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Paperback. Dark, weird, psychologically complex, Hawthorne's short fiction continues to fascinate readers. Brenda Wineapple has made a generous selection of Hawthorne's stories, including some of his best-known tales as well as other, less-often anthologized gems. Series: The John Harvard Library. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 138 x 26. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674050228
ISBN
9780674050228
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.87

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 well-educated daughter of a minister, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps (1844-1911) was introduced to writing at a young age, as both her mother and father were published writers. This book seeks to restore Phelps' reputation by bringing together a diverse collection from the entire body of her lifetime of work. Editor(s): Duquette, Elizabeth; Tevlin, Cheryl. Series: Legacies of Nineteenth-Century American Women Writers. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF; DNF; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 228 x 18. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803243972
ISBN
9780803243972
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Paperback. Set largely in locations along the French Riviera, these 11 short stories depict with great compassion the harsh realities of life for the less-privileged inhabitants of this privileged region. Num Pages: 214 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 291.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803280076
ISBN
9780803280076
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.87

Hardback. A collection of stories that features: "Memorial Day", "Memo and Oblivion" and "The Interview". In "Memorial Day", an aging man at a public swimming pool recalls a brief but momentous affair he had with a young British woman in London thirty years ago and the paradoxical role his recently deceased father played in it. Series: Johns Hopkins: Poetry and Fiction. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 168 x 25. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421402734
ISBN
9781421402734
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 31.96

Paperback. A collection of stories in which a federal agent quits his job after his warning about a terrorist attack goes unheeded; a woman fleeing her abusive lover realizes her safety will forever be out of reach; and, an American visitor to Ireland learns that he will always be too much of an outsider to understand the country's politics and cultures. Series: Johns Hopkins: Poetry and Fiction. Num Pages: 222 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 298.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421404622
ISBN
9781421404622
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.96

Paperback. Cobb's The Fire Eaters"Cobb's short stories, printed in the New Yorker and other magazines, hinted at the power he displays in this beautifully controlled and convincing debut, winner of the 1992 Associated Writing Programs award for the novel."-Publisher's Weekly Series: Johns Hopkins: Poetry and Fiction. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 264.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421411477
ISBN
9781421411477
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.63

Paperback. Like the other characters in Tracy Daugherty's masterful collection, he moves through spaces at once sacred and spoiled, within cities, deserts, and other strange environments, reckoning, taking soundings, trying to find firm footing in the world. Series: Johns Hopkins: Poetry and Fiction. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1, 1 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421415802
ISBN
9781421415802
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.31

Paperback. Together, the nine stories in Don't Think illuminate the astonishing fact of existence itself while justifying the Philadelphia Inquirer's assessment that Burgin is one of America's most distinctive storytellers. Series: Johns Hopkins: Poetry and Fiction. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421419718
ISBN
9781421419718
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.19

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. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 16. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781563686030
ISBN
9781563686030
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.39

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782791898
ISBN
9781782791898
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.48

Paperback. An original collection of short stories, often humorous, with an esoteric bias. A refreshing, experiential edge into the inner life Num Pages: 163 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 216 x 10. Weight in Grams: 164.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
163
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846949821
ISBN
9781846949821
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.52

Hardcover. This collection presents short stories that depict the core of the process of Korea's modernization, from Liberation in 1945 to the Seoul Olympics in 1988. Translator(s): Holstein, John. Series: Cornell East Asia Studies. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cornell East Asia Series
Edition
first
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933947181
ISBN
9781933947181
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.86

Hardcover. Translator(s): Gernant, Karen; Zheping, Chen. Series: Cornell East Asia Studies. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Cornell University East Asia Program
Edition
hardcover
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933947235
ISBN
9781933947235
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.33

Paperback. Series: Cornell East Asia. Num Pages: 102 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Cornell Univ East Asia Program
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933947358
ISBN
9781933947358
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.25

Paperback. This collection presents short stories that depict the core of the process of Korea's modernization, from Liberation in 1945 to the Seoul Olympics in 1988. Translator(s): Holstein, John. Series: Cornell East Asia Studies. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 218 x 22. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cornell University East Asia Program United States
Edition
first
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933947488
ISBN
9781933947488
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.29

Paperback. Translator(s): Gernant, Karen; Zheping, Chen. Series: Cornell East Asia Studies. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Cornell Univ East Asia Program
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933947532
ISBN
9781933947532
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.71

Hardcover. Presents a series of short stories based on the author's experiences as a Red Commissar in the Russian Civil War and his return to Czechoslovakia. This title focuses on the Russian town of Bugulma and takes aim, with mordant wit, at the absurdities of a revolution. Translator(s): Corner, Mark. Num Pages: 180 pages, 38 halftones. BIC Classification: FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 188 x 137 x 21. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Karolinum Press, Charles University
Condition
New
SKU
V9788024620138
ISBN
9788024620138
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.20

Paperback. A cornucopia of contemporary world fiction that brings together short stories by authors including Calvino, Garcia Marquez, Abe, Duras, Borges and Beckett. Editor(s): MacShane, Frank; Carlson, Lori M. Num Pages: 255 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2022
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
255
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231079938
ISBN
9780231079938
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.52

Hardback. Translator(s): Fulton, Bruce; Fulton, Ju-Chan. Series: Weatherhead Books on Asia. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; DQ; DSB; FA; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231181006
ISBN
9780231181006
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.11
€ 79.73

Paperback. Presents a collection of stories that celebrate an American region too often ignored in discussions about distinctive regional literature Editor(s): Brown, Jason Lee; Latham, Shanie. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 409.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253008183
ISBN
9780253008183
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Paperback. Series: Break Away Books. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FL; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5182 x 3404 x 20. Weight in Grams: 377.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253022516
ISBN
9780253022516
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.47

Paperback. Series: Blue Light Books. Num Pages: 170 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5182 x 3404. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
170
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253026705
ISBN
9780253026705
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.11

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