Fiction in translation
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Fiction in translation
Paperback. Mad, lascivious, sadistic and ridiculous, the provincial school teacher Peredonov torments his students and has hallucinatory fantasies about acts of savagery and degradation, yet to everyone else he is an upstanding member of society. As he pursues the idea of marrying to gain promotion, he descends into paranoia, arson, torture and murder. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141392936
- ISBN
- 9780141392936
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.17
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Paperback. What was the woman doing here? In a stable, wearing pearl earrings, her stylish bracelet and white buckskin shoes! She must have been alive when she got there because the crime had been committed after ten in the evening. But how? And why? Translator(s): Coward, David. Series: Inspector Maigret. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FFC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 128.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141393469
- ISBN
- 9780141393469
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Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.07
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Paperback. An insipid face. Glazed eyes. And Maigret was not surprised to see a grey beard eating into his cheeks. A distressed passenger leaps off a night train and vanishes into the woods. Maigret, on his way to a well-earned break in the Dordogne, is soon plunged into the pursuit of a madman, hiding amongst the seemingly respectable citizens of Bergerac. Series: Inspector Maigret. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FF; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 12. Weight in Grams: 128.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141394565
- ISBN
- 9780141394565
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Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 9.07
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paperback. A winner of six major literary prizes, this rich and haunting novel examines the shadowy Sardinian figure of the Accabadora, exploring the boundaries between mercy-killing and murder. Translator(s): Mazzarella, Silvester. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 146.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Maclehose
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780857050472
- ISBN
- 9780857050472
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 10.45
€ 16.99
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Hardback. When Keith Stapperpfenning and his family give their grandfather the trip of a lifetime - an all-expenses-paid holiday to any destination in the world - the eccentric old man arbitrarily chooses China, and he asks Keith to accompany him. But when his grandfather dies unexpectedly, Keith is left to continue the farce alone. Translator(s): Derbyshire, Katy. Series: The German List. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 209 x 20. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857421654
- ISBN
- 9780857421654
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.69
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Hardback. Translator(s): Ball, Nicole; Ball, David. Num Pages: 104 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 259.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 104
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857423733
- ISBN
- 9780857423733
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.66
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€ 17.66
Hardcover. Published in 1899, Muhammad Hadi Ruswa's famous novel "Umrao Jaan Ada" created a sensation when it came out. But few know that a month after the author wrote "Umrao Jaan Ada", he penned a sly novella entitled "Junun-e-Intezar". This title features both the Urdu original and an English translation of this novella. Translator(s): Shandilya, Krupa; Shahid, Taimoor. Series: Zubaan Books. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 134 x 13. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Zubaan India
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789381017708
- ISBN
- 9789381017708
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.33
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Paperback. Hrabal s books are distinctive witness to the life of ordinary people only at first glance. In the book, Rambling on await the reader stories set in the popular Hrabal s Kersko. The book was filmed in 1983 by Jiri Menzel. " Translator(s): Short, David. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 133 x 191 x 13. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Karolinum Press, Charles University
- Edition
- Classroom ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788024632865
- ISBN
- 9788024632865
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 11.30
€ 11.99
€ 11.30
hardcover. From the bestselling author of AFTER THE CRASH ('a novel so extraordinary it reminded me of reading Stieg Larsson for the first time' Sunday Times), a thrilling intrigue about a missing masterpiece. 'A work of genius .. jaw-dropping' Daily Express Translator(s): Whiteside, Shaun. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FF; FH; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 171 x 35. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- W&N
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781474601740
- ISBN
- 9781474601740
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 5.80
€ 15.99
€ 5.80
paperback. Having spent some time in Rome, Antonio returns to his native town with the reputation of being a playboy and with a long list of amorous adventures behind him. To please his father, Antonio agrees to marry the beautiful Barbara. A year after their marriage however - scandal erupts. Barbara is still a virgin. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Penguin Classic
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141189062
- ISBN
- 9780141189062
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 10.45
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€ 10.45
paperback. An erotic glimpse into the Hungary of the early twentieth century. It collects ten short stories focusing on the poor and dispossessed and describing the human condition and the futility of life. Translator(s): Batki, John. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Penguin Classic
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141193038
- ISBN
- 9780141193038
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 8.87
€ 15.99
€ 8.87
Paperback. Chosen by Le Monde and by readers of Elle as their Novel of the Year - a beautiful, resonant novel set on Normandy's coastline. Translator(s): Anderson, Alison. Num Pages: 416 pages, map. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 197 x 26. Weight in Grams: 264. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- MACLEHOSE PRESS
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KAC0000382
- ISBN
- 9781906694715
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. In 1948, when he is fifteen, Trond spends a summer in the country with his father. The events - the accidental death of a child, his best friend's feelings of guilt and eventual disappearance, his father's decision to leave the family for another woman - will change his life forever. Translator(s): Born, Anne. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 194. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KAC0000468
- ISBN
- 9780099506133
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
hardcover. Translator(s): Derbyshire, Katy. Series: SB-The German List. Num Pages: 968 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1293.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 968
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857423375
- ISBN
- 9780857423375
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 34.03
€ 44.99
€ 34.03
Paperback. A magnificent sweeping tale from the international bestselling author of 'The House of the Spirits'. Translator(s): Sayers Peden, Margaret. Num Pages: 416 pages, maps. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Harper Perennial
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780006552321
- ISBN
- 9780006552321
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.06
€ 14.99
€ 11.06
paperback. Translator(s): Sibley, William F. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- NYRB Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781590175873
- ISBN
- 9781590175873
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 13.94
€ 18.99
€ 13.94
paperback. A book that is full of personal stories, set against a background of the ravages of the Spanish Civil War and its aftermath at home, and the wider world as Coca-Cola sets up a factory nearby and news comes in of men landing on the moon. It is a philosophical take on memory, belonging, and the nature of storytelling itself. Translator(s): Dunne, Jonathan. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099597438
- ISBN
- 9780099597438
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 9.88
€ 14.99
€ 9.88
paperback. Illustrator(s): Kalman, Maira. Translator(s): Bernofsky, Susan. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 162 x 16. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Christine Burgin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780811220330
- ISBN
- 9780811220330
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 18.10
€ 29.99
€ 18.10
Paperback. Translator(s): Fulton, Bruce; Fulton, Ju-Chan. Series: Weatherhead Books on Asia. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 133 x 197 x 17. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231160674
- ISBN
- 9780231160674
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 19.21
€ 24.99
€ 19.21
Paperback. Translator(s): Sklenkova, Hana. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FL; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Barbican Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909954083
- ISBN
- 9781909954083
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.00
€ 12.00