A fascinating record of Lybian Jewish life written by a Talmudic scholar, teacher, itinerant peddler and amateur anthropologist named Mordechai Hakohen.
Leila is the new girl in Max's class in rural Germany, and they soon become close friends. She has fled Syria with her family, having left her grandmother and father behind. Her most... Læs mere
A giddy journey through 1930's Tripoli, as compelling as it is damning. War, desire and scheming are at the heart of this historical novel by a major voice in modern Libyan fiction.
This is the first installment of a three-volume translation, and it includes The Young Maronite, The Marriage of Omar and The Nocturnal Visitor, which are set between 1912 and 1927.
The short stories which comprise the second volume of The Confines of the Shadow, The Colonial Era, are set in the interwar period, between the late 1920s, when... Læs mere
Dog, Cat and Mouse live peacefully alongside one another. Then suddenly, things turn a little chaotic...
A tiny rat and her friend Wilbert are playing hide and seek. Despite being humongous, the rat cannot find Wilbert anywhere...
When one dog catches eye of another dog's bone, all he wants is a bone of his own. But what happens when he gets a bigger, juicier bone? In this hilarious picture book for all ages, Oskarsson uses subtle movement and expressions to explore feelings of jealousy, greed and anger.
Paul's friends think he's really cool. They don't know why, he just is. But when he gets bored of being a vegetarian, his experimental diet could be step too far for the other giraffes. This is a story about being yourself - and being yourself comfortably.
When a dog and a rat find a flat rabbit, they decide to move her off the road. But where can they take her? After much thought and consideration, they decide to give the rabbit a proper... Læs mere
The writing of this treatise is a credit to Jalal Addin Al-Siyuti and the book was translated from the Arabic at the beginning of the century by... Læs mere