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Paperback. The reissue of four unforgettable books by acclaimed poet, novelist and dissident Irina Ratushinskaya. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 279 x 27. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473637221
ISBN
9781473637221
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. A startling debut short story collection from one of Britain's rising literary stars. These stories are captivating, erotic, enigmatic and disturbing. Sexy, serious and at times downright disturbing, this brilliant collection sizzles with originality. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 135 x 24. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
Jacaranda
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909762299
ISBN
9781909762299
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.58

Paperback. Yves Harteloup is a disappointed young man, scarred by the war. He returns for the summer to the rich, comfortable Atlantic resort of Hendaye, where he spent blissful childhood holidays. There he becomes infatuated by a beautiful, bored young woman, Denise, whose rich husband is often away on business. Translator(s): Smith, Sandra. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 11. Weight in Grams: 132. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0000854
ISBN
9780099563846
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

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

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

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

€ 20.99
€ 18.00

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
€ 18.77

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
€ 11.94

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
€ 20.48

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
€ 16.25

Paperback. Num Pages: 148 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 135 x 10. Weight in Grams: 218.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Poetry Wales Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
148
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854114426
ISBN
9781854114426
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.53

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
€ 12.42

Hardback. .
Publisher
Verso Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784782191
ISBN
9781784782191
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.35

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

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

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
€ 31.74

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
€ 13.29

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

€ 12.28

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
€ 10.87

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
€ 23.26

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

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
€ 11.61

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

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

€ 17.00
€ 16.62

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
€ 20.61

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