Best Foreign Language Novels - April 2024

A Man Called Ove: A Novel

Read the New York Times bestseller that has taken the world by storm! In this “charming debut” (People) from one of Sweden’s most successful authors, a grumpy yet loveable man finds his solitary world turned on its head when a boisterous young family moves in next door.Meet Ove. He’s a curmudgeon—the kind of man who points at people he dislikes as if they were burglars caught outside his bedroom window. He has staunch principles, strict routines, and a short fuse. People call him “the bitter neighbor from hell.” But must Ove be bitter just because he doesn’t walk around with a ... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00GEEB730
• ASIN: B00GEEB730
• Manufacturer: Atria Books

The Lions of Lucerne (The Scot Harvath Series Book 1)

• ASIN: B000FC0R7O
• ASIN: B000FC0R7O
• Brand: Unknown
• Manufacturer: Atria Books

The Things They Carried

A classic work of American literature that has not stopped changing minds and lives since it burst onto the literary scene, The Things They Carried is a ground-breaking meditation on war, memory, imagination, and the redemptive power of storytelling.   The Things They Carried depicts the men of Alpha Company: Jimmy Cross, Henry Dobbins, Rat Kiley, Mitchell Sanders, Norman Bowker, Kiowa, and the character Tim O’Brien, who has survived his tour in Vietnam to become a father and writer at the age of forty-three.  Taught everywhere—from high school classrooms to graduate seminars in creative... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0618706410
• UPC: 046442706414
• ASIN: 0618706410
• ISBN: 0544309766
• Brand: Tim O Brien
• Manufacturer: Mariner Books

My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry: A Novel

A charming, warmhearted novel from the author of the New York Times bestseller A Man Called Ove.Elsa is seven years old and different. Her grandmother is seventy-seven years old and crazy—as in standing-on-the-balcony-firing-paintball-guns-at-strangers crazy. She is also Elsa’s best, and only, friend. At night Elsa takes refuge in her grandmother’s stories, in the Land-of-Almost-Awake and the Kingdom of Miamas, where everybody is different and nobody needs to be normal. When Elsa’s grandmother dies and leaves behind a series of letters apologizing to people she has wronged, Elsa’s gr... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00Q102M5Y
• ASIN: B00Q102M5Y
• Manufacturer: Atria Books

Tuck Everlasting

The classic novel about a young girl who stumbles upon a family's stunning secretWhat if you could live forever?Is eternal life a blessing or a curse? That is what young Winnie Foster must decide when she discovers a spring on her family’s property whose waters grant immortality. Members of the Tuck family, having drunk from the spring, tell Winnie of their experiences watching life go by and never growing older.But then Winnie must decide whether or not to keep the Tucks’ secret―and whether or not to join them on their never-ending journey.Praise for Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt:... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0312369816
• ASIN: 0312369816
• ISBN: 9780312369811
• Brand: Macmillan / Mps
• Manufacturer: Square Fish

Shantaram: A Novel

• ASIN: B002U5HKZ6
• ASIN: B002U5HKZ6
• Manufacturer: St. Martin's Press

Island of the Blue Dolphins

• ASIN: 0547328613
• ASIN: 0547328613
• ISBN: 0545289599
• Brand: HMH Books for Young Readers
• Manufacturer: HMH Books for Young Readers

Britt-Marie Was Here: A Novel

The New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove and My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry “returns with this heartwarming story about a woman rediscovering herself after a personal crisis…fans of Backman will find another winner in these pages” (Publishers Weekly).Britt-Marie can’t stand mess. A disorganized cutlery drawer ranks high on her list of unforgivable sins. She is not one to judge others—no matter how ill-mannered, unkempt, or morally suspect they might be. It’s just that sometimes people interpret her helpful suggestions as criticisms, which is cert... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1501142542
• ASIN: 1501142542
• ISBN: 1501142542
• Brand: Washington Square Press
• Manufacturer: Washington Square Press

Foreign Deceit: A David Wolf Mystery

His brother is dead, half a world away. He's not getting the whole truth.  For Deputy Sergeant David Wolf, life in the small ski resort town in the middle of the Colorado Rockies is getting complicated. His ex-wife is in back from rehab, jealousy of his upcoming promotion to sheriff is escalating to violence, and a boy from town has just been reported missing. But all that trouble falls to background noise when Wolf learns his brother has just committed suicide in northern Italy.Devastation and resentment of his sibling's selfish act is short-lived, though, because Wolf knows one thing is ... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00AR5HWXQ
• ASIN: B00AR5HWXQ
• Manufacturer: Cross Atlantic Publishing

Quietly in Their Sleep (Commissario Brunetti Book 6)

• ASIN: B0097DHRNO
• ASIN: B0097DHRNO
• Manufacturer: Grove Press

Harry Potter y la piedra filosofal (La colección de Harry Potter nº 1) (Spanish Edition)

• ASIN: B0192CTNHW
• ASIN: B0192CTNHW
• Brand: Pottermore from J.K. Rowling
• Manufacturer: Pottermore Publishing

