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Paperback. Features characters that highlight London's concern with social issues. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 15. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140183580
ISBN
9780140183580
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.69

Paperback. This new edition, thoughtfully introduced, extensively annotated and featuring a reading list and Hogg chronology, presents Altrive Tales as a major achievement by one of Scotland's finest storytellers. Editor(s): Hughes, Gillian. Series: The Collected Works of James Hogg. Num Pages: 368 pages, 3 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 31. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748620876
ISBN
9780748620876
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.33

Paperback. A novel about a street in an unnamed city whose inhabitants speculate on the life of a mysterious Madam X. It interweaves their endless suppositions into a work that is at once political parable and surreal fantasia. Translator(s): Gernant, Karen; Chen, Zeping. Series: The Margellos World Republic of Letters. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 192 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Rep Tra
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300167962
ISBN
9780300167962
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.17

Paperback. Expanded and updated collection of short stories using Head's 'Tales of Tenderness and Power' as a basis. Series: Heinemann African Writers Series. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Heinemann
Number of pages
184
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780435045715
ISBN
9780435045715
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.79

Paperback. This collection of lesser-known of short stories - ranging from absurd humorous sketches to psychological pieces and tragic stories - demonstrates Anton Chekhov's mastery of the genre. Translator(s): Fitzlyon, April. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Alma Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847494757
ISBN
9781847494757
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.38

Hardcover. Suburban Sketches Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 124 x 10. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845880835
ISBN
9781845880835
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 9.30

Paperback. .
Publisher
Brown Brothers Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780993127595
ISBN
9780993127595
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 4.89

Paperback. This lesser-known novella by one of the great masters of Russian literature and the author of Fathers and Children, now available to English readers in Hugh Aplin's lucid translation, is presented here with 'Yakov Pasynkov', another story exploring the nature of love and human relations. Translator(s): Aplin, Hugh. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 146. 160 pages, illustrations. This lesser-known novella by one of the great masters of Russian literature and the author of Fathers and Children, now available to English readers in Hugh Aplin's lucid translation, is presented here with 'Yakov Pasynkov', another story exploring the nature of love and human relations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Dimension: 195 x 129 x 11. Weight: 146. Translator(s): Aplin, Hugh.
Publisher
Oneworld Classics
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847492180
ISBN
9781847492180
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.86

Paperback. Referred to by their author as his 'passionate twins' and intended to provide an illustration of the original, primitive virtues of Christianity, the two novellas - "Atala" and "Rene" - were hugely successful in their time, thanks to their vivid depictions of exotic locations and their attunement to the emotional sensitivities of the age. Translator(s): Heppenstall, Rayner. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 150. Referred to by their author as his 'passionate twins' and intended to provide an illustration of the original, primitive virtues of Christianity, the two novellas - "Atala" and "Rene" - were hugely successful in their time, thanks to their vivid depictions of exotic locations and their attunement to the emotional sensitivities of the age. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA; FC. Dimension: 199 x 130 x 10. Weight: 154. Translator(s): Heppenstall, Rayner.
Publisher
Alma Books
Number of pages
119
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847492609
ISBN
9781847492609
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. Salim the coachman tells enchanting tales, but suddenly he is struck dumb. Just as Scheherazade told tales to save her life, Salim's friends must spin yarns to save his speech. Set in Damascus in 1959, the novel alternates the real lives of our storytellers with stories from the distant past. Translator(s): Boehm, Philip. Num Pages: 263 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Arabia Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
263
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906697358
ISBN
9781906697358
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.98

Paperback. Editor(s): Kaus, Jan. Translator(s): Dickens, Eric. Series: Dedalus Literary Fiction Anthologies. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 166 x 26. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Dedalus Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903517956
ISBN
9781903517956
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.45

Paperback. .
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789774167546
ISBN
9789774167546
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.55

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.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099285670
ISBN
9780099285670
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Playwright, novelist, and poet Thomas Bernhard (1931-1989) gives us one of his most darkly comic works. A series of parable-like anecdotes--some drawn from newspaper reports, some from conversation, some even from hearsay--this satire portrays an ordinary world careening into absurdity and disaster. Translator(s): Northcott, Kenneth. Num Pages: 114 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226044026
ISBN
9780226044026
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.55

Paperback. Translator(s): Brooke-Rose, Christine. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128. .
Publisher
Calder Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714544571
ISBN
9780714544571
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.66

Paperback. A classic collection of novellas from New York Times bestselling author Jim Harrison. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611855234
ISBN
9781611855234
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.77

Paperback. This short collection shows Chekhov in an amusing, playful light, poking fun at the greed, sycophancy and ignorance of his characters, with the moral detachment that also characterizes his major, serious works. Series: Quirky Classics. Num Pages: 117 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 112 x 297 x 12. Weight in Grams: 96.
Publisher
Alma Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847496867
ISBN
9781847496867
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.99

Hardback. Illustrator(s): Schwoebel, Francois. Translator(s): Crook, Becky. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 135 x 25. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857423825
ISBN
9780857423825
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 20.72

Paperback. Returning to Russia from Italy, twenty-three-year-old Dimitry Sanin breaks his journey in Frankfurt. There, he encounters the beautiful Gemma Roselli and falls in love. He decides to begin a new life and sell his Russian estates. But when he meets the potential buyer, Madame Polozov, his vulnerability makes him prey for a destructive infatuation. Translator(s): Shapiro, Leonard. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 15. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1980
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140443691
ISBN
9780140443691
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.25

Paperback. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 243 x 32. Weight in Grams: 724.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781624664472
ISBN
9781624664472
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 25.72

Paperback. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
NeWest Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781926455662
ISBN
9781926455662
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.78

Paperback. Num Pages: 737 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 217 x 35. Weight in Grams: 788.
Publisher
Paul Dry Books, Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781589881075
ISBN
9781589881075
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 21.31

Paperback. During the performances of fashionable operas, the musicians tell tales, read stories and exchange gossip to relieve the tedium of the bad music they are paid to perform. We are privy to 25 entertaining evenings with a fascinating group of distracted performers. Editor(s): Barzun, Jacques. Translator(s): Barzun, Jacques. Num Pages: 404 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: AV; FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 139 x 22. Weight in Grams: 498.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
404
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226043746
ISBN
9780226043746
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 34.35

Paperback. A stunning collection of short stories that will be adored by readers of Jhumpa Lahiri's The Lowland. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
Publisher
Fleet
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349006475
ISBN
9780349006475
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.30

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