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International Authors

May 18, 2011 | madame librarian

The alchemist by Paulo Coelho; translated by Alan R. Clarke

The tale of the unknown island by José Saramago; illustrated by Peter Sís; translated from the Portuguese by Margaret Jull Costa


If on a winter's night a traveler by Italo Calvino; translated from the Italian by William Weaver

Cloud of sparrows by Takashi Matsuoka

The pearl diver: a novel by Jeff Talarigo