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      • mikrotext / Nikola Richter

        mikrotext is a publisher for texts with attitude and for new narratives, founded in 2013 in Berlin by Nikola Richter The independent publishing house focusses on new literary texts that comment on contemporary questions and allow insights into tomorrow. The texts are inspired by discussions on social media platformes and reflect today’s global debates. All titles are published digital first. A selection is available in English. In 2020 and 2019, mikrotext was awarded the German Publisher Award by the Federal Ministry of Culture and Media.

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        October 1981

        Lieder der Liebe

        Neugriechisch und deutsch. Übertragen von Hans Eideneier. Mit acht Collagen des Autors

        by Odysseas Elytis, Odysseas Elytis, Hans Eideneier

        Odysseas Elytis, mit dem Namen Alepoudelis 1911 in Heraklion auf Kreta geboren und einer ostionischen Familie entstammend, wurde 1979 mit dem Nobelpreis für Literatur ausgezeichnet. Mit Konstantin Kavafis und Giorgos Seferis zählt er zu den großen griechischen Lyrikern der Gegenwart. Seinen Ruhm als Lyriker, als Dichter des Widerstands, begründete sein Klage- und Trauergesang auf den verlorenen Leutnant in Albanien; als sein Hauptwerk gilt das aus dem Jahr 1959 stammende hymnische Poem To Axion Esti – Gepriesen sei, das in Teilen von Mikis Theodorakis vertont wurde. Er ist in seiner Heimat als bedeutender Übersetzer der Werke Lorcas, Majakowskis, Paul Eluards, Rimbauds und von Brechts Kaukasischem Kreidekreis bekannt. Odysseas Elytis ist am 18. März 1996 in Athen verstorben. Odysseas Elytis, mit dem Namen Alepoudelis 1911 in Heraklion auf Kreta geboren und einer ostionischen Familie entstammend, wurde 1979 mit dem Nobelpreis für Literatur ausgezeichnet. Mit Konstantin Kavafis und Giorgos Seferis zählt er zu den großen griechischen Lyrikern der Gegenwart. Seinen Ruhm als Lyriker, als Dichter des Widerstands, begründete sein Klage- und Trauergesang auf den verlorenen Leutnant in Albanien; als sein Hauptwerk gilt das aus dem Jahr 1959 stammende hymnische Poem To Axion Esti – Gepriesen sei, das in Teilen von Mikis Theodorakis vertont wurde. Er ist in seiner Heimat als bedeutender Übersetzer der Werke Lorcas, Majakowskis, Paul Eluards, Rimbauds und von Brechts Kaukasischem Kreidekreis bekannt. Odysseas Elytis ist am 18. März 1996 in Athen verstorben.

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        April 1981

        Maria Nepheli

        Ein szenisches Gedicht. Aus dem Neugriechischen übertragen von Barbara Vierneisel-Schlörb unter Mitwirkung von Antigone Kasolea. Nachwort von Danae Coulmas

        by Odysseas Elytis, Barbara Vierneisel-Schlörb, Danae Coulmas

        Odysseas Elytis, mit dem Namen Alepoudelis 1911 in Heraklion auf Kreta geboren und einer ostionischen Familie entstammend, wurde 1979 mit dem Nobelpreis für Literatur ausgezeichnet. Mit Konstantin Kavafis und Giorgos Seferis zählt er zu den großen griechischen Lyrikern der Gegenwart. Seinen Ruhm als Lyriker, als Dichter des Widerstands, begründete sein Klage- und Trauergesang auf den verlorenen Leutnant in Albanien; als sein Hauptwerk gilt das aus dem Jahr 1959 stammende hymnische Poem To Axion Esti – Gepriesen sei, das in Teilen von Mikis Theodorakis vertont wurde. Er ist in seiner Heimat als bedeutender Übersetzer der Werke Lorcas, Majakowskis, Paul Eluards, Rimbauds und von Brechts Kaukasischem Kreidekreis bekannt. Odysseas Elytis ist am 18. März 1996 in Athen verstorben.

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      • Children's & YA
        May 2020

        Teeny Tiny

        We are Microbes! Welcome to the Wonderful World of Bacteria, Viruses, and Fungi

        by Miki Lee, Fun Art Studio

        All around us are little things that are too tiny to see. They grow, divide, mutate, and evolve, without us even noticing. They may be small, but they affect all life on Earth, and every movement we make!     Fuzz is a microbe. He’s so tiny that the human eye can’t see him! There are countless little things all around us that are too tiny to see. Where do they come from? How did humans discover them? How many different kinds are there? How are they relevant to our lives? Let Fuzz introduce you to the world of microbes!   Although microbes are tiny, they affect all life on earth. This beautifully illustrated book is packed with information. Lively and vivid, it makes reading and learning about microbes fun!

