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Assassins Comic books, strips, etc Comic books, strips, etc Comic books, strips, etc Japan Translations into English Fantasy comic books, strips, etc Good and evil Good and evil Comic books, strips, etc Graphic novels Heroes Comic books, strips, etc Japan Revenge Comic books, strips, etcSummary: "The armed conflict in the east of Ukraine brought about an emergence of a distinctive trend in contemporary Ukrainian poetry: the poetry of war. Directly and indirectly, the poems collected in this volume engage with the events and experiences of war, reflecting on the themes of alienation, loss, dislocation, and disability; as well as justice, heroism, courage, resilience, generosity, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ukrainian Research Institute, Harvard University 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 891.7 WORGarcía Lorca, Federico
Summary: "The revised Selected Verse, which incorporates changes made to Lorca's Collected Poems, is the most complete paperback anthology of his work available in English, and is an essential addition to any poetry lover's bookshelf. In this bilingual edition, Lorca's poetic range comes clearly into view, from the playful Suites and stylized evocations of Andalusia to the utter gravity and mystery of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 468.4 GARHorace.
Summary: A new bilingual translation of the works of a Roman poet, with Latin and English versions on facing pages. In Discipline, one reads, "Sweet and proper it is to die for your country / But Death would just as soon come after him / Who runs away."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 474.01 HORKagami, Takaya
Summary: " Ferid Bathory and Krul Tepes have been captured by the other vampire nobles and the members of Shinoa Squad are forced to bide their time while the two vampires are sentenced to days of exposure torture. And what better place to wait than in Ferid's own mansion in Osaka? Meanwhile, the Demon Army is gearing up for a coup in Shibuya, but Guren has a plan of his own that involves...
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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media, LLC 2018
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 SERSummary: This unique collection spans over 400 years (1488-1902) of haiku history by the greatest masters, in translations by top-flight scholars of the field. Haiku (distilled poems featuring 17 syllables) command enormous respect in Japan. Now readers of poetry in the West can savor these expressive masterpieces in this treasury.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dover Publications 1996
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 495.6 CLADumas, Alexandre
Summary: Alexandre Dumas was one of the most prolific and celebrated writers in the nineteenth century. His best-known works are historical epics richly infused with romance, intrigue, passion, suspense, and swashbuckling adventure. This collection brings together three novels that are the cornerstones of his literary legacy - The Three Musketeers, The Count of Monte Cristo, and The Man in the Iron...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Barnes & Noble 2006
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC DUMMurakami, Haruki
Summary: This magnificent new novel has a similarly extraordinary scope and the same capacity to amaze, entertain, and bewitch the reader. A tour de force of metaphysical reality, it is powered by two remarkable characters: a teenage boy, Kafka Tamura, who runs away from home either to escape a gruesome oedipal prophecy or to search for his long-missing mother and sister; and an aging simpleton called...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vintage 2005
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Summary: "The first book to collect all of Pablo Neruda's odes, in any language; a bilingual edition"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2013
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Contents: First movement -- To search -- Returning -- I am grateful, violins ... -- It appears that a different ship ... -- When I decided ... -- I have four dogs to declare ... -- Some Argentinians sailed with us ... -- My name was Reyes ... -- Salud, we called out every day ... -- Today, how many hours ... -- I met the Mexican ... -- To find out, I called together my tribe ... -- Every day, Matilde --...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Copper Canyon Press 1988
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 468.4 NERShiono, Etorouji
Summary: "Köinzell engages again with Glenn's knights, but their spells have critically weakened him. Just as capture seems imminent, Aht rejoins the fight! Despite her injuries, Aht is determined to prove to Köinzell that her devotion can be an asset and not a hindrance in battle, even if it costs her life. Meanwhile, the deeply paranoid Barestar sends an army against the city to kill the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press 2015
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 UBEUrasawa, Naoki
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viz Media 2010
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 TWESummary: "These eleven tales are by four outstanding authors whose work brought new life to Spanish literature. Published between 1870 and 1900, they include 'El Hechicero,' by Juan Valera, an allegorical retelling of an Andalusian legend; Pedro Antonio de Alarcon's tale of bandits, 'La buenaventura,' and his 'La Comendadora,' inspired by an incident in a Granada convent; three tales by Leopoldo Alas...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dover Publications 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 468.4 SPAAlegría, Claribel.
