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Paperback. Combining terror and nostalgia, surreal comedy and the poetry of the commonplace, this book is a triumph of storytelling by our writer. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 126 x 201 x 13. Weight in Grams: 150.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Re-issue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241968659
ISBN
9780241968659
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.06

paperback. Drenched by rain, the town has been decaying ever since the banana company left. Its people are sullen and bitter, so when the doctor - a foreigner who ended up the most hated man in town - dies, there is no one to mourn him. But also living in the town is the Colonel, who is bound to honour a promise made many years ago. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 98.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Penguin Books
Condition
New
SKU
9780241968765
ISBN
9780241968765
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 9.99

paperback. Introducing you to a host of extraordinary characters and communities, this book includes a collection of short stories written by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 222.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780241968758
ISBN
9780241968758
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.45

paperback. An elegiac and poetic sequence of stories following the progress of a young girl through childhood and adolescence on the fringes of the Badlands in Alberta, Canada. Series: Parthian Shots S. Num Pages: 92 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 10. Weight in Grams: 141.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Parthian Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
92
Condition
New
SKU
V9781902638102
ISBN
9781902638102
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.30

Paperback. The very best of the year's science fiction short stories and novellas Series: Mammoth Books. Num Pages: 720 pages, no internal images. BIC Classification: FL; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 234 x 53. Weight in Grams: 942.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472137685
ISBN
9781472137685
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 183 pages, 80 b/w illus. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Museum of New Mexico Press (Red Crane Books) United States
Number of pages
183
Condition
New
SKU
V9781878610676
ISBN
9781878610676
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.78

Paperback. Features stories that contain the author's earliest studies of what became enduring themes in her novels: the impact of religious controversy and social change in provincial life, and the power of love to transform the lives of individual men and women. Editor(s): Gribble, Jennifer. Num Pages: 416 pages, map. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140436389
ISBN
9780140436389
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.18

Paperback. Features three novels that come together in the humorous parable of greed, religion and slum youth that is The Boy Who Wanted Peace; in the fate of old and disturbed Miss Partridge who is obsessed with the innocence of young Grace; and in the mental collapse of Mr Alfred, a middle-aged schoolteacher who is in love with one of this pupils. Series: Canongate Classics. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 36. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
Canongate UK
Number of pages
616
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780862418854
ISBN
9780862418854
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.31

Paperback. Commissioned by George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois, these tales of dangerous women by the most stellar names in fiction are available for the first time in three-volume paperback. George R.R. Martin is the bestselling author of A Song of Ice and Fire, the inspiration for HBO's hit series Game of Thrones. Editor(s): Martin, George R. R.; Dozois, Gardner. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FM; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007549429
ISBN
9780007549429
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 12.50

Paperback. Commissioned by George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois, these tales of dangerous women by the most stellar names in fiction are available for the first time in three-volume paperback. George R.R. Martin is the bestselling author of A Song of Ice and Fire, the inspiration for HBO's hit series GAME OF THRONES. Editor(s): Martin, George R. R.; Dozois, Gardner. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FM; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 196 x 19. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007549436
ISBN
9780007549436
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.91

Paperback. This thrilling collection of twenty-one all-original stories, by an all-star list of contributors, will delight and astonish in equal measure with their cunning twists and dazzling reversals. George Martin himself offers a brand-new A Game of Thrones tale. Also featuring stories from Gillian Flynn, Joe Abercrombie, Neil Gaiman, and more! Editor(s): Martin, George R. R.; Dozois, Gardner. Num Pages: 832 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 198 x 54. Weight in Grams: 680.
Publisher
Titan Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783297214
ISBN
9781783297214
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.47

Paperback. Taking you on a trip to the shopping malls and theme parks and enviromental hazards that lie just around the chronological corner, this book introduces you to a gang of misfits and losers struggling to survive in an increasingly haywire world. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 19. Weight in Grams: 150.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
9781784871291
ISBN
9781784871291
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.75

Paperback. Presents depiction of a young man's sexual initiation and corruption by his mother, where the profane becomes sacred, and intense experience is shown as the only way to transcend the boundaries of society and morality. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 13. Weight in Grams: 158.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141195551
ISBN
9780141195551
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.88

Paperback. Translator(s): Mitchell, Mike. Series: Dedalus European Classics. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 126 x 16. Weight in Grams: 190.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Dedalus Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903517864
ISBN
9781903517864
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.41

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447288695
ISBN
9781447288695
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.22

Paperback. The Edgar-winning short story from the author of GONE GIRL. The perfect stocking filler for Flynn fans. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 12. Weight in Grams: 98.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474603041
ISBN
9781474603041
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.68

Paperback. Translator(s): Weaver, William. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200. Weight in Grams: 148. Good clean copy with some slight shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Quartet Books
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KJE0000495
ISBN
9780704302211
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Boccaccio's Decameron recasts the storytelling heritage of the ancient and medieval worlds into perennial forms that inspired writers from Chaucer and Shakespeare down to our own day. Translator(s): Payne, John. Series Editor(s): Griffith, Tom. Series: Wordsworth Classics of World Literature. Num Pages: 848 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 51. Weight in Grams: 548.
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
848
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840221336
ISBN
9781840221336
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.09

Paperback. "Rebhorn deserves our gratitude for an eminently persuasive translation.. I celebrate his accomplishment."-Edith Grossman Translator(s): Rebhorn, Wayne A. Num Pages: 1024 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 211 x 47. Weight in Grams: 802.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393350265
ISBN
9780393350265
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.59

Paperback. Translator(s): Waldman, Guido. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 752 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADT; 3H; DNF; DSBB; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 36. Weight in Grams: 514.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
752
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199540419
ISBN
9780199540419
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.60

Hardback. Magnolias, water, mescal, stars, and fire return again and again in these seven sparse-yet tightly written-vignettes. Series: Johns Hopkins: Poetry and Fiction. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 276.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801894312
ISBN
9780801894312
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.92

Paperback. The characters who inhabit Blake's haunting landscape-awash in their own worlds, adrift in their own lives-struggle to salvage what they can of their hopes and dreams from the encroaching tides. Series: Johns Hopkins: Poetry and Fiction. Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 225 x 18. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421421032
ISBN
9781421421032
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.19

Paperback. "Carries the flavor of the old world, its underlying ferocity leavened by a lyrical mysticism.. Her prose is transcendent."-Washington Post Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393350234
ISBN
9780393350234
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.27

Paperback. * Regarded as one of the finest short story writers in America - this volume presents her collected works 'A voice like no one else's: funny, sad, lean, modest, energetic, acute' - SUSAN SONTAG Series: VMC. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860495212
ISBN
9781860495212
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

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