London: Pushkin Press, 2016. First Pushkin Edition. Paperback. Translated by Anthony Briggs. Bored and aloof, tired of St Petersburg high society, Yevgeny Onegin goes to live on the country estate he has just inherited from his uncle. There he encounters Tatyana, who becomes hopelessly infatuated with him. From this story... More
London: Pushkin Vertigo, 2016. Reprint. Paperback. An Inspector De Vincenzi Mystery. Translated by Jill Foulston. A body is discovered in a Milan apartment, and Inspector De Vincenzi investigates. The apartment happens to belong to and old university friend of his, Aurigi. When the body turns out to be... More
London: Pushkin Press, 2015. First Edition. Paperback. Translated by Sondra Silverston. In the late 1930s, two men - Yaacov Markovitch, perennially unlucky in love, and Zeev Feinberg, virile owner of a lustrous moustache - are crossing the sea to marry women they have never met. They will rescue them from... More
London: Pushkin Children's Books, 2013. Mikel Valverde (illus). New Edition. Hardcover. Winner of the 2014 Marsh Award for Children’s Literature Shola is a little dog with attitude. Frustratingly for her, she loves both comfort (mainly in the form of food) and adventure (in theory, at least), and spends much... More
London: Pushkin Children's Books, 2013. Mikel Valverde (illus). New Edition. Paperback. Translated by Margaret Jull Costa "So…” Shola wagged her tail doubtfully, “if I’m a lion, why does Grogó insist on calling me a mere mutt?” Shola is sure that her noble nature and ambitions of grandeur mean... More
London: Pushkin Vertigo, 2015. Reprint. Paperback. Translated by Geoffrey Sainsbury. Every Saturday evening, travelling salesman Ferdinand Ravinel returns to his wife, Mireille, who waits patiently for him at home. But Ferdinand has another lover, Lucienne, an ambitious doctor, and together the adulterers have devised a murderous plan. Drugging... More
London: Pushkin Press, 2014. First Edition. Paperback. With a foreword by John le Carré. 1984. East Germany. Captain Gerd Wiesler, a loyal member of the secret police, is assigned to spy on the playwright Georg Dreyman. The flat is bugged, and Wiesler begins to listen in to the daily... More
London: Pushkin Press, 2016. Reprint. Paperback. Translated by Andre Naffis-Sahely. The crew of a French reconnaissance plane during the First World War consisted of just two men: a pilot and an observer. Two such men are Jean Herbillon and Claude Maury. Herbillon’s dreams of glory as an air ace... More
London: Pushkin Vertigo, 2018. Reprint. Paperback. A dizzying tale of lust and murder, from one of Japan’s greatest mystery writers. A hunter prowls the night spots of Shinjuku But he’s the one walking into a trap… Ichiro Honda leads a double life: by day a devoted husband and a.... More
London: Pushkin Press, 2013. Reprint/First Pushkin Press Edition. Paperback. Coin Locker Babies is Ryu Murakami’s cult cyperpunk novel. Two babies are left in a Tokyo station coin locker and survive against the odds, but their lives are forever tainted by this inauspicious start. As they grow up, they... More
London: Pushkin Press, 2013. First Pushkin Press Edition. Paperback. Murakami’s 69, a side-splittingly funny coming-of-age novel set in the Japan of the sixties In a small, inconsequential city in Japan, all that matters to 17-year-old Kensuke Yazaki and his friends is girls, rock music and, to a much lesser... More
London: Pushkin Vertigo, 2015. Reprint. Paperback. Japan, 1936. An old eccentric artist living with seven women has been found dead- in a room locked from the inside. His diaries reveal alchemy, astrology and a complicated plan to kill all seven women. Shortly afterwards, the plan is carried out: the women... More
London: Pushkin Press, 2013. New Edition. Paperback. Translated by Anthea Bell. Stefan’s Zweig’s Letter from an Unknown Woman and other stories contains a new translation by the award-winning Anthea Bell of one of his most celebrated novellas, Letter from an Unknown Woman , the inspiration for a classic 1948 Hollywood... More
London: Pushkin Press, 2013. New Edition. Paperback. Translated by Anthea Bell. In 1913 a young second lieutenant discovers the terrible danger of pity. He had no idea the girl was lame when he asked her to dance – his compensatory afternoon calls relieve his guilt but give her a.... More
London: Pushkin Children's Books, 2017. William Steig (illus). Reprint. Paperback. Winner of the Newbery Medal and Honor: a heartwarming tale of one mouse's struggle to go home, by the author of Shrek. Abel has been happily married to Amanda for over a year. He has a comfortable home, an... More
London: Pushkin Children's Books, 2017. William Steig (illus). Reprint. Paperback. Winner of the Newbery Honor: the delightful tale of a wandering good samaritan dog, by the author of Shrek! Dominic has decided it is time for a change. So he packs up his hats and his piccolo, and sets... More
London: Pushkin Children's Books, 2017. William Steig (illus). Reprint. Paperback. 'Impossible to resist' Kirkus Reviews From the creator of Shrek. Gawain is a kind, honest goose. He loves King Basil very much, and while he does sometimes long for his pond and his prize cabbages, he carries out his duties... More
London: Pushkin Press, 2014. First Edition. Paperback. Translated by Michael Emmerich Three perfectly executed stories from one of Japan’s most beloved writers showcase the exquisitely tuned talent of Yasushi Inoue. The writer describes each character and landscape with a lucid, deft tenderness. In the title story, the narrator, who is... More
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