Red House Alley General editor Juana Adcock and Jessica Pujol Durran

Red House Alley General editor Juana Adcock and Jessica Pujol DurranRed House Alley is the first complete English translation of Else Jerusalem's Der Heilige Skarabus, her revolutionary novel about sex workers in 19th century Vienna. Jerusalem ripped away the veil of moral hypocrisy that viewed prostitutes as predators who lured men into their clutches, showing the women as victims of pimps, madams, and the police. Its frank portrayal of the sex trade led the Nazis to ban the book in 1933, after which it was forgotten

The Foreword by the editor James Knox Whittet

His previous three novels – Dark Covenant (“A word-of-mouth publishing sensation”

McCabe's lyrical prose and trademark dark wit are interrupted by a 'disembodied essay'

saw the destruction of 3000 Kurdish villages

He was the first Caribbean writer to earn his living from writing and his earlier novels in particular found enthusiastic reviewers in the UK and USA

revealing the value of bad practice

it features poets from Australia

translated by David Douglas

short fiction and scripts from UK Deaf

Harry Guest on tranlating the music of French verse

Across the ocean

Khalid Albudoor and Khulood Al Mu’alla