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paperback. The story of the title deals with a little boy named Larry and his feelings towards his father. When his father returns home from World War II, Larry is resentful and jealous of losing his mother's undivided attention, and finds himself in a constant struggle to win back her affections. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 284. Good copy showing minimal aging and shelf wear. Light bumping to edges. Ownership details to half title, text is scored and highlighted throughout
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Penguin Classics England
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KMK0024988
ISBN
9780141187877
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The first collection of classic and contemporary German-language science fiction in English Editor(s): Rottensteiner, Franz. Translator(s): Mitchell, Mike. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FL; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 588.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780819568311
ISBN
9780819568311
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 28.48

Paperback. Editor(s): Appelbaum, Stanley. Translator(s): Appelbaum, Stanley. Series: Dover Dual Language German. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 11. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
First Paperback Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486295619
ISBN
9780486295619
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. This new translation includes Kafka's most famous story, The Metamorphosis, together with two other stories, The Judgement and In the Penal Colony, and Meditation and the autobiographical Letter to his Father. The edition includes a detailed introduction, notes, and other helpful items. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 158.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Critical ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199238552
ISBN
9780199238552
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.25

Hardcover. This volume includes all his available shorter fiction in a collection edited and introduced by Gabriel Josipovici. The stories range from tiny fragments to substantial narratives which have been arranged to illuminate one another and to illustrate Kafka's evolution as a writer. Editor(s): Josipovici, Gabriel. Translator(s): Muir, Willa; Muir, Edwin. Num Pages: 503 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 160 x 55. Weight in Grams: 600.
Publisher
Everyman
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857151459
ISBN
9781857151459
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.36

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 107 x 13. Weight in Grams: 112.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Bantam Classics
Number of pages
224
Publication date
1972
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553213690
ISBN
9780553213690
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 7.79

Paperback. Translator(s): Appelbaum, Stanley. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 134 x 7. Weight in Grams: 84. Series: Dover Thrift S. 96 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Dimension: 209 x 134 x 7. Weight: 88. Translator(s): Appelbaum, Stanley.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486290300
ISBN
9780486290300
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.57

paperback. These stories cover the whole span of Kafka's writing career, from "Looking to See" written in his twenties, to his last work, "Josephine", and culminating in "The Metamorphosis" Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Abacus
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349106595
ISBN
9780349106595
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. This new translation includes Kafka's two published collections, A Country Doctor and A Hunger Artist with other, uncollected stories, aphorisms, and parables that have become part of the Kafka canon. Enigmatic, satirical, often bleakly humorous, the stories meditate on art and artists and the human experience. Includes an introduction and notes. Translator(s): Crick, Joyce. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 196 x 16. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199600922
ISBN
9780199600922
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 132 x 18. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
Schocken Books
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9780805210576
ISBN
9780805210576
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.35

Paperback. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 184 x 26. Weight in Grams: 480.
Publisher
Schocken Books United States
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780805210552
ISBN
9780805210552
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.90

Paperback. One morning, Gregor Samsa wakes up to find himself transformed into a giant insect. His family is understandably perturbed and he finds himself an outsider in his own home. The author explores the confusing nature of human experience with compelling originality. Translator(s): Muir, Edwin. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780749399535
ISBN
9780749399535
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.22

Paperback. In 1945, W. H. Auden remarked that Kafka stands in the same relation to his century as Shakespeare does to his-Kafka is the representative of the twentieth century, the poet who gives it its voice. Editor(s): Corngold, Stanley. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 362 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 132 x 20. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393924794
ISBN
9780393924794
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.68

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 133 x 11. Weight in Grams: 180.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Schocken Books United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780805208863
ISBN
9780805208863
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.19

paperback. Includes the stories "Metamorphosis"; "Meditation"; "The Judgement"; "The Stoker"; and "The Aeroplanes at Brescia". Translator(s): Hofmann, Michael. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 213 x 22. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780143105244
ISBN
9780143105244
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.53

paperback. A collection of all Kafka's shorter fiction, from fragments, parables and sketches, to longer, complete tales. Together, they reveal the breadth of Kafka's literary vision and the depth of his thought. Some, like "The Metamorphosis" and "The Judgement", are well-known; others are mere jottings. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780749399467
ISBN
9780749399467
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.14

Hardcover. Fray Angelico Chavez was an American Franciscan priest, historian, researcher, author, poet, and painter. This collection of writings combines Chavez's early fiction with his little-known novel "Guitars and Adobes", originally published in 1931-32 in serialised form. Editor(s): McCracken, Ellen. Num Pages: 296 pages, 30 b/w lithographs. BIC Classification: DQ; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 690.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Museum of New Mexico Press United States
Edition
1ST
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780890135594
ISBN
9780890135594
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 25.68

Paperback. Num Pages: 190 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 150 x 12. Weight in Grams: 292.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
NeWest Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781897126110
ISBN
9781897126110
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.75

Hardcover. Num Pages: 263 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Cune Press,US United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
263
Condition
New
SKU
V9781885942173
ISBN
9781885942173
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.97

Paperback. A collection of flying stories featuring writers such as Frederick Forsyth, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Roald Dahl and Edgar Allan Poe. The styles used include science fiction, horror and detective fiction. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 123 x 24. Weight in Grams: 196.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552138963
ISBN
9780552138963
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.65

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