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Fiction in translation

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Fiction in translation

Paperback. Drawing on his own unhappy experiences, Goethe's account of Werther's passionate love for Lotte, who is promised to another, is one of the first great Romantic tragic novels. David Constantine's new translation captures the novel's lyric intensity, and is accompanied by an introduction and notes that illuminate Goethe's achievement. Translator(s): Constantine, David. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 196 x 10. Weight in Grams: 124.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199583027
ISBN
9780199583027
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.45

Paperback. Partly autobiographical, and the prototype for many later Romantic works in its depiction of the sensitive, tortured Romantic hero, Goethe's seminal classic is a timeless masterpiece of world literature. Translator(s): Morgan, Bayard Quincy. Series: Alma Classics Evergreens. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 158.
Publisher
Alma Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847494047
ISBN
9781847494047
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.99

Paperback. Ogata Shingo is growing old, and his memory is failing him. At night he hears only the sound of death in the distant rumble from the mountain. The relationships which have previously defined his life - with his son, his wife, and his attractive daughter-in-law - are dissolving, and Shingo is caught between love and destruction. Translator(s): Seidensticker, Edward G. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141192628
ISBN
9780141192628
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Hardback. Translator(s): Taylor, John. Series: SB - The Swiss List. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 23. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857423726
ISBN
9780857423726
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 20.72

Paperback. Editor(s): Hingley, Ronald. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199555451
ISBN
9780199555451
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.60

Paperback. Translator(s): MacSweeney, Christina. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 16. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783780822
ISBN
9781783780822
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.02

Paperback. Tells the story of the changing fortunes of the Jia dynasty, focussing on Bao-yu, married to Bao-chai, after the tragic death of his beloved Dai-yu. Against such worldly elements as death, financial ruin, marriage, decadence and corruption, his karmic journey unfolds. Like a sleepwalker through life, Bao-yu is finally awakened by a vision. Editor(s): Minford, John. Translator(s): Minford, John. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Edition
5 Rev ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140443721
ISBN
9780140443721
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.96

Paperback. Tells the story of the changing fortunes of the Jia dynasty, focussing on Bao-yu, now married to Bao-chai, after the tragic death of his beloved Dai-yu. Against such worldly elements as death, financial ruin, marriage, decadence and corruption, his karmic journey unfolds. Translator(s): Hawkes, David. Num Pages: 608 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
608
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1977
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140443264
ISBN
9780140443264
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.63

Paperback. A novel of Chinese literature that contains the tale of Bao-yu, a gentle young boy who prefers girls to Confucian studies, and his two cousins: Bao-chai, his parents' choice of a wife for him, and the ethereal beauty Dai-yu. Editor(s): Hawkes, David. Translator(s): Hawkes, David. Num Pages: 544 pages, geneal tables. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 374.
Edition
1st Edition
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1973
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140442939
ISBN
9780140442939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.95

Paperback. A novel of manners in Chinese literature. Editor(s): Hawkes, David. Translator(s): Hawkes, David. Num Pages: 640 pages, geneal table. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 29. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
640
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1980
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140443707
ISBN
9780140443707
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.59

Paperback. Divided into five volumes, of which this novel is the fourth. It charts the glory and decline of the illustrious Jia family. Over and above the novel hangs the constant reminder that there is another plane of existence a theme, which affirms the Buddhist belief in a supernatural scheme of things. Editor(s): Minford, John. Translator(s): Minford, John. Num Pages: 400 pages, geneal.tables. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 294.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Edition
4th Edition
SKU
V9780140443714
ISBN
9780140443714
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.04

Paperback. To avoid disappointment please note this novel was previously titled THE GALLOWS BIRD. Scandinavian crime sensation and No. 1 international bestseller, Camilla Lackberg's fourth psychological thriller - for fans of Stieg Larsson and Jo Nesbo Series: Patrick Hedstrom and Erica Falck. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FF; FH; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 27. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007253999
ISBN
9780007253999
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.70

Paperback. Exposes the differences between religiosity and dangerous religious extremism. This work present a portrait of life under a fascist theocracy. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 158.
Edition
New Ed
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099466024
ISBN
9780099466024
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Centuries before Shakespeare, Murasaki Shikibu's "The Tale of Genji" was already acknowledged as a classic of Japanese literature and the past century has seen this book gain worldwide acceptance. This edition contains the complete translation of all six books of "The Tale of Genji". Num Pages: 1168 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 204 x 45. Weight in Grams: 942.
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9784805310816
ISBN
9784805310816
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.39

Hardback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: DSB; FYB; FYT; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 12.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691172637
ISBN
9780691172637
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.49

Paperback. The great masterpiece of the living Dutch novelist most often tipped as a contender for the Nobel Prize for Literature - a classic tale of the European settlers' experience in the Far East worthy of the great Victorians. Translator(s): Rilke, Ina. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 23. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846271717
ISBN
9781846271717
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.78

Paperback. Honda, a brilliant lawyer and man of reason, is called to Bangkok on legal business, where he is granted an audience with a young Thai princess - an encounter that radically alters the course of his life. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 19. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099282792
ISBN
9780099282792
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Meet the characters from the hit BBC series, Beck. The final 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: 199 x 136 x 23. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007439201
ISBN
9780007439201
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.46

Hardcover.
Publisher
MacLehose Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
9780857050960
ISBN
9780857050960
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 203 x 27. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
First Edition,First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804843935
ISBN
9780804843935
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.96

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