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Fiction: special features
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€ 24.27
€ 27.99
€ 24.27
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€ 21.11
€ 23.99
€ 21.11
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€ 23.94
€ 26.99
€ 23.94
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
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.72
€ 23.99
€ 21.72
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€ 21.75
€ 23.99
€ 21.75
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€ 22.30
€ 23.99
€ 22.30
Paperback. Editor(s): Frank, Frederick S. Num Pages: 357 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 207 x 19. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Broadview Press Ltd Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated ed
- Number of pages
- 357
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551113043
- ISBN
- 9781551113043
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.96
€ 25.96
paperback. A collection of stories, including the tale of two spoiled girls - one a princess and the other the daughter of a shepherd - who learn some difficult lessons when they have an encounter with a mysterious wise woman. Series: Fantasy Stories of George MacDonald S. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FL; FM; FYB; YFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 176 x 12. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Publisher
- Eerdmans United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802818607
- ISBN
- 9780802818607
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.51
€ 23.99
€ 21.51
The New Country. Stories from the Yiddish About Life in America.
. Illus: Craft, Dana. Ed(S): Goodman, Henry
An abridged version of a collection originally published in 1961, the 42 stories here are written by Jewish writers of the 20th century, including Sholem Aleichem, Abraham Raisin and Joseph Opotashu. They offer a testament to the mother tongue through the trials of Americanization. Illustrator(s): Craft, Dana. Editor(s): Goodman, Henry. Translator(s): Goodman, Henry. Series: Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music and Art. Num Pages: 208 pages, 3 photographs, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ACY; 3JJ; FYB; HBJK; HBLW; JFFN; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Edition
- Abridged ed
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815606697
- ISBN
- 9780815606697
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.01
€ 27.99
€ 26.01
Paperback. A novel that recounts the efforts of a young man to explore his own history and identity through his encounters with the family and friends who surround him. Translator(s): Weiss, Max. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815609124
- ISBN
- 9780815609124
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Condition: New
€ 10.11
€ 10.11
Hardcover. Series: Library of Modern Jewish Literature. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815609551
- ISBN
- 9780815609551
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 20.37
€ 20.37
Hardcover. How does one translate experience into fiction? This work includes specific and practical guidance on the art, craft, and business of writing short stories. It offers advice on exploring sources, galvanizing the imagination, studying stories, and then writing them. Num Pages: 208 pages, 3 figures, glossary, index. BIC Classification: CBV; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815629191
- ISBN
- 9780815629191
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Condition: New
€ 47.81
€ 47.81
Paperback. A collection of broadly interrelated stories that offer a warm, inspired portrait of an extended Arab family in a Lebanese and Syrian community in Toledo, Ohio, spanning the decades between the 1930s and the present. It offers a passionate, unvarnished glimpse into the lives of an immigrant community. Series: Arab American Writing. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815632108
- ISBN
- 9780815632108
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.72
€ 28.72
Paperback. "Thirteen stories from the Lone Star State"--Cover. Num Pages: 177 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FV; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875655130
- ISBN
- 9780875655130
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.63
€ 23.99
€ 21.63
Paperback. Reveals the complex and varied experiences of Arab American life. This work includes stories that reveal the initial adjustments of immigrants, the challenges of forming relationships, the political nuances of being Arab American, the vision directed towards homeland, and the search for balance and identity. Editor(s): Kaldas, Pauline; Mattawa, Khaled. Num Pages: 380 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Arkansas Press
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557289124
- ISBN
- 9781557289124
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.99
€ 27.99
€ 26.99
Hardback. The situe, or Arabic grandmother, moves in and out of this collection of stories as they seek to capture the integration of Christian Arab women into American culture. The tales contain elements of magic and stoicism, presenting characters rich in independence and creativity. Series: Arab American Writing. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; FYB; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815606574
- ISBN
- 9780815606574
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.84
€ 15.99
€ 15.84
Paperback. Set in 1966, these stories re-create the world of lower-middle-class adolescent boys coming of age in upstate New York. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 127 x 14. Weight in Grams: 195.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815608417
- ISBN
- 9780815608417
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.61
€ 11.61
Presenting a collection of four stories and a novella, this title depicts the images of rural life and human emotion. The title story chronicles the life of Lucy Delano as she bears witness to the dramatic changes that her small town confronts. In "The Telephone Girl", a young man struggles to act on his emotions for Mimi, the telephone girl. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815608509
- ISBN
- 9780815608509
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.58
€ 12.58
Hardcover. Contains tales that are set in different eras since 1960s to the turn of the twentieth century. This title offers multiple perspectives on the experience of Lebanese women in the United States. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815608813
- ISBN
- 9780815608813
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.11
€ 23.99
€ 22.11
Hardcover. Whether set in Maxim Shrayer's native Russia or in North America and Western Europe, this title features eight stories that explore emotionally intricate relationships that cross traditional boundaries of ethnicity, religion, and culture. Series: Library of Modern Jewish Literature. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 327.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815609186
- ISBN
- 9780815609186
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.29
€ 25.99
€ 23.29
Hardcover. Includes semi-autobiographical stories subtly layer the specifics of the Jewish experience with universal dilemmas of childhood, growing up, and old age. Series: Library of Modern Jewish Literature. Num Pages: 186 pages, glossary. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815609322
- ISBN
- 9780815609322
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 20.53
€ 20.53
Hardcover. Includes stories that chronicle the lives of the Matters, a captivating, tragic, yet ultimately exultant Arab American family. Series: Arab American Writing. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815609773
- ISBN
- 9780815609773
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.95
€ 25.99
€ 23.95
Paperback. Eight stories that explore emotionally intricate relationships that cross traditional boundaries of ethnicity, religion, and culture Num Pages: 154 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 142 x 11. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- paperback
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815609988
- ISBN
- 9780815609988
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.96
€ 16.99
€ 15.96
Paperback. An engaging collection of short stories all dealing with family in post-World War II America, in the south and New England. Written with a poet's sense of language, these vivid characters and fascinating conversations will take readers on a memorable journey. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815610151
- ISBN
- 9780815610151
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.46
€ 19.99
€ 19.46