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Sabra Zoo

Mischa Hiller

• Paperback | Engels
• "Beautifully told, ambitious and important, this is a debut with something to say."--Ronan Bennett "A stunning, defiant debut."--"The Guardian" It is ... Lees meer

Insomnia

Aamer Hussein

• Paperback | Engels
• On the shores of Lake Como a man and a woman talk about longing and belonging; a translator finds himself drawn into the personal and political turmoi... Lees meer

Farewell Fountain Street

Selcuk Altun

• Paperback | Engels
• Ziya Bey has six months left to live. From his mansion on Farewell Fountain Street, the Ottoman aristocrat plans to tie up some questionable business ... Lees meer

My Cleaner

Maggie Gee

• Paperback | Engels
• Ugandan Mary Tendo worked for many years in the white middle-class Henman household in London, cleaning for Vanessa and looking after her only child, ... Lees meer

A History of the World for Rebels and Somnambulists

Jesus Del Campo

• Paperback | Engels
• From the beginning of the world--when God created Audrey Hepburn, the guilt complex, and worker ants--to the end, broadcast live on a TV chat show, A ... Lees meer

Cairo Stories

Anne-Marie Drosso

• Paperback | Engels
• Set in Egypt, this collection presents stories that are universal - whether it's the girl whose mother no longer recognises her, a young man who uses ... Lees meer

The Last Prince of Bengal

Lynn Innes

• Paperback | Engels
• The extraordinary true story of a flamboyant Indian prince who married an English chambermaid, of his place in the British monarchy and his eventual b... Lees meer

Memoirs of a Midget

Walter De La Mare

• Paperback | Engels
• "One of the strangest and most enchanting works of fiction ever written."--Alison Lurie Miss M., a pretty young woman with a passion for shells, fossi... Lees meer

The Ice People

Maggie Gee

• Paperback | Engels
• A tale of the 21st century's Ice Age, reversing the effects of global warming and sending Europeans to the warmth of Africa, if they are to survive. Lees meer

The Blue

Maggie Gee

• Paperback | Engels
• Presents stories of everyday life set against an intricately woven backdrop encompassing larger issues of poverty, race relations, and social prejudic... Lees meer

The Silence of My Father

Alexandre Najjar

• Paperback | Engels
• Alexandre Najjar's father is celebrated in his legal profession for his rare eloquence. In the courtroom the word is everything, and his work is his l... Lees meer

Povadky

• Paperback | Engels | Short Stories by Women from Around the World
• A lyrical, mysterious tour through Prague mixes history and legend with everyday reality, a child's reflections on the Christian concept of sinfulness... Lees meer

In Their Father's Country

Anne-Marie Drosso

• Paperback | Engels
• Praise for Cairo Stories : "A beautiful portrait of life in Egypt. I strongly recommend it."--Alaa al Aswany, author of The Yacoubian Building Claire ... Lees meer

The Old Man and His Sons

Heoin Bru

• Paperback | Engels
• These are the Faroe Islands as they were some fifty years ago: sea-washed and remote, with one generation still tied to the sea for sustenance, and a ... Lees meer

Many and Many a Year Ago

Selcuk Altun

• Paperback | Engels
• Kemal's friend mysteriously disappears, leaving him a generous allowance and the use of his large house. He discovers that his new dwelling involves a... Lees meer

In Tangier

Mohamed Choukri

• Paperback | Engels
• A haven for many Western writers in the twentieth century, Tangier drew the likes of Paul Bowles, Jean Genet and Tennessee Williams. Each was befriend... Lees meer

My Animal Life

Maggie Gee

• Hardcover | Engels
• A wise and beautiful book about what it feels like to be alive--I really loved it.--Zadie Smith Maggie Gee's account of her life as a writer cuts to t... Lees meer

In Tangier

Mohamed Choukri

• Hardcover | Engels
• Tangier, 'the most extraordinary and mysterious city in the world', in the author's mind, was a haven for many Western writers in the early twentieth ... Lees meer

Songs My Mother Never Taught Me

Selcuk Altun

• Paperback | Engels
• After the death of his overbearing mother, the privileged Arda reflects on his young life, and on the life of his father, the famous mathematician Mur... Lees meer

For Bread Alone

Mohamed Choukri

• Paperback | Engels
• "A true story of human desperation, shattering in its impact."--Tennessee Williams Driven by famine from their home in the Rif, Mohamed's family walks... Lees meer

The School of War

Alexandre Najjar

• Paperback | Engels
• "A marvelously affecting memoir of the war in Lebanon: perfectly pitched and intensely evocative, and all the more powerful for being seen through the... Lees meer

Another Gulmohar Tree

Aamer Hussein

• Paperback | Engels
• Offers an account of a cross-cultural marriage. Lees meer

Scaalta

• Paperback | Engels | Short Stories by Women from Around the World
• Features stories of dysfunctional marriages, abnormal goings on in rural outposts, urban alienation and kitchen sink dramas where the woman is no long... Lees meer

Jamilia

Chingiz Aïtmatov

• Paperback | Engels
• A modern classic of Soviet literature, a love story that ranks alongside Turgenev's First Love. Lees meer