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Postprint
Books and Becoming ComputationalN. KATHERINE HAYLES“The profound insights in
Postprint show what print is
becoming, not just as a medium
or cultural phenomenon,
but as cognition.”
—Nick Montfort, author of
GolemFriend
A Novel from North KoreaPAEK NAM-NYONG
Translated by Immanuel KimNamed a Best Book of
World Literature of 2020
byLibrary Journal“Reading Friend is like meeting
a new person when you’re
blindfolded. You touch their face,
tracing their features with your
fi ngertips. You can’t quite picture
them, but you feel the warmth and
texture of their skin.”—New York Review of BooksAn I-Novel
MINAE MIZUMURA
Translated by Juliet Winters CarpenterWinner of the
William F. Sibley Memorial
Subvention Award
for Japanese Translation,
University of Chicago Center
for East Asian Studies
Committee on
Japanese Studies“[R]eaders ... will fi nd in Mizumura
a fascinating example of how
a writer can be at the same time
imaginatively cosmopolitan and
linguistically rooted.”—New York Review of BooksSachiko
A NovelENDŌ SHŪSAKU
Translated by Van C. Gessel“An extraordinary novel by one of
Japan’s literary masters, Sachiko is
a testament to shared experiences,
cruelty, loss, and the persistence
of love and faith.”—Foreword Reviews
(*Starred Review)The Little Devil and
Other StoriesALEXEI REMIZOV
Translated by Antonina W. Bouis“The beautiful translation by
Antonina W. Bouis captures
the nuances of every selection,
including the tour de force—
Bouis’s sensitive rendering of
‘Princess Mymra.’”—Anna Vassilieva, translator of
The Road to HomeCOLUMBIA
UNIVERSITY
PRESS
CUP.COLUMBIA.EDUCUPBLOG.ORGBookishness
Loving Books in a Digital AgeJESSICA PRESSMAN“Fizzing with ideas and sparkling
with finds, this analysis of the
digital age’s love affair with print
shows Pressman’s keen eye for
the paradoxes of contemporary
cultural practices.”
—Leah Price, author of
What We Talk About When
We Talk About Books: The
History and Future of ReadingFORTHCOMING
Suncranes and
Other Stories
Modern Mongolian
Short FictionTranslated by
Simon WickhamsmithJULYThe Membranes
A NovelChi Ta-weiTranslated by
Ari Larissa HeinrichJUNEFaraway
A NovelLo Yi-ChinTranslated by
Jeremy TiangSEPTEMBERSamak the Ayyar
A Tale of
Ancient PersiaTranslated by
Freydoon RassouliAUGUST