Two Lines Press Catalog
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Mending Bodies
Translated from Chinese by Jacqueline Leung$18.00For readers of Ling Ma and Sayaka Murata, Hon Lai Chu’s dystopian exploration of body autonomy, relationships, and late capitalism defies and then reassembles dark…Forthcoming -
Unusual Fragments
Translated from Japanese by Multiple Translators$17.00Composing a fuller picture of the literary era that brought us Osamu Dazai and Kōbō Abe, Unusual Fragments foregrounds stories of alienation with surprising humor and imagination. -
The Voices of Adriana
Translated from Spanish by Christina MacSweeney$17.00A thrilling metafiction about grief, the internet, and the difficulty of knowing others, The Voices of Adriana combines the psychological acuity of Marguerite Duras with the creative… -
Lowest Common Denominator
Translated from Finnish by Mia Spangenberg$23.00For readers of Eileen Myles and Patti Smith, Lowest Common Denominator is an ecstatic coming-of-age novel by the Finlandia-prize-winning author of The Red Book of Farewells -
Ixelles
Translated from Swedish by Nichola Smalley$20“Anyuru has a talent for showing the seams in society’s sewing. Often, Ixelles reads like faint transmissions from uneasy, adjacent universes. There is something of… -
Cigarettes Until Tomorrow
Translated from Romanian by Multiple Translators$17.00“There are poems here I would print, fold, and tuck into every English-speaking pocket…As our planet shudders beneath the ruthless techne of absolute truths and… -
Celebration
Translated from Croatian by Ellen Elias-Bursać$17.00With Celebration, Croatian journalist and novelist Damir Karakaš relays an epic in village miniature: the story of a father, a son, a farm, a family… -
Under the Neomoon
Translated from German by Isabel Fargo Cole16.95An electric collection that evokes the works of Andrei Tarkovsky and Ingeborg Bachmann, Under the Neomoon is a neon-tinged mediation on humanity’s violent folly and the… -
Woodworm
Translated from Spanish by Sophie Hughes & Annie McDermott$21.95For fans of Samanta Schweblin and Fernanda Melchor, Layla Martinez’s debut novel with its grisly, mystical vision of justice for an unjust world, announces a… -
Off-White
Translated from Dutch by Lucy Scott & David McKay$18.95A stunning, expansive chronicle of Suriname from Astrid Roemer, whose On a Woman’s Madness is a finalist for the 2023 National Book Award. -
Through the Night Like a Snake
Translated from Spanish by Multiple Translators & Megan McDowell$16.95A boy explores the abandoned house of a dead fascist… A leaked sex tape pushes a woman to the brink… A sex worker discovers a… -
About Uncle
Translated from French by Jordan Stump$16.95“Wry and funny and rich in strange new forms of discomfort…a slim volume that cuts deep.”—Alexandra Kleeman, author of Something New Under the Sun -
Cross-Stitch
Translated from Spanish by Christina MacSweeney$17.00 | $24.00“Reflections on youth, the passage of time, and the meaning of female friendship.…[Jazmina Barrera] blend[s] Sally Rooney-esque interpersonal chaos with a clean, graceful prose style.”… -
So Many People, Mariana
Translated from Portuguese by Margaret Jull Costa$19.95“A definitive collection of stories by a Portuguese master of the form…united by their quiet intensity, their commitment to internal turmoil, and their enduring interest… -
Elektrik
Translated from French by Multiple Translators$16.95“Elektrik is translation operating as good translation should: as a megaphone for writers who might otherwise remain unheard in the Western canon.” —Barrelhouse “These extraordinary… -
Self-Portrait in Green (Anniversary Edition)
Translated from French by Jordan Stump$16.95“One of the most mysterious, spectral, appealing, and uncategorizable books I’ve ever read.” —Amina Cain, author of A Horse at Night “This novel not only… -
Beijing Sprawl
Translated from Chinese by Eric Abrahamsen & Jeremy Tiang$17.95“The protagonists of Beijing Sprawl aren’t running to get ahead; they’re running so they don’t go insane…subtle, swift, and humorous.” —4Columns “Like my favorite fiction,… -
Out of the Sugar Factory
Translated from German by Megan Ewing$16.95“Out of the Sugar Factory is W. G. Sebald meets Agatha Christie, with a remarkable touch all Elmiger’s own.” —Jessi Jezewska Stevens, author of The… -
The Red Book of Farewells
Translated from Finnish by Mia Spangenberg$24.95“A beautifully rendered portrait of a strikingly queer life—Saisio troubles any distinction we might try to draw between the personal and the political, the remembered… -
No Edges
Translated from Swahili by Multiple Translators & Idza Luhumyo$16.95A Most Anticipated Book of 2023 (Nylon) A Most Anticipated Book of 2023 (Open Country Mag) “An absorbing sampler of the literary feast available in… -
On a Woman’s Madness
Translated from Dutch by Lucy Scott$18.00 | $24.95FINALIST FOR THE 2023 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR TRANSLATED LITERATURE “Astrid Roemer’s writing, in Lucy Scott’s new translation, is lush and sinuous, turning quiet domestic… -
Days Come and Go
Translated from French by Nchanji Njamnsi$24.95“One of the most powerful books I’ve read this year.” —Jennifer Martin, Tattered Cover Bookstore “A bold, beautiful, and breathtaking accomplishment of a book.” —Anna… -
Hugs and Cuddles
Translated from Portuguese by Edgar Garbelotto$14.95“Wild, singular, and unapologetically original, this is a perfect read for anyone who wants to step off the beaten path into something unfamiliar and unforgettable.”…
