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Paperback. Features stories ranging from teenagers coming into awareness of their sexual and artistic powers to humdrum housewives whose lives are shattered by unexpected epiphanies to old people who don't know what to do with themselves. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 468.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141197388
ISBN
9780141197388
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.04

Paperback. Includes a collection spans many genres, offering ingenious alternative histories, mystery and horror, satirical reflections and a devilishly funny attacks. In this book, the stories reveal the scope of his imagination and the warmth beneath his acerbic humour, and they all share the unmistakable style and wit of one of Britain's writers. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 134 x 25. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141195292
ISBN
9780141195292
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Here are the collected stories of English novelist Elizabeth Taylor, including some only recently discovered. From the awkward passions of lonely holiday-makers to the fresh-faced anticipation of three school friends preparing for their first dance, she wryly captures the ordinary excetionalness of life. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 46. Weight in Grams: 838.
Publisher
Virago
Number of pages
640
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844088409
ISBN
9781844088409
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.96

paperback. A collection of all Kafka's shorter fiction, from fragments, parables and sketches, to longer, complete tales. Together, they reveal the breadth of Kafka's literary vision and the depth of his thought. Some, like "The Metamorphosis" and "The Judgement", are well-known; others are mere jottings. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780749399467
ISBN
9780749399467
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.14

Paperback. A collection of stories. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141189451
ISBN
9780141189451
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 135. .
Publisher
Peepal Tree Press Ltd.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845233341
ISBN
9781845233341
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.69

Paperback. Deals with the complexities of relationships as well as the joys of children. This title contains the author's controversial story "Weddings and Beheadings", as well as his prophetic "My Son the Fanatic", which exposes the religious tensions within the muslim family unit. Num Pages: 688 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 47. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
9780571249824
ISBN
9780571249824
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.16

Hardcover. Lawrence is known mainly as a novelist and poet but he was also the author of many short stories and novellas. Bringing together all his shorter fiction, this volume makes it possible to survey his entire writing career. Stories include "The Prussian Officer" and "The Virgin and the Gypsy". Num Pages: 1397 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 132 x 66. Weight in Grams: 1274.
Publisher
Everyman's Library
Number of pages
1397
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857151800
ISBN
9781857151800
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.83

paperback. Introducing you to a host of extraordinary characters and communities, this book includes a collection of short stories written by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 222.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780241968758
ISBN
9780241968758
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.45

Paperback. Acclaimed as one of America's most successful playwrights, the author also published four volumes of short stories. In this title, these volumes are combined with a wealth of unpublished and uncollected work, ranging from his first his story published in "Weird Tales" when he was seventeen, to his later frank homosexual fantasies. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 39. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780749395810
ISBN
9780749395810
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.53

Paperback. Includes sixty-five stories of magic and melancholy that display a range of inventiveness, with fairy tales, intellectual games and glimpses into lives of ambiguity and loss. Editor(s): Nabokov, Dmitri. Translator(s): Nabokov, Dmitri. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 816 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 45. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141183459
ISBN
9780141183459
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.73

Paperback. Peter Carey is justly renowned for his novels, which have included the Booker Prize-winning titles Oscar and Lucinda and True History of the Kelly Gang. He is also a dazzling writer of short stories. This volume collects together all the stories from The Fat Man in History and War Crimes as well as three other stories. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 126 x 26. Weight in Grams: 258. ******THIS IS A PREORDER TO BE DELIVERED ON OR AROUND THE PUBLICATION DAY IN FEBRUARY 2022****
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571175864
ISBN
9780571175864
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.98

Paperback. The definitive collection of Dylan Thomas' short stories, showing just why he is considered one of the 20th century's finest writers. Also featuring a bold new livery in celebration of the Dylan Thomas centenary. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780227306
ISBN
9781780227306
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.84

Hardcover. Translator(s): Lowe-Porter, H.T. Num Pages: 890 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 132 x 46. Weight in Grams: 928.
Publisher
Everyman
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857151961
ISBN
9781857151961
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.93

Hardcover. Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961) is celebrated as a novelist and man of action. He is perhaps most famous for Whom The Bell Tolls and A Farewell To Arms. He was equally prolific as a writer of short stories. This collection includes all Hemingway's shorter fiction arranged chronologically from 'Up in Michigan' (1923) to 'Old Man at the Bridge (1938). Num Pages: 788 pages, facsimiles. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 133 x 45. Weight in Grams: 854.
Publisher
Everyman
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Edition
First Thus
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857151879
ISBN
9781857151879
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.02

Paperback. A collection of stories that offer revelatory glimpses into everyday lives - from an unwelcome act of kindness at a bus stop, an evening walk across a London bridge, a welcome but uncomfortable summer break to a brutal lesson in trust. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Combined volume
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099540397
ISBN
9780099540397
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.82

Paperback. A collection short stories, each of which brimming with astute observations and sharp wit that can captivate readers the world over. It explores the blighted territory of a failing marriage; the tangled jungle of a mad poet's secret anti-Semitism; and the belated sexual guilt of a Hindu. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 44. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
Hamish Hamilton
Number of pages
672
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241950524
ISBN
9780241950524
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.25

hardcover. Num Pages: 848 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 135 x 50. Weight in Grams: 904.
Publisher
Everyman's Library
Number of pages
848
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857152760
ISBN
9781857152760
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.67

Hardcover. This volume includes all his available shorter fiction in a collection edited and introduced by Gabriel Josipovici. The stories range from tiny fragments to substantial narratives which have been arranged to illuminate one another and to illustrate Kafka's evolution as a writer. Editor(s): Josipovici, Gabriel. Translator(s): Muir, Willa; Muir, Edwin. Num Pages: 503 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 160 x 55. Weight in Grams: 600.
Publisher
Everyman
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857151459
ISBN
9781857151459
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.36

Paperback. A collection of short stories by Saul Bellow. Some stories recount the events of a single day, while some are contained in a wider frame. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141188782
ISBN
9780141188782
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.61

Paperback. Presents stories of abandonment and vengeance, in which extreme situations lead to disturbing conclusions. A missionary is sent to a place so distant he finds his God has no power there; a husband abandons his wife as they honeymoon in the South American jungle; and a boy's drug-induced transformation leads to cruelty enjoyed and suffered. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
672
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141191355
ISBN
9780141191355
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.06

Paperback. A collection by Pulitzer prize-winning novelist John Cheever that shows the power and range of one of the finest short story writers. It includes masterpieces such as "The Swimmer" and "Goodbye, My Brother" and date from the time of his honourable discharge from the Army at the end of the Second World War. Num Pages: 912 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 49. Weight in Grams: 668.
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
912
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099748304
ISBN
9780099748304
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.99

hardcover. Written over a period of more than half a century, this volume include short stories and novellas reflect every aspect of his developing art and outlook. Num Pages: 1856 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 143 x 91. Weight in Grams: 1826.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Everyman
Condition
New
SKU
9781857152432
ISBN
9781857152432
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.99
€ 55.00

Paperback. A collection of stories including "Rain" and "The Three Fat Women of Antibes". Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 34. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
VINTAGE (RAND)
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099287391
ISBN
9780099287391
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

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