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Découvrez le Prix Renaudot 2022 !

"Adas Raum" verwebt die Lebensgeschichten vieler Frauen zu einer Reise durch die Jahrhunderte und über Kontinente.

El esperado debut narrativo de la premiada poeta Sara Torres: una memoria sobre el duelo, el deseo y el amor entre mujeres, madres e hijas.

Il maresciallo Gino Clemente ama il karaoke, il suo labrador e soprattutto la moglie Felicetta,e ha un unico desiderio: andare in pensione.

Ganadora del Premio Planeta 2022, una novela magistral sobre la aventura de Espa ~a en el corazón de Norteamérica.

Um pai e um filho veem a História desenrolar-se à sua frente, no mar de Lampedusa. E a sua relacça+o nunca mais será igual.

Set in contemporary Moscow, where shape-shifters, vampires and sorcerers linger in the shadows, "Night Watch" is the first in a series of bestselling Russian fantasy novels.

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From first-words to fairy tales and cookery for kids… Don't miss our half-price sale on a fabulous range of children's books in French, Spanish, German and Italian!

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Held every year on 21 March, World Poetry Day celebrates one of humanity’s most treasured forms of cultural and linguistic expression and identity.

International Women's Day - Girls Edition

Mirjam Pressler zeichnet das Leben der Anne Frank nach, von der Zeit vor dem Untertauchen bis zu den sieben Monaten nach der Verhaftung.

German

By Mirjam Pressler

£6.95 £3.48

Band 7 der erfolgreichen Chaosschwestern - Witzig, wild und kicherkomisch: Bei den Chaosschwestern ist einfach immer was los!

German

By E Neubert, Dagmar H Müller, E Neubert

£9.50

Der mit Preisen uberhäufte Bestseller von Mirkam Pressler.

German

By Mirjam Pressler

£9.50

100 Geschichten von Frauen, die etwas wollen und es dann auch tun, ohne die Hilfe eines starken Mannes, einer Fee oder eines Zauberspruchs.

German

By Elena Favilli

£27.75

Ein Umzug von Hamburg in einen kleinen Ort am Meer? Lea und Klara sind alles andere als begeistert. Doch mit Hilfe ihrer neuen Freunde, fühlen sie sich schnell heimisch.

German

By Margot Berger

£5.90

In Lonas Blog erfahren ihre Freunde alles über den Beginn ihrer Weltreise - nur der schöne Unbekannte ist ein Tabuthema!

German

By Maiken Nielsen

£18.50 £9.25

Den "Katastrophenweibern" eilt ihr Ruf als Detektivinnen voraus...

German

By Christamaria Fiedler

£7.45

Post für Pauline Lichtenberg! Eine Feldpost aus dem Ersten Weltkrieg - mit fast 100 Jahren Verspätung zugestellt!

German

By Maja Nielsen

£11.50

Um Geld für Amandas Kochkurs zu verdienen, kümmern sich die 'Katastrophenweiber' um Tiere und Pflanzen von verreisten Mitmenschen. Doch manche Auftràge sind ziemlich merkwürdig...

German

By Christamaria Fiedler

£7.45

Von einem Moment auf den nächsten kann Bibi plötzlich nicht mehr hexen! Wie konnte das nur passieren?

German

By Wolfgang Benz, Wolfgang Benz, Doris Riedl

£11.50

Mary Poppins - Das ausßergewöhnliche Kindermädchen.

German

By P L Travers

£11.50

Who is your favourite character?

The Magic Finger

French

By Roald Dahl

£12.95

Mary Poppins - Das ausßergewöhnliche Kindermädchen.

German

By P L Travers

£11.50

Diez historias endemoniadamente divertidas y surrealistas sobre los diez ni ~os más espantosos del mundo.

Spanish

By David Walliams

£18.50

a strega Rossella ha una scopa volante che quando lei vuole decolla all'istante!

Italian

By Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler

£13.75

Um dos clàssicos contemporâneos, com o design inovador e as brilhantes ilustracções que têm o cunho inconfundível de Eric Carle.

Portuguese

By Eric Carle

£22.75

Ne jugez pas un livre sur sa couverture. Ne jugez pas un garcçon sur son apparence.

French

By R J Palacio

£12.75

Paddington freut sich auf den grossen Sport-Wettkampf.

