Fiction in translation
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Fiction in translation
Hardback. Deals with beheadings, both literal and metaphorical. This narrative takes us from the most archetypal beheading in Arabo-Islamic history, that of al-Husayn, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, via the torture of communists in Nasser's detention camps, and the meanderings of a Cairene teenager unwittingly caught in the bread riots of 1977. Num Pages: 166 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 132 x 20. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Publisher
- The American University in Cairo Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789774161889
- ISBN
- 9789774161889
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.30
€ 26.99
€ 24.30
Paperback. During the Iran-Iraq war of the 1980s, an Iraqi journalist is given a tour of a military prison. He is informed by the major in charge about what is expected of him: he is to write a fabricated report about a murder that has occurred in the camp, in order to demoralise the enemy soldiers. Translator(s): Weir, Martin E. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 12. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Publisher
- Haus Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908323392
- ISBN
- 9781908323392
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Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.45
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€ 9.45
Paperback. Hidden deep in the mountains, the recruits at 'Unit 701', China's secret services, operate in a dark, shadowy world. There is the 'wind-listener', a blind surveillance officer who can hear sounds from miles away, the beautiful, unstable maths genius who meets a violent end, and, the old man who deciphers codes in his dreams. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 25. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Translation
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141391458
- ISBN
- 9780141391458
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.52
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€ 18.52
Paperback. Meet the characters from the hit BBC series, Beck. The third book in the classic Martin Beck detective series from the 1960s - the novels that shaped the future of Scandinavian crime writing. Series: The Martin Beck Series. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FF; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 188 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007439133
- ISBN
- 9780007439133
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.58
€ 13.99
€ 10.58
Paperback. Meet the characters from the hit BBC series, Beck. The first book in the classic Martin Beck detective series from the 1960s - the novels that shaped the future of Scandinavian crime writing. Series: The Martin Beck Series. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FF; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007439119
- ISBN
- 9780007439119
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.30
€ 8.30
Paperback. The ninth book in the classic Martin Beck detective series from the 1960s and 70s - the novels that shaped the future of Scandinavian crime writing. Series: The Martin Beck Series. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FF; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780007439195
- ISBN
- 9780007439195
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 9.70
€ 13.99
€ 9.70
Paperback. Translator(s): Lewis, Tess. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 171 x 24. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publisher
- Archipelago
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780914671466
- ISBN
- 9780914671466
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.37
€ 23.99
€ 16.37
Paperback. A beautiful love story, full of humanity and tenderness, in the dark days of a civil war and the following dictatorship. Translator(s): Almani, Saleh. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Publishing Qatar
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789992194898
- ISBN
- 9789992194898
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.47
€ 10.99
€ 9.47
paperback. A book that is full of personal stories, set against a background of the ravages of the Spanish Civil War and its aftermath at home, and the wider world as Coca-Cola sets up a factory nearby and news comes in of men landing on the moon. It is a philosophical take on memory, belonging, and the nature of storytelling itself. Translator(s): Dunne, Jonathan. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099597438
- ISBN
- 9780099597438
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 10.27
€ 14.99
€ 10.27
Hardback. As he leaves the cinema where he has just watched Casablanca, one of his favorite films, Julien is approached by a mysterious young woman, Claire. Unbeknownst to Julien, Claire has been following him for several days. Outside the cinema she relays a cryptic message: "Someone's trying to find you." Translator(s): Turner, Chris. Series: The French List. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 127 x 9. Weight in Grams: 331.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857422439
- ISBN
- 9780857422439
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.42
€ 21.99
€ 18.42
Paperback. CSI meets Jack the Ripper in early 20th century Barcelona: captivating, scary and genre-breaking. Translator(s): Lethem, Mara Faye. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 262. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Pushkin Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- SKU
- KTG0002293
- ISBN
- 9781782270638
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Rich in language and detail, and by turns satirical and moving, Proust's stories - presented here in Andrew Brown's nuanced translation, the only edition currently in print - are layered with imagery and feeling and foreshadow the themes and psychological atmosphere of his later masterpiece. Translator(s): Brown, Andrew. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 202 x 18. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- Alma Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Only edition in print
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847493170
- ISBN
- 9781847493170
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.93
€ 10.99
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Paperback. The foremost Proust scholar of our time offers a brilliantly revised and annotated edition of the first volume of the twentieth century's most acclaimed novel Editor(s): Carter, William C. Translator(s): Scott-Moncrieff, C. K. Series: In Search of Lost Time. Num Pages: 504 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSK; FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 192 x 28. Weight in Grams: 888.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 504
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300185430
- ISBN
- 9780300185430
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.40
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€ 22.40
Paperback. 'Asharat nisaa' offers a kaleidoscopic look at the contemporary troubles of women, exploring themes ranging from old age to lesbianism and classic problems with roles: as daughters, mothers and wives. The novel is based on the author's conviction that wounds can be healed through sharing and working together. Translator(s): Almani, Saleh. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 133 x 24. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Publishing Qatar
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789992194775
- ISBN
- 9789992194775
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.18
€ 11.99
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Paperback. A family saga imbued with mythic qualities, set in Sardinia during the early twentieth century. Translator(s): Mazzarella, Silvester. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 132 x 20. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848667945
- ISBN
- 9781848667945
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.18
€ 11.99
€ 10.18
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Carcanet Press Ltd.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905583683
- ISBN
- 9781905583683
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.35
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Paperback. The multiple prize-winning fourth book in the Inspector Bordelli crime series, translated from the Italian. Translator(s): Sartarelli, Stephen. Series: Inspector Bordelli. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FF; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 143 x 25. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444712308
- ISBN
- 9781444712308
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.10
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€ 11.10
Paperback. Translator(s): Mirkowicz, Tomasz. Series: Rebel Lit. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: FF; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 15. Weight in Grams: 157.
- Publisher
- New Vessel Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781939931122
- ISBN
- 9781939931122
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.99
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Paperback. Breslau was a German city on the border of Czechoslovakia. It is now, since World War II, Wroclaw, in Poland. Marek Krajewski has written a quartet of novels which unfold the history of this exceptional city, standing on the faultline and crossroads of 20th-century Europe. Translator(s): Stok, Danusia. Num Pages: 268 pages. BIC Classification: FF; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Publisher
- MacLehose Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847245182
- ISBN
- 9781847245182
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.12
€ 13.99
€ 11.12
Paperback. Eberhard Mock's second macabre investigation in the grim, squalid world of pre-war Breslau. Translator(s): Stok, Danusia. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FF; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Publisher
- MacLehose Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- paperback / softback
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906694722
- ISBN
- 9781906694722
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.12
€ 13.99
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Paperback. Eberhard Mock's third investigation - another cerebral, stylish and compelling noir from the dark and squalid underbelly of Breslau. Translator(s): Stok, Danusia. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FF; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857381934
- ISBN
- 9780857381934
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.09
€ 13.99
€ 11.09
Paperback. The fourth Eberhard Mock investigation - Mock tracks a killer with a murderous taste for human flesh. Translator(s): Stok, Danusia. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FF; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Publisher
- MacLehose Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848662926
- ISBN
- 9781848662926
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.10
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Paperback. Translator(s): Landry, Judith. Series: Dedalus Europe. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
- Publisher
- Dedalus Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910213483
- ISBN
- 9781910213483
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.49
€ 17.99
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Paperback. Translator(s): Seaver, Richard. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128. .
- Publisher
- Calder Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714544557
- ISBN
- 9780714544557
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.38
€ 12.38