      • November 2022

        While You Sleep

        by Jennifer Maruno and Illustrator Miki Sato

        A perfect, endearing bedtime book featuring three-dimensional collage illustrations to inspire a child's curiosity and imagination. The story uses soothing rhyming couplets to celebrate nature while encouraging love and enjoyment of time spent outdoors, and help with sleep to awake to a beautiful new day.

      • May 2020

        For the Benefit of Mankind

        A Graphic Novel

        by Sylvain Runberg(Script Writer),Miki Montllò (illustrator)

        Big Brother of First Earth arrives to occupy the world, sending humanity to Australia to be interned. The standard of living for society’s lowliest will soon become the baseline level of support provided to each person. Humanity’s wealthiest individuals quickly establish an Asset Liquidation Committee. Before Big Brother makes its assessment, the committee plans to redistribute wealth to the poor in order to level out society’s wealth gap, as any single person in poverty can become the basis for everyone else’s standard of living. But some poor people refuse their money, and a hit man receives a mission...

      • November 2017

        Everyday Philosophy:       Words for a Richer Life

        by Mariru HARADA

        New philosophical encounters, every day of the year.     <Contents> Nietzsche: “Courage…is the best slayer” Chartier: “We are not satisfied by success. Rather, we succeed when we are satisfied.” Frankl: “If there is meaning in life at all, then there must be a meaning in suffering.” Miki: “When traveling, it is always we ourselves who we encounter.” Fromm: “Paradoxically, the ability to be alone is the condition for the ability to love.” Every page turned is a new encounter with philosophy. To what end do I work so hard every day? Am I living a life worth living? Is this a person I can spend my future with? This book presents 366 days’ worth of quotations from philosophers, providing hints for how we can face the troubles and conflicts we experience in our daily lives. It also provides commentary on how we can more deeply appreciate the teachings of these philosophers. This is a book you will want to keep within arm’s reach—on your office desk, at your bedside, or in a purse or backpack. Enrich your life through daily encounters with philosophy!   <Table of Contents> Preface, and the philosophers you will meet in this book January: Decisions— This, or that? Or neither? February: Self— Things too close to be clearly seen March: Life— Facing backward to understand, facing forward to advance April: Others— Important, but not always agreeable May: Work— Unease when there’s none, dissatisfaction when there’s too much June: Sadness— The nectar of unhappiness is addictive July: Happiness— Distantly searched for, found nearby August: Freedom— What to do, what not to do September: Desire— The seeds of anxiety are the seeds of our energy October: Love— When our hearts are full of happiness, they fall into disorder November: Solitude— The fruit of freedom, the price of freedom December: Time— It keeps moving even when we stay still Index and References

      • Fantasy
        October 2017

        Where the Stars Rise

        Asian Science Fiction & Fantasy

        by Lucas K. Law (editor), Derwin Mak (editor), Fonda Lee, E.C. Myers, Elsie Chapman, Amanda Sun, Rati Mehrotra, Jeremy Szal, and more

        Take a journey through Asia and beyond with twenty-three original thought-provoking and moving stories about identities, belonging, and choices—stories about where we come from and where we are going.   ALL EMOTIONS ARE UNIVERSAL. WE LIVE, WE DREAM, WE STRIVE, WE DIE...   Stories that explore magic and science. Stories about love, revenge, and choices. Stories that challenge ideas about race, belonging, and politics. Each wrestling between ghostly pasts and uncertain future. Each trying to find a voice in history.   Orphans and drug-smuggling in deep space. Mechanical arms in steampunk Vancouver. Djinns and espionage in futuristic Istanbul. Humanoid robot in steamy Kerala. Monsters in the jungles of Cebu. Historic time travel in Gyeongbok Palace. A rocket launch in post-apocalyptic Tokyo. A drunken ghost in Song Dynasty China. A displaced refugee skating on an ice planet. And much more.   Embrace them as you take on their journeys. And don’t look back . . .   Featuring Original Stories by Anne Carly Abad, Deepak Bharathan, Joyce Chng, Miki Dare, S.B. Divya, Pamela Q. Fernandes, Calvin D. Jim, Minsoo Kang, Fonda Lee, Gabriela Lee, Karin Lowachee, Rati Mehrotra, E.C. Myers, Tony Pi, Angela Yuriko Smith, Priya Sridhar, Amanda Sun, Naru Dames Sundar, Jeremy Szal, Regina Kanyu Wang (translated by Shaoyan Hu), Diana Xin, Melissa Yuan-Innes, Ruhan Zhao.   Introduction by Elsie Chapman   Edited by Lucas K. Law and Derwin Mak   Anthologies in this series (Strangers Among Us, The Sum of Us, Where the Stars Rise, Shades Within Us) have been recommended by Publishers Weekly, Booklist (American Library Association), Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, School Library Journal, Locus, Foreword Reviews, and Quill & Quire.   To learn more about this publisher, click here: http://bit.ly/2LD7d9C