German

By Michael Bond

£17.50

Danny the Champion of the World

Spanish

By Roald Dahl

£19.75

A year in the life of Spot! 2 storie con alette.

Italian

By Eric Hill

£23.75 £11.88

O quarto volume de As Crónicas de Nárnia.

Portuguese

By C S Lewis

£15.50

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.

French

By J K Rowling

£12.50

La petite princesse déteste aller se coucher. Mais le roi et la reine sont inflexibles sur le sujet ...

French

By Tony Ross

£6.70

Die Heffleys erben überraschend Geld und beschliesßen kurzerhand, ihr Haus zu renovieren. Aber wie sich herausstellt, ist das Leben auf einer Baustelle alles andere als einfach...

German

By Jeff Kinney

£17.75

Wir befinden uns im Jahre 50 v. Chr. Ganz Gallien ist von den Römern besetzt...

German

By René Goscinny

£14.95

Italian

By J M Barrie

£11.75

Bestselling Language Courses

L'Atelier + is a beginner's course that encourages students to work together as they learn French.

French

£29.95

An engaging German course based on personal stories and motivating content.

German

£25.50

Created for adults, Aula Internacional Plus proposes a comprehensive, student-centred approach to learning which is supported by extended sections, brand-new features and carefully updated content.

Spanish

£36.95

A comprehensive Italian course based on practical and effective language use. This is the beginners textbook with digital book included.

Italian

£31.75

The first level of the bestselling course "Let's Go!" for adult beginners in Russian as a foreign language.

Russian

£33.95

Édito B2 offers a wide range of communicative tasks based around resources from French and Francophone media to pratise the key skills, develop spoken communication and prepare for the DELF B2 exams.

French

£30.50

An attractive, magazine-style course and exercise book with multimedia teaching and learning opportunities.

German

£45.95

The updated 2019 edition of this best-selling course includes free access (for 1 year) to a digital version of the student's book.

Spanish

£30.95

The updated and improved edition of a bestselling language and culture course with videos and digital book. Intermediate level B1-B2.

Italian

£32.95

The first part of a complete course of everyday Portuguese for teenagers and adults.

Portuguese

£32.75

Cosmopolite engages students in innovative learning of French language and culture through real life situations shared by French, francophone and francophile people around the world.

French

£34.50

A modular course for intermediate students that includes preparation for the CEFR B1 level exams.

German

£30.50

The revised (2021) edition of the best-selling course, Nuevo Espa ~ol en marcha, with updated topics and improved activities.

Spanish

£36.95

A popular, well-rounded course complete with digital book and extra online activities including A-Level worksheets.

Italian

£35.50

A longstanding course for learners of Portuguese.

Portuguese

£38.95

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£42.99

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16 thematic chapters offer 550 exercises to practise, revise and test grammar knowledge.

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Learn and revise Italian grammar and verb forms with this fun, multiple-choice question and answer game for beginners (A1-A2).

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The classic tale of three rather strange gentlemen on an Alpine holiday, by one of Germany's most popular writers.

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Develop and improve basic writing skills in Italian, with practical exercises for everyday use. Beginner's level (CEFR A1-A2)

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Italy's most famous historical moments provide the settings for these fascinating short stories for students of Italian.

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The story of the first Russian captain to travel around the world. (Basic level, CEFR A2)

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An ideal resource for helping students overcome specific problems relating to listening comprehension.

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Stories from Europe

The sun decides to paint everyone he passes with yellow crayons

Bulgarian

By Maja Dlgcheva

£30.75 £26.14

Czech

By Petr Nikl

£19.95 £9.98

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By Leo Timmers, Leo Timmers

£16.95 £8.48

Mr Bird didn.t care about ordinary activities like nest building and singing. He wanted to know what it feels like to be something else...

Estonian

By Piret Raud

£19.95 £9.98

In the hilarious anarchic tone of Pippi Longstocking, a high-speed-loving bandit family who usually steal sweets kidnap a girl instead.

Finnish

By Siri Kolu

£16.50 £12.38

Explore the beauty of the Ukrainian people and the ancient traditions, culture, music, art, and world-famous landmarks.

English

By Kerianne N Jelinek

£15.50

Greek

By Frixos Michaelides

£20.95 £15.71

This book is about Max. Max looks so cute that people sometimes put him in a bow tie. But Max doesn't like bow ties. Because Max is brave and tough. He is a cat that hunts mice. He just needs to figure out what a mouse looks like...

