Babelguides: Canongate

Canongate

Husband and Wife (2000) [Buy Direct]

by Zeruya Shalev
Translated by Dalya Bilu

Discovery of Slowness (1983) [Buy Direct]

by Sten Nadolny
Translated by Ralph Freedman

Tokyo Doesn't Love Us Anymore (2003) [Buy Direct]

by Ray Loriga
Translated by John King

You're an Animal, Viskovitz! (1998) [Buy Direct]

by Alessandro Boffa
Translated by Maria Saminiatelli

Missing (2000) [Buy Direct]

by Karin Alvtegen
Translated by Anna Paterson

The Blue Mountain [Buy Direct]

by Meir Shalev
Translated by H Halkin
Original title: Roman Rusi

The story of the Second Aliya* migration to Israel of enthusiastic pioneer groups from Eastern Europe is vividly brought to life in this novel. These pioneers, their contributions to the settlements and villages in Israel, their willfulness and contradictions, are the leitmotif of the story. (more...)

Summer Sonata (1997)

by Chaja Polak
Translated by Susan Massotty
Original title: Zomersonate

This is a slight, suggestively written, exquisite novella about fragility, vulnerability and growing up. The story appears to be set in the 1950s, but the exact time does not really matter. Its main character is Erwin, a sensitive and musically gifted eleven-year-old who plays the cello. (more...)

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