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Erosive Forms and a Climate of Violence in the Work of Juan Rulfo: A Q&A with Mark Anderson

Mark Anderson talks about his ecocritical analysis of Mexican writer Juan Rulfo.
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Carlyle’s "Past and Present" and Dickens’ "A Christmas Carol"

The overlooked influence of Carlyle's "Past and Present" on Charles Dickens' famous "A Christmas Carol."
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Help Us Grow Our FirstGen Program!

UC Press has great news to share about FirstGen program growth and seeks your support for its continued success. Here’s how our program has benefitted first-gen authors so far.
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The Collected Poems of Frank O'Hara

by Frank O'Hara (Author), Donald Allen (Editor), and 1 more
Mar 2026

The Cleaving: Vietnamese Writers in the Diaspora

by Isabelle Thuy Pelaud (Editor), Lan Duong (Editor), and 1 more
Apr 2026

Autobiography of Mark Twain, Volume 2: The Complete and Authoritative Edition

by Mark Twain (Author), Benjamin Griffin (Editor), and 6 more
May 2026

Autobiography of Mark Twain, Volume 1: The Complete and Authoritative Edition

by Mark Twain (Author), Harriet E. Smith (Editor), and 6 more
May 2026

Open Access Titles

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Egyptian Things: Translating Egypt to Early Imperial Rome

by Edward William Kelting (Author)
Nov 2024
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Scripting Suicide in Japan

by Kirsten Cather (Author)
Oct 2024
Open Access
Open Access