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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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.17

Paperback. Vienna, 1909. When the celebrated actor Eugen Bischoff is found dead in his garden pavilion, suspicion falls immediately on Baron von Yosch, a well-to-do army officer who was once the lover of the dead man's wife. This title combines his hallmark blend of suspense and in this spine-tingling mystery. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FV; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 142 x 12. Weight in Grams: 218.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Arcade Publishing
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611458428
ISBN
9781611458428
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.43

Paperback. An unforgettable novel about the fate of those who dare to dream. Translator(s): Almani, Saleh. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 25. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Publishing
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9789992194737
ISBN
9789992194737
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.31

Paperback. A report of a rare and unusual gun - a type favoured by assassins - being smuggled into the country sparks Detective Harry Hole's interest. Then a former WW2 Nazi sympathizer is found with his throat cut. Next, Harry's former partner is murdered. Why had she been trying to reach Harry on the night she was killed? Translator(s): Bartlett, Don. Series: Harry Hole. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: FF; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 130 x 39. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
Edition
01st Edition
SKU
V9780099546771
ISBN
9780099546771
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.87

Paperback. Translator(s): O Cuilleanain, Cormac. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 166.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
New Island Books
Condition
New
SKU
KHN0002443
ISBN
9781848404632
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Alienated from society and paralysed by a sense of the author's own insignificance, this book tells the story of his tortured life. It describes his refusal to become a worker in the 'anthill' of society and his gradual withdrawal to an existence 'underground'. Translator(s): Wilks, Ronald. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780140455120
ISBN
9780140455120
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 9.93

Paperback. Yves Harteloup is a disappointed young man, scarred by the war. He returns for the summer to the rich, comfortable Atlantic resort of Hendaye, where he spent blissful childhood holidays. There he becomes infatuated by a beautiful, bored young woman, Denise, whose rich husband is often away on business. Translator(s): Smith, Sandra. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 11. Weight in Grams: 132. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0000854
ISBN
9780099563846
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. Beginning in the 1960s and ending in the late '80s, this title presents a narrative of a passionate, and ultimately tragic, relationship between Mali and Farid set against the simultaneous decline of Egyptian-Lebanese society. It chronicles the casualties of social conventions, religious divisions, and cultural cliches. Translator(s): Schwartz, Ros. Series: The French List. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 136 x 29. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857420435
ISBN
9780857420435
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 20.79

Hardback. Translator(s): Booth, Alexander. Series: SB-The German List. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857423689
ISBN
9780857423689
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 24.07

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 10.45

Paperback. Translator(s): Knecht, Stacey. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 151 x 24. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Archipelago Books United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780981955735
ISBN
9780981955735
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.37

Paperback. A compelling and fascinating novel by one of Egypt's most acclaimed writers, and winner of the inaugural International Prize for Arabic Fiction. Translator(s): Davies, Humphrey. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 216.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340924884
ISBN
9780340924884
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.82

Paperback. Translator(s): Adams, Bernard. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FJ; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 137 x 17. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811218436
ISBN
9780811218436
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.13

Paperback. An ambitious, epic dystopian novel - part political thriller and part satire. Translator(s): McCarthy, Ralph; De Wolf, Charles; Takemori, Ginny. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 42. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Pushkin Press
Number of pages
672
Condition
New
SKU
9781908968494
ISBN
9781908968494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.46

Paperback. Translator(s): Lee, Jennifer M. Num Pages: 366 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 24. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781564789150
ISBN
9781564789150
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 6.23

Paperback. Translator(s): Textor, Cindi. Series: Weatherhead Books on Asia. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 143 x 11. Weight in Grams: 194.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231153119
ISBN
9780231153119
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.87

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

€ 125.35

Paperback. Translator(s): Corner, Mark. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 178 x 127 x 23. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Karolinum,Nakladatelstvi Univerzity Karlovy,Czech Republic Czech Republic
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9788024632872
ISBN
9788024632872
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.42

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

€ 25.99
€ 19.33

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Dedalus Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909232815
ISBN
9781909232815
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.28

Paperback. Presents a narrative particle accelerator that zooms between Wild Turkey Whiskey and Bob Dylan, unicorn skulls and voracious librarians, John Coltrane and Lord Jim. Tracking one man's descent into the Kafkaesque underworld of contemporary Tokyo, this title unites East and West, tragedy and farce, compassion and detachment, slang and philosophy. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; FA; FM; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 26. Weight in Grams: 292.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
New
Edition
01st Edition
SKU
9780099448785
ISBN
9780099448785
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 9.93

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: ABA; CBW; VS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 188 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Hachette Children´s Group
Condition
New
SKU
9781444937190
ISBN
9781444937190
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Translator(s): Hodges, Horace Jeffery; Hwang, Sun-ae. Num Pages: 420 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 37. Weight in Grams: 690.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781564789112
ISBN
9781564789112
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 6.23

Paperback. A strange, compelling fable about Europe, capitalism and the human heart. Vatanescu, an impoverished construction worker, wants a future for himself and a pair of football boots for his son. So he decides to head north to a cold, dark country where there is money to be made.. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 190.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Short Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781780722313
ISBN
9781780722313
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 5.70

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