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Hardcover. As a college student, Chul-Woo Lim witnessed the Kwangju Uprising during which hundreds of pro-democracy protesters were massacred by the South Korean government of Chun Doo Hwan. Lim's desire to bear witness to this tragic event became one of the motivating forces behind his writing. This work was published one year after the massacre. Translator(s): Myung-Hee, Kim. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Tamal Vista Publications
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780917436086
ISBN
9780917436086
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.40

Paperback. This collection of stories is essentially a frame tale set in the New York Museum of Natural History, where two children discover displays that come to life and admit them into a series of exciting adventures that include talking animals and magical travels through the vast landscapes of the pre-Columbian continent. Illustrator(s): Winter, Milo. Series: Western Literature Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, 23 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 133 x 16. Weight in Grams: 277.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Nevada Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874175882
ISBN
9780874175882
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.38

Paperback. Noted for narrative complexity, stylistic variety, and feminist themes, Pardo Bazan's stories, written a century ago, explore many aspects of the relationships between men and women." Series: Texts & Translations. Num Pages: 141 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 10. Weight in Grams: 209.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The Modern Language Association of America
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873527842
ISBN
9780873527842
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.41

Paperback. In his brief life, Chekhov was a doctor, essayist, dramatist and a humanitarian. He saw no conflict between art and science or art and medicine. This collection of stories presents powerful portraits of doctors in their everyday lives, struggling with their own personal problems. Editor(s): Coulehan, Jack. Series: Literature and Medicine Series. Num Pages: 226 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: DNF; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Kent State University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873387804
ISBN
9780873387804
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.82

Hardcover. "Original edition published by Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press"--Title page verso. Editor(s): Geng, Song; Yang, Qingxiang. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Hawaii Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780824856397
ISBN
9780824856397
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.87

Paperback. Pierre Loti's novel "Madame Chrysantheme" (1888) enjoyed great popularity during the author's lifetime. More broadly, Loti's novel helped define the terms in which Occidentals perceived Japan as delicate, feminine, and, 'preposterous' - in short, ripe for exploitation. Presented as the diary of Chrysantheme, this title retells Loti's story. Num Pages: 112 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Hawaii Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780824834371
ISBN
9780824834371
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.26

Paperback. In the first half of the 20th century, many Chinese lost themselves in tales of scandal, romance and martial gallantry - standard reading for city dwellers craving escape. The stories selected and translated here are a record of what urban life was like, as well as what readers wished it to be. Translator(s): Wong, Timothy C. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 147 x 213 x 16. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Hawaii Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780824826901
ISBN
9780824826901
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.20

Paperback. Lesbian and gay fiction constitutes a major contribution to Taiwanese literature, as evidenced by the remarkable number of prestigious literary awards won by the many authors of the short stories presented in this book. Translator(s): Martin, Fran. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 5S; DQ; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Hawaii Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780824826611
ISBN
9780824826611
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.74

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 313.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820348285
ISBN
9780820348285
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.71

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 135 x 16. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Georgia Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820348278
ISBN
9780820348278
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.68

Paperback. On the surface, Treadway s stories offer realistic portrayals of people in situations that make them question their roles as family members, their ability to do the right thing, and even their sanity. But Treadway s psychic landscapes are tinged with a sense of the surreal, inviting readers to recognize that very little is actually as it seems." Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 200.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820342214
ISBN
9780820342214
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.94

Paperback. With a reporter's eye for the inside story and a historian's grasp of the ironies in our collective past, Downs affectionately observes some of the last survivors of what Greil Marcus has called the old, weird America. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 216.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820342184
ISBN
9780820342184
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.07

Paperback. Written with humor but often poignant when they reveal the veins of longing that run through men and women, the stories in "Spirit Seizures" follow the elusive currents that link us to the eternal, the fluid boundaries that wash between love and mourning. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820341057
ISBN
9780820341057
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.04

Paperback. Sutton's quirky debut collection tracks the emotional journeys of characters struggling to find harmonious relationships with the people they are expected to love and be loved by. All too often, for Sutton's characters, such supposedly sacred relationships disappoint. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820334219
ISBN
9780820334219
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 25.26

Paperback. A collection of linked short stories that explore the borderland between Israelis and American Jews, emigrants and expatriates, and vanished homelands and the dangerous world in which we live. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820333311
ISBN
9780820333311
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 25.38

Paperback. The stories in "Silent Retreats "trace the tentative journeys of men as they redefine who they are in a changed world while still coping with memory and desire in the old ways. Above all, these stories chronicle a search for absolution for the elusive freedom lurking among the very syllables of the word." Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 313.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820330662
ISBN
9780820330662
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.34

Paperback. The Collected Short Stories of William March" Num Pages: 514 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 31. Weight in Grams: 730.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Alabama Press United States
Edition
2
Number of pages
514
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817356866
ISBN
9780817356866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.89

Paperback. Translator(s): Sryfi, Mbarek; Allen, Roger. Series: Middle East Literature in Translation. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815633693
ISBN
9780815633693
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.72

Paperback. This is a grouping of some 40 short stories that attempts to capture the essence of everyday life in the small Middle East country of Kuwait. The stories explore life in Kuwait from an American expatriate's perspective. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 263.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815610144
ISBN
9780815610144
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.29

Paperback. Features 22 stories, an excerpt from a novella, and fifteen poems rendered into English by some of the best-known translators of Turkish literature. Sait Faik's chiaroscuro world is brought into focus by an introductory essay on utopian poetics and lyrical stylistics of this Turkish writer. Editor(s): Halman, Talat Sait; Warner, Jayne L. Series: Middle East Literature in Translation. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815608042
ISBN
9780815608042
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.68

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