David Bellos

56 books

Is That a Fish in Your Ear? The Amazing Adventure of Translation by David Bellos

Is That a Fish in Your Ear? The Amazing Adventure of Translation

David Bellos

390 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

nonfiction science adventurous informative slow-paced
Journal of Helene Berr by Helene Berr

Journal of Helene Berr

Helene Berr

304 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

nonfiction autobiography biography historical memoir emotional reflective sad slow-paced
The Novel of the Century: The Extraordinary Adventure of Les Misérables by David Bellos

The Novel of the Century: The Extraordinary Adventure of Les Misérables

David Bellos

336 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative slow-paced
On Leave by David Bellos, Daniel Anselme

On Leave

David Bellos, Daniel Anselme

224 pages • first pub 1957 (editions)

fiction classics emotional reflective slow-paced
The Penguin Book of French Short Stories: 1: From Marguerite de Navarre to Marcel Proust by Patrick McGuinness

The Penguin Book of French Short Stories: 1: From Marguerite de Navarre to Marcel Proust

Patrick McGuinness

512 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction short stories adventurous challenging reflective medium-paced
The Penguin Book of Oulipo: Queneau, Perec, Calvino and the Adventure of Form by Gilbert Adair, William Weaver, David Bellos, Philip Terry

The Penguin Book of Oulipo: Queneau, Perec, Calvino and the Adventure of Form

Gilbert Adair, William Weaver, David Bellos, Philip Terry

576 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction short stories reflective medium-paced
Pietr the Latvian by Georges Simenon

Pietr the Latvian

Inspector Maigret #1

Georges Simenon

161 pages • first pub 1931 (editions)

fiction crime mystery mysterious fast-paced
Portrait of a Man Known as Il Condottiere by Georges Perec

Portrait of a Man Known as Il Condottiere

Georges Perec

144 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

fiction art literary dark reflective medium-paced
Romain Gary: A Tall Story by David Bellos

Romain Gary: A Tall Story

David Bellos

518 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

nonfiction biography challenging informative reflective slow-paced
The Siege by Ismail Kadare, David Bellos

The Siege

Ismail Kadare, David Bellos

328 pages • first pub 1970 (editions)

fiction historical challenging informative medium-paced