An intimate, heartbreaking autobiographical novel of an Algerian Muslim family’s exile from home and unwelcoming reception in France This moving tale of imprisonment and escape, persecution and loss, is narrated by the daughter of an alleged Harki, an Algerian soldier who fought for the French during the Algerian War for Independence.
A classic novel from recent Nobel Prize winner Patrick Modiano, now available to English-language readers in a superb new translation One of the hallmarks of French author Patrick Modiano’s writing is a singular ability to revisit particular motifs and episodes, infusing each telling with new detail and emotional nuance.
Glimmende Eukalyptusbäume und ein verkohlter Heuschuppen zeugen von dem Buschfeuer, das den beiden Männern auf der Schotterpiste zum Verhängnis geworden ist.
Zu seiner Überraschung wird der junge Officer Jim Chee beim FBI angenommen, doch eigentlich will er bei der Navajo-Police bleiben und sich gleichzeitig zum rituellen Singer ausbilden lassen.
Voller Vorfreude bricht die Familie Stevens an die englische Südküste auf, mit sorgsam gepacktem Koffer und diesem wunderbar freien Gefühl im Bauch, wenn der Urlaub beginnt.
Nach dem Erfolg von »Wuhan« erzählt der Friedenspreisträger und bekannte China-Kritiker Liao Yiwu nun eindrücklich von der Chinesischen Kulturrevolution: die Epoche, in der China zur Diktatur wurde.
'The father of contemporary European detective fiction' Ann Cleeves A man picked up for wandering in obvious distress among the cars and buses on the Grands Boulevards.
A radiant work of fiction that illuminates the life and art of Rimbaud in a way that no biography couldRimbaud the Son, widely celebrated upon its publication in France, investigates the life of a writer, the writing life, and the art of life-writing.
One of Pierre Michon's most powerful works, this book imagines decisive moments in the lives of five artists of different times and places: Vincent van Gogh, Francisco Goya, Antoine Watteau, Claude Lorrain, and Lorentino, a little-remembered disciple of Piero della Francesca.
The eagerly awaited English translation of Kaddour’s award-winning novel of clashing cultures during the French colonial years Gather together French colonialists, young nationalists eager for independence, and local Maghreb leaders in a small North African city of the 1920s.
A modern Spanish masterpiece by one of the most extraordinary novelists of our time In Carlos Rojas’s imaginative novel, the Spanish poet Federico García Lorca, murdered by Francoist rebels in August 1936, finds himself in an inferno that somehow resembles Breughel’s Tower of Babel.
A work unprecedented in world literature, this unique volume contains a new translation of Lev Tolstoy's controversial novella The Kreutzer Sonata, which was initially banned by Russian censors.
A tale of violence, lofty ideals, and moral ambiguity, Fontaine’s best-selling novel is now available in a superb English translation Set in the darkest years of the Pinochet dictatorship, La Vida Doble is the story of Lorena, a leftist militant who arrives at a merciless turning point when every choice she confronts is impossible.
A new translation of the Guatemalan author whom Roberto Bolaño called “the most rigorous writer of my generation, the most transparent…the most luminous of all.
From the author of cult favourite Atomised'Reading Houellebecq is like being caught up in a tropical storm: you are blown away by the ferocity of his imagination' ObserverMichel is a civil-servant at the Ministry of Culture.
Mark Wolfe ist im Job gerade wegen «Überarbeitung» in den Urlaub geschickt worden, als er zum ersten Mal seit Jahren von seinem Bruder in England hört.
A breathless page-turner from an international master of suspense - a story about dependency, justice, and the sometimes fine line between right and wrong.
From the author of the bestselling Richard and Judy bookclub pick I'm Travelling Alone'Gives Jo Nesbo a run for his money' Sunday Express'The latest Norwegian crime-writing sensation' Sunday Times___________When a young woman is found dead, the police are quick to respond.
"e;A tender and thoughtful exploration of the painful irony of being alive and our attempts to make sense of the past as well as the present"e; KATHARINA VOLCKMER, author of The Appointment"e;A reflection on identity, rootlessness and violence - Fonseca's most ambitious, most complex and most accomplished novel to date"e; JAVIER CERCAS, author of Soldiers of Salamis"e;A beautifully knotted novel which unfolds with every traced layer of its deeply affecting narrative alongside a meditation on memory, mystery and vanishing.
Gott hassen ist ein kompromissloser, nachdenklicher, spielerischer und zutiefst faszinierender Roman über Black Metal und weiß getünchte Idylle, über Untergrundbewegungen, Magie und Rebellion.
Madsen erzählt eine durchgehende Geschichte, die vier Stilebenen hat, wobei eine Stilebene unmerklich zur anderen wechselt: Vom Kriminalroman zum Liebesroman, vom Pornoroman zum Science-Fiction-Roman.
Eine heitere und tiefgründige Liebeskomödie von Pulitzer-Preisträger Andrew Sean Greer über die großen Zeichen der Liebe, die Ungleichzeitigkeit der Gefühle und ein Wohnmobil namens Rosina.
