Short stories
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Short stories
Hardback. Strange and fantastical, the fairy tales of Bela Balazs (1884-1949), Hungarian writer, film critic, and famous librettist of "Bluebeard's Castle", reflect his profound interest in friendship, alienation, and Taoist philosophy. This title features sixteen stories of Balazs. Illustrator(s): Lydes, Mariette. Series: Oddly Modern Fairy Tales. Num Pages: 208 pages, 15 line illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; FQ; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 147 x 17. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691147116
- ISBN
- 9780691147116
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.68
€ 26.99
€ 20.68
Vathek and Other Stories: A William Beckford Reader (Penguin Classics)
Beckford, William; Jack, Malcolm
paperback. A story with elaborate imagery, sardonic humour and an unforgettable gallery of grotesques - which describes a journey to the halls of Eblis, or Hell, in the pursuit of knowledge. It exhibits the author's exuberant day-dreaming imagination as well as the deeply emotional, aesthetic themes and detailed physical descriptions of his writing. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140435306
- ISBN
- 9780140435306
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
hardcover. Tells the story of a contemporary Ojibwa household and the woman and her children who are at its core. As their lives unfold, we understand how traditional beliefs help Rachel's family cope as they encounter racism in rural Michigan. Series: Contemporary Native American Communities. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 164 x 16. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759106895
- ISBN
- 9780759106895
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.46
€ 144.46
Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 216 x 21. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Seven Stories Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583226353
- ISBN
- 9781583226353
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.40
€ 32.40
Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 151 x 24. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Seven Stories Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583224700
- ISBN
- 9781583224700
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.63
€ 36.63
Hardback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Publisher
- Seven Stories Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781609806491
- ISBN
- 9781609806491
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.27
€ 19.99
€ 17.27
Paperback. Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- CavanKerry Press United States
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933880051
- ISBN
- 9781933880051
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.49
€ 19.99
€ 17.49
Paperback. The best modern short fiction by Cuban writers are arranged by region to illuminate this country for travelers. Many stories appear in English for the first time. Contributors include Reinaldo Arenas, Alejo Carpentier, Gullermo Cabrera Infante, Christina Garcia, Pedro Juan Gutierrez, Jose Lezama Lima, and Achy Obejas, among others. Editor(s): Bardach, Ann Louise. Num Pages: 234 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 2ADSL; FYB; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 125 x 19. Weight in Grams: 261.
- Publisher
- Whereabouts Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Tra
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781883513115
- ISBN
- 9781883513115
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.94
€ 16.99
€ 15.94
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
€ 30.99€ 25.90
€ 30.99
€ 25.90
paperback. Features short stories that are spread over landscapes ranging from northern California and the urban Southwest to the hills of eastern Kentucky and the Caribbean island of St Lucia. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571179572
- ISBN
- 9780571179572
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 10.45
€ 12.99
€ 10.45
Paperback. A spine-tingling collection of haunting tales, from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Lady of Hay. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 252 x 27. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780008180928
- ISBN
- 9780008180928
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. In her second volume of short stories, which follows the hugely successful 'Encounters', Barbara Erskine has created a compelling world of love, betrayal, suspense and grief. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 256 x 30. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780008180911
- ISBN
- 9780008180911
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.70
€ 13.99
€ 10.70
Paperback. With settings ranging from mid 20th century Hawkes Bay farms to 21st century hairdressing salons, this book presents a collection of stories. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBN; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 674.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Victoria University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780864734983
- ISBN
- 9780864734983
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.38
€ 28.38
Paperback. Features eighteen contemporary short stories that take the reader on a journey through South Africa's literary landscape, exploring Africa's most popular travel destination. This book, divided into three areas of South Africa - Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, and the Western Cape - also includes game parks, farms and even mines. Editor(s): Balseiro, Isabel; Hecht, Tobias. Series: Traveler's Literary Companion. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; DQ; FYB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Whereabouts Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Original
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781883513221
- ISBN
- 9781883513221
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.99
€ 16.99
€ 15.99
Paperback. Stories capture the peculiar rites of passage of growing up Midwestern Series: Break Away Books. Num Pages: 180 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 137 x 13. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253008381
- ISBN
- 9780253008381
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.63
€ 17.99
€ 17.63
paperback. Series: Break Away Books. Num Pages: 180 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5182 x 3404 x 10. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Break Away Book Club ed.
- SKU
- V9780253018175
- ISBN
- 9780253018175
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.63
€ 17.99
€ 17.63
Paperback. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Seven Stories Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583227299
- ISBN
- 9781583227299
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.29
€ 14.99
€ 13.29
Paperback. Tells the tales of women overcoming violence and repression. This collection takes you into a world where spirits converse with humans and where unsuspecting people are drawn into forces greater than themselves. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 10. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Zubaan India
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789383074921
- ISBN
- 9789383074921
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.02
€ 19.99
€ 17.02
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Pariah Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780993037801
- ISBN
- 9780993037801
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.71
€ 13.99
€ 12.71
Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 124 x 18. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Exile Editions Canada
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781550963595
- ISBN
- 9781550963595
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.17
€ 19.99
€ 18.17
Paperback. Full-fledged characters positively crackle in the deliciously realistic situations of these thirteen short stories. Series: Robert Kroetsch Series. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 132 x 12. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press Canada
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888646446
- ISBN
- 9780888646446
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 18.05
€ 23.99
€ 18.05
Paperback. This collection of short stories details the plight of urban Algerian women and raises serious issues. The stories criticise the post-colonial regime, for denying and subjugating women whilst celebrating men's liberation. Clarisse Zimra's afterword includes an informing interview with the author. Translator(s): De Jager, Marjolijn. Series: CARAF Books: Caribbean and African Literature Translated from French. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 149 x 17. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813918808
- ISBN
- 9780813918808
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.07
€ 30.07
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FK; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Vertical Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934287378
- ISBN
- 9781934287378
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.19
€ 15.99
€ 15.19
Hardback. Young or old, they are all bachelors - a young officer (Lieutenant Gustl), a socially desirable lawyer (The Murderer), a middle-aged physician (Doctor Graesler), an aging rou (Casanova's Homecoming). This book focuses an eye on the minds of men who desire, fantasize about, and try to relate to women. Translator(s): Schaefer, Margret. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566636117
- ISBN
- 9781566636117
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.09
€ 30.99
€ 27.09