Dutch

By Ed Vere

£22.50 £11.25

Un livre grandiose en pop-up et papiers découpés pour partir à la découverte des douze signes du zodiaque.

French

By Loraine Capelier

£21.50 £16.13

Swedish

By Eva Eriksson

£32.75 £16.38

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By Victor Samuilov

£30.75 £15.38

Janek Racyniak, called Cyna, is in trouble again. This time he is punitively transferred to a high-security boarding school...

English

By Mariusz Niemycki

£8.10 £6.48

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By Koldo Izaguirre Urreaga

£23.50 £11.75

Catalan

By René Goscinny

£20.95

Slovene

By Andrej Rozman Roza

£21.50 £10.75

Slovene

By Helga Zankl

£19.95 £9.98

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By Desa Muck

£18.50 £9.25

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By Rojstni Dan

£23.50 £11.75

Spanish fiction

Un joven periodista topa por casualidad con una historia fascinante, y muy significativa, de la Guerra Civil espa ~ola, y se propone reconstruirla.

By Javier Cercas

£14.95

Novela contemporànea, con tintes de misterio y novela policíaca en la que descubrimos a una protagonista que se presenta como la antiheroína de cualquier historia.

By Laura Esquivel

£16.50

En esta primera novela de David Trueba, la historia gira en torno al hogar de los Belitre, una familia tan numerosa como disparatada.

By David Trueba

£13.75

Una novela escrita desde el corazón de la memoria. Una búsqueda esperanzada de la alegría.

By Manuel Vilas

£22.75

Dolores Reyes ha escrito una primera novela terrible y luminosa, lírica, dulce y brutal, narrada con una voz que nos conmueve desde la primera pàgina.

By Dolores Reyes

£24.75

La sexta entrega de «Las aventuras del capitàn Alatriste»

By Arturo Pérez-Reverte

£13.95

La novela por la que Laura Restrepo fue galardonada con el Premio Alfaguara de novela 2004.

By Laura Restrepo

£19.50

Una trama de amor y lujo en la que subyace una caústica crítica social. Una historia trepidante en la que nada es lo que parece.

By Lucía Etxebarría

£17.50

¿Puede una persona que se cruza por azar en nuestra vida decirnos algo que nos marque para siempre?

By Clara Sánchez

£21.75

«A veces el amor te pone en el camino equivocado para que sepas cuànto duele».

By Javier Castillo

£23.75

French Fiction

Le nouveau roman d'Amélie Nothomb. Le livre des soeurs est son 31e roman.

French

By Amélie Nothomb

£23.95

Découvrez le Prix Renaudot 2022 !

French

By Simon Liberati

£25.50

Hommage aux grands mythes littéraires qui nous facçonnent, Revenir à toi tisse le silence et les mots en une magnifique réconciliation avec l'autre et avec soi-même.

French

By Léonor De Récondo

£10.75

Un chien à ma table relie le féminin révolté et la nature saccagée : si notre époque inquiétante semble menacer notre avenir et celui des livres, les poètes des temps de détresse sauvent ce qu'il nous reste d'humanité.

French

By Claudie Hunzinger

£26.50

C'est l'histoire d'un enfant différent, toujours allongé, aux yeux noirs qui flottent.

French

By Clara Dupont-Monod

£11.75

Découvrez le Prix Goncourt 2022

French

By Brigitte Giraud

£21.95

Spanish

£23.95

Un livre d'une justesse bouleversante sur la capacité des mots à panser les plaies ouvertes depuis des générations.

French

By Ocean Vuong

£11.95

Un polar dense et captivant. L'inspecteur Thomas Andreasson saura-t-il protéger Nora Linde de la brutalité sans bornes d'un homme puissant comme Andreis Kovac ?

French

By Viveca Sten

£13.95

Für die Kleinsten

Reime zum Aufstehen und Schlafengehen.

German

By Mirjam Pressler

£7.80

Paddington freut sich auf den grossen Sport-Wettkampf.

German

By Michael Bond

£17.50

Auch kleine Drachen brauchen Liebe.

German

By Wieland Freund

£10.75

Eine wunderschön illustrierte und witzige Geschichte, die Kindern die Angst vor Gewittern nehmen soll.

