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Paperback. Zola's novel of peasant life describes the disintegration of the Fouan family when Papa Fouan decides to divide his land between his three children. Greed and violence feed a bitter struggle for supremacy. This new translation captures the novel's blend of brutality and lyricism in its evocation of the inexorable cycle of the natural world. Translator(s): Rose, Julie. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 3JH; FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199677870
- ISBN
- 9780199677870
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.60
€ 16.99
€ 12.60
Paperback. A dazzling, ambitious debut collection from a young talent, these critically acclaimed stories dip into the shadows and spotlights of life. From the pale waking hours to the darkling places, Clown's Shoes introduces a cast of lost characters trying to find their way, and asking whether everyone really does come salting home in the end? Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 134.
- Publisher
- Parthian Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910409671
- ISBN
- 9781910409671
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.40
€ 12.40
Paperback. Florent Quenu returns to Paris after being unjustly imprisoned and finds the city utterly changed. The great new food market, Les Halles, has been built, and food dominates the political and social life of the capital. The third in Zola's Rougon-Macquart series, The Belly of Paris appears in a vibrant new translation. Translator(s): Nelson, Brian. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199555840
- ISBN
- 9780199555840
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.04
€ 13.99
€ 11.04
Hardback. An autobiographical novel from Sweden's greatest living writer. Translator(s): Bragan-Turner, Deborah. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 164 x 31. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857051707
- ISBN
- 9780857051707
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.89
€ 26.99
€ 18.89
Hardcover. Series: Modern Library. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 124 x 26. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780679601227
- ISBN
- 9780679601227
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 22.58
€ 27.99
€ 22.58
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Carcanet Press Ltd.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905583669
- ISBN
- 9781905583669
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.42
€ 15.99
€ 14.42
Paperback. Illustrator(s): "Callot". Editor(s): Robertson, Ritchie. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 464 pages, 2 pp line drawings by Callot. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199552474
- ISBN
- 9780199552474
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.60
€ 16.99
€ 12.60
Paperback. Explores the buttoned-up world of the British upper classes. This book includes stories, in which, an imaginative teenager gives a visitor the fright of his life, the ordered home of a respectable country gent is rocked to its core, and 'Laura' expresses the hope of revenge via reincarnation. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJC; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 208 x 40. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784871918
- ISBN
- 9781784871918
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.80
€ 15.99
€ 11.80
Paperback. Maigret savoured the sensations of his youth again: the cold, stinging eyes, frozen fingertips, an aftertaste of coffee. Then, stepping inside the church, a blast of heat, soft light; the smell of candles and incense. The last time Maigret went home to the village of his birth was for his father's funeral. Translator(s): Whiteside, Shaun. Series: Inspector Maigret. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FF; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 141 x 10. Weight in Grams: 130.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Translation
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141394756
- ISBN
- 9780141394756
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.25
€ 11.99
€ 10.25
Paperback. A gripping tale of magic and illusion by Japan's master mystery storyteller. Translator(s): MacKenzie, Ross; MacKenzie, Shika. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FF; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- Pushkin Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782271383
- ISBN
- 9781782271383
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.71
€ 13.99
€ 10.71
Paperback. The stories in The Manet Girl explore situations in which desire, cutting through the demands of daily life, blurs all rational distinctions between what is important and what is distraction. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 197 x 15. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Publisher
- Salt Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 164
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907773457
- ISBN
- 9781907773457
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 4.73
€ 13.99
€ 4.73
Paperback. The acclaimed, worldwide bestselling second book in the Brigade Criminelle Trilogy, reissued in a stunning new package to tie in with Lemaitre's standalone thriller Blood Wedding Series: Brigade Criminelle Series. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FF; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 26. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857056269
- ISBN
- 9780857056269
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.09
€ 13.99
€ 11.09
Hardcover. This work contains "First Love" and "A Fire At Sea", translated by Isiah Berlin, and "Spring Torrents" translated by Leonard Schapiro. These stories record the pains and glories of youthful infatuation. Translator(s): Berlin, Isaiah; Schapiro, Leonard. Num Pages: 253 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Publisher
- Everyman United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 253
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857151916
- ISBN
- 9781857151916
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. This book features nine short stories that offer an intriguing glimpse into our medical future, including vaccination strategies against unknown deathly pathogens, nanomedicine to cure diseases and retard ageing, bionics, and cloning and euthanasia. Series: Science and Fiction. Num Pages: 193 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: FL; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319042527
- ISBN
- 9783319042527
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.56
€ 20.99
€ 19.56
India: A Traveler's Literary Companion (Traveler's Literary Companions...
