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Biography: literary

Paperback. A dazzling translation by Lydia Davis of the first volume of Michel Leiris's masterwork, perhaps the most important French autobiographical enterprise of the twentieth century Translator(s): Davis, Lydia. Series: The Margellos World Republic of Letters. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJ; BGH; BGLA; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300212372
ISBN
9780300212372
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.06

Paperback. The second volume of Michel Leiris's hugely influential four-volume autobiographical essay, available to English-language readers in a brilliant and sensitive translation by Lydia Davis Translator(s): Davis, Lydia. Series: The Margellos World Republic of Letters. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJ; BGH; BGLA; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300212389
ISBN
9780300212389
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.24

Hardback. Michel Winock situates Flaubert in France's century of great democratic transition. Wary of the masses, Flaubert rejected universal suffrage, but above all he hated the vulgar, ignorant bourgeoisie, a class that embodied every vice of the democratic age. His loathing became a fixation and a source of literary inspiration. Translator(s): Elliot, Nicholas. Num Pages: 528 pages, 32 halftones. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 167 x 44. Weight in Grams: 978.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674737952
ISBN
9780674737952
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.76

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Publisher
Fleet
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349005409
ISBN
9780349005409
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.94

Paperback. New, non-fiction departure from number 1 bestselling fiction author Mike Gayle Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340936757
ISBN
9780340936757
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.01

Paperback. Series: Dark Master Series. Num Pages: 196 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 2ACG; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 17. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Dedalus Limited
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903517697
ISBN
9781903517697
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.36

Paperback. This selection from the diaries and letters of the Bulgakovs, mostly translated for the first time into English, provides an insightful glimpse into a fascinating period of Russian history and literature, telling the tragic tale of the fate of an artist under a totalitarian regime. Translator(s): Cockrell, Roger. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 2AGR; BGLA; BJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 222 x 33. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Alma Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847496058
ISBN
9781847496058
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.64

Hardback. Series: Studies of the Harriman Institute, Columbia University. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691645735
ISBN
9780691645735
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; BGL; HBAH; HBWC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141979472
ISBN
9780141979472
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.08

Paperback. One morning Mel Toews put on his coat and hat and walked out of town, prepared to die. A loving husband and father, faithful member of the Mennonite church, and immensely popular schoolteacher, he was a pillar of his close-knit community. Yet after a lifetime of struggle, he could no longer face the darkness of manic depression. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 193.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571278695
ISBN
9780571278695
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.45

Hardback. Editor(s): Jansen, Marius B. Translator(s): Shinkichi, Eto. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 332 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJ; BGHA; BGLA; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 628.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691641867
ISBN
9780691641867
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 162.39

Paperback. Driven by famine from their home in the Rif, Mohamed's family walks to Tangiers in search of a better life. But things are no better there. Eight of his siblings die of malnutrition and neglect, and one is killed by his father in a fit of rage. This is a memoir of a young Moroccan boy's coming of age in a time of extreme poverty and degradation. Num Pages: 169 pages. BIC Classification: 2CSR; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
Telegram Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
169
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846590108
ISBN
9781846590108
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.40

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
James Clarke & Co Ltd United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718893002
ISBN
9780718893002
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.30

hardcover. Num Pages: 96 pages, b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AJB; BGL; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 211 x 19. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Beacon Press United States
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807068809
ISBN
9780807068809
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 36.51

Paperback. Unimpressed by the world of debutante balls, Monica Dickens shocked her family by getting a job. With no experience whatsoever, she gained employment as a cook-general. This title tells story of Monica. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091944681
ISBN
9780091944681
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.98

Hardback. Editor(s): Kelvin, Norman. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 606 pages, 86 halftones, 5 line illustrations. BIC Classification: BGLA; BJ; DN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1028.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
606
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691632186
ISBN
9780691632186
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 323.25

hardcover. Editor(s): Kelvin, Norman. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 568 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGLA; BJ; DN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 971.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
568
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691636207
ISBN
9780691636207
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 298.77

Hardback. Editor(s): Kelvin, Norman. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 692 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGLA; BJ; DN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1142.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
692
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691640693
ISBN
9780691640693
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 362.57

Hardcover. Recaptures a vanished moment of cultural history. Editor(s): Dollenmayer, David B. Translator(s): Dollenmayer, David B. Series: Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music and Art. Num Pages: 232 pages, notes, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DVUK; 3JJ; BGLA; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815631781
ISBN
9780815631781
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.51

Hardback. Translator(s): Balcom, John. Series: Modern Chinese Literature from Taiwan. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BM; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 550.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231169967
ISBN
9780231169967
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.07

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