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Fiction: special features

Paperback. A young man, in despair over gambling debts, buys a magical animal skin that grants his every wish but hastens its owner's death in the process. Balzac's compelling tale is here presented in an exuberant new translation, with an illuminating introduction and notes. Translator(s): Constantine, Helen. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBF; DSK; FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199579501
ISBN
9780199579501
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.20

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903631362
ISBN
9781903631362
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.10

Paperback. A collection of the best of Sciascia's gritty, darkly glittering short stories Translator(s): Bardoni, Avril; Oliver, Arthur. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FF; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 158.
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847089281
ISBN
9781847089281
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.46

Paperback. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 17. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
New Island Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
S9781848404946
ISBN
9781848404946
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.89

Paperback. The Winner Stands Alone is the enthralling new novel by the incomparable Paulo Coelho. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007306084
ISBN
9780007306084
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.49

Hardcover. A vision of contemporary Dubai from the perspective of a variety of expats from different parts of the world, telling tales of hardship and the high-life, paranoia and alienation, cruelty and love. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Parthian Books
Number of pages
170
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908946706
ISBN
9781908946706
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.12

Paperback. From one of the world's best loved storytellers, Paulo Coelho, comes a riveting novel tracing the mysterious life and disappearance of Athena dubbed 'the Witch of Portobello', which was a top ten Sunday Times bestseller in hardback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007251872
ISBN
9780007251872
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.38

Paperback. Num Pages: 258 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 209 x 20. Weight in Grams: 226.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Plume
Condition
New
SKU
V9780147516985
ISBN
9780147516985
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.64

Paperback. Part one of a two-volume selection of Hardy's short fiction. This volume covers the stories contained in "Wessex Tales" (1888) and "A Group of Noble Dames" (1891). Editor(s): Brady, Kristin. Num Pages: 464 pages, map. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140435320
ISBN
9780140435320
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.91

Paperback. Agatha Christie's classic short story collection, published to tie-in with a new BBC TV adaptation of the book's most enduring and shocking thriller, The Witness for the Prosecution. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FFC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 22. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
TV tie-in edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008201258
ISBN
9780008201258
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.49

Paperback. Niki Jumpei, an amateur entomologist, searches the scorching desert for beetles. As night falls he is forced to seek shelter in an eerie village, half-buried by huge sand dunes. He awakes to the terrifying realization that the villagers have imprisoned him with a young woman at the bottom of a vast sand pit. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141188522
ISBN
9780141188522
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 143 x 16. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Persephone Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903155547
ISBN
9781903155547
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 18.90

Paperback. Num Pages: 148 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 135 x 10. Weight in Grams: 218.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Poetry Wales Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
148
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854114426
ISBN
9781854114426
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.35

paperback. Includes seven tales of the bizarre and unexpected. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 198 x 17. Weight in Grams: 184.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780241955789
ISBN
9780241955789
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.33

Paperback. Offering a wide-ranging tour of the final decades of the 20th century, this series of related stories touches on the crucial issues and events that came to define and shape this period, including the corrosive impact of the Vietnam War. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268019716
ISBN
9780268019716
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.72

paperback. This is a quintessential short story book fo r everyone who thinks they don't have any time to read. Each story is less than 55 words long - ideal for the beach, bus , train, anywhere. Num Pages: 224 pages, 50 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 238. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Running Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSK0000725
ISBN
9780762403004
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

paperback. This is a quintessential short story book fo r everyone who thinks they don't have any time to read. Each story is less than 55 words long - ideal for the beach, bus , train, anywhere. Num Pages: 224 pages, 50 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 238. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Running Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTS0035947
ISBN
9780762403004
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

Paperback. Editor(s): Daley, James. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 236 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 207 x 16. Weight in Grams: 206. 236 pages. Editor(s): Daley, James. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DQ; FYB. Dimension: 136 x 207 x 16. Weight: 200.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Number of pages
236
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486447162
ISBN
9780486447162
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.19

Paperback. In the windswept seaside town of Concarneau, a local wine merchant is shot. In fact, someone is out to kill all the influential men and the entire town is soon sent into a state of panic. For Maigret, the answers lie with the pale, downtrodden waitress Emma, and a strange yellow dog lurking in the shadows.. Translator(s): Asher, Linda. Series: Inspector Maigret. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FFC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 116.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141393476
ISBN
9780141393476
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.09

Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: 5AF; FA; FYB; YFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 134 x 5. Weight in Grams: 68. Series: Dover Thrift S. 80 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 5AF; FA; FYB; YFA. Dimension: 209 x 134 x 5. Weight: 72.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486298573
ISBN
9780486298573
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.65

Paperback. In two closing essays, the author considers how her experiences as a Latin American woman with ties to the United States has brought to her writing a dual cultural perspective. Her works include Sweet Diamond Dust and The House on the Lagoon. Translator(s): Ferre, Rosario. Series: Latin American woman writers. Num Pages: 170 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803268746
ISBN
9780803268746
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.93

Hardcover. Inspired by the Kwangju Massacre of 1980, in which 2,000 civilians were killed for protesting the government's military rule, this novella recounts the wanderings of a girl traumatized by her mother's murder and exemplifies the injustice of state-sanctioned violence against women. Translator(s): Fulton, Bruce; Fulton, Ju-Chan. Series: Weatherhead Books on Asia. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231142960
ISBN
9780231142960
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.45

Paperback. Series: Contemporary Writers from Shanghai. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 109 x 171 x 18. Weight in Grams: 216.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
BetterLink Press Incorporated United States
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9781602202436
ISBN
9781602202436
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.00

Paperback. Features love stories about the strange encounters in claustrophobic communal apartments, ill-fated holiday romances, office trysts, schoolgirl crushes, tentative courtships, rampant infidelity, tender devotion and terrifying madness. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 148.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141198583
ISBN
9780141198583
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.57

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