Fiction in translation

Can an ace detective outwit a thief with many faces?

Ob ein Junge wie Forrest Gump, ein einsamer Schiffbrüchiger oder ein Lehrer, der an Aids erkrankt - der Schauspieler Tom Hanks interessiert sich für besondere Menschen und verkörpert sie auf mitreißende Weise.

This is Colette's famous love story about the romance between an older woman and a younger man.

Strange Pilgrims is a collection of unforgettable stories about distinctive South American individuals in Europe from the Nobel laureate Gabriel Garc a M rquez author of One Hundred Years of Solitude and Love in the Time of Cholera.

A funny and uplifting tale of love, community and second chances from the internationally bestselling author of A Man Called Ove, Anxious People and My FriendsSee what readers are saying about Britt-Marie'A truly delightful read.

FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE ADVERSARYOne morning, a man shaves off his long-worn moustache, hoping to amuse his wife and friends.

"e;A darkly humorous work, but also very sada mortal struggle, where the joy of life grapples with the fear of death, and often there is no way of knowing which of the two is on top.

Since the original, prewar translation there has been no completely new rendering of the French original into English.

Yejide hofft auf ein Wunder.

In this masterpiece Kawabata, his brush dipped in silver, renders all the excruciating anguish and beauty of post-war Japan Edmund WhiteWith the Second World War only a few years in the past, and Japan still reeling from its effects, two sisters - born to the same father but different mothers - struggle to make sense of the new world in which they are coming of age.

A man bound, gagged and sealed alive inside a wall to die.

The definitive translation of one of the greatest French novels of the twentieth centuryIn the opening volume of Proust's great novel, the narrator travels backwards in time in order to tell the story of a love affair that had taken place before his own birth.

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Fans of Beartown and A Man Called Ove will love this festive novella, from the 13 million copy internationally bestselling author.

An old man, murdered in his Reykjavik flat.

Emerence is a domestic servant strong, fierce, eccentric, and with a reputation for being a first-rate housekeeper.

Lisbon, late-1940s.

A couple on an epicurean journey across Mexico are excited by the idea of a particular ingredient, suggested by ancient rituals of human sacrifice.

Once a successful surgeon, Frederick Welin now lives in self-imposed exile on an island in the Swedish archipelago.

In three short narratives, Kadare evokes a defining moment in European history28 June 1389, the Field of the Blackbirds.

**LONGLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE 2024**'Comrade Stalin wishes to speak with you.

England, 1954, der kalte Krieg hält die Welt in seinem eisernen Griff - und im kleinen Städtchen Wilmslow wird ein Mann tot aufgefunden.

A bestseller in France and winner of the Prix Renaudot, Grey Souls is a mesmerising and atmospheric tale of three mysterious deaths in an oddly isolated French village during World War I.

When Andr e joins her school, Sylvie is immediately fascinated.

From the author of international bestseller Convenience Store Woman comes a collection of short fiction: weird, out of this world and like nothing you've read before.

Since the original, prewar translation there has been no completely new rendering of the French original into English.

** THE INSPIRATION FOR THE MAJOR NEW HOLLYWOOD BLOCKBUSTER, 'THE INFORMER' **** WINNER OF THE 2011 CWA INTERNATIONAL DAGGER **** NEW YORK TIMES TOP 5 BESTSELLER **'Extraordinarily compelling' Daily Mail'The action is non-stop' The Times'Three Seconds is just about how long it feels it takes to read Three Seconds .

Gaspard Winckler, master forger, is trapped in a basement studio on the outskirts of Paris, with his paymaster's blood on his hands.

«Das Geheimnis der verlorenen Zeit» ist einer der megalomanischsten Romane der jüngeren amerikanischen Literaturgeschichte: ein gewitzter, raffinierter Mix aus Wissenschaft, Philosophie, Pop und Unterhaltung.

YOU CAN RUN BUT YOU CAN'T HIDE.

The cult classic from one of France's most stylish writers'Don't give a damn,' says Zazie, 'what I wanted was to go in the metro'Impish, foul-mouthed Zazie arrives in Paris from the country to stay with her uncle Gabriel.

'The new crime and espionage series from Penguin Classics makes for a mouth-watering prospect' Daily TelegraphA mystery writer turns detective to protect the woman he loves.

The Investigator is despatched to a provincial town to find out the truth behind a disturbing spate of suicides amongst employees of The Firm.

War-games champion Udo Berger is finally on holiday.

The short story collection that launched Tabucchi to fame, reflecting on the uncertainties, memories, mistakes and mysteries of life Eleven short stories pivoting on life's ambiguities and the central question they pose in Tabucchi's fiction: is it choice, fate, accident, or even, occasionally, a kind of magic that plays a decisive role in the protagonists' lives?

Kurz vor seinem sechzehnten Geburtstag richtet Kevin in der Schule ein Blutbad an.

Discover the haunting, heart-breaking post-apocalyptic tale of female friendship and intimacy set in a deserted world.

Three strange, tortuous stories from the shadow queen of contemporary Japanese fiction.

A masterwork by the incomparable, genre-defying, wondrous Italo Calvino.

Artist Jed Martin emerges from a ten-year hiatus with good news.

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'One of the undisputed masterpieces of early nineteenth-century French prose fiction.

Introducing Little Clothbound Classics: irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world's greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith.

Introducing Little Clothbound Classics: irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world's greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith.

Link ping's top detective, Malin Fors, is about to take on a case that's a little too close for comfort.

Picture two people, young and in love.

Some cases aren t as cold as you d thinkKurt Wallander s life looks like it has taken a turn for the better when his offer on a new house is accepted, only for him to uncover something unexpected in the garden the skeleton of a middle-aged woman.