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National Book Award finalist and a cult classic.

The major European bestseller that was made into the celebrated film.

WONDERLAND AVENUE is the careering autobiography of someone who wilfully, skilfully and enthusiastically abused all the cards that life dealt.

A wonderful novel about unravelling a young woman's secret past

Gore Vidal's two related novels in a single volume, with a new introduction by the author. Myra Breckinridge arrives in Hollywood intending to prove that it is possible to work out in life all one's fantasies - and survive. And in "Myron" she returns

Vidal's historical novel set in the 5th century BC and narrated by Cyrus Spitama, son of a Persian prince and Greek sorceress, grandson of the prophet Zoroaster, and ambassador to the courts of India, China and Greece. Pericles, Thucydides, Sophocles

* A fascinating exploration of the troubled life of one of America's greatest writers.

Reissue - with a stunning new cover - of Anita Shreve's outstanding second novel - 'a superbly crafted, intelligent exploration of the complications of an abusive relationship' BOOKLIST

*'A notable fiction debut' (Publisher's Weekly) from the acclaimed author of The Weight of Water and The Pilot's Wife.

Mysterious beans are found on the market stalls of the East, to which ancient superstition lends the power of favouring the birth of male children. When a French entomologist obtains a few of these beans, he worries that the world has entered a criti

Boek The War The Infantry Knew, geschreven door J.C. Dunn, uitgegeven door Van Ditmar Boekenimport B.V., HISTORY / Europe / General

The Life and Legend of Lawrence of Arabia.

The classic, award-winning adventure story of Ernest Shackleton - now the subject of a major new Wolfgang (Das Boot) Peterson film.

Boek The Smell Of Apples, geschreven door Mark Behr, uitgegeven door Van Ditmar Boekenimport B.V., FICTION / General

'Elegant, nicely crafted and insightful' - The Times

This is a memoir of the first 40 years of Gore Vidal's life, ranging back and forth across a rich history. He describes his difficult family, talented friends and interesting enemies with a cast that includes Tennessee Williams, the Kennedys, Jack Ke

Boek Generation X, geschreven door Douglas Coupland, uitgegeven door Van Ditmar Boekenimport B.V., FICTION / General

Beryl Bainbridge's incredibly evocative novel of the Titanic, reissued with a new introduction.

Mani is born into a time of war - 3rd-century Mesopotamia. Despite being the son of a warrior, he becomes a painter, physician, mystic and prophet, preaching in the battlefields, a doctrine of humility, tolerance and love that becomes known as "Manic

Feckless, unwashed and charming, Trinity College law student Sebastian Balfe Dangerfield is an Irish-American with an English accent. Dreaming of dollars and ready women, he stumbles from public house to pawnbrokers, murmering delusive enticements in

* The authentic voice of Afro-Caribbean experience on a London housing estate.

A fascinating tale of obsessive love, hidden motivations and the endless resonance of guilt. Shortlisted for the Orange Prize in 1998.

Boek Country Of The Blind, geschreven door Christopher Brookmyre, uitgegeven door Van Ditmar Boekenimport B.V., FICTION / Thrillers / Suspense

*A book to compare to Primo Levi's classic account of life in a Concentration Camp - IF THIS IS A MAN. THE TENTH CIRCLE OF HELL is about life in a Serbian prison camp in 1992.

Boek While England Sleeps, geschreven door David Leavitt, uitgegeven door Van Ditmar Boekenimport B.V., FICTION / General

*A fascinating 'dual' biography of Richard and Isabel Burton.

*A witty and wonderful book about 1970s family life, that has been made into a critically acclaimed film.

Haunting and gracefully written tale of love, loss and betrayal.

* Highly entertaining account of four journeys into the Himalayas and Tibet* Includes a ground-breaking survey of the history of early Tibet

* Simultaneously haunting and horrific, this is an outstanding novel from a young writer of exceptional ability

A brilliant novel about one family's experiences in the Crimean war

The occasion: high school reunion. The place: an oil rig converted into a tourist resort. The outcome: carnage.

Stunning evocation of turn-of-the-century Boston and a modern classic of literary romantic fiction.

Alexander the Great comes to life as never before in this powerful, insightful and wonderfully entertaining historical novel from the author of THE WALLED ORCHARD.

*The controversial autobiography of one of the most celebrated historians of our time

Anita Shreve's eighth novel is a brilliantly written contemporary novel of love and forgiveness - and a life not lived.