Fiction in translation
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Fiction in translation
Paperback. Set in 1928 but written four years earlier, during Stalin's rise to power, The Fatal Eggs is both an early piece of science fiction reminiscent of H.G. Wells and a biting, brilliant satire of the consequences of the abuse of power and knowledge. Translator(s): Cockrell, Roger. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 200 x 12. Weight in Grams: 158.
- Publisher
- Alma Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847493712
- ISBN
- 9781847493712
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Paperback. At once nostalgic for a bygone more innocent age and foreshadowing the turbulences of the twentieth century, Bunin's narrative is a triumph of bitter realism, shot through with the author's classical style and precision of language. Translator(s): Aplin, Galya; Aplin, Hugh. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 120 x 13. Weight in Grams: 172. 200 pages. At once nostalgic for a bygone more innocent age and foreshadowing the turbulences of the twentieth century, Bunin's narrative is a triumph of bitter realism, shot through with the author's classical style and precision of language. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Dimension: 199 x 120 x 13. Weight: 168. Translator(s): Aplin, Galya; Aplin, Hugh.
- Publisher
- Alma Books
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847492838
- ISBN
- 9781847492838
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Paperback. Drawing on the author's personal experiences of the horrors of civil war as a young doctor, this title takes place in Kiev, 1918, a time of turmoil and suffocating uncertainty as the Bolsheviks, Socialists and Germans fight for control of the city. It tells the story of the Turbins, a once-wealthy Russian family. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099490661
- ISBN
- 9780099490661
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Paperback. Translator(s): Moger, Robin. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 209 x 11. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Seven Stories Press,U.S.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781609805715
- ISBN
- 9781609805715
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Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Peirene Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908670281
- ISBN
- 9781908670281
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€ 16.99€ 13.36
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Paperback. Marcia is sixteen and unhappy. One day, she hears a shout: 'Wannafuck?' Startled, she turns and is confronted by punk girls Lenin and Mao. She's soon beguiled, but the two have little time for philosophical discussions of love: they need proof, and with their own savage logic the duo stage a hold-up in an unforgettable splatter-fest finale. Translator(s): Caistor, Nick. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- And Other Stories
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908276964
- ISBN
- 9781908276964
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Paperback. Tells the story of a middle-class UNESCO engineer called Walter Faber, who believes in rational, calculated world. Strange events undermine his security - an emergency landing in a Mexican desert against all odds, his friend Joachim hangs himself in the Mexican jungle, and he falls in love with a woman who dies of a concussion. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141188669
- ISBN
- 9780141188669
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Paperback. Graffigny's bold and original novel tells the story of Zilia, an Inca Virgin, rescued from the Spanish and brought to France. Separated from her lover and her culture, she recounts her experiences and personal growth. To this fine new translation are appended extracts from Graffigny's chief source and other writers' fictional responses. Translator(s): Mallinson, Jonathan. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 208 pages, 2 black and white. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 158.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199208173
- ISBN
- 9780199208173
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Paperback. Policarpo Quaresma - fastidious civil servant, dedicated patriot, self-styled visionary - is a defender of all things Brazilian, full of schemes to improve his beloved homeland. Yet somehow each of his ventures, whether it is petitioning for Brazil's national language to be changed, buying a farm to prove the richness and fertility of the land. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 199 x 16. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141395708
- ISBN
- 9780141395708
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€ 19.99€ 17.03
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Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198736790
- ISBN
- 9780198736790
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Condition: New
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Paperback. At a grand Reykjavik hotel the doorman has been repeatedly stabbed in the dingy basement room he called home. It is only a few days before Christmas and he was preparing to appear as Santa Claus at a children's party. The manager tries to keep the murder under wraps. Translator(s): Scudder, Bernard. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FF; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 24. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099546627
- ISBN
- 9780099546627
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Paperback. This is a modern-day adventure story featuring Paulo's supernatural encounter with angels - who appear as warrior women and travel through the Mojave desert on their motorbikes. Translator(s): Clarke, Alan R. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780722533949
- ISBN
- 9780722533949
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Paperback. Presents a terrifying tale of Joseph K, a respectable functionary in a bank, who is suddenly arrested and must defend his innocence against a charge about which he can get no information. This book is a vision of the excesses of modern bureaucracy wedded to the mad agendas of twentieth-century totalitarian regimes. Translator(s): Muir, Edwin; Muir, Willa. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 14. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099428640
- ISBN
- 9780099428640
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Hardback. A chilling story of marital struggle and psychological disturbance from a master of modern European literature Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FH; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 110. .
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786484048
- ISBN
- 9781786484048
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hardcover. Examines the conflict of attitudes in mid-19th-century Russia, as distant pre-echoes of the Revolution continue to rumble through the remote rural landscape. The story follows the Kirsanov family, representatives of the old regime, and the violent character of the anti-hero Bazarov. Translator(s): Pyman, A. Num Pages: 247 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Publisher
- Everyman
- Number of pages
- 247
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857150179
- ISBN
- 9781857150179
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Paperback. Offers an exploration of primitive history. This title portrays an era of superstition and violence in a country emerging from the darkness of savagery. It describes the brutality, prejudice and subjugation that occur when hunter-gatherers and farmers struggle for supremacy over the land. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141391588
- ISBN
- 9780141391588
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Paperback. A penetrating and uncompromising account of one of the greatest scandals in modern Italian politics - the kidnap and murder of former Prime Minister Aldo Moro Translator(s): Rabinovitch, Sacha; Oliver, Arthur. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FF; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 200 x 8. Weight in Grams: 96.
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847089298
- ISBN
- 9781847089298
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€ 13.99€ 10.77
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Paperback. Driving home, Paulo passes an indigenous girl at the side of the road. Paulo gives her a lift to her family's camp. From cocaine-fuelled rich kids and the Guarani Indians camped along Brazil's highways to a squatter's life in London, Nowhere People is a raw and passionate classic in the making, about our need for human connections and a home. Translator(s): Hahn, Daniel. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- And Other Stories
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908276384
- ISBN
- 9781908276384
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.74
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Paperback. The hilarious, heart-breaking novel by the author of the international bestseller A MAN CALLED OVE. Translator(s): Koch, Henning. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444775853
- ISBN
- 9781444775853
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Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 210 x 24. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Europa Editions
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781609452759
- ISBN
- 9781609452759
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Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.30
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