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Fiction: special features
Paperback. Best selling international author, Isabel Allende tackles her homeland head-on in this staggering, epic romance. Translator(s): Peden, Margaret Sayers. Num Pages: 320 pages, genealogy tab. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 145 x 22. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Edition
- paperback / softback
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007123018
- ISBN
- 9780007123018
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.38
€ 13.99
€ 10.38
Paperback. Lu Xun is famous for his short stories, among other writings. This collection contains 13 of his stories, including: "A Madman's Diary"; "Medicine"; "Storm in a Teacup"; "My Old Home"; "Village Opera"; "A Happy Family"; "The Misanthrope"; "Regret for the Past"; and "Forging the Swords". Translator(s): Yang, Xianyi; Yang, Gladys. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The Chinese University Press
- Edition
- Chinese-English bilingual edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789629960438
- ISBN
- 9789629960438
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.84
€ 24.84
Paperback. The themes of Marjory Stoneman Douglas' stories in this collection range from hurricanes, cock-fighting and real estate deals to struggling immigrants and corruption in the Everglades. They were originally published in the 1920s and 30s in the "Saturday Evening Post". Illustrator(s): Leshan, Larry. Num Pages: 176 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; FA; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813016238
- ISBN
- 9780813016238
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.50
€ 18.50
paperback. This companion volume to "Florida Stories" offers readers a selection of Florida's short fiction. The collection ranges across a gallery of original characters and 150 years of the state's history. Selections highlight distinctively Floridian settings and experiences. Illustrator(s): Leshan, Larry. Editor(s): McCarthy, Kevin M. Num Pages: 326 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813014852
- ISBN
- 9780813014852
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.88
€ 19.99
€ 19.88
Hardcover. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 222 x 17. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Open Letter United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934824085
- ISBN
- 9781934824085
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.02
€ 16.99
€ 16.02
paperback. Num Pages: 117 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 148.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Candy Jar Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 117
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780957154896
- ISBN
- 9780957154896
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.41
€ 13.41
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
€ 15.00
paperback. In the early 1500s five men and five women find themselves trapped by floods and compelled to take refuge in an abbey high in the Pyrenees. When told they must wait days for the bridge to be repaired, they are inspired to pass the time in a cultured manner by each telling a story every day. Translator(s): Chilton, Paul. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 380. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSK0000743
- ISBN
- 9780140443554
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 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
- KSK0000725
- ISBN
- 9780762403004
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. Brilliant, funny and tragic, Four Bare Legs in a Bed is an outstanding and invigorating collection of short stories. In Simpson's uniquely imaginative and sensuous voice, we hear of the mixed blessings of independence and marriage, of sex and babies. By the winner of the Somerset Maugham Award, the Hawthornden Prize and the E.M.Forster Award. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 140. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Minerva
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSK0000714
- ISBN
- 9780749391621
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
hardcover. Kibler has captured the essence of Southern writing in this touching anthology of fables. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Pelican Publishing Co. (US) United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589800953
- ISBN
- 9781589800953
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.96
€ 21.99
€ 20.96
Paperback. For years Kazu has run her fashionable restaurant with a combination of charm and shrewdness. But when the she falls in love with one of her clients, an aristocratic retired politician, she renounces her business in order to become his wife. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 216 x 9. Weight in Grams: 208. ***THIS IS A PRE-ORDER TO BE SHIPPED ON OR AROUND THE PUBLICATION DATE IN APRIL 2025***
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099282785
- ISBN
- 9780099282785
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 11.11
€ 11.99
€ 11.11
paperback. A young Austrian woman, Christine, toils away in a provincial post office when, out of the blue, a telegram arrives inviting her to join an American aunt she's never known in a fashionable Swiss resort. She accepts and is swept up into a world of almost inconceivable wealth and unleashed desire. She feels herself utterly transformed. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Sort of Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KHD0001123
- ISBN
- 9780954221720
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.07
€ 6.07
Paperback. Num Pages: 202 pages, 5 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; FHP; FYB; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 197 x 11. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Blacksmith Books Hong Kong
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789881774286
- ISBN
- 9789881774286
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.30
€ 10.99
€ 9.30
paperback. The international phenomenon: quirky and bittersweet, heartbreaking yet outrageously funny. Perfect for fans of Rachel Joyce's The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry and Jonas Jonasson's The 100 Year Old Man Who Climbed Out of a Window and Disappeared. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 228. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Sceptre
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTJ8039005
- ISBN
- 9781444775815
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.12
€ 5.12
Paperback. A superb collection of short stories from the No. 1 bestselling author. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 5HC; FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 272. 8vo.Good copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Orion
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KEX0293291
- ISBN
- 9780752893761
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
paperback. Five intriguing, interlinked novella-length mysteries from the Medieval Murderers Group. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FFH; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 113 x 33. Weight in Grams: 426. Very good copy showing light age and shelfwear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster UK
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMO0001785
- ISBN
- 9781416502135
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.70
€ 5.70
hardcover. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 640. Good clean copy with light wear to dust jacket
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Hesperus Press Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMO0001695
- ISBN
- 9781843917045
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.70
€ 5.70
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
€ 45.45
paperback. In the darkness, the main room is as vast as a cathedral. A great empty space. Some warmth is still seeps from the radiators. Delfosse strikes a match. They stop a moment to catch their breath, and work out how far they have still to go. And suddenly the match falls to the ground, as Delfosse gives a cry and rushes back towards the washroom door. Translator(s): Reynolds, Sian; Schwartz, Ros. Series: Inspector Maigret. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FF; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 10. Weight in Grams: 130.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141393520
- ISBN
- 9780141393520
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.80
€ 11.99
€ 9.80