Sea of Ink
Richard Weihe
OUT SEPTEMBER 2012
A beautiful novella in 50 short chapters and 10 pictures about the life of Bada Shanren, the most influential Chinese painter of all times.
In 1626, Bada Shanren is born into the Chinese royal family. When the old Ming Dynasty crumbles, he becomes an artist, committed to capturing the essence of nature with a single brushstroke. Then the rulers of the new Qing Dynasty discover his identity and Bada must feign madness to escape.
"A powerful, poetic book. A two-hour enchantement.” Kulturspiegel
"Inexplicable, almost magical ... Weihe's sketches - created in a few words - trigger the imagination of the reader." Berner Zeitung
Translated from the Swiss German by Jamie Bulloch.
Series of The Small Epic
112pp, paperback with flaps, £10.00
Published September 2012
ISBN 978-0-9562840-8-2
ebook: 978-1-908670-06-9
The Murder of Halland
Pia Juul
OUT JUNE 2012
Denmark’s foremost literary author turns crime fiction on its head.
Bess and Halland live in a small town, where everyone knows everyone else. When Halland is found murdered in the main square the police encounter only riddles. For Bess bereavement marks the start of a journey that leads her to a reassessment of first friends then family.
“Just as Umberto Eco’s The Name of the Rose made crime fiction appear intellectual, so Pia Juul’s The Murder of Halland dismantles the rules of an entire genre.” Dagens Nyheter
“This is good literature. Beautifully written. A rare and glittering stone on the beach. “Ingvar Ambjørnsen, Norway
Translated from the Danish by Martin Aitken.
Series of The Small Epic
189pp, paperback with flaps, £10.00
Published June 2012
ISBN 978-0-9562840-7-5
ebook 978-1-908670-05-2
The Brothers
Asko Sahlberg
OUT END OF FEBRUARY
A Shakespearean drama from icy Finland.
Finland, 1809. Henrik and Erik are brothers who fought on opposite sides in the war between Sweden and Russia. With peace declared, they both return to their snowed-in farm. But who is the master? Sexual tensions, old grudges, family secrets: all come to a head in this dark and gripping saga.
"An intense illumination of time and place." Helen Dunmore
Translated from the Finnish by Fleur Jeremiah and Emily Jeremiah.
Series of The Small Epic
112pp, paperback with flaps, £10.00
Published February 2012
ISBN 978-0-9562840-6-8
ebook 978-1-908670-04-5