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The Island by Ana María Matute; Laura Lonsdale (Translator)
$26.99 AUD
Category: Fiction | Series: Penguin Modern Classics Ser.
'This is an old and wicked island. An island of Phoenicians and merchants, of bloodsuckers and frauds' Expelled from her convent school for kicking the prioress, and abandoned by her father when her mother dies, rebellious teenager Matia is sent to live with her domineering grandmother on the island of ...Show more
The Lion of Boaz-Jachin and Jachin-Boaz by Russell Hoban
$22.99 AUD
Category: Sci-Fi, Speculative & Fantasy | Series: Penguin Modern Classics Ser.
'A piece of invention as original as any of Tolkien's or C.S. Lewis's' New Statesman 'I have gone to look for a lion.' In a world where lions have become extinct, the map-maker Jachin-Boaz nevertheless abandons his wife and son to find one, leaving just this note. But his decision has unexpected consequ ...Show more
The Little Drummer Girl: Now a BBC series by John le Carré
$22.99 AUD
Category: Fiction | Series: Penguin Modern Classics Ser.
A special edition of John le Carré's thrilling novel of espionage and betrayal in the Middle East, to tie in with the forthcoming BBC series starring Alexander Skarsgård, Michael Shannon and Florence Pugh Charlie, a jobbing young English actress, is accustomed to playing different roles. But when the m ...Show more
The Lottery and Other Stories by Shirley Jackson
$24.95 AUD
Category: Short Stories | Series: Penguin Modern Classics Ser.
This is the definitive collection of Shirley Jackson's short stories, including 'The Lottery' - one of the most terrifying and iconic stories of the twentieth century, and an influence on writers such as Neil Gaiman and Stephen King. "Shirley Jackson's stories are among the most terrifying ever written" ...Show more
The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick
$22.99 AUD
Category: Sci-Fi, Speculative & Fantasy | Series: Penguin Modern Classics
A dazzling speculative novel of 'counterfactual history' from one of America's most highly-regarded science fiction authors, Philip K. Dick's The Man in the High Castle includes an introduction by Eric Brown in Penguin Modern Classics. Philip K. Dick's acclaimed cult novel gives us a horrifying glimpse ...Show more
The Man in the High Castle (PB) by Philip K. Dick
$13.99 AUD
$19.99 (30% off)
Category: Fiction | Series: Penguin Modern Classics
An official tie-in edition of Philip K Dick's dazzling speculative novel to accompany the new TV series, executive produced by Ridley Scott. Philip K Dick's acclaimed cult novel gives us a horrifying glimpse of an alternative world - one where the Allies have lost the Second World War. In this nightmare ...Show more
The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony by Roberto Calasso
$22.99 AUD
Category: Fiction | Series: Penguin Modern Classics Ser.
The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony is a masterful retelling of the ancient myths and fables we may only think we know. From the tale of Europa and the bull to the fall of Troy, Roberto Calasso weaves his way through the entire world of Greek mythology with a captivating sense of curiosity and intrigue t ...Show more
The Master's Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master's House by Audre Lorde
$2.50 AUD
Category: No Category | Series: Penguin Modern 23
Fifty new books, celebrating the pioneering spirit of the Penguin Modern Classics series, from inspiring essays to groundbreaking fiction and poetry. I am Black and lesbian, and what you hear in my voice is fury, not suffering. From the self-described 'black, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet, these soarin ...Show more
The Medusa Frequency by Russell Hoban
$22.99 AUD
Category: Contemporary Fiction | Series: Penguin Modern Classics Ser.
'Sparkles with classical allusions and a wisecracking humour ... it is pure joy' Daily TelegraphIt all begins the night a leaflet comes through the door of unsuccessful novelist Herman Orff, promising a magical cure for writer's block. The strange treatment plunges him into a hallucinatory London dreamw ...Show more
The Member of the Wedding by Carson McCullers
$25.99 AUD
Category: Fiction | Series: Penguin Modern Classics Ser.
Presents three phases of a weekend crisis in the life of a motherless twelve-year-old girl.
The Mission Song by John le Carré
$22.99 AUD
Category: Fiction | Series: Penguin Modern Classics Ser.
At a top-secret meeting between Western financiers and Congolese warlords, an interpreter finds his conscience re-awakening.Bruno Salvador has worked on clandestine missions before. A highly skilled interpreter, he is no stranger to the Official Secrets Act. But this is the first time he has been asked ...Show more
The Moon and the Bonfires by Cesare Pavese
$22.99 AUD
Category: Classics | Series: Penguin Modern Classics Ser.
Having made his fortune in America, Eel is magnetically drawn back to the Piedmontese countryside where he grew up poor and illegitimate. Spending the summer wandering its valleys and vineyards with his childhood friend Nuto, Eel obsessively returns in memory to the farm where he worked as an adolescent ...Show more