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Paperback. Exposing and exploring the sinuous undercurrents of violence, anguish and love, this title examines the nature of the individual, both in isolation and society, as characters define and deny their chosen identities. It reveals the subversive liberation of impotence, and, the humour of discomfort as human beings chafe together. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 178.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099457114
- ISBN
- 9780099457114
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. Translator(s): Small, Rachel. Series: Semiotext(e) / Native Agents. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 5SG; FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 136 x 11. .
- Publisher
- Autonomedia
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781584351948
- ISBN
- 9781584351948
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.91
€ 18.99
€ 14.91
Hardcover. A sequel to the author's collection of stories "Two Jews on a Train". Through twenty-nine tales, it spins stories of characters coping with the vicissitudes and reverses of daily life, while painting a portrait of a world of unassimilated Jewish life. Translator(s): Tihanyi, Catherine. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226052175
- ISBN
- 9780226052175
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 20.36
€ 24.99
€ 20.36
Paperback. Nine stories make up Haslett's first collection. They are set in Los Angeles, the Midwest, New England and England, but each summons its own distinctive world. The characters include a widower, a young couple, middle-aged siblings and an orphaned boy who finds solace in a classmate's violence. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099443643
- ISBN
- 9780099443643
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.85
€ 21.99
€ 16.85
Paperback. Num Pages: 124 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 179 x 9. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 124
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604565744
- ISBN
- 9781604565744
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 35.00
€ 52.99
€ 35.00
paperback. Num Pages: 170 pages. BIC Classification: FM; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 218. 224 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FM; FYB. Dimension: 199 x 131 x 13. Weight: 208.
- Publisher
- Comma Press
- Number of pages
- 170
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905583508
- ISBN
- 9781905583508
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.51
€ 13.99
€ 13.51
mass_market. Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Comma Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 210
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905583041
- ISBN
- 9781905583041
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.54
€ 15.99
€ 14.54
Paperback. Presents a collection of stories that expose the characters' deepest desires, their catastrophic fears, and their perilous frailty in the face of the responsibilities they carry. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099479895
- ISBN
- 9780099479895
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.51
€ 10.99
€ 9.51
Paperback. Num Pages: 372 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; DSB; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 135 x 25. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Ariadne Press United States
- Number of pages
- 372
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780929497051
- ISBN
- 9780929497051
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.93
€ 34.99
€ 25.93
Paperback. All 51 Hercule Poirot short stories presented in chonological order in a single volume - plus a bonus story not seen for more than 70 years. Num Pages: 928 pages. BIC Classification: FF; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 59. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Number of pages
- 928
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Fifth Impression
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780006513773
- ISBN
- 9780006513773
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.34
€ 26.99
€ 18.34
Paperback. A brand new bumper omnibus gathering together over 50 classic Agatha Christie stories featuring Tommy and Tuppence Beresford, Harley Quin, Parker Pyne and Hercule Poirot, plus her rare Christmas Stories not available in any other volume. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: FFC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 40. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 720
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007284191
- ISBN
- 9780007284191
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.22
€ 26.99
€ 18.22
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: 514.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007284184
- ISBN
- 9780007284184
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.53
€ 25.99
€ 17.53
Paperback. Agatha Christie's classic short story collection, published to tie-in with a new BBC TV adaptation of the book's most enduring and shocking thriller, The Witness for the Prosecution. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FFC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 22. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- TV tie-in edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780008201258
- ISBN
- 9780008201258
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.75
€ 13.99
€ 10.75
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
€ 37.99
€ 30.00
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
€ 65.39€ 51.34
€ 65.39
€ 51.34
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€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
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: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Profile Books
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861978196
- ISBN
- 9781861978196
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.95
€ 13.99
€ 10.95
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€ 18.50
€ 26.99
€ 18.50
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€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
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€ 11.10
€ 13.99
€ 11.10
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
€ 43.22
€ 43.22
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
€ 17.95
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€ 10.78
€ 13.99
€ 10.78
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€ 19.38
€ 23.99
€ 19.38