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Fiction in translation

Hardcover. Presents a series of short stories based on the author's experiences as a Red Commissar in the Russian Civil War and his return to Czechoslovakia. This title focuses on the Russian town of Bugulma and takes aim, with mordant wit, at the absurdities of a revolution. Translator(s): Corner, Mark. Num Pages: 180 pages, 38 halftones. BIC Classification: FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 188 x 137 x 21. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Karolinum Press, Charles University
Condition
New
SKU
V9788024620138
ISBN
9788024620138
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.20

Paperback. Translator(s): Agee, Joel. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FF; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 144 x 12. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226174440
ISBN
9780226174440
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.45

Paperback. Dona Barbara is a beautiful and mysterious woman - rumored to be a witch - with a ferocious power over men. When her cousin Santos Luzardo returns to the plains in order to reclaim his land and cattle, he reluctantly faces off against Dona Barbara, and their battle becomes simultaneously one of violence and seduction. Translator(s): Malloy, Robert. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 203 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Tra Rep
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226279206
ISBN
9780226279206
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.30

Paperback. Provides an annotated translation of the famous Chin P'ing Mei, an anonymous sixteenth-century Chinese novel that focuses on the domestic life of His-men Ch'ing, a corrupt, upwardly mobile merchant in a provincial town, who maintains a harem of six wives and concubines. Series: Princeton Library of Asian Translations. Num Pages: 720 pages, 40 halftones. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSBD; DSK; FC; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 235 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1060.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
720
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691126197
ISBN
9780691126197
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.70

Paperback. Provides a complete and annotated translation of the famous "Chin P'ing Mei", an anonymous sixteenth-century Chinese novel that focuses on the domestic life of Hsi-men Ch'ing, a corrupt, upwardly mobile merchant in a provincial town, who maintains a harem of six wives and concubines. Translator(s): Roy, David Tod. Series: Princeton Library of Asian Translations. Num Pages: 520 pages, 40 illus. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSBD; DSK; FC; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1048.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
714
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691016146
ISBN
9780691016146
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.61

Paperback. A glorious evocation of childhood in the early sixties. Translator(s): Bartlett, Don; Shaw, Don. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Number of pages
276
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857386380
ISBN
9780857386380
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Hardback. Translator(s): Balcom, John. Series: Weatherhead Books on Asia. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 140. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231162746
ISBN
9780231162746
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.81
€ 64.29

Paperback. Translator(s): Balcom, John. Series: Weatherhead Books on Asia. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 178 x 12. Weight in Grams: 232. A Novel. Series: Weatherhead Books on Asia. 208 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Dimension: 142 x 178 x 12. Weight: 232. Translator(s): Balcom, John.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231162753
ISBN
9780231162753
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.22

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; CBW; VS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 188 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Nonsuch Publishing
Condition
New
Edition
New Edition
Number of pages
224
SKU
9781845882280
ISBN
9781845882280
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.58

Paperback. A side-splittingly funny coming-of-age novel set in the Japan of the sixties, Ryu Murakami's novel is an unusually funny and autobiographical book from an author known for his darkly violent and cynical side. Being young in the 1960s is the same in Japan as everywhere. This is a personal but profound insight into a much wider upheaval in society. Translator(s): McCarthy, Ralph. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 14. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Pushkin Press
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908968463
ISBN
9781908968463
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.53

Paperback. A darkly satirical tale of the generation and gender gaps in Japanese society. Translator(s): McCarthy, Ralph. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
Pushkin Press
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908968449
ISBN
9781908968449
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.50

Paperback. An ambitious, epic dystopian novel - part political thriller and part satire. Translator(s): McCarthy, Ralph; De Wolf, Charles; Takemori, Ginny. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 42. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Pushkin Press
Number of pages
672
Condition
New
SKU
9781908968494
ISBN
9781908968494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.53

Paperback. The sensational and controversial novella about the evacuation of a Palestinian village in 1948 - published in the UK for the first time. Translator(s): Lange, Nicholas de; Shulman, David. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 126 x 12. Weight in Grams: 134.
Publisher
Granta Books
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847083944
ISBN
9781847083944
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.52

Hardback. Dramatizes the dilemmas of Jewish young people in late Tsarist Russia as they strive to throw off their traditional religious upbringing to adopt a secular and modern identity. This book reveals the tensions and triumphs of coming of age in a revolutionary time. Translator(s): Katz, Michael R. Series: Jewish Literature & Culture. Num Pages: 164 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FV; FYT; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 413.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
164
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253012098
ISBN
9780253012098
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.45

Paperback. Dramatizes the dilemmas of Jewish young people in late Tsarist Russia as they strive to throw off their traditional religious upbringing to adopt a secular and modern identity. This book reveals the tensions and triumphs of coming of age in a revolutionary time. Translator(s): Katz, Michael R. Series: Jewish Literature & Culture. Num Pages: 164 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FV; FYT; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 10. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
164
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253012128
ISBN
9780253012128
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.87

Hardback. Poetry in Saudi Arabia today is a dramatic manifestation of the rapid changes that are sweeping not only through the country's literature and culture, but also through Saudi life as a whole. This title presents a picture of how poetry has evolved in Saudi Arabia. Editor(s): Al-Bazei, Saad. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ; DSC; FYT; HBJF1; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 164 x 33. Weight in Grams: 704.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780760988
ISBN
9781780760988
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 153.79
€ 137.06

Paperback. Translator(s): Costello, D. P. Num Pages: 128 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
V9780714544588
ISBN
9780714544588
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.68

Hardback. Editor(s): Jayyusi, Salma Khadra. Num Pages: 400 pages, Please figure on drawing one simple map of the Arab world. BIC Classification: DQ; FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 700.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231149228
ISBN
9780231149228
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.39
€ 85.82

Paperback. In the dark of night, Hanan al-Hashimi awakens from a nightmare, confused and shaken. Roaming the house in search of some reassurance, she is drawn towards the streak of light under her husband's bedroom door. Little does she know that the beckoning glow will turn her life on its head.. Translator(s): Danby, Emily. Num Pages: 124 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 198 x 10. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
Arabia Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
124
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906697433
ISBN
9781906697433
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Hardback. Translator(s): Sinha, Arunava. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857423962
ISBN
9780857423962
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.34

Paperback. When the body of a young girl is found hanging from a tree, the only clue the police have is an airline tag around her neck. It reads "I'm travelling alone." In response, police investigator Holger Munch is immediately charged with assembling a special homicide unit. But to complete the team, he must track down his former partner, Mia Kruger.. Series: Munch and Kruger. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FF; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 31. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
TW Adult
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552170901
ISBN
9780552170901
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.85

Paperback. .
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751556827
ISBN
9780751556827
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. The author is widely recognized as one of the leading living Russian poets and prose writers. In this title, his story radiates out, relaying the poet's personal history through 1994, including his unique perspective on the 1991 coup by Communist hardliners resisted by Boris Yeltsin. Translator(s): Fusso, Ms. Susanne. Num Pages: 200 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 139 x 11. Weight in Grams: 214.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875807157
ISBN
9780875807157
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Paperback. An unjustly forgotten masterpiece of Russian literature that inspired one of Freud's most important essays, Leonardo also offers an illuminating snapshot of the society of the period - beset with intrigue and religious and social tension. Translator(s): Avsey, Ignat. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 40. Weight in Grams: 546.
Publisher
Alma Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
300
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847493064
ISBN
9781847493064
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

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