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History, Conflict, Aftermath

Fiction marked by war, political violence, historical upheaval, and the lives shaped by what has already happened. Books where the past is not over and history presses hard on the present.

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'The Wrench' by Primo Levi Quick View

'The Wrench' by Primo Levi

$11.00

'Portrait of the Mother as a Young Woman' by Friedrich Christian Delius Quick View

'Portrait of the Mother as a Young Woman' by Friedrich...

$16.00

'Avignon Quintet' by Lawrence Durrell Quick View

'Avignon Quintet' by Lawrence Durrell

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'Livia; or, Buried Alive' by Lawrence Durrell Quick View

'Livia; or, Buried Alive' by Lawrence Durrell

$35.00

'Constance; or, Solitary Practices' by Lawrence Durrell Quick View

'Constance; or, Solitary Practices' by Lawrence Durrell

$38.00

'The Great War' by Aleksander Galatica Quick View

'The Great War' by Aleksander Galatica

$22.00

'The Old Gringo' by Carlos Fuentes Quick View

'The Old Gringo' by Carlos Fuentes

$55.00

'The Stencil Man' by Garry Disher Quick View

'The Stencil Man' by Garry Disher

$14.00

'One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich' by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Quick View

'One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich' by Aleksandr...

$10.00

'Bush Mary' by Teena McCarthy Quick View

'Bush Mary' by Teena McCarthy

$13.00

'The Illuminated Manuscripts: Boccaccio's Decameron' edited by Miller Graphics Quick View

'The Illuminated Manuscripts: Boccaccio's Decameron' edited by Miller Graphics

$30.00

'The Slave' by Isaac Bashevis Singer Quick View

'The Slave' by Isaac Bashevis Singer

$12.00

'Europa' by Tim Parks Quick View

'Europa' by Tim Parks

$12.00

'Au revoir là-haut' by Pierre Lemaitre (French) Quick View

'Au revoir là-haut' by Pierre Lemaitre (French)

$15.00

'Death of the Adversary' by Hans Keilson Quick View

'Death of the Adversary' by Hans Keilson

$14.00

'The Engineer of Human Souls' by Josef Škvorecký Quick View

'The Engineer of Human Souls' by Josef Škvorecký

$14.00

'A Grave for a Dolphin' by Alberto Denti di Pirajno Quick View

'A Grave for a Dolphin' by Alberto Denti di Pirajno

$700.00

'Femke' by David Cameron Quick View

'Femke' by David Cameron

$22.00

'Rivers of the Unspoilt World' by David Constantine Quick View

'Rivers of the Unspoilt World' by David Constantine

$16.00

'I Stared at the Night of the City' by Bakhtiyar Ali Quick View

'I Stared at the Night of the City' by Bakhtiyar...

$20.00

'The Evenings' by Gerard Reve Quick View

'The Evenings' by Gerard Reve

$16.00

'The Sorrows of an American' by Siri Hustvedt Quick View

'The Sorrows of an American' by Siri Hustvedt

$12.00

'In a Free State' by V. S. Naipaul Quick View

'In a Free State' by V. S. Naipaul

$11.00

'Red Earth and Pouring Rain' by Vikram Chandra Quick View

'Red Earth and Pouring Rain' by Vikram Chandra

$14.00

'The White Hotel' by D. M. Thomas Quick View

'The White Hotel' by D. M. Thomas

$13.00

'One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich' by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Quick View

'One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich' by Aleksandr...

$15.00

'1876' by Gore Vidal Quick View

'1876' by Gore Vidal

$55.00

'Astraea' by Kate Kruimink Quick View

'Astraea' by Kate Kruimink

$16.00

'Paradise of the Blind' by Duong Thu Huong Quick View

'Paradise of the Blind' by Duong Thu Huong

$16.00

'The Swedish Cavalier' by Leo Perutz Quick View

'The Swedish Cavalier' by Leo Perutz

$15.00

'The Clipper in the Clouds' by Jules Verne Quick View

'The Clipper in the Clouds' by Jules Verne

$145.00

'Darkness at Noon' by Arthur Koestler Quick View

'Darkness at Noon' by Arthur Koestler

$11.00

'Ararat' by D. M. Thomas Quick View

'Ararat' by D. M. Thomas

$11.00

'Le Seuil Le Sable: Poésies complètes 1943–1988' by Edmond Jabès (French) Quick View

'Le Seuil Le Sable: Poésies complètes 1943–1988' by Edmond Jabès...

$20.00

'Dérisions et Vertige: trouvures' by Jean Sénac (French) Quick View

'Dérisions et Vertige: trouvures' by Jean Sénac (French)

$16.00

'Doin Wildcat: A Novel Koori Script' by Mudrooroo Quick View

'Doin Wildcat: A Novel Koori Script' by Mudrooroo

$28.00

'The Eyes of the Dragon' by Stephen King Quick View

'The Eyes of the Dragon' by Stephen King

$18.00

'Sannikov Land' by Vladimir Obruchev Quick View

'Sannikov Land' by Vladimir Obruchev

$19.00

'The Holy Well' by Valentin Katayev Quick View

'The Holy Well' by Valentin Katayev

$15.00

'Doctor Wooreddy's Prescription for Enduring the End of the World' by Mudrooroo Quick View

'Doctor Wooreddy's Prescription for Enduring the End of the World'...

$15.00

'Birdy' by William Wharton Quick View

'Birdy' by William Wharton

$6.00

'The Heart of the Serpent' edited by the Moscow Foreign Languages Publishing House Quick View

'The Heart of the Serpent' edited by the Moscow Foreign...

$58.00

'Kāwai: For Such a Time as This' by Monty Soutar Quick View

'Kāwai: For Such a Time as This' by Monty Soutar

$14.00

'First Nations Classics: Bitin' Back' by Vivienne Cleven Quick View

'First Nations Classics: Bitin' Back' by Vivienne Cleven

$18.00

'Canone Inverso' by Paolo Maurensig Quick View

'Canone Inverso' by Paolo Maurensig

$16.00

'Masquerade' by Mary Fisher Quick View

'Masquerade' by Mary Fisher

$25.00

'A Mayan Life' by Gaspar Pedro González Quick View

'A Mayan Life' by Gaspar Pedro González

$15.00

'Austerlitz' by W. G. Sebald Quick View

'Austerlitz' by W. G. Sebald

$13.00

'Captain Corelli's Mandolin' by Louis de Bernières Quick View

'Captain Corelli's Mandolin' by Louis de Bernières

$10.00

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