Baron Munchausen, now out of retirement

The latest additions to the NYRB Classics series, now on sale at 30% off An 18th century legend visits the 20th century and troubadour poetry comes to life in these two books [READ MORE] [THE RETURN OF MUNCHAUSEN] By Sigizmund Krzhizhanovsky Translated by Joanne Turnbull and Nikolai Formozov A master of the uncanny, Sigizmund Krzhizhanovsky takes Baron Munchausen, the legendary hero of an 18th-century best seller, and places him in the wake of World War I and the Russian Revolution. The Baron wanders through 1920s Berlin, London, and Moscow sporting his famous pigtail and living up to his personal motto “truth in lies” the entire way. [READ MORE] [PROENSA AN ANTHOLOGY OF TROUBADOUR POETRY] Selected and translated by Paul Blackburn Edited and with an introduction by George Economou Out of print for decades, Paul Blackburn's translations of medieval troubadour poetry provide a transcendent introduction to a poetic period that influenced everyone from Dante to Ezra Pound. This anthology includes work by thirty poets of the eleventh through thirteenth centuries making it an invaluable resource for all lovers of poetry. For three days only, The Return of Munchausen and Proensa will be available at 30% off. Other titles by Sigizmund Krzhizhanovsky—[Autobiography of a Corpse], [Memories of the Future], and [The Letter Killers Club]—will all be available at 25% off for the next three days. [Holiday Sale 2016] New York Review Books 435 Hudson Street, Suite 300 New York, NY 10014 [Preferences] | [Unsubscribe]