet's nomadic paths, incensed by the aromas of the East this time in the light of India. Throughout a scenario of meetings with students and important poets and intellectuals representing their respective languages of expression, Hindi, Urdu and Bangla, in addition to Portuguese and English, the poetic-translational choices of this anthology are consolidated. Such delicate nomadic movements seem inevitable in Marco Lucchesi's work. Poetic (re)births of acute encounters. Happy encounters. The translational voices of the poems in this short but so special anthology, organized by Márcia Fusaro and Sonya Gupta, are also acute. Renato Rezende in English translation, Mangalesh Dabral for Hindi, Anisur Rahman for Urdu and Anuradha Acharjee for Bangla translate and bring the poet's plural voice to distant lands. Welcome initiative! Lucchesi is a poet of the world and deserves to be read around the world.

An ambitious man and his adoring daughter are separated and estranged by an ocean and by the tides of history in this “marvelous” novel (Los Angeles Times). For Anna Schoene, growing up in the magical world of Shanghai in the 1930s creates a special bond between her and her father. He is the son of missionaries, a smuggler, and a millionaire who leads a charmed but secretive life. When the family flees to Los Angeles in the face of the Japanese occupation, he chooses to stay, believing his connections and luck will keep him safe. He’s wrong—but he survives, only to again choose Shanghai over his family during the Second World War. Anna and her father reconnect late in his life, when she finally has a family of her own, but it is only when she discovers his extensive journals that she is able to fully understand him and the reasons for his absences. The Distant Land of My Father is a “beautiful” novel “for everyone who has ever felt himself in exile from any beloved place, or a time that can never return” (The Washington Post Book World). “Seamlessly weaves together Anna’s own memories with those of her father, gleaned from the journals . . . An elegant, refined story of families, wartime, and the mystique of memory.” —Kirkus Reviews “Vivid with details of prewar Shanghai and Los Angeles.” —Publishers Weekly “Lush and epic.” —San Jose Mercury News “Remarkable . . . A moving tale of love and the possibility of forgiveness.” —Library Journal

In the late fall of 1095 Pope Urban II gave a speech in Clermont, France and set all of Europe into motion. As many as a hundred and fifty thousand people eventually responded to the call, leaving everything they knew behind to undertake what appeared to be a fool’s mission: marching several thousand miles into enemy territory to reconquer Jerusalem for Christendom. Against all odds they succeeded, creating a Christian outpost in the heart of the Islamic world that lasted for the better part of two centuries. Perhaps no other period in history is as misunderstood as the Crusades, and in this fast-paced account, bestselling author Lars Brownworth presents the entire story, from the first clash of Christendom and Islam in the dusty sands of Yarmouk, to the fall of the last crusader state. Along the way he introduces the reader to an exotic world peopled by mighty emperors, doomed Templars, grasping generals, and ambitious peasants. Some of the most famous names of the Middle Ages - Richard the Lionheart, Saladin, Eleanor of Aquitaine, and the legendary Prester John - illuminate this era of splendor, adventure, and faith.

The second volume of Julian Green's autobiography. "A compelling drama of the 1850s South. . . A delicious immersion into time and place." -Booklist. "There lurks in the shade of each magnolia and is heard rustling in every crinoline the South's impendin

Exploring the Land of Ooo: An Unofficial Overview and Production History of Cartoon Network’s "Adventure Time" is a guide through the colorful and exuberant animated television series that initially aired from 2010 to 2018. Created by visionary artist Pendleton Ward, the series was groundbreaking and is credited by many with heralding in a new golden age of animation. Known for its distinct sense of humor, bold aesthetic choices, and memorable characters, Adventure Time has amassed a fan-following of teenagers and young adults in addition to children. Popularly and critically acclaimed, the show netted three Annie awards, eight Emmys, and a coveted Peabody. In this thorough overview, author Paul A. Thomas explores the nuances of Adventure Time’s characters, production history, ancillary media, and vibrant fandom. Based in part on interviews with dozens of the creative individuals who made the show possible, the volume comprises a captivating mix of oral history and primary source analysis. With fresh insight, the book considers the show’s guest-directed episodes, outlines its most famous songs, and explores how its characters were created and cast. Written for fans and scholars alike, Exploring the Land of Ooo ensures that, when it comes to Adventure Time, the fun truly will never end.

O amor à poesia ressignifica os encontros. Sobretudo os encontros felizes em vida celebrada. Na singularidade poética de Marco Lucchesi, esses alcances parecem se dar naturalmente. Nascem da expansão de fronteiras idiomáticas e culturais próprias da atitude do poeta. Criador de geografias plurais da palavra. Traduções conectoras de longínquas terras em sedutora erudição. Aproximações entre mundos (im)possíveis. Este belo livro resulta de outro desses percursos nomadistas do poeta, incensado pelos aromas do Oriente dessa vez à luz da Índia. Ao longo de todo um cenário de encontros com alunos e importantes poetas e intelectuais representativos de suas respectivas línguas de expressão hindi, urdu e bangla, além do português e do inglês, consolidam-se as escolhas poético-tradutórias desta antologia. Tais delicados movimentos nômades parecem inevitáveis na obra de Marco Lucchesi. (Re)nasceres poéticos de agudos encontros. Felizes encontros. Agudas também as vozes tradutórias dos poemas desta antologia breve, mas tão especial, organizada por Márcia Fusaro e Sonya Gupta. Renato Rezende na tradução para o inglês, Mangalesh Dabral para o idioma hindi, Anisur Rahman para urdu e Anuradha Acharjee para bangla traduzem e aproximam em terras distantes a voz plural do poeta. Bem-vinda iniciativa! Lucchesi é poeta do mundo e pelo mundo merece ser lido. The love of poetry gives new meaning to encounters. Especially happy encounters in celebrated life. In Marco Lucchesi's poetic singularity, these ranges seem to occur naturally. They are born from the expansion of idiomatic and cultural boundaries typical of the poet's attitude. Creator of plural geographies of the word. Connecting translations of distant lands in seductive scholarship. Approaches between (im)possible worlds. This beautiful book is the result of another of the poet's nomadic paths, incensed by the aromas of the East this time in the light of India. Throughout a scenario of meetings with students and important poets and intellectuals representing their respective languages of expression, Hindi, Urdu and Bangla, in addition to Portuguese and English, the poetic-translational choices of this anthology are consolidated. Such delicate nomadic movements seem inevitable in Marco Lucchesi's work. Poetic (re)births of acute encounters. Happy encounters. The translational voices of the poems in this short but so special anthology, organized by Márcia Fusaro and Sonya Gupta, are also acute. Renato Rezende in English translation, Mangalesh Dabral for Hindi, Anisur Rahman for Urdu and Anuradha Acharjee for Bangla translate and bring the poet's plural voice to distant lands. Welcome initiative! Lucchesi is a poet of the world and deserves to be read around the world.

Originally published in 2005, That Distant Land brings together twenty–three stories from the Port William Membership. Arranged in their fictional chronology, the book is not an anthology so much as it is a coherent temporal mapping of this landscape over time, revealing Berry’s mastery of decades of the life lived alongside this clutch of interrelated characters bound by affection and followed over generations. This volume combines the stories found in The Wild Birds (1985), Fidelity (1992), and Watch with Me (1994), together with a map and a charting of the complex and interlocking genealogies.