[This anthology] offers a fresh collection of quality writing from around the world, featuring such diverse contemporary authors as Naguib Mahfouz, Doris Lessing, Chinua Achebe, and Laura Esquivel. This multicultural collection includes fiction, nonfiction, drama, and poetry by both established writers and new voices from a wide range of countries. Organized thematically, [the book] attests to the vigor, diversity, and breadth of modern international writing. -Back cover.

Includes index.

Need to succeed -- It's not fair -- Standing apart -- Secrets and deceptions -- Youth on the threshold -- Between generations -- Many shapes of love -- Triumph of the spirit -- Glossary.