A Treatise on Shelling Beans
From the two-time Nike Prize winner Wieslaw Mysliwski: a compelling and hilarious novel told in the manner of friends and neighbors swapping stories over the mundane task of shelling beans, in the unforgettable voice of a wise, irreverent, impetuous, and lovable narrator. His Stone Upon Stone was awarded the PEN Translation Prize and Best Translated Book Award.
Cover art by Paul Klee -- "Intoxication" (1930)