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Paperback. A comprehensive collection of best short fiction by the three classic Yiddish authors, S.Y. Abramovitsh, Sholem Aleichem, and I.L. Peretz. Editor(s): Frieden, Ken. Translator(s): Frieden, Ken; Gorelick, Ted; Wex, Michael. Series: Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music and Art. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815632917
ISBN
9780815632917
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.84

Paperback. Here are the best short stories and novel extracts from the Pikihuia Awards for M?ori Writers 2011, as judged by Keri Hulme, Katie Wolfe, Erima Henare and Reina Whaitiri. Series: Huia Short Stories. Num Pages: 332 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Huia Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
V9781869694753
ISBN
9781869694753
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.34

Paperback. New fiction anthology of stories abuot childhood. Num Pages: 154 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of the Philippines Press Philippines
Number of pages
154
Condition
New
SKU
V9789715425414
ISBN
9789715425414
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.48

Hardcover. Translated for the first time in English, this collection of short fiction details the plight of urban Algerian women and raises far-reaching issues. The stories criticise the post-colonial socialist regime, which is seen as denying and subjugating women whilst celebrating the liberation of men. Translator(s): de Jager, Marjolijn; De Jager, Marjolijn. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 25. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813914022
ISBN
9780813914022
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.68

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
€ 14.03

Paperback. "First published a Le Daesert, ou la Vie et les Aventures de Jubair Ouali El-Mammi, Paris, Editions Gallimard, 1977, 1989."--Title page verso. Translator(s): Roumani, Judith. Series: Middle East Literature in Translation. Num Pages: 200 pages, 10 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 277.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815610557
ISBN
9780815610557
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.96

hardcover. A collection of stories such as: "The Diamond as Big as the Ritz", a fairy tale of unlimited wealth; the sad and hilarious stories of Hollywood hack Pat Hobby; and, "The Lost Decade". Series: Penguin F Scott Fitzgerald Hardback Collection. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 139 x 41. Weight in Grams: 800.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780141194103
ISBN
9780141194103
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 16.68

paperback. Fairy tales, ghost stories, detective fiction and comedies of manners - the stories collected in this volume made Oscar Wilde's name as a writer of fiction, showing skill in a range of literary styles. The stories include: "The Canterville Ghost", "The Model Millionaire" and "The Happy Prince". Editor(s): Small, Ian. Num Pages: 320 pages, chronology, notes. BIC Classification: DQ; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780141439693
ISBN
9780141439693
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 9.75

paperback. Because of the boyhood trauma of seeing his mother make love to another man in the presence of his dying father, Mizoguchi becomes a hopeless stutterer. Taunted by his schoolmates, he feels utterly alone untill he becomes an acolyte at a famous temple in Kyoto, where he develops an all-consuming obsession with the temple's beauty. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 184.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780099285670
ISBN
9780099285670
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.11

paperback. Steve Almond's stunning first collection of short stories explores the lives of young men in their twenties and thirties, their confusions, their obsessions, their emotional complexities, taking a clear-eyed view of relationships between young men and women who have come of age in an era without innocence. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 134 x 16. Weight in Grams: 174.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780099443629
ISBN
9780099443629
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.57

paperback. A collection of seven short stories themed around troubled relations. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 19. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780099518594
ISBN
9780099518594
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.45

paperback. Building work in an expanding Reykjavik uncovers a shallow grave. Years before, this part of the city was all open hills, and Erlendur and his team hope this is a typical Icelandic missing person scenario; perhaps someone once lost in the snow, who has lain peacefully buried for decades. Things are never that simple. Translator(s): Scudder, Bernard. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FF; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 17. Weight in Grams: 220.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780099548553
ISBN
9780099548553
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.45

paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 13. Weight in Grams: 146.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Arrow
Condition
New
SKU
9780099586623
ISBN
9780099586623
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.45

paperback. A collection of eight short stories, which help students gain deeper insights into French literature and life. Editor(s): Lyon, Pamela. Series: Parallel Text. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1971
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780140023855
ISBN
9780140023855
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.11

paperback. This is the description of "The New Blazing World" (1666) - one of the earliest pieces of science fiction writing. It attempts, in the manner of contemporary utopian fantasies, to tell the story of a voyage to another world where speculative science reigns. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FLC; FM; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 206.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780140433722
ISBN
9780140433722
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.21

paperback. Maigret is asked to the windswept, rainy border town of Givet by a young woman desperate to clear her family of murder. But their well-kept shop, the sleepy community and its raging river all hide their own mysteries. Translator(s): Whiteside, Shaun. Series: Inspector Maigret. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FF; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 128.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780141394770
ISBN
9780141394770
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.75

paperback. Includes the stories "Metamorphosis"; "Meditation"; "The Judgement"; "The Stoker"; and "The Aeroplanes at Brescia". Translator(s): Hofmann, Michael. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 213 x 22. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780143105244
ISBN
9780143105244
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.53

paperback. Translator(s): Curtis, Howard. Series: Inspector Maigret. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FF; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 270 x 14. Weight in Grams: 126.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780241240175
ISBN
9780241240175
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.75

paperback. Presents short stories, written by Welsh men and women, for the most part about Welsh people, providing depictions of valley and mountain, country and town, as well as insights into the nature of the people. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 137 x 22. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780241955468
ISBN
9780241955468
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.45

paperback. Weaves characters, themes and language in 22 linked stories that evoke the complex density of life in and around the Spokane Indian Reservation. The author is one of Granta's 20 Best Young American Writers. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 176.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780749386696
ISBN
9780749386696
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.45

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