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Fiction: special features
Paperback. 'Do the Irish have, in relation to anybody else, any special capacity for the short story?'. Collecting short stories that cover many generations and moods of Irish writing, this title answers the question. It features the stories that range from Lady Gregory's retelling of an ancient love story through to the prolific William Trevor. Editor(s): Kiely, Benedict. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 137 x 25. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241955451
- ISBN
- 9780241955451
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.56
€ 24.99
€ 18.56
Paperback. This collection of short stories is set in Nigeria and reflects the mad, exotic and often dangerous chaos which reigns there. They include jumbled up voodoo stories, stories of shanty towns and of men from the villages seeking their fortunes in the streets and filthy gutters of the new towns. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 12. Weight in Grams: 154.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099283881
- ISBN
- 9780099283881
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.21
€ 17.99
€ 14.21
Paperback. Ben Marcus's highly anticipated new short story collection - his first since his extraordinary debut The Age of Wire and String Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847086365
- ISBN
- 9781847086365
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.78
€ 13.99
€ 10.78
Paperback. Num Pages: 273 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 123 x 22. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- M P Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 273
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849821858
- ISBN
- 9781849821858
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 8.68
€ 9.99
€ 8.68
Hardback. Strange and fantastical, the fairy tales of Bela Balazs (1884-1949), Hungarian writer, film critic, and famous librettist of "Bluebeard's Castle", reflect his profound interest in friendship, alienation, and Taoist philosophy. This title features sixteen stories of Balazs. Illustrator(s): Lydes, Mariette. Series: Oddly Modern Fairy Tales. Num Pages: 208 pages, 15 line illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; FQ; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 147 x 17. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691147116
- ISBN
- 9780691147116
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.48
€ 26.99
€ 20.48
Vathek and Other Stories: A William Beckford Reader (Penguin Classics)
Beckford, William; Jack, Malcolm
paperback. A story with elaborate imagery, sardonic humour and an unforgettable gallery of grotesques - which describes a journey to the halls of Eblis, or Hell, in the pursuit of knowledge. It exhibits the author's exuberant day-dreaming imagination as well as the deeply emotional, aesthetic themes and detailed physical descriptions of his writing. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140435306
- ISBN
- 9780140435306
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.23
€ 17.99
€ 14.23
Paperback. Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- CavanKerry Press United States
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933880051
- ISBN
- 9781933880051
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.39
€ 19.99
€ 17.39
paperback. Features short stories that are spread over landscapes ranging from northern California and the urban Southwest to the hills of eastern Kentucky and the Caribbean island of St Lucia. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571179572
- ISBN
- 9780571179572
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 10.45
€ 12.99
€ 10.45
Paperback. A spine-tingling collection of haunting tales, from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Lady of Hay. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 252 x 27. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780008180928
- ISBN
- 9780008180928
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.65
€ 13.99
€ 10.65
Paperback. In her second volume of short stories, which follows the hugely successful 'Encounters', Barbara Erskine has created a compelling world of love, betrayal, suspense and grief. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 256 x 30. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780008180911
- ISBN
- 9780008180911
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.66
€ 13.99
€ 10.66
Paperback. A novel that tells the story of a young Muslim who, when his life is threatened, finds sanctuary in a community of Coptic monks. Translator(s): Romaine, Barbara. Series: Literature of the Middle East. Num Pages: 116 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 143 x 9. Weight in Grams: 174. A Novel. Series: Literature of the Middle East. 116 pages, 1 map. A novel that tells the story of a young Muslim who, when his life is threatened, finds sanctuary in a community of Coptic monks. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Dimension: 209 x 143 x 9. Weight: 174. Translator(s): Romaine, Barbara.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 116
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520200753
- ISBN
- 9780520200753
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.92
€ 33.99
€ 24.92
Paperback. A compelling and fascinating novel by one of Egypt's most acclaimed writers, and winner of the inaugural International Prize for Arabic Fiction. Translator(s): Davies, Humphrey. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340924884
- ISBN
- 9780340924884
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.04
€ 13.99
€ 11.04
Paperback. Stories capture the peculiar rites of passage of growing up Midwestern Series: Break Away Books. Num Pages: 180 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 137 x 13. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253008381
- ISBN
- 9780253008381
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.54
€ 17.99
€ 17.54
paperback. Series: Break Away Books. Num Pages: 180 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5182 x 3404 x 10. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Break Away Book Club ed.
- SKU
- V9780253018175
- ISBN
- 9780253018175
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.54
€ 17.99
€ 17.54
Paperback. Tells the tales of women overcoming violence and repression. This collection takes you into a world where spirits converse with humans and where unsuspecting people are drawn into forces greater than themselves. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 10. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Zubaan India
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789383074921
- ISBN
- 9789383074921
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.93
€ 19.99
€ 16.93
Paperback. A hilarious and moving road trip around Iceland in an old car, told by a recently divorced woman with a five year-old boy 'on loan' Translator(s): Fitzgibbon, Brian. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- Pushkin Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782270133
- ISBN
- 9781782270133
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.54
€ 15.99
€ 12.54
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Pariah Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780993037801
- ISBN
- 9780993037801
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.64
€ 13.99
€ 12.64
hardcover. Illustrated with vivid portraits of friends, family, colleagues and enemies, this book provides an account of the passage from a life of sensuality and superstition to a genuine spiritual awakening. It is narrative of one man's religious journey which continues to shape the way we write and behave today. Translator(s): Burton, Philip. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 3D; BGXA; HBLA; HRAX; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 207 x 31. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Publisher
- Everyman
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- Re-issue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857151282
- ISBN
- 9781857151282
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.03
€ 19.99
€ 15.03
paperback. Editor(s): Seif, Atef Abu. Series: Reading the City. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 201 x 11. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Publisher
- Carcanet Press Ltd.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905583645
- ISBN
- 9781905583645
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.42
€ 15.99
€ 14.42
Paperback. Full-fledged characters positively crackle in the deliciously realistic situations of these thirteen short stories. Series: Robert Kroetsch Series. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 132 x 12. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press Canada
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888646446
- ISBN
- 9780888646446
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.88
€ 23.99
€ 17.88