A runaway bestseller in Europe where the book is so well known that a popular board game has been created based on it, The Man Who Spoke Snakish is an extraordinary coming-of-age story, mixing magical realism, reinvented national myth and satire.

"Original text Editions Gallimard 1943 ... English translation Sophie Lewis 2012. ... This edition first published in 2017" -- verso.

A collection of short stories, in which a nameless man, who has fallen out of love with life, refuses to get out of bed, with unexpected consequences; and a strong-willed young woman defies adverse circumstances to pursue the perfect wedding at all costs.

On the island of Wayo Wayo, every second son must leave on the day he turns fifteen as a sacrifice to the Sea God. Atile'i is one such boy, but as the strongest swimmer and best sailor, he is determined to defy destiny and become the first to survive.

A new Canons edition of the modern American classic An introduction by Irvine Welsh An afterword by Kurt Vonnegut

Set in the darkest days of World War II, A Man Without Breath pitches Bernie Gunther into the most politically sensitive case of his career.

Ulrich has no qualities in the sense that his self-awareness is completely divorced from his abilities. He is drawn into a project, the "Parallel Campaign", to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Emperor Franz Joseph's coronation in 1918.

A former radio-presenter wrongly interprets one of his dreams and thinks that he has been initiated into the world of spirits as a manaschi, one of the Kyrgyz bards and healers reciting Manas, but instead witnesses the full scale of the epic's wrath on his life.

'Shriver's intelligence, mordant humour and vicious leaps of imagination all combine to make this a novel that is as unsettling as it is entertaining' FINANCIAL TIMES The brilliant new novel from the Orange Prize-winning author of We Need to Talk about Kevin.

An experimental novel set in the 1960s that truly embraces the avant-garde - and is, itself a coded history of the 20th century avant-garde from oulipo to auto-destructive art - from the highly acclaimed author of APPLES

The long-awaited novel from the bestselling author of Pulitzer Prize-winning A Visit From the Goon Squad

Using experimental montage techniques borrowed from the cinema, descriptions and bursts of overheard conversation, and jumbled case histories of a picaresque cast of characters from dockside crapshooters to high-society flappers, the author constructs a portrait of New York City as a futuristic machine filled with motion, drama and human tragedy.

When foreign governments act like gangsters, a new kind of SAS is needed . For SAS staff sergeant Josh Bowman, whose young family was brutally murdered by an Albanian crime gang, it's a chance for revenge - and to bury his secret opioid addiction. But the Russians have only just begun.

A visceral, thrilling debut that reimagines the history of the Witchfinder General in 17th century England.

"First published as an Oxford World's Classics paperback 2004; Reissued 2008."--Title page verso.

A ruthless satire of power struggles and petty economies, Manservant and Maidservant exposes the violence and cruelty at the core of Victorian family life.

Adultery is not a typical Jane Austen theme, but when it disturbs the relatively peaceful household at Mansfield Park, it has quite unexpected results. The heroine, Fanny Price, has to struggle to cope with the results, re-examining her feelings while enduring the amorality, old-fashioned indifference and priggish disapproval of those around her.

Fanny Price's rich relatives offer her a place in their home so that she can be properly brought up. However, Fanny's childhood is a lonely one as she is never allowed to forget her position. Her only ally is her cousin Edmund.

A gorgeous special edition of Austen's classic novel about class and virtue to celebrate the 250th Anniversary of her birth.

A collection of inspirational thoughts and stories from bestselling author of The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho.

Another incredible novel from the #1 internationally bestselling author of The Alchemist.