Fiction in Translation

Barcelona 1945- young Daniel Sempere is taken to a fabulous secret library called the Cemetery of Forgotten Books where he is told he must 'adopt' a single book, promising to...

The irresistible hardback Times bestseller and bookshop favourite about the healing power of books and community; Time magazine Top 100 books of 2023; 'An undeniable page-turner' New York Times THE...

THE NIGHT CIRCUS meets LONELY CASTLE IN THE MIRROR- A Japanese bestseller about three students whose friendship is tested to the limit as they fight to compete in the drama...

Meet ten of literature's most iconic heroines, jacketed in bold portraits by female photographers from around the world 'He must know by now, I should think, that I can give...

One man's fight for revenge against a corrupt justice system. Kleist's influential German novella has been newly translated by the renowned Michael Hofmann. 'I finished it in one sitting. Probably...

Elegant, pocket-sized paperbacks, VINTAGE Editions celebrate the audacity and ambition of the written word, transporting readers to wherever in the world literary innovation may be found FROM THE AUTHOR OF...

Murakami's most acclaimed novel in a highly covetable gift edition Enter the surreal and enchanting world of Haruki Murakami Toru Okada's cat has disappeared. His wife is growing more distant...

A new translation from master storyteller Michael Morpurgo, The Little Prince is the perfect gift to enchant children and grown-up children this Christmas. A NEW TRANSLATION BY MICHAEL MORPURGO, AUTHOR...

Published for the first time in English, this deeply autobiographical novel by Nobel Prize-winning writer Jose Saramago tells the powerful story of the Mau-Tempo family. This deeply personal work, follows...

From 'a novelist of dazzling mastery' (Independent) and the winner of the first ever Man Booker International Prize- a novel about creative origin and aspiration, inspired by the author's own...

The gripping new standalone thriller from multi-million copy bestseller, Jo Nesbo. 'Suspenseful, original...special in every way' Stephen King TWO BROTHERS. BOUND BY BLOOD...AND A LIFETIME OF SECRETS. When Roy and...

KNIFE is the brand new Harry Hole thriller from Jo Nesbo where Harry will come face to face with a deadly foe **THE No.1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER** 'This is the...

A biting satire of Chinese totalitarianism from the critically acclaimed author of Beijing Coma and Red Dust. 'One of China's greatest living novelists' Guardian Blending fact with fiction, China Dream...

The latest bewitching, kaleidoscopic novel from master storyteller Haruki Murakami, author of The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle and 1Q84 *PRE-ORDER HARUKI MURAKAMI'S NEW NOVEL, THE CITY AND ITS UNCERTAIN WALLS, NOW*...

Prepare for a bleak midwinter- Nesb 's thriller sees Detective Harry Hole tracking a professional hit man bent on destruction Harry Hole returns in a pulse-pounding thriller like no other....

From the No.1 bestselling author of the Harry Holes series comes Headhunters - fraud, double-crossing and murder in a thriller where nothing is what it seems.... 'Keeps the twists and...

A compelling and surreal, Orwellian mystery by one of Japan's greatest writers. Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2020, an enthralling Orwellian novel about the terrors of state surveillance from...

In his most autobiographical novel to date, Paulo Coelho interweaves adventure, philosophy and the true stories of his own life to give readers an essential book for our time. A...

Good dad or good assassin? Can he be both?- From the internationally bestselling author of BULLET TRAIN. Good dad or good assassin? Can he be both? From the internationally bestselling...

'One of the few great and perfect works of poetic imagination written during this century' Elias Canetti 'One of the few great and perfect works of poetic imagination written during...

This European masterpiece from the Nobel prizewinner explores the lure and degeneracy of ideas in an introverted community on the eve of World War I As Seen on BBC Between...

A gorgeous coming-of-age love story about two teenage boys in 1980s France Just outside a hotel in Bordeaux, Philippe, a famous writer, chances upon a young man who bears a...

