ReadThe Portobello Bookshop Gift Guide 2025

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Rita Wirkala Translator & Author

The Boy Without a Name / El niño sin nombre cover

The Boy Without a Name / El niño sin nombre

Idries Shah - Paperback

£8.90

El pollo bobo cover

El pollo bobo

Idries Shah - Paperback

£8.90

The Man and the Fox -- El hombre y el zorro cover

The Man and the Fox -- El hombre y el zorro

Idries Shah - Paperback

£7.99

El muchachito listo y el terrible y peligroso animal cover

El muchachito listo y el terrible y peligroso animal

Idries Shah - Paperback

£8.90

Fatima the Spinner and the Tent - La hilandera Fátima y la carp cover

Fatima the Spinner and the Tent - La hilandera Fátima y la carp

Idries Shah - Paperback

£8.90

The Silly Chicken -- El Pollo Bobo cover

The Silly Chicken -- El Pollo Bobo

Idries Shah - Paperback

£8.90

The Magic Horse - El caballo mágico cover

The Magic Horse - El caballo mágico

Idries Shah - Paperback

£8.90

El caballo mágico cover

El caballo mágico

Idries Shah - Paperback

£8.90

Tales for the Dreamer cover

Tales for the Dreamer

Rita Wirkala - Paperback

£10.88

El niño sin nombre cover

El niño sin nombre

Idries Shah - Paperback

£8.90

La hilandera Fátima y la tienda de campaña cover

La hilandera Fátima y la tienda de campaña

Idries Shah - Paperback

£8.90

La señora y el águila cover

La señora y el águila

Idries Shah - Paperback

£8.90