German

By Paul Bright

£8.70

A lovely interactive book to get the little ones to sleep.

German

By Jörg Mühle

£10.75

Es wird Nacht, der Mond scheint ins Zimmer: Zeit, ins Bett zu gehen.

German

By Quint Buchholz

£16.50

German

By Roger Hargreaves

£4.50

Lustiges Tierabenteuer mit wunderschönen farbigen Bildern, erzählt von Erfolgsautor Florian Beckerhoff. Für Kinder ab 6 Jahren, zum Vorlesen und Selberlesen.

German

By Florian Beckerhoff

£15.95

The little King searches for something to make him happy.

German

By Kveta Pacovska

£19.50

Die Eule getröstet.

German

By Susanne Weber, Tanja Jacobs

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Easy reading for learners of Italian

Funny short stories, jokes and gags to introduce popular Italian culture, with exercises to develop language skills. (CEFR A2-B1)

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An unmissable collection of eight unconventional and captivating short stories for intermediate learners of Italian (CEFR B1-B2).

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An abandoned castle in the Trentino countryside is the destination of a young painter. A place of intrigue and mystery...

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Two young people, mentally and physically scarred by dramatic childhood events, strike up a unique friendship.

£20.50

A mischevious student's love of myths and legends becomes all too real when a school trip is threatened with danger and witchcraft...

£11.75

Set sail on a magical adventure with Nonna Rosa! A charming story for learners of Italian.

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Enjoy a weekend in Rome from the comfort of your home as Franca rediscovers the Eternal City, a place very close to her heart.

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A young intellectual man, persecuted by the fascist regime, returns to Italy illegally and finally reaches home...

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The third instalment of an intriguing noir comedy, this time set in Venice, with video episodes, audio tracks and illustrated frames.

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A happy, successful family-man's life is turned upside-down when his best friend suddenly disappears...

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Inspector De Angelis is in Genoa for the historic Regata boat race, when four girls disappear...

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Giorgia, Giacomo and Gaia make an extraordinary discovery while on a school trip to the Neapolitan island of Ischia.

£11.95

The picturesque city of Bergamo in northern Italy is the setting of this mystery for learners of Italian.

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A comic tale and masterpiece of 16th century Italian literature, in which everyone is searching for happiness at somebody else's expence.

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Eleven short stories that mix fantasy and reality, inspired by the Italian course Nuovo progetto italiano 2.

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The latest Italian language resources

Journey through Italy, from top-to-toe, and put your cultural and linguistic knowledge to the test with 600 quiz questions!

£17.50

A fresh, modern course for 11-16 year olds that offers a graphic novel, original sit-com and a host of digital resources.

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The Updated Edition for English-speakers, complete with new exercises, audio tracks, and interactive e-book.

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Explore the lives and works of four of the greatest Italian artists of all time with these short biographies and graphic novels for students of Italian.

£13.75

A brand new Italian grammar with exercises, reading texts and tests. The second volume is for intermediate students (B1-B2).

£21.95

A colourful, engaging grammar book with activities and exercises for young learners of Italian, aged 11-16.

£24.95

Take your Italian to new heights with the latest, most up-to-date course for advanced-level students! CEFR C2.

£31.50

This innovative course is simple, effective and easy-to-use, with exclusive audio features and bite-size lessons.

£36.50

£24.50

A clear and engaging grammar for students aged 15+, offering over 300 exercises, audio, cultural texts and a focus on modern, authentic Italian.

£23.95

75 photographic flashcards to stimulate class discussion in Italian at a lower intermediate level (CEFR A2-B1).

£23.75

Explore the foundations of Italian law, the judicial system, and learn sector-specific vocabulary. Intermediate level B1-B2.

£15.95

Italian language for the fashion and design industry. Intermediate level B1-B2.

£15.95

A comprehensive workbook and guide on the use of the Italian past tenses (CEFR A2-C1).

£20.50

Discover the language and culture of Italy with ease with this beginner's short course, ideal for holidays.

£40.75

Russian GCSE & A Level Exams Materials

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£30.00

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£33.75

The book is focused on Theme 4, the most challenging topic for students, and it requires good historical and cultural, as well as linguistic knowledge.

£33.75

This module is targeted at students who are only starting their Russian language-learning journey towards GCSE exam.

