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New editions of 2 memoirs from the British born biographer and writer Iris Origo. She purchased the Tuscan estate of La Foce in the 1920s, and lived there for more than 50 years, including the time of Italy's fascist regime and Nazi occupation forces.

Pushkin Vertigo originals"--Half-title page.

Chilling and poignant, "The Beautiful Bureaucrat" is a story of rare restraint and imagination which intertwines the fairytales of Angela Carter and the strangeness of Haruki Murakami. '..."The Beautiful Bureaucrat" succeeds because it isn't afraid to ask the deepest questions' "The New York Times Book Review

Trade paperback. Set in the 17th century, this is a philosophical novel from a rising Estonian literary star. Winner of the 2013 EU Prize for Literature and the 2012 Estonian Writer's Award.

A sharp novella of memory and thwarted hope, from a Japanese author, which won the Akutagawa Prize.

A classic of American fiction from 1969, published in the UK for the first time. Set amongst boxers in small town California of the 1950s.

FICTION / Mystery & Detective / General

A collection of stories from a Japanese author, including three stories which won the Akutagawa Prize in 1996.

With more than 200, 000 copies sold in Poland, "Clementine Loves Red" is a classic children's adventure story, beautifully illustrated by one of Poland's best-loved illustrators, Bohdan Butenko.

Part of Pushkin's series of Japanese novellas, this is a magical realist tale of the anguished battle to escape oneself. With appeal to fans of Haruki Murakami and Gabriel Garcia Marquez.

A darkly humorous and heartbreaking account of the writer and satirist, Teffi, who was forced to leave Russia forever following the revolution. Settling in Paris, she became a leading figure in the emigre literary scene. 'Wonderfully idiosyncratic, coolly heartfelt and memorable' "Sunday Times

BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary

A popular novella from the classic Austrian author, translated by Anthea Bell. A fateful encounter in a Montecarlo casino sees an English widow mesmerised by a young Polish aristocrat.

FICTION / General

The first ever English collection of stories by Johannes Urzidil - a friend of Kafka and an unjustly overlooked writer.

Five historical miniatures. One of two beautifully designed hardback gift editions of Stefan Zweig's breathlessly dramatic historical sketches, out in time for Christmas.

The account of the devastating explosion on the afternoon of 18th June 1835 in which 101 human beings perished.

A book of exploration and discovery, celebrating the 175th anniversary of The London Library.

This volume indicates the interest by many at the time in the possibilities of a human flight and the Victorian passion for discoveries and invention.

The confession of a reluctant water drinker. This is a love letter to wine and everything that came with it.