      • Personal & social issues: body & health (Children's/YA)
        2013

        Micaela's Confession

        by Cecilia Curbelo

        Micaela opens her Twitter and finds herself reading one word that destroys her: traitor. The worst part is that the accusation is from her best friend, Constanza. From that moment, she begins to relive the moments in history that caused her to act the way she did. In that journey of memories and thoughts, of struggles and confessions, very painful secrets will come to light. What will you do in the end? Her destiny depends on what you decide!

      • Food & Drink
        December 2019

        Deliciously Microorganic

        The Wonderful World of Fermented Food & Drink, An Illustrated Guide

        by ferment books, ono-misa

        250 microorganic foods and 60 recipes are in one book! With full color illustrations, let’s learn more about fermentation’s unique history, pioneers’ stories and cultural differences about foods.   Chapter 1 Microorganic Foods of the World ............... p 11 Chapter 2 Microorganic Japanese Foods ................... p 65 Chapter 3 Koji is Like Gold ...................................... p 119 Chapter 4 A Look at Where Fermentation Happens..... p 129 Chapter 5 Fermentation: A Global Chronology ........... p 147 Chapter 6 Microorganic Food & Ingredients ............... p 155 Chapter 7 Further Reading ........................................ p 181

      • Ana te presta su espejo

        Aspectos básicos de la discapacidad

        by Marta Senent Ramos

      • Lifestyle, Sport & Leisure
        July 2021

        Courtyard Houses of India

        by Yatin Pandya

        Indian architecture is not an object in space; it integrates space within the object, where the built and the unbuilt become counterpoints to vitalize each other. The alchemy of the two sustains the space and the life within. The void within the built—the courtyard—lies at the genesis of the urban dwelling form in India across geography and time. In ancient Indian sciences, the courtyard assumes the central position as Brahmasthana, the nucleus of the living environment. It provided for an open-to-sky outdoor space while being away from the public eye and thus suited an introverted lifestyle. In this book, the author traces the metaphysical, mythical, socio-cultural, environmental and spatial roles of the courtyard in the domestic architecture  of India—from early civilization and Vedic times to Islamic and colonial influences. This volume documents traditional and vernacular courtyard dwelling types across India within diverse climatic, cultural as well as geographic zones such as western (Gujarat, Rajasthan, Maharashtra), southern (Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Goa), eastern (Bihar, West Bengal), central (Madhya Pradesh) and northern (Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, and the Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh.). It then discerns the spatial elements constituting the court, and the arts, the crafts as well as  the elements integral to the court.   Illustrated with splendid photographs and representative drawings, the book attempts to understand the presence and resolution, continued use and adaptation as well as the diverse interpretations and abstractions of the courtyard.   Yatin Pandya is an author, activist, academician, researcher as well as a practising architect with his firm FOOTPRINTS E.A.R.T.H. (Environment Architecture Research Technology Housing). He is a graduate of CEPT University, Ahmedabad, and holds a Master of Architecture degree from McGill University, Montreal. Pandya has been involved with city planning, urban design, mass housing, architecture, interior design and product design as well as conservation projects. He has authored numerous papers, which have appeared in national and international journals, and has produced several documentary films on architecture. During his tenure at the Vastu-Shilpa Foundation, Pandya worked on the publications Concepts of Space in Traditional Indian Architecture and Elements of Spacemaking, published by Mapin and now in their fourth reprint, which have won the Indian Institute of Architects’ (IIA) Award for Architectural Excellence in Research in the years 2012 and 2014, respectively. The research leading to this book was also carried out during his time at Vastu-Shilpa Foundation. He is a visiting faculty at the National Institute of Design and CEPT University, and a guest lecturer at various universities in India and abroad. The recipient of numerous national and international awards for research, design and dissemination, Pandya counts environmental sustainability, socio-cultural appropriateness, timeless aesthetics and economic affordability to be key principles of his work.

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