Reymont was a Polish novelist who won the Nobel prize in 1924; this is his magnum opus, an epic of nearly 1000 pages set in the C19th, about a small Polish village. At its centre are a wealthy widower and his new and handsome young wife. By turns comic and melancholic.
The Peasants
£16.99
Edition:Paperback978024156806403/11/2022From a Bookshelf nearby
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The Autumn of the Ace
Hardback £17.99 -
The discovery in 1799 of a mysterious ancient Greek vase sets in motion conspiracies, revelations and romance. Atmospheric historical fiction with a delightful heroine.
Pandora
Hardback £14.99 -
Like the new novel by the other twice-Booker-winner on this list, this is the third in a trilogy... following Wolf Hall and Bring Up The Bodies, both of which are also reissued in hardback a... read more
The Mirror and the Light (The Wolf Hall Trilogy)
Hardback £25.99 -
Who in the UK now remembers Ransmayr's 'The Last World', about Ovid in exile, which was such a bestseller in 1990? He remains a major European literary figure, and his new novel about Aliste... read more
Cox: or The Course of Time
Hardback £21.99