A powerful reflection on the need to avoid nostalgia, to move forward, and to grow and adapt to new situations and environments. The images are haunting, and the language is poetic, yet starkly simple. [2024; winner of the 2024 Sundial House Translation Award]
"It wasn't an extensive library ... eight books But they were books. In this incredibly dark place, they were a reminder of less sombre times, when words rang out more loudly than machine guns ..." Out of one of the darkest chapters of human history comes this extraordinary, true story of courage and hope in the extermination camps of Nazi Germany. [2017] Gold Medal, Sydney Taylor 2018 Book Awards; a Publisher’s Weekly 2017 Book of the Year.
Based on the experience of real-life Auschwitz prisoner Dita Kraus, this 2023 graphic novel adaptation of the original novel tells the incredible story of a girl who risked her life to keep the magic of books alive during the Holocaust.
A gripping tale about the life and times of writer and pilot Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, author of The Little Prince. [US edition, 2021]
A moving tale of love and friendship, war and heroism, and the power of the written word, as seen through the life of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, author of The Little Prince. [UK/Aus edition, 2021]
In a future world in which science and technology have advanced considerably, but not humans' prejudices and their desire for power and domination, "technohuman" replicant detective Bruna Husky investigates a series of mysterious deaths ... [seemingly] connected to a conspiracy aimed at changing the very course of the world. [2012] One of World Literature Today's “75 Notable Translations 2012”.
Bruna Husky races against the clock to uncover a nuclear power conspiracy that threatens all sentient beings. This tale of romance, prejudice, and ecoterrorism makes clear that, though the future might seem very different, history cannot help but repeat itself. [2016]
The Immortal Collection ... transports the reader from the days of cavemen through to contemporary Spain. Conflicts that have flared over eons come to a head as the study of modern genetics starts to unravel ancient mysteries connected to the secrets of longevity. [2014]
A trilingual anthology (Spanish, English and Catalan) of short works by 15 Spanish writers reflecting on their time spent in Australia. Translated by Lilit Žekulin Thwaites, co-edited with César Espada, & with a Prologue by both editors. [2019]