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100 Best Novels in Translation by Boyd Tonkin (2019, Hardcover)

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The authors choice of the 100 best novels in translation drawn from all around the world. Each entry has a two page piece on the book in question. His selection is truly international, thought provoking and his critiques are brilliant.

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Product Identifiers

PublisherGalileo Multimedia, The Limited

ISBN-101903385679

ISBN-139781903385678

eBay Product ID (ePID)10038426886

Product Key Features

Book Title100 Best Novels in Translation

Number of Pages304 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2019

TopicAnthologies (Multiple Authors), General, Books & Reading, Subjects & Themes / General

IllustratorYes

GenreLiterary Criticism, Fiction

AuthorBoyd Tonkin

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight7.5 Oz

Item Length8 in

Item Width5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition23

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Decimal011.73

SynopsisAn extraordinary selection of classics ranging from the well known authors such as Proust, Dostoyevsky, Sartre, Cervantes, Nabokov, Marquez, Kundera etc, to name just a handful, to lesser known, but no less deserving, authors writing in languages from every corner of the earth. For each selection Boyd Tonkin has written a commentary on the plot and theme of the work concerned, as well as writing about the merits of the particular translation(s) into the English language. The works are arranged in date order of publication, and are not ranked in any other way. The result is a rich tapestry of the best fiction from around the world that will surely accelerate the recent trend towards a more outward looking approach to what we read. It is both a work of reference but as importantly a book that can read from cover to cover with huge enjoyment., The author's choice of the 100 best novels in translation drawn from all around the world. Each entry has a two page piece on the book in question. His selection is truly international, thought provoking and his critiques are brilliant.

LC Classification NumberZ1035.9