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Paperback. Alexei Sayle is back, with a new collection of dark, timely, and comic tales. These dazzlingly written stories cut right to the heart of the modern world Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 22. Weight in Grams: 222.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340819449
ISBN
9780340819449
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Editor(s): Hinks, Jim; Franco, Bianchini; Bloomfield, Jude. Translator(s): Lloyd-Jones, Antonia; Constantine, Helen; Braun, Rebecca. Num Pages: 150 pages, Black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QFE; FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 13. Weight in Grams: 196.
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905583232
ISBN
9781905583232
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.44

Paperback. Num Pages: 1 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Text Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781925498387
ISBN
9781925498387
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.82

Paperback. Children of the New World introduces readers to a near future world of social media implants, memory manufacturers, dangerously immersive virtual reality games, and alarmingly intuitive robots. The book grapples with our unease in this modern world and how our ever growing dependence on new technologies has changed the shape of our society. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 208 x 20. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
St Martin´s Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781250098993
ISBN
9781250098993
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.12

Paperback. Translator(s): Keane, T. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 135 x 6. Weight in Grams: 84. Series: Dover Thrift S. 96 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Dimension: 212 x 135 x 6. Weight: 84. Translator(s): Keane, T.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486280547
ISBN
9780486280547
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.35

Paperback. Editor(s): Kahn, Andrew. Translator(s): Myers, Alan. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199538652
ISBN
9780199538652
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.81

Paperback. A collection of short fiction that showcases the author's application of Romantic sensibilities to uncompromising studies of human frailty. It includes stories: "The Queen of Spades", "The Negro of Peter the Great", and, "The Captain's Daughter". Translator(s): Edmonds, Rosemary. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1978
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140441192
ISBN
9780140441192
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.29

Paperback. How can a girl possibly have married a lion? How can a man have a tress growing out of his head? And how can a woman have children made of wax? This title deals with these questions. Illustrator(s): Holwill, Naomi. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 5AK; FQ; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 164. Folktales from Africa. Adult Edition. 192 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 5AK; FQ; FYB. Dimension: 201 x 140 x 13. Weight: 162.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841956299
ISBN
9781841956299
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.69

Paperback. Translator(s): Chalmers, Martin. Series: SB-The German List. Num Pages: 118 pages, 39 color plates. BIC Classification: AJB; FYB; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 140 x 13. .
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857424440
ISBN
9780857424440
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.14

Paperback. A parrot who speaks of love, a police dog who's a Buddhist, a microbe with an inferiority complex, a chameleon hoping to find himself, a scorpion with the fastest sting in the West? Viskovitz is each of these animals and many more; yet it is the human condition with all its highs and lows which is portrayed in these hilarious metamorphoses. Translator(s): Casey, John. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 128 x 12. Weight in Grams: 116. 160 pages. Viskovitz is each of these animals and many more; yet it is the human condition with all its highs and lows which is portrayed in these hilarious metamorphoses. You're an Animal Viskovitz is a whirlwind of ironic fables, a tour de force of comic inventiveness and intelligence unlike anything that you have read before. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FYB. Dimension: 185 x 128 x 12. Weight: 116.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Canongate Books
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841954936
ISBN
9781841954936
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.74

Paperback. A electrifying collection of stories from one of the most blazing talents working in English today Num Pages: 240 pages, map. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 196. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Picador
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0005397
ISBN
9780330393485
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 314 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 140. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Huia Publishers New Zealand
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
SKU
V9781775500377
ISBN
9781775500377
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.79

Paperback. Explores the dilemma of being an outsider - even in one's own country - and of allegiance. This book evokes beautiful but harsh landscapes, whether the shimmering deserts of author's native Algeria or the wild, mysterious jungles of Brazil. Translator(s): Cosman, Carol. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 8. Weight in Grams: 102.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Re-issue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141188256
ISBN
9780141188256
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Shows the high jinks of many folk in the last stages of physical, moral and social decrepitude - a sure tonic for the young. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 142. 192 pages. This is a collection of thirteen tales from critically acclaimed author, Alasdair Gray, which challenge prejudice, question social imbalance and explore human foibles. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FYB. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 12. Weight: 144.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841955339
ISBN
9781841955339
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.03

Paperback. Includes sixteen tales that were published by in 1983 with the title Unlikely Stories, Mostly. This collection also has fifty-seven tales from later books. Num Pages: 944 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 136 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1092.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857865618
ISBN
9780857865618
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.36

Paperback. Editor(s): Brooker, Alana. Num Pages: 58 pages. BIC Classification: FM; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
At Bay Press
Edition
Annual
Condition
New
SKU
V9780991761081
ISBN
9780991761081
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.60

Paperback. Includes such stories as: "Father! Father! Burning Bright"; "The Clothes They Stood Up In"; "The Laying on of Hands"; and "The Lady in the Van". Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 208. Good clean copy with some shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Profile Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Main
SKU
KTK0097629
ISBN
9781861978196
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A hugely original anthology of imaginative fiction edited by bestselling authors Neil Gaiman and Al Sarrantonio Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 412.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755336623
ISBN
9780755336623
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Hardback. Contains nine gothic tales that are Japan's celebrated examples of the literature of the occult. They subtly merge the world of reason with the realm of the uncanny and exemplify the period's fascination with the strange and the grotesque. They were also the inspiration for Mizoguchi Kenji's brilliant 1953 film "Ugetsu". Editor(s): Chambers, Anthony H. Num Pages: 248 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231139120
ISBN
9780231139120
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.07
€ 50.63

Hardcover. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 226 x 20. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
Arlen House
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Limited signed edition
Condition
New
SKU
9781851320677
ISBN
9781851320677
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 30.00

Hardcover. These twelve masterful short stories are by one of Ireland's leading practitioners of the art. This gathering marks a welcome return of a major voice in Irish literature, unpublished since the 1990s. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
The Lilliput Press Ltd Ireland
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843516415
ISBN
9781843516415
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.52

paperback. In this literary and accomplished collection of stories, Ahmed Essop presents entire worlds, and, at the same time, microcosmic glimpses into the complexities and ironies of life and human relationships. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 202 x 12. Weight in Grams: 160.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Picador South Africa
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9781770100053
ISBN
9781770100053
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.32

Paperback. .
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905583720
ISBN
9781905583720
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.42

Paperback. A brand new omnibus of 55 short stories, presented for the first time in chronological order. Series: Miss Marple. Num Pages: 736 pages. BIC Classification: FFC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 131 x 43. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
9780007284184
ISBN
9780007284184
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.05

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