A marriage built on lies, a man with many faces, an unpaid debt to the secret service - rich drama from the author of The Infatuations 'For a while, she...

Richly expansive and deeply moving, an intimate novel of secret lives and painful histories from the critically acclaimed author of Where Reasons End Lilia Liska is eighty-one. She has shrewdly...

Enter a sweet but sinister world where fact and fiction merge... 'My name is Eva, which means \"life\", according to a book of names my mother consulted. I was born...

The bestselling novel by cult writer Wang Xiaobo, a satire of the Cultural Revolution, in its first full English translation 'Life is but a slow, drawn-out process of getting your...

A Kafaesque marvel and a biting satire of bureaucracy, medicine and modern life In Tokyo, in the middle of the night, an uncalled-for ambulance arrives to spirit away a man's...

Kobo Abe's existential and entertaining masterpiece 'This is the record of a box man' The streets of Tokyo have been seeing a strange phenomenon recently - people who have decided...

A mesmerizing novel about the magical and gritty world of Bucharest in the 1980s by a celebrated Eastern European writer 'Gripping, impassioned, unexpected' Los Angeles Times A dreamlike novel of...

Depicting a young woman's life in Nazi Germany, this is the masterpiece from the author of Child of All Nations Nineteen-year-old Sanna just wants to drink her beer in peace,...

A marvel of psychological insight from one of the most important Italian literary figures of the twentieth century This enormously engaging, strange novel is both an engrossing saga of a...

A collection of Kafka's greatest stories, including his famous tale of alienation, now in Penguin Black Classics This collection of new translations brings together the small proportion of Kafka's works...

Available in English for the first time, The Chandelier is one of Lispector's most radical books and a key part of what made her a Brazilian legend 'She found the...

Pavese's seductive masterpiece of memory and betrayal in the Italian countryside, in a vivid new translation by Tim Parks Having made his fortune in America, Eel is magnetically drawn back...

A tale of intense friendship and almost overwhelming grief amongst the frozen fjords of rural Norway In winter, the black ice cracks like a gunshot across the lake, growing thicker...

A major anthology of great Japanese short stories, now in Penguin Classics This fantastically varied and exciting collection celebrates the great Japanese short story, from its modern origins in the...

The last novel in Simenon's celebrated series When an elegant but nervous woman appears in Inspector Maigret's office and reports her rich and successful husband missing, Maigret and Lapointe find...

In the penultimate novel in the series Maigret investigates a crime in Paris's seedy red light district The body of a well-known Parisian restaurateur turns up on Avenue Junot in...

Maigret is called to investigate the stabbing of a young man When a tape recorder is found on a murder victim, Inspector Maigret hopes this will be the clue he...

A visit from an old school-friend leads Maigret to a murderous affair When a long lost friend pays a visit to Maigret's office, he is shocked to learn that the...

Maigret investigates the murder of a criminal he had known for twenty years Maigret finds himself back on the Rue des Acacias just ten days after cracking another case there....

When Maigret becomes the accused he must rely on his investigative skills to prove his innocence For the first time in his career Inspector Maigret receives written summons to the...

When a colleague is injured in an undercover operation Maigret takes over and becomes embroiled in the dark underbelly of the Parisian art scene During an undercover case Inspector Lognon...

Inspector Maigret investigates an attack on a Parisian tramp When a tramp is recovered from the Seine, after being badly beaten, Maigret must delve into the man's personal circumstances to...

Maigret has a visitor who admits his intentions to commit murder but when he goes missing Maigret worries that he himself has become the victim Inspector Maigret is followed home...

When a man is found dead at home Maigret must look past the seemingly good intentions of the victim's family to figure out just who the culprit is A retired...

The dawning of a young man's homosexual and sadistic desires A Japanese teenager is overcome with longing for his male classmate. Each night he imagines his body punctured with arrows,...

Maigret heads to a small seaside town where the residents are closing ranks to hide the truth When a school teacher from near La Rochelle asks Maigret for help to...