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Broken April by Ismail Kadare; David M. Bellos (Foreword by)
$30.00 AUD
Category: Fiction
From the moment that Gjorg's brother is killed by a neighbour, his own life is forfeit: for the code of Kanun requires Gjorg to kill his brother's murderer and then in turn be hunted down. After shooting his brother's killer, young Gjorg is entitled to thirty days' grace - not enough to see out the mont ...Show more
Is That a Fish in Your Ear?: Translation and the Meaning of Everything by David Bellos
$39.95 AUD
Category: On Writing
People speak different languages, and always have. The Ancient Greeks took no notice of anything unless it was said in Greek; the Romans made everyone speak Latin; and in India, people learned their neighbours' languages - as did many ordinary Europeans in times past. But today, we all use translation t ...Show more
Pietr the Latvian by Georges Simenon; David Bellos (Translator)
$15.00 AUD
Category: Crime | Series: Inspector Maigret Ser.
"One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century . . . Simenon was unequaled at making us look inside, though the ability was masked by his brilliance at absorbing us obsessively in his stories." --The GuardianIn Simenon's iconic first novel featuring Inspector Maigret, the laconic detective is tak ...Show more
The Novel of the Century - The Extraordinary Adventure of Les Miserables by David Bellos
$39.99 AUD
Category: Words & Ideas
A book as rich, remarkable and long-lasting as the novel at its heart The Novel of the Century brings to life the extraordinary story of how Victor Hugo managed to write his novel of the downtrodden despite a revolution, a coup d'etat and political exile; how he pulled off the deal of the century to get ...Show more
The Roots of Heaven by Romain Gary; Jonathan Griffin; David Bellos (Introduction by)
$35.00 AUD
Category: Fiction
Available again with a new introduction by David Bellos, the distinguished translator of Georges Perec and biographer of Romain Gary, "The Roots of Heaven" takes as its subject the deliberate and relentless hunting and killing of elephants for their ivory. Morel, a former dentist whose survival in a Naz ...Show more
Things Story of the Sixties with a Man Asleep by Georges Perec; David Bellos (Introduction by)
$12.95 AUD
$26.99 (52% off)
Category: Fiction
"Things- A Story of the Sixties is the story of a young couple who want to enjoy life, but the only way they know how to do so is through ownership of 'things'. Perec's first novel won the Prix Renaudot and became the cult book for a generation. In A Man Asleep, a young student embarks upon a disturbing ...Show more
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