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Fiction: special features
Paperback. Focuses on the trauma of a mother who awakens one morning to the shattering news that her son is lying dead in the morgue and her struggle to understand his decision to be a Naxalite. Editor(s): Devi, Mahasweta; Spivak, Gayatri Chakravorty. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 143 x 7. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Seagull Books Pvt.Ltd India
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Translation
- SKU
- V9788170461449
- ISBN
- 9788170461449
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.01
€ 15.99
€ 14.01
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 196 x 23. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- Daunt Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907970337
- ISBN
- 9781907970337
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.79
€ 13.99
€ 10.79
Hardback. Deals with beheadings, both literal and metaphorical. This narrative takes us from the most archetypal beheading in Arabo-Islamic history, that of al-Husayn, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, via the torture of communists in Nasser's detention camps, and the meanderings of a Cairene teenager unwittingly caught in the bread riots of 1977. Num Pages: 166 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 132 x 20. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Publisher
- The American University in Cairo Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789774161889
- ISBN
- 9789774161889
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.30
€ 26.99
€ 24.30
Paperback. During the Iran-Iraq war of the 1980s, an Iraqi journalist is given a tour of a military prison. He is informed by the major in charge about what is expected of him: he is to write a fabricated report about a murder that has occurred in the camp, in order to demoralise the enemy soldiers. Translator(s): Weir, Martin E. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 12. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Publisher
- Haus Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908323392
- ISBN
- 9781908323392
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.45
€ 10.99
€ 9.45
Paperback. Hidden deep in the mountains, the recruits at 'Unit 701', China's secret services, operate in a dark, shadowy world. There is the 'wind-listener', a blind surveillance officer who can hear sounds from miles away, the beautiful, unstable maths genius who meets a violent end, and, the old man who deciphers codes in his dreams. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 25. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Translation
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141391458
- ISBN
- 9780141391458
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.52
€ 19.99
€ 18.52
Paperback. Translator(s): Marven, Lyn. Num Pages: 122 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 154.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Comma Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 122
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905583027
- ISBN
- 9781905583027
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.48
€ 15.99
€ 14.48
Paperback. Meet the characters from the hit BBC series, Beck. The third book in the classic Martin Beck detective series from the 1960s - the novels that shaped the future of Scandinavian crime writing. Series: The Martin Beck Series. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FF; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 188 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007439133
- ISBN
- 9780007439133
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.58
€ 13.99
€ 10.58
Paperback. Meet the characters from the hit BBC series, Beck. The first book in the classic Martin Beck detective series from the 1960s - the novels that shaped the future of Scandinavian crime writing. Series: The Martin Beck Series. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FF; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007439119
- ISBN
- 9780007439119
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.30
€ 8.30
Paperback. The ninth book in the classic Martin Beck detective series from the 1960s and 70s - the novels that shaped the future of Scandinavian crime writing. Series: The Martin Beck Series. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FF; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780007439195
- ISBN
- 9780007439195
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 9.70
€ 13.99
€ 9.70
Paperback. Translator(s): Lewis, Tess. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 171 x 24. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publisher
- Archipelago
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780914671466
- ISBN
- 9780914671466
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.37
€ 23.99
€ 16.37
Paperback. Women's writing in Cameroon has so far been dominated by Francophone writers. This title includes short stories that represent the yearnings and vision of an Anglophone woman, who writes both as a Cameroonian and as a woman whose life has been shaped by the minority status her people occupy within the nation-state. Series: Ohio RIS Africa Series. Num Pages: 181 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DN; DSB; FA; FYB; JFSJ1; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896802063
- ISBN
- 9780896802063
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.92
€ 23.99
€ 21.92
Paperback. A collection of the finest short stories from our best loved authors, including Samuel Beckett, Graham Greene, William Golding, Kingsley Amis, Doris Lessing, Muriel Spark, J G Ballard, William Trevor, Ian McEwan, Martin Amis, Rose Tremain, Salman Rushdie, Graham Swift and Kazuo Ishiguro. Editor(s): Bradbury, Malcolm. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241952863
- ISBN
- 9780241952863
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.73
€ 15.99
€ 11.73
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- New Africa Books (Pty) Ltd South Africa
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780864863133
- ISBN
- 9780864863133
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.34
€ 12.34
Paperback. Translator(s): Fulton, Bruce; Fulton, Ju-Chan. Series: Weatherhead Books on Asia. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; DQ; DSB; FA; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231181013
- ISBN
- 9780231181013
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.27
€ 37.99
€ 27.27
Hardback. Translator(s): Fulton, Bruce; Fulton, Ju-Chan. Series: Weatherhead Books on Asia. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; DQ; DSB; FA; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231181006
- ISBN
- 9780231181006
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.84€ 79.57
€ 104.84
€ 79.57
Paperback. A beautiful love story, full of humanity and tenderness, in the dark days of a civil war and the following dictatorship. Translator(s): Almani, Saleh. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Publishing Qatar
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789992194898
- ISBN
- 9789992194898
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.47
€ 10.99
€ 9.47
paperback. A book that is full of personal stories, set against a background of the ravages of the Spanish Civil War and its aftermath at home, and the wider world as Coca-Cola sets up a factory nearby and news comes in of men landing on the moon. It is a philosophical take on memory, belonging, and the nature of storytelling itself. Translator(s): Dunne, Jonathan. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099597438
- ISBN
- 9780099597438
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 10.27
€ 14.99
€ 10.27
Hardback. As he leaves the cinema where he has just watched Casablanca, one of his favorite films, Julien is approached by a mysterious young woman, Claire. Unbeknownst to Julien, Claire has been following him for several days. Outside the cinema she relays a cryptic message: "Someone's trying to find you." Translator(s): Turner, Chris. Series: The French List. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 127 x 9. Weight in Grams: 331.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857422439
- ISBN
- 9780857422439
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.18
€ 21.99
€ 18.18
Paperback. CSI meets Jack the Ripper in early 20th century Barcelona: captivating, scary and genre-breaking. Translator(s): Lethem, Mara Faye. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 262. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Pushkin Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- SKU
- KTG0002293
- ISBN
- 9781782270638
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Rich in language and detail, and by turns satirical and moving, Proust's stories - presented here in Andrew Brown's nuanced translation, the only edition currently in print - are layered with imagery and feeling and foreshadow the themes and psychological atmosphere of his later masterpiece. Translator(s): Brown, Andrew. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 202 x 18. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- Alma Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Only edition in print
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847493170
- ISBN
- 9781847493170
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.93
€ 10.99
€ 9.93