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Madonna in a Fur Coat

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"The essence of life is in solitude — wouldn’t you agree? All unions are built on falsehood....

A Heart So White

A Heart So White

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In the middle of a family lunch Teresa, just married, goes to the bathroom, unbuttons her blouse...

The Counterfeiters

The Counterfeiters

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A young artist pursues a search for knowledge through the treatment of homosexuality and the...

The Leopard

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An Italian classic in a beautiful hardback, quarterbound edition. In the spring of 1860, Fabrizio,...

All Quiet on the Western Front

All Quiet on the Western Front

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The most famous anti-war novel ever written in a beautiful hardback quarterbound edition. In 1914...

If on a winter’s night a traveller

If on a winter’s night a traveller

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A beautiful quarterbound hardback edition of this classic of twentieth century Italian literature....

The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With The Sea

The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With The Sea

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A beautiful hardback quarterbound edition of a great Japanese classic, the tale of a group of...

The Magic Mountain

The Magic Mountain

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"The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann (1875−1955) is one of the premier works of fiction of the...

Remembrance of Things Past : 1

Remembrance of Things Past : 1

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"For a long time I used to go to bed early." The first two volumes in Proust's seven volume...

The Leopard

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In the spring of 1860, Fabrizio, the charismatic Prince of Salina, still rules over thousands of...

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Tokyo Express

Author: Seichō Matsumoto

In a rocky cove in the bay of Hakata, the bodies of a young and beautiful couple are discovered. Sta

Night Train to Lisbon

Night Train to Lisbon

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Night Train to Lisbon follows Raimund Gregorius, a 57-year-old Classics scholar, on a journey that t

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I'm Not Scared

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One relentlessly hot summer, six children explore the scorched wheat fields that enclose their tiny

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