New and forthcoming titles

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I Am Lazarus

by Anna Kavan

Featuring an introduction by Victoria Walker, founder of the Anna Kavan Society, this is the first paperback edition of some of Anna Kavan's most breathtaking shorter fiction

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Seopyeonje – The Southerners' Songs

Yi Chung-jun

One of Korea's greatest novels – and an internationally acclaimed film

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Book of Nonsense – The Centenary Edition

Mervyn Peake

With a new introduction by Benjamin Zephaniah

 

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Agatha Christie and the Eleven Missing Days – Revised and Expanded Edition

Jared Cade

The definitive account of the legendary crime writer's famous disappearance – enhanced by brand new material

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Les Six – The French Composers and Their Mentor Jean Cocteau and Erik Satie

Edited by Robert Shapiro

A major new work on the celebrated sextet of French composers

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The Lost Word

Oya Baydar

An acclaimed novel from one of Turkey's finest writers, new in translation

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The Hundred Days

Joseph Roth

A new translation of a classic Joseph Roth novel, out of print for over fifty years. . .

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Lord Mord

Milos Urban

Coming in 2012 a thrilling new novel from the author of The Seven Churches

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The Lonely Hearts Club

Dennis Friedman

A novel from the author of Ladies of the Bedchamber

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Hidaka

Wahei Tatematsu

Based on a true story, Hidaka has been called one of the greatest mountain novels ever written.

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Boy in Darkness and Other Stories

Mervyn Peake

A breathtaking collection of stories by one of England's greatest writers and artists. Boy In Darkness, out of print for many years, is seen as a missing link in the Titus books, while the other stories in this volume all have the hallmarks of Peake's brooding genius. The book is illustrated throughout with Peake drawings that have have never been seen before. Peter Owen Publishers gratefully acknowledges the assistance of the Mervyn Peake Estate with this publication.

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