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Katalin Street

Katalin Street

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WINNER OF THE 2018 PEN TRANSLATION PRIZE Katalin Street is a heartwrenching tale about a group of...

Pedro Páramo

Pedro Páramo

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A legendary classic of magic realism and the most important Mexican novel ever written - with a...

Temple Alley Summer

Temple Alley Summer

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New from Restless Books, this is a sweet and spooky tale from renowned Japanese children's author...

The Watcher in the Shadows

The Watcher in the Shadows

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Set in Normandy just before the outbreak of the Second World War, The Watcher in the Shadows tells...

The Midnight Palace

The Midnight Palace

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It's 1932, Ben and his friends are due to leave the orphanage which has been their home for...

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1937 Japan government railway poster

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

Author: Pascal Mercier

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

Ears of wheat from below with a bright blue sky and clouds

I'm Not Scared

Author: Niccolò Ammaniti

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

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