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Karl May's German-language novel of the American West has been a perennial favorite in Europe since its release in 1892. The story of the German-born frontiersman Old Shatterhand and his Apache companion Winnetou in the western plains and mountains has been reprinted innumerable times, made into films and plays, and has inspired musical compositions. Today in Germany, Old West enthusiasts by the tens of thousands attend outdoor Karl May festivals each summer. Yet, despite Karl May's immense popularity in Europe, this prolific author of adventure fiction is virtually unknown in the United States and Canada. May's writing has shaped a European vision of the post-Civil War American West -- one uniquely Teutonized by his prolific pen. Interestingly enough, May did not visit the United States until late in life, in 1908 -- long after his most popular western stories were published.
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In this historical work Lady Cordelia Brandenburg and her friend, Marie Antoinette, travel to Versailles to meet their betrothed. We already know the fate Marie suffered as one of France's more unpopular queens, but Cordelia may not fare much better as her fiance is a cruel, sexually perverse murderer.
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This anthology, originally published in 1974, collects the most important modern American Haiku. With its concise form, historical significance in Japanese poetics, and ability to deeply enlighten readers in the smallest amount a words, Haiku has become popular in America. The updated forward explores more recent trends in the art.
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