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Fiction in translation

Hardback. Illustrator(s): Schwoebel, Francois. Translator(s): Crook, Becky. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 135 x 25. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857423825
ISBN
9780857423825
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 20.72

Paperback. Translator(s): Goldblatt, Howard. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
Methuen Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780413771193
ISBN
9780413771193
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.46

Paperback. Presents an introduction to contemporary Japanese fiction. Featuring many stories appearing in English, this title offers students at various levels the opportunity to enjoy a range of contemporary literature without having to constantly consult a dictionary. Editor(s): Emmerich, Michael. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143118336
ISBN
9780143118336
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

paperback. Aaron Greidinger is an aspiring young writer and the son of a rabbi, who struggles to be true to his art when he is faced with the chance of riches and a passport to America. But as the Nazis threaten to invade Poland, Aaron rediscovers Shosha, his childhood sweetheart who has been waiting for him all these years. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 194 x 16. Weight in Grams: 202.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Penguin Classics London
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KMK0026156
ISBN
9780141197630
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.12

Paperback. Four novellas that offer a tantalising glimpse of Sicilian life, from the 1848 revolution to the death of Stalin Translator(s): Thompson, N. S.; Oliver, Arthur. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FF; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 13. Weight in Grams: 148.
Publisher
Granta Books
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847089267
ISBN
9781847089267
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.02

Paperback. Translator(s): Bernofsky, Susan. Series: Modern Library. Num Pages: 129 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 132 x 11. Weight in Grams: 148.
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
129
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
2008 Modern Library Pbk. Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812974782
ISBN
9780812974782
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.03

Paperback. A mysterious note predicting the murder of a fortune-teller; a confused old man locked in a Paris apartment; a financier who goes fishing; a South American heiress.. Maigret must make his way through a frustrating maze of clues, suspects and motives to find out what connects them. Translator(s): Coward, David. Series: Inspector Maigret. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FFC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 12. Weight in Grams: 142.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
paperback / softback
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241188460
ISBN
9780241188460
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.29

Paperback. Makina knows how to survive in a macho world. Leaving her native Mexico in search of her brother, she's smuggled into the USA bearing two secret messages - one from her mother and one from the Mexican underworld. In this grippingly original novel Herrera explores the actual and psychological crossings and translations people make. Translator(s): Dillman, Lisa. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 148.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
And Other Stories
Condition
New
SKU
9781908276421
ISBN
9781908276421
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.04

paperback. Building work in an expanding Reykjavik uncovers a shallow grave. Years before, this part of the city was all open hills, and Erlendur and his team hope this is a typical Icelandic missing person scenario; perhaps someone once lost in the snow, who has lain peacefully buried for decades. Things are never that simple. Translator(s): Scudder, Bernard. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FF; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 17. Weight in Grams: 220.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780099548553
ISBN
9780099548553
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.45

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.59

Paperback. The million-selling Japanese crime sensation, now in paperback. Translator(s): Lloyd-Davies, Jonathan. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; FF; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 130 x 44. Weight in Grams: 450.
Publisher
riverrun
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848665286
ISBN
9781848665286
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

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

€ 15.99
€ 11.53

paperback. First published in 1852, "Sketches from a Hunter's Album" is a loose series of lyrical stories of rural life under serfdom. This expanded edition includes all Turgenev's other short stories. Translator(s): Freeborn, Richard. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140445220
ISBN
9780140445220
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Around this love story Turgenev constructs a sharply satirical expose of his countrymen, which famously embroiled its author in a heated quarrel with Dostoevsky. A melancholy evocation of impossible romance, Smoke represents the apogee of Turgenev's later fiction. Translator(s): Pursglove, Michael. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 18. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Alma Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Only edition in print
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847493163
ISBN
9781847493163
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.83

paperback. Shimamura is tired of the bustling city. He takes the train through the snow to the mountains of the west coast of Japan, to meet with a geisha he believes he loves. Translator(s): Seidensticker, Edward G. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 198 x 8. Weight in Grams: 102.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780141192598
ISBN
9780141192598
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 9.31

Paperback. A sinister encounter leads to a forensic investigation of a writer's past - by the 2014 Nobel Laureate Translator(s): Cameron, Professor Euan. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 12. Weight in Grams: 118.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857054999
ISBN
9780857054999
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.25

Paperback. As the youngest student to be admitted to Bergen's prestigious Writing Academy, Karl Ove arrives full of excitement and writerly aspirations. Soon though, he is stripped of his youthful illusions. His writing is revealed to be puerile and cliched, and his social efforts are a dismal failure. He drowns his shame in drink and rock music. Translator(s): Bartlett, Don. Series: Knausgaard. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 36. Weight in Grams: 492.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099590187
ISBN
9780099590187
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

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

€ 20.99
€ 18.34

Paperback. A darkly gripping new mystery in the internationally bestselling Malin Fors series. Translator(s): Smith, Neil. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FF; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444776386
ISBN
9781444776386
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

paperback. Features Shinji, a young fisherman and Hatsue, the beautiful daughter of the wealthiest man in the village. Shinji is entranced at the sight of Hatsue in the twilight on the beach and they fall in love. When the villagers' gossip threatens to divide them, Shinki must risk his life to prove his worth. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 39. Weight in Grams: 144.
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099289982
ISBN
9780099289982
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

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