Fiction in translation

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The Alaska Sanders affair
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The murder of Alaska Sanders was quickly solved. Within days, two suspects were identified. One died, the other pleaded guilty. Case closed. But, eleven years later, the death of another woman in a...
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The peasants
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In the village of Lipce, scandal, romance and drama crackle in every hearth. Boryna, a widower and the village’s wealthiest farmer, has taken the young and beautiful Jagusia as his bride R...
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The three-body problem
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Set against the backdrop of China’s Cultural Revolution, a secret military project sends signals into space to establish contact with aliens. An alien civilisation on the brink of destruction...
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We’ll prescribe you a cat
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On the top floor of an old building at the end of a cobbled alley in Kyoto lies the Kokoro Clinic for the Soul. Only a select few – those who feel genuine emotional pain – can find it. ...
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The hunchback of Notre-Dame
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The complete and unabridged text of Victor Hugo’s sweeping novel in a stunning paperback edition.
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My love story with Yamada-kun at Lv999. 2
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After college student Akane was dumped by her boyfriend, she met Yamada, a handsome high school boy and pro gamer, while playing an online RPG. In-game, he brushed her off, but in the real world, Y...
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The little French village of book lovers
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In this novel from Nina George we return to Jean Perdu’s beautiful barge on the Seine, his Literary Apothercary. He’s spent many years still prescribing just the right book for his cust...
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The Full Moon Coffee Shop
£16.99

Based on the Japanese myth of cats returning favours to humans who are kind to them, ‘The Full Moon Coffee Shop’ is the name of a peculiar cake cafe that is run by talking cats, which h...
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The lantern of lost memories
£14.99

A charming and uplifting story from Japan about our most cherished memories, time travel and what life is all about.
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Mina’s matchbox
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After the death of her father, twelve-year-old Tomoko is sent to live for a year with her uncle in the coastal town of Ashiya. It is a year which will change her life. The 1970s are bringing change...
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Tales from the cafe
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The second novel from the author of the phenomenon, Before the Coffee Gets Cold: more tales from Cafe Funiculi Funicula, where customers may travel back in time – if they obey the rule...
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The beaver theory
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Can everyone’s favourite insurance mathematician, Henri, combine the increasingly dangerous world of adventure parks with the unpredictability of blended-family life? He’s about to f...
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The wind knows my name
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Vienna, 1938. Samuel Adler is five years old when his father disappears during Kristallnacht – the night their family loses everything. As her child’s safety seems ever-harder to guaran...
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Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop
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Yeongju did everything she was supposed to, go to university, marry a decent man, get a respectable job. Then it all fell apart. Burned out, Yeongju abandons her old life, quits her high-flying car...
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What you are looking for is in the library
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‘What are you looking for?’ asks Tokyo’s most enigmatic librarian, Sayuri Komachi. She is no ordinary librarian. Naturally, she has read every book on her shelf, but she also has ...
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The castle
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‘The Castle’ is the story of K., the unwanted Land Surveyor who is never to be admitted to the Castle nor accepted in the village, and yet cannot go home. As he encounters dualities of ...
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The trial
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First published in 1925, ‘The Trial’ is a classic story of totalitarianism, sadism, and hysteria. With a labyrinth of meanings, author Franz Kafka explores the dark lives of killers. Add to basket

My love story with Yamada-kun at Lv999. 1
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College student Akane has just been dumped by her boyfriend. Heartbroken, she decides to quit the online RPG they used to play together, but instead of deleting her account, she logs in and battles...
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Before we say goodbye
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The fourth novel in the sensational ‘Before the Coffee Gets Cold’ series featuring cafe regulars, with the same time-travelling offer, back in the Tokyo cafe – if customers follow...
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Inspector Imanishi investigates
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Inspector Imanishi is 45, and the most dogged homicide detective on the Tokyo police force. Involved in the investigation of a brutal murder, Imanishi pursues the hunt for the criminal even after t...
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Death in midsummer
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Filled with rich description and luxurious beauty, these ten tales of loss and longing from one of Japan’s greatest writers show the pull between duty and desire, ecstasy and death: a mother ...
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Honeybees and distant thunder
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In a small coastal town just a stone’s throw from Tokyo, a prestigious piano competition is underway. Over the course of two feverish weeks, three students will experience some of the most jo...
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The Kamogawa food detectives
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Tender, heartwarming and deeply comforting, The Kamogawa Food Detectives is the start of a beautiful and uplifting series that celebrates the joy of delicious food and good company. Add to basket

All quiet on the Western Front
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This story is told by a young soldier in the trenches of Flanders during the First World War. Through his eyes we see the realities of war. Incidents are vividly described, but there is no sense of...
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Hero Born: Legends of the Condor Heroes Vol. 1
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China. The year is 1200. The Song Empire has been defeated in the north by invading Jurchen forces. Pushed further south, the empire is in danger of collapse and the Chinese population is furious. ...
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