Chandrahas Choudhury (Ed.)
Paperback. Features 14 short stories from some of India's best writers, collectively offering an insightful portrait of the beauty and complexity of Indian landscape, culture, and society. This title also offers a portrayal of the glories of India and a front row seat to its traditions of storytelling. Editor(s): Choudhury, Chandrahas. Series: Traveler's Literary Companion. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: DQ; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Publisher
- Whereabouts Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781883513245
- ISBN
- 9781883513245
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.39
€ 16.99
€ 15.39
Paperback. Series: Studies in Austrian Literature, Culture & Thought: Translation S. Num Pages: 338 pages. BIC Classification: FYB; JFHF; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 22. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Publisher
- Ariadne Press United States
- Number of pages
- 338
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780929497938
- ISBN
- 9780929497938
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.55
€ 36.99
€ 26.55
Paperback. Abandoned by her lover and left to bring up their two children alone, Gervaise Macquart has to fight to earn an honest living. When she accepts marriage proposal of Monsieur Coupeau, it seems as though she is on path to a decent, respectable life at last. Editor(s): Buss, Robin. Translator(s): Buss, Robin. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140449549
- ISBN
- 9780140449549
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.04
€ 13.99
€ 11.04
Paperback. Translator(s): Boehm, Philip. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FF; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 20. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Publisher
- Portobello Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846274770
- ISBN
- 9781846274770
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.71
€ 13.99
€ 10.71
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509825400
- ISBN
- 9781509825400
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.73
€ 15.99
€ 11.73
Paperback. This debut collection of short stories by the award-winning writer and journalist Nigel Jarrett brings together places of violence, longing, helplessness and vivid remembrance, where characters must cope with the darker side of human relationships, often inside the seemingly cosy world of the family. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Publisher
- Parthian Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906998516
- ISBN
- 9781906998516
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.40
€ 12.40
Hardback. A novel of loss and memory from the Egyptian Nobel laureate Translator(s): Stock, Raymond. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 207 x 17. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- THE COFFEEHOUSE
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789774163517
- ISBN
- 9789774163517
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.98
€ 26.99
€ 22.98
Paperback. Tolstoy's epic depicts Russia's war with Napoleon and its effects on the lives of those caught up in the conflict. In this book, he creates some of the most vital and involving characters in literature as he follows the rise and fall of families in St Petersburg and Moscow who are linked by their personal and political relationships. Translator(s): Pevear, Richard; Volokhonsky, Larissa. Num Pages: 1296 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 137 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1010.
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Number of pages
- 1296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099512240
- ISBN
- 9780099512240
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.96
€ 19.99
€ 14.96
Paperback. Maigret's peaceful retirement in the countryside is disrupted when a relative unwittingly embroils himself in a crime he did not commit and the inspector returns to Police Headquarters in Paris once again. Translator(s): Schwartz, Ros. Series: Inspector Maigret. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 10. Weight in Grams: 118.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141397047
- ISBN
- 9780141397047
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.29
€ 11.99
€ 10.29
Paperback. A wife plots her husband's psychological destruction - then his murder; a son is ruined by his mother's obsession; a man marries the woman he rescues from suicide, only to become the victim of her obsessiveness; and a family feud brings unimaginable horror. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FF; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 110 x 12. Weight in Grams: 110.
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Edition
- Rev Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099214601
- ISBN
- 9780099214601
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.28
€ 17.99
€ 14.28