Summary: From the Publisher: Sorrow Claribel Alegria Sorrow is a remarkable collection of love poems which Alegria wrote for her recently deceased husband. The poems are not only a recollection of their past, but also meditations on the meaning of death and the pain of separation as well as reflections on their eventual reunion. Most of the poems are brief piercing lyrics which radiate strength and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Curbstone Press 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 468.4 ALEJacobsen, Rolf.
Summary: An early champion of modernism, Jacobsen published a body of work that earned him international recognition and established him as one of Europe's great poets. This bilingual collection spans Jacobsen's fifty-year career and includes, for the first time in English, his final poems.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Copper Canyon Press 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 439.82 JACKingsolver, Barbara
Summary: A bilingual collection of thirty-seven political and protest poems about the social conditions of America.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seal Press 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 468.4 KINLeopardi, Giacomo
Summary: Giacomo Leopardi is Italy's greatest modern poet, the first European writer to portray and examine the self in a way that feels familiar to us today. A great classical scholar and patriot, he explored metaphysical loneliness in entirely original ways. ... Leopardi's poetry is notoriously difficult to translate, and he has been less well known to English-language readers than his central...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus & Giroux 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 458.4 LEOMiura, Kentarō
Summary: Guts the Black Swordsman and his companions brave the open sea, hoping to reach Puck's homeland, Elfhelm, and its powerful elven king, who might be able to restore the sanity of Guts's former lover, Casca. But seeking out a sanctuary for Casca means that Guts must postpone his hunt for his one-time friend and leader, Griffith, who has been reborn as a demon lord hell-bent on conquest. The winds...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dark Horse Manga 2010
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Place a hold to request this item.Ogawa, Yayoi.
Summary: "Hasumi has a hard time getting over Sumire, but Fukushima offers him comfort. Meanwhile, Sumire worries about Momo's new status as her lover, especially since he's moving to Belgium! Will her former pet leave her behind for his career? And will Rumi take advantage of the distance to move in on Momo?"--P. [4] of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tokyopop 2004
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 TRAResnick, Seymour.
Contents: Poem of the Cid / Anonymous -- Poema del Cid / Anonymous -- The book of good love / Juan Ruiz, Archpriest of Hita -- El libro de buen amor / Juan Ruiz, Archpriest of Hita -- Mountain song of La Finojosa / Marquis de Santillana -- Serranilla de la Finojosa / Marquis de Santillana -- Ode on the death of his father / Jorge Manrique -- Coplas por la muerte de su padre / Jorge Manrique -- Welcome,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harvey House 1962
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 468.4 RESTakahiro
Summary: "Akame and her team are pursued through the mountains by notorious rebel assassins. Having eluded the first ambush, the girls relax and refresh at a local hot spring, where Cornelia makes a new friend. But with enemies so nearby, an assassin should be cautious in offering trust and friendship so lightly"--Page 4 of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press 2016
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 AKATranströmer, Tomas
Summary: "Tomas Tranströmer--the recipient of the 2011 Nobel Prize in Literature--can be clearly recognized not just as Sweden's most important poet, but as a writer of international stature whose work speaks to us now with undiminished clarity and resonance. Long celebrated as a master of the arresting, suggestive image, Tranströmer is a poet of the liminal: his verse is drawn again and again to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Straus & Giroux 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 439.7 TRATōma, Rei.
Summary: "Princess Nakaba of Senan is forced to marry Prince Caesar of the enemy country Belquat, tantamount to becoming a hostage. While Caesar is pleasing to the eye, he is also selfish and possessive, telling Nakaba outright: 'You are my property.' With only her attendant Loki at her side, Nakaba must find a way to cope with her hostile surroundings, her fake marriage-- and a mysterious...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viz Media 2011
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 DAWUrasawa, Naoki
Summary: "It appears that Kanna's ambitious gamble has paid off as the leaders of the local Thai and Chinese mafias agree to both call a truce and offer to back her up"--P. [4] of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viz Media 2010