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by Mika Waltari
Translated by John Tate
Original title: Ihmiskunnan viholliset

by Nathanael West

Nathanael West was born Nathan Weinstein in New York City on October 17, 1903. His parents were Russian immigrants though his mother, Anna Wallenstein Weinstein, came from a rather wealthy family. West’s father, Max, was a building contractor. (more...)

Désirée [Buy Direct]

by Annemarie Selinko
Translated by E.W. Dickes
Original title: Désirée

Peter Camenzind [Buy Direct]

by Hermann Hesse
Translated by W.J. Strachan
Original title: Peter Camenzind

‘One of the most penetrating accounts of a young man trying to discover the nature of his creative talent. (more...)

Grand Hotel [Buy Direct]

by Vicki Baum
Translated by Basil Creighton
Original title: Menschen im Hotel