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Paperback. A novella in which a middle-aged man weds an unattractive widow in order to indulge his paedophilic obsession with her daughter. Translator(s): Nabokov, Dmitri. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 8. Weight in Grams: 108.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141191188
ISBN
9780141191188
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.47

Paperback. Takes us into the prison-world of Cincinnatus, a man condemned to death and spending his last days in prison not quite knowing when the end will come. Translator(s): Nabokov, Dmitri. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 195 x 15. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141185606
ISBN
9780141185606
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Linking various minor events, this work switches back-and-forth producing an illusion of impetus. Translator(s): Nabokov, Dmitri. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141188515
ISBN
9780141188515
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback.
Publisher
Penguin Books
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
Re-issue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140184822
ISBN
9780140184822
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241302484
ISBN
9780241302484
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Discovering his prodigious gift in boyhood and rising to the rank of International Grandmaster, Luzhin develops a lyrical passion for chess. As he confronts the fiery, swift-swooping Italian Grandmaster Turati, he brings into play his carefully devised defence. Translator(s): Scammell, Michael. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141185989
ISBN
9780141185989
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Dramatizes an Oedipal love triangle, a tragi-comedy of husband, wife and lover, through Dreyer the rich businessman, his ripe-lipped ad mercenary wife Martha, and their bespectacled nephew Franz. Translator(s): Nabokov, Dmitri. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 196 x 22. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141185774
ISBN
9780141185774
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Lev Ganin is a young officer sharing a boarding house in Berlin with a host of Russian emigres. Alone in his room, he dreams of his first love, Mary. Awash with memories of youth and idyllic scenes of pre-Revolution Russia, Ganin becomes convinced that Mary is in fact the wife of a fellow-boarder, due to arrive at this very house soon. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 152.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141191478
ISBN
9780141191478
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. An autobiography of Fyodor Godunov-Cherdynstev, a writer living in the closed world of Russian intellectuals in Berlin shortly after the First World War. It tells the story of Fyodor's pursuits as a writer. Translator(s): Nabokov, Dmitri; Scammell, Michael. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 132 x 30. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141185873
ISBN
9780141185873
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.85

paperback. Having spent some time in Rome, Antonio returns to his native town with the reputation of being a playboy and with a long list of amorous adventures behind him. To please his father, Antonio agrees to marry the beautiful Barbara. A year after their marriage however - scandal erupts. Barbara is still a virgin. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 226.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Penguin Classic
Condition
New
SKU
9780141189062
ISBN
9780141189062
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.29

Paperback. Rich in fictional delights, this complete collection of Woolf's shorter fiction ranges from 1906 until the month before she committed suicide in 1941. It offers a valuable insight into the writer's development, demonstrating her evolving characterizations, narrative methods and themes. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099442165
ISBN
9780099442165
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback.
Publisher
Canongate Classics
Number of pages
568
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780862417840
ISBN
9780862417840
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.55

paperback. Ten witty and enchanting animal fables in verse which, like a modern Aesop's Fables, can be enjoyed by young and old alike Num Pages: 144 pages, 35. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 142. Very good copy with minor wear and age
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Orion Books London
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0025554
ISBN
9780753807743
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.12

Paperback. Translator(s): Broomfield, Andrew. Series: New Directions Pearls. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 117 x 178 x 9. Weight in Grams: 104.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
105
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811219426
ISBN
9780811219426
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.36

Paperback. A collection of short stories by Russia's new writers. Editor(s): Pelevin, Viktor. Translator(s): Bromfield, Andrew. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 27. Weight in Grams: 164.
Publisher
FABER & FABER
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571200184
ISBN
9780571200184
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.70

Hardcover. A tale of injustice, heroism and love that follows the fortunes of Jean Valjean, an escaped convict determined to put his criminal past behind him. It is not simply for himself that Valjean must stay free, however, for he has sworn to protect the baby daughter of Fantine (Anne Hathaway), driven to prostitution by poverty. Translator(s): Denny, Norman. Series: Clothbound Classics. Num Pages: 1232 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 135 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1044. Minor smudging to front and back cover
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
9781846140495
ISBN
9781846140495
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 18.76

Paperback. Editor(s): Tay, Verena. BIC Classification: 1FMS; FRD; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Monsoon Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9789814625494
ISBN
9789814625494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.01

Paperback. The collected shorter works by the author of Life and Fate and Everything Flows, published in English for the first time. Translator(s): Chandler, Robert; Chandler, Elizabeth. Num Pages: 400 pages, B and w photographs. BIC Classification: FA; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 27. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
First Paperback Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857381941
ISBN
9780857381941
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Ivan Grigoryevich has been in the Gulag for thirty years. Released after Stalin's death, he finds that the years of terror have imposed a collective moral slavery. He must struggle to find a place for himself in an unfamiliar world. Translator(s): Chandler, Robert. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099519164
ISBN
9780099519164
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. It is estimated that some three million people died in the Soviet forced-labour camps of Kolyma, in the northeastern area of Siberia. This book captures the lives of ordinary people caught up in terrible circumstances, whose hopes and plans extended to further than a few hours. Translator(s): Glad, John. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780140186956
ISBN
9780140186956
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.53

paperback. Containing eight stories by 20th century French writers, this work offers insights into French life and literature and are accompanied by a parallel English text, making them suiatble for both French and English language students. It includes "Green Tobacco" by Clair Sainte-Soline, and the tale of "The Ants" by, Boris Vian. Editor(s): Lee, Simon. Num Pages: 240 pages, notes. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 174.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1972
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780140034141
ISBN
9780140034141
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.03

Paperback. These outstanding stories from the 2014 Bristol Short Story Prize will provoke, stimulate, move, amuse, unsettle, and entertain. A wonderfully diverse and exhilarating collection of short stories, that enhances Bristol Short Story Prize's reputation as a major contributor to the resurgence of the short story genre. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Tangent Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910089088
ISBN
9781910089088
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. Translator(s): O Cuilleanain, Cormac. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 166.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
New Island Books
Condition
New
SKU
KHN0002443
ISBN
9781848404632
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Hardback. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Union Square & Co.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781435160699
ISBN
9781435160699
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.68

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