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New Directions is proud to serve the academic community with many new international literature and poetry titles, and one of the finest literary backlists in American publishing. We aim to publish our books in affordable editions for students. We offer free reading guides that can be used by educators, reading groups, or individual readers. In addition, New Directions publishes anthologies of world literature that provide a great way to introduce students to a variety of contemporary writing. Our Translation & Subject Guide lists many of our books by original language, genre, and subject matter, to help you plan your courses. Once you've found the titles you're looking for, you can request Desk and Examination Copies.

Reading Guides

We now offer free reading guides to accompany some of our new and classic titles, including the following:

César Aira, Ghosts

Roberto Bolaño, The Skating Rink

Osamu Dazai, No Longer Human

Hermann Hesse / The Buddha, Siddhartha / The Dhammapada

Yoel Hoffmann, Curriculum Vitae

Christopher Isherwood, Berlin Stories

Clarice Lispector, The Hour of the Star

Guillermo Rosales, The Halfway House

Evelio Rosero, The Armies

W.G. Sebald, The Emigrants, The Rings of Saturn

Nathanael West, Miss Lonelyhearts, The Day of the Locust

Tennessee Williams, The Night of the Iguana

All reading guides can be viewed and downloaded from ND's page at scribd.com. While you're there, you can also see previews of many of our new titles.

Anthologies of World Literature

We recently published two anthologies, World Beat: International Poetry Now from New Directions and Terrestrial Intelligence: International Fiction Now from New Directions, to showcase the new writers we are publishing and as a convenient way to sample some of the work that ND believes will be tomorrow's classics. These anthologies are a great way to introduce students to a variety of recent and contemporary international literature. Educators interested in using one or both these books in their courses may request free examination copies.

Translation & Subject Guide

The New Directions Translation & Subject Guide for College Courses offers a listing of many of our titles organized by original language, genre, and subject matter. It's a great source of ideas when you're planning a course. If that's not enough, you can view our complete catalog here.

Desk and Examination Copies

All requests for desk copies of New Directions books are handled by our distributor, W.W. Norton.

When requesting a desk copy please submit on school letterhead the name of the professor, course name, and expected enrollment, as well as the title, author, and ISBN of book you would like a copy of. Allow up to 3 week for these requests to be processed.

Please send requests to:

Desk Copy Department
National Book Co.
800 Keystone Industrial Park
Scranton, PA 18512

You may also make your desk copy requests by fax, 1-800-458-6515, by phone, 1-800-233-4830, or online at http://www.wwnorton.com/college/contact.htm.