Fiction in translation
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Fiction in translation
Hardback. When Anna discovers a long letter that her mother, Marie, wrote, Marie has been dead for some time, and Anna is shocked to learn that her mother disappeared with a secret. The letter is addressed to Marie's first great love, a much older teacher who she describes as a great dinosaur. Translator(s): Fagan, Teresa Lavender. Series: The French List. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857422330
- ISBN
- 9780857422330
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.69
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Hardback. The day after his ninety-fourth birthday, a man is sitting in a beautiful garden. It is a paradise where he often played during his childhood, and it is here that he is recording the story of his adventures with Mr Adamson. Translator(s): McLaughlin, Donal. Series: SB - The Swiss List. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 11. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Translation
- SKU
- V9780857422323
- ISBN
- 9780857422323
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€ 24.99€ 20.67
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hardcover. Tells a story that centers on two young women: Voltairine, a dancer who no longer dances but whose body is still haunted by the movement of dance, and her soulmate Emile, a young woman recovering from unexpected cardiac arrest. The girls are inseparable, and both their lives have been shattered by the horror of rape. Translator(s): Ball, David; Ball, Nicole. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 230 x 32. Weight in Grams: 678.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Translation
- SKU
- V9780857421890
- ISBN
- 9780857421890
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 21.78
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Hardback. The author was arguably the best-known and most influential writer in the former East Germany. In this title, she revisits her stay at a tuberculosis hospital in the winter of 1946, a real-life event that was the inspiration for the closing scenes of her 1976 novel Patterns of Childhood. Translator(s): Derbyshire, Katy. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 137 x 12. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 80
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857421869
- ISBN
- 9780857421869
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.14
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Paperback. When Diego Rivera's biographer, Bertram Wolfe, was sifting though the painter's jumbled collection of correspondence, he encountered a series of Parisian letters from Angelina Beloff. Translator(s): Gardner, Nathanial. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 2ADS; DSBH; DSK; FA; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 8. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780856688812
- ISBN
- 9780856688812
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.62
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Paperback. Miguel de Unamuno (1864-1936) is the towering intellectual giant of early twentieth-century Spain. He wrote novels, plays, poetry and many essays, but is best remembered for his fictional works and for his major philosophical meditation on the nature of existence. Editor(s): Macklin, John. Series: Aris & Phillips Hispanic Classics. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSBH; DSK; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780856688683
- ISBN
- 9780856688683
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.87
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Paperback. A translation of a 1927 short-story collection that was the first work of Hindi fiction to focus on male same-sex relations; its publication sparked India s first public debates about homosexuality. Translator(s): Vanita, Ruth. Num Pages: 152 pages, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: 2BMH; 5SG; DSBH; DSK; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 220 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822343820
- ISBN
- 9780822343820
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.80
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Paperback. Comprise fifty-two chapters that provide insights into the existence of this nebulous man named Crab, his absence from the pages of history, his birth in prison, and his never having been born at all. This book parodies literary conventions, deconstructs narrative and meaning, and combines absurdity and hopelessness with irony and humor. Translator(s): Stump, Jordan; Hardin, Eleanor. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3226 x 7. Weight in Grams: 171.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803263703
- ISBN
- 9780803263703
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Condition: New
€ 17.09
€ 17.09
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
€ 21.99€ 21.42
€ 21.99
€ 21.42
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
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Condition: New
€ 69.51
€ 69.51
Hardback. Translator(s): Lin, Sylvia Li-Chun; Goldblatt, Howard. Series: Modern Chinese Literature from Taiwan. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 211 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231175548
- ISBN
- 9780231175548
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Condition: New
€ 80.38€ 61.41
€ 80.38
€ 61.41
Hardcover. Translator(s): Zucker, Alex. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 189 x 21. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Karolinum Press, Charles University
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788024631271
- ISBN
- 9788024631271
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 20.67
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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
€ 24.99€ 20.67
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Paperback. Translator(s): Gernant, Karen; Zheping, Chen. Series: Cornell East Asia Studies. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Cornell Univ East Asia Program
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933947532
- ISBN
- 9781933947532
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.97
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Hardcover. Translator(s): Gernant, Karen; Zheping, Chen. Series: Cornell East Asia Studies. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Cornell University East Asia Program
- Edition
- hardcover
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933947235
- ISBN
- 9781933947235
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Condition: New
€ 145.37
€ 145.37
Hardcover. The protagonist has just turned thirty and is engaged to be married and about to start work as a teacher. Frightened by the idea of settling down, he journeys to the Alps in a do-or-die effort to climb the unclimbed North Ridge, and by doing so prove he is not ordinary. Translator(s): Mitchell, Mike (Lecturer in German, University of Stirling). Series: The German List. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Tra
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906497927
- ISBN
- 9781906497927
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.33
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Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846318252
- ISBN
- 9781846318252
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.41€ 119.14
€ 126.41
€ 119.14
Paperback. The wide sweep of this important novel encompasses many layers. It ranges over decades in the life of Chotti - the central character - in which India moves from colonial rule to independence and then to the unrest of the 1970s. Translator(s): Spivak, Gayatri Chakravorty. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405107051
- ISBN
- 9781405107051
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 44.87
€ 44.99
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Hardcover. The wide sweep of this important novel encompasses many layers. It ranges over decades in the life of Chotti - the central character - in which India moves from colonial rule to independence and then to the unrest of the 1970s. Translator(s): Spivak, Gayatri Chakravorty. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 29. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405107044
- ISBN
- 9781405107044
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.50
€ 124.50
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
€ 33.99€ 31.10
€ 33.99
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Paperback. For those who cannot read the language of the original texts, the lively and varied world of eighteenth-century Russian literature has been largely inaccessible. This translation presents three seminal tales that express the major literary, social, and philosophical concerns of late-eighteenth-century Russia. Translator(s): Gasperetti, David. Num Pages: 268 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DQ; FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875806747
- ISBN
- 9780875806747
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.28
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€ 33.28
Hardback. Translator(s): Nair, Anita. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 214 x 26. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Seagull Books London Ltd
- Edition
- Tra
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857423917
- ISBN
- 9780857423917
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 19.96
€ 24.99
€ 19.96
Hardback. Translator(s): Hoban, Wieland. Series: SB-The German List. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 127. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857423696
- ISBN
- 9780857423696
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 20.25
€ 24.99
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Hardback. Translator(s): Tanoukhi, Nirvana. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 236 x 27. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Seagull Books London Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857423252
- ISBN
- 9780857423252
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 21.78
€ 26.99
€ 21.78