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Fiction: special features
Paperback. Includes stories that discuss con men and tricksters and 'innocent' deceivers, about fate, luck, and coincidence, have delighted generations of readers. Set in New York and the West, in Central America and the South, this title demonstrates the author's speech and place, and highlights his appreciation of life's quirks. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140186888
- ISBN
- 9780140186888
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.07
€ 19.99
€ 15.07
Paperback. Includes stories that focus through single events or sudden memories which bring the past bubbling to the surface. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Edition
- 1st Vintage Edition
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099422747
- ISBN
- 9780099422747
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.09
€ 13.99
€ 11.09
Paperback. Tolstoy wrote many masterly short stories, and this volume contains four of the longest and best in distinguished translations that have stood the test of time. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 2AGR; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Publisher
- Wordsworth Editions Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781840224535
- ISBN
- 9781840224535
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.55
€ 6.55
Paperback. This newly translated selection of 36 of the best decadent tales from the French fin-de-siecle brings together some the most exotic, stylized, and cerebral literature in the French language. Hilarious and horrifying, these extraordinary, corrosive little tales cast a cold eye on the modern world. Superbly translated and introduced by Stephen Romer. Editor(s): Romer, Stephen. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; DQ; FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 13. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199569274
- ISBN
- 9780199569274
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.82
€ 11.99
€ 10.82
Paperback. Translator(s): Croft, Jennifer. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133. .
- Publisher
- The Feminist Press at CUNY
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558614307
- ISBN
- 9781558614307
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.46
€ 18.99
€ 17.46
Paperback. In the claustrophobic atmosphere of a dingy haberdasher's shop on the Passage du Pont-Neuf in Paris, Therese Raquin is trapped in a loveless marriage to her sickly cousin, Camille. Therese Raquin caused a scandal when it appeared in 1867 and borught its twenty-seven-year-old author a notoriety that followed him throughout his life. Editor(s): Buss, Robin. Translator(s): Buss, Robin. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140449440
- ISBN
- 9780140449440
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.25
€ 11.99
€ 10.25
Paperback. Delving into the dead man's life Detective Erlendur discovers that forty years ago he was accused of an appalling crime, but never convicted. Had his past come back to haunt him? As Erlendur struggles to build a relationship with his unhappy daughter, his investigation takes him to Iceland's Genetic Research Centre. Num Pages: 352 pages, maps. BIC Classification: FF; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 22. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099541837
- ISBN
- 9780099541837
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.00
€ 13.99
€ 11.00
Paperback. A white-knuckle fiction ride through the South Wales Valleys during the 20th century. Power, sex, money and ambition all twist through the pages as Smith creates a feast of intellectual and physical provocation stories that send a shudder of fearful recognition through to the reader. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 204 x 13. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Publisher
- Parthian Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910901922
- ISBN
- 9781910901922
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.38
€ 12.38
Paperback. Crimes, drama, hard choices and the dark side of sunny California feature in this awardwinning short story collection from critically acclaimed author Richard Lange. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FH; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444790023
- ISBN
- 9781444790023
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.23
€ 11.99
€ 10.23
Paperback. Godfather of Nordic Noir returns with Gunnarstranda and Frolich's most challenging case yet, in Book Four of the Oslo Detectives Series. Series: Oslo Detectives. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FF; FH; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Orenda Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910633274
- ISBN
- 9781910633274
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.74
€ 11.99
€ 10.74
Paperback. A fabulous collection of short stories and essays by much loved and multi-million-copy bestselling author Penny Vincenzi Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Publisher
- Headline Review
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755399581
- ISBN
- 9780755399581
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.74
€ 15.99
€ 11.74
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. As well as 'The Aspern Papers', this selection includes 'The Death of the Lion', 'The Figure in the Carpet', and 'The Birthplace'. All four stories concern the figure of the artist and the cult of celebrity. This new edition includes extracts from James's Prefaces and Notebooks that shed light on the genesis of the stories. Editor(s): Poole, Adrian. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199639878
- ISBN
- 9780199639878
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.95
€ 11.99
€ 9.95
Paperback. Translator(s): Moore, Michael F. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 154.
- Publisher
- NYRB Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590177235
- ISBN
- 9781590177235
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 15.48
€ 21.99
€ 15.48
Hardcover. These stories of the 19th-century Russian rural landscape and the difficult life of those who inhabited it were universally popular with the reading public at large and contributed in no small measure to the emancipation of the serfs in 1861. Translator(s): Hepburn, Charles; Hepburn, Natasha. Num Pages: 398 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 210 x 31. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Publisher
- Everyman United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 398
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857150544
- ISBN
- 9781857150544
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.25
€ 18.99
€ 14.25
Paperback. A collection from the master of horror .. trust nothing except your fear.. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FK; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 32. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780751512250
- ISBN
- 9780751512250
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.31
€ 17.99
€ 13.31
Paperback. Most likely written by an advisor of Nero, this title recounts the adventures of Encolpius and his companions as they travel around Italy. Estimated to date from 63 - 65 AD, and only surviving in fragments, it offers a satirical portrait of the age of Nero, in all its excesses and chaos. Translator(s): Sullivan, J. P. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 136 x 15. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140448054
- ISBN
- 9780140448054
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.73
€ 15.99
€ 11.73
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
€ 20.99€ 18.73
€ 20.99
€ 18.73
Paperback. Features short stories of Katherine Mansfield that range from short studies to longer tales, encompassing her three major volumes "Bliss", "The Garden Party" and "In a German Pension", and fifteen fragments of her other stories. Num Pages: 816 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 36. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 816
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141441818
- ISBN
- 9780141441818
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.02
€ 19.99
€ 15.02
Paperback. A story told by a condemned man leads Maigret to a bar by the Seine and into the sleazy underside of respectable Parisian life. In the oppressive heat of summer, a forgotten crime comes to light. Translator(s): Watson, David. Series: Inspector Maigret. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FF; FH; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 9. Weight in Grams: 130.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- paperback / softback
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141394176
- ISBN
- 9780141394176
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.27
€ 11.99
€ 10.27