The Anatomy of Peace: Resolving the Heart of Conflict

NEW EDITION, REVISED AND UPDATED What if conflicts at home, conflicts at work, and conflicts in the world stem from the same root cause? What if we systematically misunderstand that cause? And what if, as a result, we systematically perpetuate the very problems we think we are trying to solve? Every day. From the authors of Leadership and Self-Deception comes an international bestseller that instills hope and inspires reconciliation. Through a moving story of parents who are struggling with their own children and with problems that have come to consume their lives, we learn from once-bitter en... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1626564310
• UPC: 884984435382
• ASIN: 1626564310
• ISBN: 1626564310
• Brand: Arbinger Institute
• Manufacturer: Berrett-Koehler Publishers

North of Normal: A Memoir of My Wilderness Childhood, My Unusual Family, and How I Survived Both

Sex, drugs, and . . . bug stew? In the vein of The Glass Castle and Wild, Cea Sunrise Person’s compelling memoir of a childhood spent with her dysfunctional counter-culture family in the Canadian wilderness—a searing story of physical, emotional, and psychological survival.In the late 1960s, riding the crest of the counterculture movement, Cea’s family left a comfortable existence in California to live off the land in the Canadian wilderness. But unlike most commune dwellers of the time, the Persons weren’t trying to build a new society—they wanted to escape civilization altogether. ... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00FJ37DAS
• ASIN: B00FJ37DAS
• Manufacturer: Harper

Le Petit Prince (French Language Edition)

In 2000 Harcourt proudly reissued Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's masterpiece, The Little Prince, in a sparkling new format. Newly translated by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Richard Howard, this timeless classic was embraced by critics and readers across the country for its purity and beauty of expression. And Saint-Exupéry's beloved artwork was restored and remastered to present his work in its original and vibrant colors. Now Harcourt is issuing uniform full-color foreign language editions. The restored artwork glows like never before. These affordable and beautiful editions are sure to delight ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0156013983
• ASIN: 0156013983
• ISBN: 9780156013987
• Brand: Harcourt Inc
• Manufacturer: Harcourt, Inc.

Cien años de soledad (Spanish Edition)

• ASIN: B00NKDOYHY
• ASIN: B00NKDOYHY
• Manufacturer: Vintage Espanol

100 German Short Stories for Beginners Learn German with Stories Including Audiobook : (german Edition Foreign Language Book 1)

Read 100 entertaining and interesting German short stories for beginners and intermediate learning level. The stories are followed by learning questions and a English-German vocabulary section, so you can use this short story book also

• UPC: 485995004

The Importance of Learning a Foreign Language in a Changing Society

"'Today large and small nations of the world need to live in dialogue with each other to establish good relations for collective survival, and to avoid wars."" A presidential commission's 1979 report concluded that a

• UPC: 611083936

Music, in a Foreign Language - eBook

The strikingly inventive structure of this novel allows the author to explore the similarities between fictions and history. At any point, there are infinite possibilities for the way the story, a life, or the history

• UPC: 263098885
• Rating: 3.667

Learning English as a Foreign Language for Dummies

"The companion audio CD is packed with over 50 dialogues in English, to help you use your skills in a variety of common situations"--P. [4] of

• UPC: 19523521

Korean At A Glance : Foreign Language Phrasebook & Dictionary

This pocket-size phrasebook is a valuable travel companion for visitors to Korea. It presents more than 2,000 key words and phrases in Korean characters with phonetic pronunciations and English meanings. Using different color-coded page edges

• UPC: 11000452

Challenges and best practices in foreign languages at tertiary level - eBook

COMMUNICATION has become a key mantra of our times. Without it there is no chance for cooperation or at least for mutual understanding of different worldviews, lifestyles and values. Whether we talk about communication within

• UPC: 916297463

English for Foreign Language Speakers the Easy Way

(back cover) ENGLISH FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGE SPEAKERS THE EASY WAY ALL THE ESSENTIALS IN ONE CLEAR VOLUME by Christina Lacie A clear and easy approach to reading, writing, speaking, and understanding English Includes vocabulary review

• UPC: 7788656

The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Annotated) - English as a Second or Foreign Language Edition by Lazlo Ferra - eBook

This edition includes student exercises at the end of every chapter with answers at the end of the book.A guest at Styles house witnesses the sudden and mysterious death of its owner, but a friend

• UPC: 971395922

Learn easy foreign languages by yourself. Short guide with simple tips for your successful learning - eBook

This is a book about how to learn foreign languages in the easiest and most enjoyable way and this book was created to give the most important tips on how to make the learning process

• UPC: 746897196

L’avenir de l’enseignement des langues étrangères / The future of foreign language teaching - eBook

Y a-t-il encore un avenir pour l’enseignement des langues étrangères ? Nous vivons dans un monde en perpétuel mouvement : les dynamiques géopolitiques influent sur le statut des langues ; on ne peut plus ignorer les progrès constants

• UPC: 395033744