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Hardback. Depicts the violence, chaos, and dark comedy of China in the post-Mao era. This book offers an account of the often hedonistic individualism that is taking root. It depicts a spiritually bankrupt society, periodically rocked by spasms of uncontrolled violence. It presents a story about casual sex in a provincial city. Translator(s): Lovell, Julia. Series: Weatherhead Books on Asia. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 151 x 23. Weight in Grams: 390. And Other Stories of China. Series: Weatherhead Books on Asia. 256 pages. Depicts the violence, chaos, and dark comedy of China in the post-Mao era. This book offers an account of the often hedonistic individualism that is taking root. It depicts a spiritually bankrupt society, periodically rocked by spasms of uncontrolled violence. It presents a story about casual sex in a provincial city. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPC; FYB. Dimension: 220 x 151 x 23. Weight: 390. Translator(s): Lovell, Julia.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231136945
- ISBN
- 9780231136945
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.28
€ 40.99
€ 29.28
Paperback. Translator(s): Lovell, Julia. Series: Weatherhead Books on Asia. Num Pages: 184 pages, 6 illus. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 169 x 205 x 16. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231160919
- ISBN
- 9780231160919
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.86
€ 24.99
€ 18.86
Paperback. Includes stories wherein: a man is booted out of his home after his wife discovers that the sweat-smudged footprint on the inside of his windscreen doesn't match her own; teenage cousins, drugged by summer, meet with a reckoning in the woods; and, a boy runs off to the carnival after his stepfather bites him in a brawl. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- First printing of this edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847081209
- ISBN
- 9781847081209
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.07
€ 17.99
€ 13.07
paperback. The stories are keenly observant, darkly humorous, and absurdly fatalistic. Editor(s): Gioia, Dana. Num Pages: 172 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 171 x 203 x 14. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803278066
- ISBN
- 9780803278066
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.55
€ 17.99
€ 17.55
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Freight Books
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780956613585
- ISBN
- 9780956613585
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.95
€ 10.99
€ 9.95
Paperback. Introduces us to Rip van Winkle, the Dutch colonist who slept through the Revolutionary War; Ichabod Crane, the superstitious, social-climbing schoolmaster; and the pumpkin-topped Headless Horseman, ancestor to countless horror film antiheroes. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 18. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780143107538
- ISBN
- 9780143107538
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.85
€ 15.99
€ 11.85
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784870294
- ISBN
- 9781784870294
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
€ 13.99
€ 11.08
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FK; FYB; G. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Ghost House Publishing Canada
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781894877619
- ISBN
- 9781894877619
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.62
€ 16.99
€ 12.62
Hardcover. Starting with "Broomsticks and Other Tales" of 1925, with its twelve stories, this book continues with "The Lord Fish" of 1933 with seven stories. It includes three distinctive stories, 'Pigtails, Ltd', 'The Thief' and 'A Nose'. These stories are quirky, sometimes frightening, and often preoccupied with states of mind and personal identity. Editor(s): de la Mare, Giles. Num Pages: 376 pages, 19ill. BIC Classification: FA; FYB; YFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 240 x 166 x 34. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Publisher
- Giles de la Mare Publishers United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 376
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781900357050
- ISBN
- 9781900357050
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 16.83
€ 24.99
€ 16.83
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
€ 25.99€ 19.53
€ 25.99
€ 19.53
Paperback. Editor(s): Fowlie, Wallace. Series: Dover Dual Language French. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486264431
- ISBN
- 9780486264431
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.73
€ 23.99
€ 17.73
paperback. Attempts to evoke the individual's struggle for dignity and significance in the Syrian city of Aleppo during the French mandate of the forties and fifties. This book parallels the struggle of the nation for self-definition and provides insights into the civil society of Syria. Translator(s): Sallah, Asmahan; Ellery, Chris. Series: CMES Modern Middle East Literatures in Translation Series. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 204. Weight in Grams: 209.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292702820
- ISBN
- 9780292702820
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.54
€ 17.99
€ 17.54
Paperback. A collection of stories including "Rain" and "The Three Fat Women of Antibes". Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 34. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Publisher
- VINTAGE (RAND)
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099287391
- ISBN
- 9780099287391
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
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€ 13.47
paperback. This final, classic collection of stories reveals Maugham's unique talent for exposing and exploring the bitter realities of human relationships. Included are: "The Lotus Eater", "The Outstation" and "The Back of Beyond". Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 37. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Number of pages
- 576
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099428862
- ISBN
- 9780099428862
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
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paperback. A collection of short stories such as "Rain", "The Letter", "The Vessel of Wrath" and "The Alien Corn". Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Number of pages
- 624
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780749397579
- ISBN
- 9780749397579
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. When war broke out in 1914, Somerset Maugham was dispatched by the British Secret Service to Switzerland under the guise of completing a play. This title collects stories that are rooted in author's own experiences as an agent, reflecting the ruthlessness and brutality of espionage, its intrigue and treachery, as well as its absurdity. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FHD; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099289708
- ISBN
- 9780099289708
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
€ 13.99
€ 11.02
hardcover. Num Pages: 848 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 135 x 50. Weight in Grams: 904.
- Publisher
- Everyman's Library
- Number of pages
- 848
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857152760
- ISBN
- 9781857152760
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.67
€ 23.99
€ 17.67
Paperback. A collection of short stories born of the author's experiences in Malaya, Singapore and other outposts of the former British Empire. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099282846
- ISBN
- 9780099282846
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
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Paperback. From the love affair between a missionary and a drunkard to the mystery surrounding a death at sea, this collection gives a warm and humourous insight into life and history of life in the colonies. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- VINTAGE (RAND)
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099289609
- ISBN
- 9780099289609
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.44
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Paperback. The second of four volumes of short stories which reflect Somerset Maugham's wry perception of human foibles and gift for evoking drama from a sense of time and place. Set in Malaya, America and England, they include "Flotsam and Jetsam", "The Man With the Scar" and "The Vessel of Wrath". Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 38. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099428848
- ISBN
- 9780099428848
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.41
€ 17.99
€ 13.41
Paperback. Here are his notorious First Nation narratives of indigenous Canadians, and a literary homage to J. D. Salinger. Alongside the "real" story of the 1951 Giants and the afterlife of Roberto Clemente, are the legends of a pirated radio station and a hockey game rigged by tribal magic. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FM; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 156 x 47. Weight in Grams: 471.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Tachyon Publications
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781616961879
- ISBN
- 9781616961879
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 6.23
€ 13.99
€ 6.23
paperback. A comprehensive selection of Voltaire's very brief contes and melanges: tiny feats of narrative compression, each often no more than a few pages long. Their genre is something between a tale and a polemic - more gestures than stories. Translator(s): Cuffe, Theo. Num Pages: 208 pages, chronlogy, further reading, notes. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBD; DSK; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 162.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140446869
- ISBN
- 9780140446869
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.53
€ 14.99
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Paperback. Includes sixty-five stories of magic and melancholy that display a range of inventiveness, with fairy tales, intellectual games and glimpses into lives of ambiguity and loss. Editor(s): Nabokov, Dmitri. Translator(s): Nabokov, Dmitri. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 816 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 45. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141183459
- ISBN
- 9780141183459
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.73
€ 20.99
€ 15.73
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241302484
- ISBN
- 9780241302484
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
€ 13.99
€ 11.02