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"This unique collection of newly translated short stories offers a taste of classic and contemporary French science fiction to English-language readers. These stories cover a range of fascinating topics including simulated reality, speciesism,...

"Romantic ghazals and devotional quatrains, medieval battles and separated lovers, Buddhist women on their journeys toward Nirvana and Ram's battle against a demon army to rescue Sita - all this and more can be found in the Murty Classical Library...

"Here are the teachings of the legendary sage Hermes Trismegistus, reinterpreted for the modern reader. Rumored to be an ancient Egyptian man-god who fathered astrology, alchemy, and other magical arts, the figure of Hermes has fascinated readers...

"A bold reimagining of the story of the sorceress Medea, one of the most reviled and maligned women of Greek antiquity. Among the women of Greek mythology, the witch Medea may be the most despised. Known for the brutal act of killing her own...

The first full-length translation in English of an essential work of postmodernist thought