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Paperback. A murder mystery set in a run-down family hotel in Rio de Janeiro. Rio is the perfect backdrop with its dictatorships, drug wars, child gangs and violent policing tactics. A witty, touching account of life at the edge of Brazilian society, dressed up as a thrilling murder investigation. Translator(s): Soutar, Jethro. Num Pages: 257 pages. BIC Classification: FF; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 242.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Bitter Lemon Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908524270
ISBN
9781908524270
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.30

Paperback. Living in the slums of Rio and eking out a living as a typist, Macabea loves movies, Coca-Cola and her philandering rat of a boyfriend; she would like to be like Marilyn Monroe, but she is ugly and unloved. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 135 x 7. Weight in Grams: 80. Good clean copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141392035
ISBN
9780141392035
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.06

Paperback. The master of Swedish crime fiction returns with the winner of the prestigious Scandinavian Glass Key Award Series: The Van Veeteren Series. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FF; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 198 x 30. Weight in Grams: 344.
Edition
Main Market
Publisher
Pan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330512596
ISBN
9780330512596
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.93

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 145 x 19. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781564788559
ISBN
9781564788559
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.04

Hardback. After the failed revolutions of 1848, Galicia has been brought under the rule of the Habsburg Empire, and the Zemka family find themselves embroiled in the struggle for Polish independence. This is a history of Eastern Europe told in miniature through the tumultuous saga of one family as they try to reclaim their estate. Translator(s): Fagan, Teresa Lavender. Series: The French List. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 162 x 40. Weight in Grams: 774.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
484
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857420282
ISBN
9780857420282
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.11

Paperback. A sweeping saga of generations of a rural Egyptian family and the history of the wider Egypt that affects their lives. Winner of the 2012 Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature Translator(s): Roberts, Nancy. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 151 x 15. Weight in Grams: 406.
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press Egypt
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9789774166204
ISBN
9789774166204
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.20

Paperback. Num Pages: 319 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781564789136
ISBN
9781564789136
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.86

Paperback. Elegantly simple fairy tales where nonsense is as commonplace as violence from a master of the form. Illustrator(s): Eyde, Catherine. Num Pages: 158 pages, B&W illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FQ; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 228.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Coffee House Press United States
Number of pages
158
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566893473
ISBN
9781566893473
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.92

paperback. Num Pages: 156 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 117 x 12. Weight in Grams: 180.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Five Leaves Publications United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
156
Condition
New
SKU
V9780907123156
ISBN
9780907123156
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.30

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 142 x 9. Weight in Grams: 170.
Publisher
Nightwood Editions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780889712935
ISBN
9780889712935
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.63

Paperback. A collection of stories exploring a host of female parts - rites of passage, love, loss, danger, revelations, strange relationships, - the pleasures and pains of growing up female. Editor(s): Lefanu, Sarah. Num Pages: 242 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; FYB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 276. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Aurora Metro Publications
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0000994
ISBN
9780951587744
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Offers a pair of short stories about greed, charity, life and death from one of Russia's most influential writers and thinkers. Series: Penguin Little Black Classics. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 111 x 10. Weight in Grams: 56.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141397740
ISBN
9780141397740
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.53

Paperback. Contains the author's short works that are rich in the insights and passion that characterize his explorations in love, war, courage, and civilization. Translator(s): Wilks, Ronald. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 196.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140445060
ISBN
9780140445060
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.80

Paperback. A brilliant collection of seven original stories by award-winning authors, inspired by different concepts of love. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473649453
ISBN
9781473649453
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.30

Paperback. Series: Heinemann African Writers Series. Num Pages: 104 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 6. Weight in Grams: 96.
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
104
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780435075415
ISBN
9780435075415
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.21

Hardback. Irreverent guide to becoming a dictator, based on the outrageous and scandalous behaviours of dictators past and present. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FY. .
Publisher
Arcade Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781628726602
ISBN
9781628726602
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.30

Paperback. Num Pages: 188 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Graywolf Press,U.S. United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
188
Condition
New
SKU
V9781555975500
ISBN
9781555975500
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.21

Paperback. Presents stories which intend to expand our ideas and our expectations of Miami by exposing its tough but vulnerable underbelly. Num Pages: 194 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University Of Iowa Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781587298165
ISBN
9781587298165
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.15

Paperback. A collection of short stories that twist and inspire the imagination. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 15. Weight in Grams: 152.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141020044
ISBN
9780141020044
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.77

Hardcover. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 226 x 20. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
Arlen House
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Limited signed edition
Condition
New
SKU
9781851320677
ISBN
9781851320677
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 30.00

Paperback. Hugh Garner's Governor General Award-winning Best Stories depicts working-class life in North America and Europe between the Great Depression and the Quiet Revolution, emphasizing the Spanish Civil War's integral role in Canadian and transnational identity formation. Editor(s): Robins Sharpe, Emily. Series: Canadian Literature Collection. Num Pages: 318 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 203 x 21. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
University of Ottawa Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780776622613
ISBN
9780776622613
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 30.23

paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 198 x 16. Weight in Grams: 176.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Granta Books
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
9781846275975
ISBN
9781846275975
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.45

Paperback. The characters of these irreverent stories work at widely varying occupations, both prosaic and absurd. Hilarious and lonely, they are often aimless but surrounded by passionate devotees of everything from decluttering to good old-fashioned piracy. Num Pages: 225 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 134 x 19. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Tin House Books United States
Number of pages
225
Condition
New
SKU
V9780977698912
ISBN
9780977698912
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.88

This book brings together the essay collection "Written in the margins of life (Xie zai ren sheng bian shang)" and the short story collection "Human, beast, ghost (Ren shou gui)." Editor(s): Rea, Christopher G. Series: Weatherhead Books on Asia. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; FA; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231152747
ISBN
9780231152747
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 129.59

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