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Fiction in translation

Paperback. Referred to by their author as his 'passionate twins' and intended to provide an illustration of the original, primitive virtues of Christianity, the two novellas - "Atala" and "Rene" - were hugely successful in their time, thanks to their vivid depictions of exotic locations and their attunement to the emotional sensitivities of the age. Translator(s): Heppenstall, Rayner. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 150. Referred to by their author as his 'passionate twins' and intended to provide an illustration of the original, primitive virtues of Christianity, the two novellas - "Atala" and "Rene" - were hugely successful in their time, thanks to their vivid depictions of exotic locations and their attunement to the emotional sensitivities of the age. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA; FC. Dimension: 199 x 130 x 10. Weight: 154. Translator(s): Heppenstall, Rayner.
Publisher
Alma Books
Number of pages
119
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847492609
ISBN
9781847492609
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. Salim the coachman tells enchanting tales, but suddenly he is struck dumb. Just as Scheherazade told tales to save her life, Salim's friends must spin yarns to save his speech. Set in Damascus in 1959, the novel alternates the real lives of our storytellers with stories from the distant past. Translator(s): Boehm, Philip. Num Pages: 263 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Arabia Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
263
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906697358
ISBN
9781906697358
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.98

Paperback. .
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789774167546
ISBN
9789774167546
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.55

paperback. Because of the boyhood trauma of seeing his mother make love to another man in the presence of his dying father, Mizoguchi becomes a hopeless stutterer. Taunted by his schoolmates, he feels utterly alone untill he becomes an acolyte at a famous temple in Kyoto, where he develops an all-consuming obsession with the temple's beauty. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099285670
ISBN
9780099285670
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Translator(s): Brooke-Rose, Christine. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128. .
Publisher
Calder Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714544571
ISBN
9780714544571
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.66

Paperback. This short collection shows Chekhov in an amusing, playful light, poking fun at the greed, sycophancy and ignorance of his characters, with the moral detachment that also characterizes his major, serious works. Series: Quirky Classics. Num Pages: 117 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 112 x 297 x 12. Weight in Grams: 96.
Publisher
Alma Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847496867
ISBN
9781847496867
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.99

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. Returning to Russia from Italy, twenty-three-year-old Dimitry Sanin breaks his journey in Frankfurt. There, he encounters the beautiful Gemma Roselli and falls in love. He decides to begin a new life and sell his Russian estates. But when he meets the potential buyer, Madame Polozov, his vulnerability makes him prey for a destructive infatuation. Translator(s): Shapiro, Leonard. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 15. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1980
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140443691
ISBN
9780140443691
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.25

Paperback. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 243 x 32. Weight in Grams: 724.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781624664472
ISBN
9781624664472
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 25.72

Paperback. Num Pages: 737 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 217 x 35. Weight in Grams: 788.
Publisher
Paul Dry Books, Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781589881075
ISBN
9781589881075
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 21.31

Paperback. Series: Inspector Maigret. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FFC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241303856
ISBN
9780241303856
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

Paperback. Translator(s): Howard, Richard. Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128. .
Publisher
Calder Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714544595
ISBN
9780714544595
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.72

paperback. Num Pages: 832 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 256 x 67. Weight in Grams: 1040.
Edition
New Edition
Number of pages
224
Publisher
Pan Macmillan United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780385540575
ISBN
9781509829477
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.75

paperback. Translator(s): Soutar, Jethro. Series: Dedalus Africa. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
Edition
Second
Publisher
Dedalus Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910213544
ISBN
9781910213544
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. The story of a man who rose from peasant stock to become Estonia's most famous medieval chronicler - The first novel in a historical trilogy by Estonia's most famous writer Translator(s): Beecher, Merike Lepasaar. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Format
Paperback
Publisher
MacLehose Press
Condition
New
Publication date
2018
SKU
V9781784299781
ISBN
9781784299781
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

paperback. A story of the twentieth century told through the various lives of one woman: an intoxicating masterpiece of a novel that kneads Time and History like dough Translator(s): Bernofsky, Susan. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 199 x 18. Weight in Grams: 190.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Granta Books
Condition
New
SKU
9781846275159
ISBN
9781846275159
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.75

paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 198 x 16. Weight in Grams: 176.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Granta Books
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
9781846275975
ISBN
9781846275975
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.45

paperback. Deals with the friendship between a young man and an enigmatic elder whom he calls Sensei. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 132 x 19. Weight in Grams: 196.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
9780143106036
ISBN
9780143106036
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.53

paperback. Written in agony, this book features elegiac meditation on the creation of life, and of art. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 12. Weight in Grams: 150.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Edition
Standard Edition
Condition
New
SKU
9780141197371
ISBN
9780141197371
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.45

paperback. Born in a small Sicilian village and orphaned at age nine, Modesta spends her childhood in a convent raised by nuns. Through sheer cunning, she manages to escape, and eventually becomes a princess. Sensual, proud, and determined, Modesta wants to discover the infinite richness of life. Translator(s): Appel, Anne Milano. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780141198477
ISBN
9780141198477
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.53

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