£130.00

The second module of the course is targeted at students who have completed "Na start" Part 1 and are progressing on to the next level.

£130.00

This module is targeted at students who are beginning to get ready for the GCSE challenge.

£130.00

This module is targeted at students who are ready for their final push before facing the GCSE challenge. It also acts as a perfect bridge between GCSE and the next step: Edexcel AS Level.

£130.00

Clássicos da literatura infantil em língua portuguesa

Desde o início do século XIX que os Irma+os Grimm alimentam a imaginacça+o de miúdos e graúdos de todo o mundo e hà sempre algo de novo a aprender com cada personagem!

By Brüder Grimm

£18.95

É sabido que, apesar de essenciais, raras vezes os conselhos sa+o bem aceites e apreendidos pelos mais jovens; mas se chegarem cobertos do acçúcar de uma história, jà o resultado normalmente é outro.

By António Torrado

£22.95

Uma iniciacça+o à leitura perfeita para os mais pequenos e uma forma emocionante de lerem os clàssicos de Enid Blyton.

By Enid Blyton

£13.75

E se as histórias para criancças passassem a ser de leitura obrigatória para os adultos? Seriam eles capazes de aprender realmente o que hà tanto tempo têm andado a ensinar?

By José Saramago

£19.95

Uma catadupa de situacções caricatas de "teatro dentro do teatro", com base numa ideia simples (bebida no escritor francês Scribe) que é um achado em termos de comédia.

By Almeida Garrett

£22.50

Este livro apresenta a vida deste poeta genial, utilizando uma linguagem simples e apontando apenas os marcos fundamentais dos 47 anos que viveu.

By Manuela Júdice

£22.75

Baseado num episódio da vida de um dos filhos de Luis Sepúlveda, a História de um gato e de um rato que se tornaram amigos oferece-nos uma vez mais uma fàbula singela e divertida sobre o verdadeiro valor da amizade.

£16.50

Outra história com a personagem mais famosa da popular autora britânica, numa réplica cuidada da edicça+o original de 1904.

By Beatrix Potter

£11.75

Um dos clàssicos contemporâneos, com o design inovador e as brilhantes ilustracções que têm o cunho inconfundível de Eric Carle.

By Eric Carle

£22.75

O novo Astérix esta aqui!

By Jean-Yves Ferri, Didier Conrad

£16.50

Polish literature

Pierwsza tak obszerna, obejmujaca cale zycie i dzielo, ksiazka o Ryszardzie Kapuscinskim (1932-2007), pióra wybitnego dziennikarza i reportera ,,Gazety Wyborczej".

By Artur Domoslawski

£28.95 £23.16

Like millions - I feel deeply squeezed into the ocean of flashy advertisements and information hype. Without seeing the horizon, I'm groping in the dark. On the course, I come across shipwrecked people who greedily grab words and put them into columns... Andrzej Kaminski

By Andrzej Kamin~ski

£17.50 £14.00

Gotowy scenariusz postkonsumpcyjnego thrillera A zarazem intymna podroz w glab siebie do skrywanych najwazniejszych uczuc.

By Marek Nocny

£18.75 £15.00

Two moving stories about youth from the French master of moral prose.

By Anna Gavalda

£8.15 £6.52

A disturbing allegory of life during wartime, in which little appears to happen while at the same time entire lives and worlds collapse.

By Evilio Rosero

£12.25 £9.80

"Oryginal Laury" Vladimira Nabokova, to powiesc, która istnieje tylko we fragmentachjedna z najpilniej strzezonych tajemnic literatury, niedokonczone arcydzielo wielkiego pisarza, które przez ponad trzydziesci lat lezalo skryte gleboko w skarbcu szwajcarskiego banku i omal nie zostalo zniszczone

By Vladimir Nabokov

£25.50

The actor Julian Dalmau comes from the United States to Havana to play a role of his life - his own death.

By Alberto Eliseo

£12.50 £10.00

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse in Polish translation.

By Stephenie Meyer

£22.00

Based on the motifs of the third part of the Twilight Saga, "The Second Life of Bree Tanner" takes place in the world of vampies, as dark and sinister as never before...

By Stephenie Meyer

£20.95

The first novel in the Twilight Saga.

By Stephenie Meyer

£31.95 £15.98

Romeo and Juliet in Polish translation.

