Book Proposal: J. M. Coetzee's The Pole and Other Stories
Originally published internationally as The Pole and Other Stories, this late-career collection sees J. M. Coetzee returning to the themes that have occupied him for decades: ageing, memory, desire, loneliness and the moral obligations we owe to others.
Book Proposal: Ian McEwan's What We Can Know
In What We Can Know, Ian McEwan turns to one of the defining questions of the 21st century: what does it really mean to know something in an age of information overload, limitless data and technological acceleration?
Japanese Embassy Opens Library Collection to the Public
Visitors can borrow books and audiovisual material exploring Japanese language, literature and culture.
Book Proposal: Cormac McCarthy's Suttree
Suttree is widely regarded as one of Cormac McCarthy's most personal and accomplished novels, offering a vivid portrait of life on society's margins while illuminating many of the themes that would define his later work.
Dutch Ambassador Wouter Plomp Shares His Summer Reading List
We asked for Dutch authors and stories of his homeland, but the Ambassador's bookshelf tells a warmer, more personal story.