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Fiction in translation
Paperback. Even as a young man, Hamid Farsi is acclaimed as a master of the art of calligraphy. But as time goes by, he sees that weaknesses in the Arabic language and its script limit its uses in the modern world. In a secret society, he works out schemes for radical reform, never guessing what risks he is running. Num Pages: 450 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 135 x 36. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Publisher
- Haus Publishing
- Number of pages
- 450
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906697280
- ISBN
- 9781906697280
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.44
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Paperback. A dead man hangs from the portal of St Paul's Chapel in Damascus. He was a Muslim officer - and he was murdered. But when Detective Barudi sets out to interrogate the man's mysterious widow, the Secret Service takes the case away from him. Barudi continues to investigate clandestinely and discovers the murderer's motive. Translator(s): Bell, Anthea. Num Pages: 853 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 55. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Arabia Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 853
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906697242
- ISBN
- 9781906697242
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.20
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Paperback. Under a weak winter sun in small-town Spain, a man discovers a rotting corpse in a marsh. It's a despairing place filled with half-finished housing developments and unemployment, a place defeated by the burst of the economic bubble. Translator(s): Costa, Margaret Jull. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099593171
- ISBN
- 9780099593171
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.30
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Paperback. Amina, a baker in sultan's palace, awaits her son's return from a voyage at sea, fearful that the sea has claimed Said. Said begins to make his way home witnessing British colonial oppression along the way. When Said returns and learns the island's slave population is planning a revolt against sultan's tyrannical rule, he and Amina are drawn in. Translator(s): Romaine, Barbara. Series: CMES Modern Middle East Literatures in Translation Series. Num Pages: 109 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 9. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292717527
- ISBN
- 9780292717527
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.59
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Paperback. A pair of lovers - a young female journalist and an older man who owns an isolated farm in the Brazilian outback - spend the night together. The next day they proceed to destroy each other. Amid vitriolic insults, cruelty and warring egos, their sexual adventure turns into a savage power game. Translator(s): Tobler, Stefan. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141396804
- ISBN
- 9780141396804
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Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 8.66
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Paperback. For Andre, a young man growing up on a farm in Brazil, life consists of 'the earth, the wheat, the bread, our table and our family'. He loves the land, fears his austere, pious father who preaches from the head of the table as if it is a pulpit, and loathes himself, as he starts to harbour shameful feelings for his sister Ana. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141396781
- ISBN
- 9780141396781
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Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.23
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Paperback. A compelling human story, regarded as one of the great achievements of modern Arabic literature. Shortlisted for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction, 2010 and published for the first time into English. Translator(s): Colla, Elliott. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Telegram Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846590917
- ISBN
- 9781846590917
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.39
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Paperback. Editor(s): Chambers, Anthony. Num Pages: 248 pages, ill. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231139137
- ISBN
- 9780231139137
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.36
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Paperback. A village in the Tuscan hills, a summer of sun and chirping cicadas, and three boys who are utterly different but bound to each other in friendship. Years later, despite being thousands of miles apart, the three have never been closer in spirit. But is it destiny or a more earthly force that is determining the course of their lives? Translator(s): Curtis, Howard. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 266. Some light shelf wear else as new.
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Pushkin Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- SKU
- KTG0006069
- ISBN
- 9781908968166
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Michon's exquisite short narratives transport us to the heart of the Middle Ages as witnesses to the double-edged power of belief Translator(s): Jefferson, Ann. Series: The Margellos World Republic of Letters. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 154 x 10. Weight in Grams: 154.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300179064
- ISBN
- 9780300179064
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.69
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€ 12.69
Paperback. A young teacher takes his first job in a sleepy French town. Lost in a succession of rainy days and sleepless nights, he falls under the spell of a town resident, a woman of seductive beauty and singular charm. Translator(s): Mason, Wyatt. Series: The Margellos World Republic of Letters. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: DSK; FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 8. Weight in Grams: 138.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 104
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Translation
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300180701
- ISBN
- 9780300180701
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.68
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paperback. The Prix Goncourt-winning masterpiece by the writer who brought you Alex, Irene and Camille Translator(s): Wynne, Frank. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FJMF; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 31. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- MacLehose Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848665798
- ISBN
- 9781848665798
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.89
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Paperback. The acclaimed, worldwide bestselling third book in the Brigade Criminelle Trilogy, reissued in a stunning new package to tie in with Lemaitre's standalone thriller Blood Wedding Series: Brigade Criminelle Series. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FF; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857056283
- ISBN
- 9780857056283
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
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Paperback. The acclaimed, worldwide bestselling second book in the Brigade Criminelle Trilogy, reissued in a stunning new package to tie in with Lemaitre's standalone thriller Blood Wedding Series: Brigade Criminelle Series. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FF; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 26. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857056269
- ISBN
- 9780857056269
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.09
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Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Fine Communications,US United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781593082406
- ISBN
- 9781593082406
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.85
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Paperback. Translator(s): Parmee, Douglas. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199536481
- ISBN
- 9780199536481
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.26
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Hardback. IN Series: SB - The Swiss List. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 134 x 19. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857423078
- ISBN
- 9780857423078
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.22
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Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857051578
- ISBN
- 9780857051578
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.04
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Paperback. A mesmerising and atmospheric tale of three mysterious deaths in an oddly isolated French village during World War I. Translator(s): Rogers, Hoyt. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 16. Weight in Grams: 144.
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857059949
- ISBN
- 9780857059949
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.09
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Paperback. A murder investigation in post-war France becomes an exploration of the legacy of German occupation. Translator(s): Cullen, John. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Publisher
- Quercus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906694685
- ISBN
- 9781906694685
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.09
€ 13.99
€ 11.09