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The Boy Who Stole Attila’s Horse
A brave, original allegory of our modern world 'It looks impossible to get out,' he says. And also: 'But we'll get out.' Two brothers, Big and Small, are trapped at the bottom of a …
An Evening with Claire
Two old friends meet nightly in Paris, after a separation of ten years. Trading conversational barbs and manoeuvring around submerged feelings, Claire and Kolya resume what fate …
The Buddha's Return
A millionaire is killed. A golden statuette of a Buddha goes missing. A penniless student, who is afflicted by dream-like fits, is arrested and accused of murder. Slipping …
Count d'Orgel
A classic French tale of morality and a ménage à trios Set in Parisian society after the First World War, this is the study of a three-sided relationship between Count Anne …
Burning Secret
Burning Secret (Brennendes Geheimnis) is a darkly compelling coming-of-age story—a tale of seduction, jealousy and betrayal from the master of the novella, Stefan Zweig A suave …
A Childhood
An Irish Times Book of the YearA small boy grows up in Amsterdam, making sand pies, playing with his favourite jumping jack toy, visiting his father's office as a treat. He is …
The Captain's Daughter
As complex as they are gripping, Pushkin's stories are some of the greatest and most influential ever written. Foundational to the development of Russian prose, they retain …
A Chess Story
An epic chess match on a transatlantic liner unearths a story of persecution and obsession. One of the most perfectly gripping novellas from a master of the form, Stefan Zweig. …
The Allure of Chanel
The story of Coco Chanel's life, as told by her to Paul Morand Coco Chanel invited Paul Morand to visit her in St Moritz at the end of the Second World War when he was given the …