Berberova was one of the great Russian emigrée writers, best known for her short stories and memoir. This novel - about the experiences of a group of exiles, is its first translation into E... read more
This new novel is as cool, dry, rich and perfect as many fans of the author of the Outline trilogy have come to expect. A middle-aged woman invites a famous artist to stay at the place in t... read more
The strange case of a woman in 1990's Prague who claims that Chopin has been dictating compositions to her. A journalist has a hard time trying to prove that she is a fraud. An atmospheric m... read more
Few seasoned visitors to Sandoe's will have escaped without copies of 'The Transit of Venus', 'The Bay of Noon' or 'The Great Fire'. Hazzard is one of our favourites here, and publication of... read more
Scant information has been vouchsafed about Sir Kazuo's forthcoming novel, but we're told it concerns an Artificial Friend with outstanding observational qualities. Put not your trust in hum... read more
Set in 1943, and first published in German in 1968, this is the story of a young boy torn between loyalties for his father, a police officer, and his friend Max Ludwig Nansen, an Expressioni... read more