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Paperback. Bernard Jacquelain returns from the trenches a changed man. The city is a whirl of decadence and corruption and he embarks on a life of parties and shady business dealings, as well as an illicit affair. But as another war threatens, everything around him starts to crumble, and the future for him and for France suddenly looks dangerously uncertain. Translator(s): Smith, Sandra. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 24. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099520368
- ISBN
- 9780099520368
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 11.72
€ 23.99
€ 11.72
Paperback. Translator(s): Patterson, Bridget. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 142 x 23. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Persephone Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903155776
- ISBN
- 9781903155776
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.36
€ 23.99
€ 19.36
Paperback. At the age of eighty-three and nearing death, Carlo Altoviti has decided to write down the confessions of his long life. He remembers everything: his unhappy childhood in the kitchens of the Castle of Fratta; romantic entanglements during the siege of Genoa; revolutionary fighting in Naples; and so much more. Translator(s): Randall, Frederika. Num Pages: 928 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 42. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141391663
- ISBN
- 9780141391663
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.89
€ 26.99
€ 18.89
Paperback. A novel about the fear, sin and guilt that lurks in the dark corridors of the human conscience. It is a story on an epic scale about betrayal, sacrifice and unconditional love, and a darkly humorous parable recalling the Biblical tales of God's terrible rage and the fate that befell those who suffered it. Translator(s): Panas, Yiannis. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 28. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Publisher
- Black and White Publishing
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845025472
- ISBN
- 9781845025472
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.20
€ 16.99
€ 12.20
Hardback. Translator(s): Jalil, Intizar. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857423931
- ISBN
- 9780857423931
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 20.64
€ 24.99
€ 20.64
Paperback. A collection of stories that focus on female subjectivity. It features stories such as: "The Nocturnal Butterflies"; "Shadows in the Shadows"; and, "The Shunammite". Translator(s): Steele, Cynthia. Series: Latin American Women Writers. Num Pages: 130 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSK; FA; FYB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 130
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803259270
- ISBN
- 9780803259270
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.45
€ 16.99
€ 16.45
Paperback. Purposefully imitating Voltaire's classic Candide, another dark comedy which derives its humour from life's tragedies, Habiby's The Secret of Saeed the Pessoptimist is a classic of Arab literature. The story of Saeed, a Palestinian who becomes a citizen of Israel, is a story of fact and fantasy, tragedy and comedy. Translator(s): Jayyusi, Salma; Gassick, Trevor Le. Num Pages: 234 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Publisher
- Arabia Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 234
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906697266
- ISBN
- 9781906697266
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.66
€ 16.99
€ 12.66
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Verso Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784782191
- ISBN
- 9781784782191
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.46
€ 17.99
€ 16.46
Paperback. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 143 x 10. Weight in Grams: 178.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Dalkey Archive Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781564789020
- ISBN
- 9781564789020
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 6.23
€ 19.99
€ 6.23
paperback. "Zombies Vs Robots: This Means War!". Num Pages: 342 pages, chiefly col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: DQ; FK; FM; FX; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 656. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Idea & Design Works
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Paperback Edition 1st Printing
- SKU
- KOC0004678
- ISBN
- 9781613771433
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Beware of Losing Forever Translator(s): Roberts, Nancy. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBP; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 130. .
- Publisher
- The American University in Cairo Press Egypt
- Number of pages
- 624
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789774167577
- ISBN
- 9789774167577
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.25
€ 33.99
€ 33.25
Paperback. Gold Dust is a classic story of the brotherhood between man and beast, the thread of companionship that is all the difference between life and death in the desert. It is a story of the fight to endure in a world of limitless and waterless wastes, and a parable of the struggle to survive in the most dangerous landscape of all: human society. Translator(s): Colla, Elliott. Num Pages: 171 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 127 x 11. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Publisher
- Arabia Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 171
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906697020
- ISBN
- 9781906697020
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. Num Pages: 203 pages. BIC Classification: FYB; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 13. Weight in Grams: 158. 203 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FYB; WH. Dimension: 196 x 131 x 13. Weight: 156.
- Publisher
- Central Books
- Number of pages
- 203
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904590217
- ISBN
- 9781904590217
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.44
€ 12.44
Paperback. A collection of macabre short stories. Ian McEwan received the Somerset Maugham Award in 1976 for a previous collection of short stories entitled "First Love, Last Rites". Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 128 x 10. Weight in Grams: 124.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099754718
- ISBN
- 9780099754718
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
€ 13.99
€ 11.08
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Travelman Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 22
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860920400
- ISBN
- 9781860920400
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.79
€ 26.99
€ 23.79
Paperback. Translator(s): Lee, Jennifer M. Num Pages: 366 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 24. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Dalkey Archive Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781564789150
- ISBN
- 9781564789150
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 6.23
€ 15.99
€ 6.23
Paperback. In a drab North Korean city, a seventh daughter is born to a couple longing for a son. Abandoned hours after her birth, she is eventually rescued by her grandmother. The old woman names the child Bari, after a legend telling of a forsaken princess who undertakes a quest for an elixir that will bring peace to the souls of the dead. Num Pages: 305 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 149 x 23. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Periscope
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781859641743
- ISBN
- 9781859641743
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.69
€ 13.99
€ 11.69
Paperback. This collection is a companion to "Modern Short Stories One". The 15 short stories included are by writers from Africa, America, Australia, India, Ireland, Italy and Great Britain. The writers include Dino Buzzati, Dorothy Parker, Primo Levi, Maeve Binchy, Garrison Keillor and Peter Carey. Editor(s): Hunter, Jim. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA; FYB. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 178 x 113 x 16. Weight in Grams: 128. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0006264
- ISBN
- 9780571169863
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Hardback. The eponymous Old Testament hero Noah fuels his local economy with a prescient plan to build the Ark. Though no one around him seriously believes in the coming flood, everyone is more than willing to do business with him: The people of Mesopotamia had never had it so good. Translator(s): Willcocks, Samuel P. Series: SB - The Swiss List. Num Pages: 186 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Tra
- Number of pages
- 186
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857420466
- ISBN
- 9780857420466
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.93
€ 19.99
€ 16.93
Paperback. Contains stories that announce a dramatic change, a transformation of the literature of love in Latin America, and of the role - even the nature - of women in this most "feminine" literary tradition. Editor(s): Hughes, Psiche. Series: Latin American Women Writers. Num Pages: 187 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3404 x 12. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 187
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803273474
- ISBN
- 9780803273474
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.88
€ 20.99
€ 20.88
paperback. Num Pages: 162 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Shoestring Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 162
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904886228
- ISBN
- 9781904886228
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.38
€ 11.38
Paperback. Fat Phil can't lose at dice, even when his friends turn nasty and he's trying his hardest; a salesman finds success comes from fortune cookie mottoes, but panics when these mottoes turn against him; and, a commuter finds himself obsessed with a plain young woman on his train, at the expense of his marriage. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241951248
- ISBN
- 9780241951248
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.23
€ 17.99
€ 14.23
Paperback. A miniature masterpiece, this is the spare, stunning story of three soldiers who share a meal with their Jewish prisoner and face a chilling choice Translator(s): Taylor, Sam. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FJMS; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 139 x 11. Weight in Grams: 108.
- Publisher
- Portobello Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846275364
- ISBN
- 9781846275364
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.20
€ 10.99
€ 9.20
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Mage Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 244
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780934211741
- ISBN
- 9780934211741
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.90
€ 23.99
€ 21.90