By William Shakespeare

£4.75

The three novellas in this selection, less well-known than his novels, nevertheless display their author at his best: his narrative mastery, his engaging irony, and his brilliance at bringing history to life.

By Henryk Sienkiewicz, Adam Zamoyski

£15.95

English Grammar for Students of...

By Matthew B Christensen

£20.95

Getting to grips with a new language is hard enough but add in technical grammar terms it gets more difficult. This is the book that makes it easier.

By Jacqueline Morton

£20.95

By Endo Hudson

£20.95

By Norma Goldman, Ladislas Szymanski

£20.95

An invaluable guide for anyone learning Spanish! Providing explanations, examples, exercises and useful advice, this book will help students understand the differences and similarities between Spanish and English grammar.

By Emily Spinelli

£20.95

From our Bookshelves... to You - Titles in many languages

Havoc in Heaven tells the story of the birth of Monkey King and the havoc he made in heaven.

By Xianchun Chen

£10.95

Stories which present the everyday world with gentle touches of fantasy.

By Hans Christian Andersen, Paul Binding

£9.95

Learn Danish through entertaining short stories.

By Olly Richards

£10.99

This novella traces the fate of a handsome chamois hunter who pursues a girl of higher social rank.

By Hans Christian Andersen, Paul Binding

£8.95

a captivating tale of friendship and love, anecdotes and heist stories, obsession and disappointment.

By Mikkel Rosengaard

£34.95

An ordinary burglary in the flat of a retired school teacher, which the TV channels want to make a big thing of. A cross section in the hard and often cruel life in the TV business, with its opportunism, dirty tricks, love affairs, together with a touch of racism.

£13.95

Libérer une jeune fille victime de la misanthropie de son père, le paysan le moins sociable du canton attique de Phylé, telle est la volonté du dieu Pan. Ménandre déroule alors sa pièce autour du coup de foudre d'un jeune citadin pour la fille du fameux dyscolos.

By Ménandre

£17.95

The fall of an old Corfu aristocratic family powerfully symbolises the decline of the Greek landowning class. Rich in humour and memorable characters, and savage in its indictment of snobbery, material greed and financial speculation, the novel frequently strikes an uncannily 21st-century note.

By Konstantin Theotokis

£12.95

Dans ce roman à multiples rebondissements, Trimalcion organise un festin, auquel sont invités le narrateur Encolpe et ses compagnons. Des plats farfelus et surprenants s'y succèdent jusqu'à la nausée, alternant avec des intermèdes musicaux, acrobatiques et des récits cocasses.

By Pétrone, Christine Tardiveau

£16.95

Learn Swedish through entertaining short stories.

£10.99

A human document of an exceptional quality, in which the demise of a Jewish family during the Nazi regime is recorded with maximum austerity. The novel was translated worldwide and unanimously acclaimed.

By Marga Minco

£40.50

£12.95

Learn Dutch through entertaining short stories.

By Olly Richards

£10.99

Games and Readers for Chinese beginners.

Learn the Chinese numbers from 1 to 100 with this amusing and innovative game. Play at home or in class with useful and interesting cards, designed to help memorise the numbers.

£20.95

Learn all about 40 different jobs with this entertaining and original game.

£20.95

Havoc in Heaven tells the story of the birth of Monkey King and the havoc he made in heaven.

By Xianchun Chen

£10.95

Enjoy learning basic and useful structures in Chinese by matching questions and answers.

£20.95

An exciting game which allows players to broaden their knowledge of China following an itinerary around China discovering cities, places of interest, history and culture.

£20.95

Xinxin is a Chinese girl who lives in Italy. When the school year ends, she travels to Shanghai to spend the summer holidays with her paternal grandparents.

£9.95

Come and discover Beijing's most fascinating locations, and let youself be amazed by its secrets!

£9.95

Designed for anyone starting to learn Chinese. The dictionary covers everyday language in both Chinese and English, so you can be sure of having access to all the vocabulary you need.

£10.99

This book includes ten stories, ten journeys between past and present, in a world where the gods and mortals live in harmony and where story and myth are entwined.

£9.95

This volume tells you nine stories behind nine proverbs, and invites the reader to guess the corresponding English proverb for each one.

By Chiara Perinot, Chen Haiyan

£9.95

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