Fiction in Translation

In 1989, a North Korean dissident writer, known to us only by the pseudonym Bandi, began to write a series of stories about life under Kim Il-sung's totalitarian regime. Smuggled out of North Korea and set for publication around the world in 2017, 'The Accusation' provides a unique and shocking w...

When members of Vigata's elite are targetted in a series of perfectly executed burglaries, Inspector Montalbano reluctantly takes the case. It soon becomes clear however that more links these privileged few than simply their lost possessions. It isn't long too before Montalbano finds himself take...

The stories in this triptych are about responsibility and the problems of conscience that each one of us must solve if we are to discover the deepest meaning of life. An international bestseller from the author of Follow Your Heart, which has sold over 15 million copies worldwide.'I kill you in o...

With only a pale moon to light their way, three friends row across Dead Water Lake in the middle of the night. But only two of them return. Inspector Sejer leads the investigation when the body is discovered.

A little girl seems to have vanished without a trace. Inspector Sejer is calm and reassuring, but he knows that must find her before it's too late.

When a gentleman arrives at Montalbano's station to report an armed robbery on his wife that ended with a kiss, the inspector's suspicions are aroused. As he delves deeper into the case, Montalbano finds that none of the witnesses' stories are adding up, and he can't help but feel that perhaps th...

Gunder Jomann, a middle-aged man from a peaceful Norwegian town, thinks his life is complete when he returns from a trip to India a married man. But on the day his bride is due to join him, she fails to show. Then the body of an Indian woman is found.

Anyone who has read 'Epitaph of a Small Winner' or 'Dom Casmurro', his most famous novels, will want to savour these stories - those who haven't, will find them a varied and enjoyable introduction to Machado's work.