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No Longer Human
(Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
2027
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**The classic Japanese novel of alienation and the search for meaning and connection in the modern world, in a brilliant new translation—for fans of Salinger, Camus, Sartre, Hesse, and the hit anime series Bungo Stray Dogs and No Longer Allowed in Another World, both of which feature a character based on No Longer Human’s author, Osamu DazaiA Penguin Classics Graphic Deluxe Edition, with flaps, deckle-edged paper, and specially commissioned cover art by a...
R 222,74
A Crisis of Brilliance
Five Young British Artists and the Great War
2012
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Stanley Spencer, Paul Nash, Mark Gertler, Richard Nevinson and Dora Carrington were five of the most exciting, influential and innovative British artists of the twentieth century. From diverse backgrounds, they met in the years before the Great War as students at the Slade School of Art, where they formed part of what their teacher Henry Tonks described as the school's last 'crisis of brilliance'. To the Bloomsbury Group critic Roger Fry they were 'les jeunes' -- the 'Young British Artists...
R 130,97
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- David Boyd
2024
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When Asa's husband is offered a new job away from the city, the couple end up relocating. And since his new office is very close to his family's home, it makes sense to move in next door to his parents.Through the long hot summer, Asa does her best to adjust to their new rural lives, to the constant presence of her in-laws, to the emptiness of her existence and the incessant buzz of cicadas. And then one day, while running an errand for her mother-in-law, she comes across a strange...
R 221,02
Heaven
The Japanese literary sensation, shortlisted for the International Booker Prize
- Translated by
- Sam BettDavid Boyd
2021
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From the bestselling Japanese author of Breasts and Eggs and international literary sensation Mieko Kawakami, comes Heaven, a sharp and illuminating novel about bullying and friendship.‘Mieko Kawakami is always ceaselessly growing and evolving’ – Haruki Murakami, author of Norwegian WoodShortlisted for the International Booker Prize.TIME's 100 Must-Read Books of the...
R 211,70
- Translated by
- David Boyd
2024
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Successful entrepreneur A.A. Abrams is pursuing the enigmatic writer Tomoyuki Tomoyuki, who appears to have the ability to write expertly in the language of any place they go. Abrams sinks endless resources into finding the writer, but Tomoyuki Tomoyuki always manages to stay one step ahead, taking off moments before being pinned down.But how does the elusive author move from one place to the next, from one language to the next? Ingenious and dazzling, Harlequin Butterfly ...
R 152,25
or Free with Kobo PlusAll The Lovers In The Night
From the International Booker Prize Shortlisted Trailblazer of Japanese Fiction
- Translated by
- Sam BettDavid Boyd
2022
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A deeply moving story about a woman searching for meaning in contemporary Tokyo. From literary sensation and International Booker Prize-shortlisted author Mieko Kawakami, the bestelling author of Breasts and Eggs and Heaven, comes All the Lovers in the Night.'A brief, compelling study of alienation and friendship; I binge-read it in one sitting' – Rebecca F. Kuang, author of YellowfaceFuyuko Irie is a fre...
R 211,70
Breasts and Eggs
A powerful and intimate novel about what it means to be a woman in modern Japan
- Translated by
- Sam BettDavid Boyd
2020
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**The bestselling novel about three women struggling to determine their own lives in contemporary Tokyo.'Breathtaking' – Haruki Murakami, author of Norwegian Wood**A New York Times 'Notable Book of the Year' and one of Elena Ferrante's 'Top 40 Books by Female Authors'. Shortlisted for the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation.On a hot summer’s day in a poor suburb of Tokyo we meet three women: thirty-year-old Natsuko, her older si...
R 232,98
I am Spain
The Spanish Civil War and the Men and Women who went to Fight Fascism
2012
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George Orwell, Ernest Hemingway, Martha Gellhorn, Robert Capa, Gerda Taro, John Dos Passos, Felicia Browne, John Cornford, Stephen Spender... These were just some of the talented, committed and adventure-hungry men and women who travelled to Spain to join the struggle against General Franco's fascist rebellion. Through their personal letters, diaries and memoirs, David Boyd Haycock brings the experiences of these remarkable individuals -- as well as many less celebrated but equally compell...
R 130,97
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- David Boyd
2025
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From Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award winner Ryoji Arai comes a gorgeous picture book about a child learning to accept mistakes, while having a magical experience in the wild, beautiful snow.Selected for USBBY’s Outstanding International Books List, 2026!One of BookPage**’s Most Anticipated Books of Fall 2025!**After accidentally ripping the pages of his father’s favorite book, a pensive, heav...
R 249,77
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Years ago, there was a young quarterback with big NFL dreams but he was overlooked by many until Coach Bill Belichick made a pick that would forever change both of their lives. This tale follows the journey of Tom Brady and Bill Belichick’s rise to greatness and the remarkable comeback over the Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl 51.
R 18,08
or Free with Kobo PlusTerminal Boredom
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- Verso Fiction
2021
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On a planet where men are contained in ghettoised isolation, women enjoy the fruits of a queer matriarchal utopia -- until a boy escapes and a young woman's perception of the world is violently interupted. Two old friends enjoy cocktails on a holiday resort planet where all is not as it seems. A bickering couple emigrate to a world that has worked out an innovative way to side-step the need for war, only to bring their quarrels (and something far more destructive) with them.And in t...
R 149,60
- Translated by
- Asa YonedaDavid Boyd
2026
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The most renowned work by the legendary Japanese writer who inspired Studio Ghibli, Night on the Galactic Railroad is a classic for readers of My Father's Dragon and A Wrinkle in Time. An adventure story steeped in profound themes.On the eve of the Milky Way festival, Giovanni rushes past his classmates who are busy preparing for the celebration. He must get to his job at the printing office where he plucks tiny pieces of type with tweeze...
R 233,67











