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Short stories

Paperback. Hrabal s books are distinctive witness to the life of ordinary people only at first glance. In the book, Rambling on await the reader stories set in the popular Hrabal s Kersko. The book was filmed in 1983 by Jiri Menzel. " Translator(s): Short, David. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 133 x 191 x 13. Weight in Grams: 166.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Karolinum Press, Charles University
Edition
Classroom ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9788024632865
ISBN
9788024632865
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.62

paperback. Editor(s): Durrell, Lawrence. Num Pages: 397 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 135 x 29. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1969
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation United States
Number of pages
397
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811201117
ISBN
9780811201117
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.51

paperback. An erotic glimpse into the Hungary of the early twentieth century. It collects ten short stories focusing on the poor and dispossessed and describing the human condition and the futility of life. Translator(s): Batki, John. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 182.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Penguin Classic
Condition
New
SKU
9780141193038
ISBN
9780141193038
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 9.35

paperback. South of No North is a collection of short stories written by Charles Bukowski that explore loneliness and struggles on the fringes of society. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 206.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Ecco
Condition
New
SKU
9780876851890
ISBN
9780876851890
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 9.35

hardcover. Series: Macmillan Collector's Library. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 93. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Macmillan Collector's Library
Condition
New
SKU
9781509843992
ISBN
9781509843992
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.29

Paperback. A collection of twenty stories that are both melancholy and funny, farce and fantasy. It charts the struggles of an Italian peasant to reconcile country habits with urban life, combining comical disasters with a surrealistic view of city life through the eyes of an outsider. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 114.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Vintage Digital
Condition
New
SKU
9780099428541
ISBN
9780099428541
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.25

Paperback / so. Harrison's latest highly acclaimed volume of novellas is a sparkling and exuberant collection about love, the senses, and family, no matter how untraditional. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 356. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press United States
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0000430
ISBN
9780802142559
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 10.99
€ 4.99

Hardback. In this fictional contribution to T"he Writer and the City" series, Patrick McGrath excavates the layers of New York's turbulent history; a trio of stunning tales from the hand of a master storyteller. Series: Writer and the City Series. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 120 x 20. Weight in Grams: 288. Good clean copy in fine dustwrapper with minor shelf wear
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0000460
ISBN
9780747574293
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

paperback. Num Pages: 627 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 155 x 41. Weight in Grams: 782.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Nightboat Books United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
627
Condition
New
SKU
V9780976718536
ISBN
9780976718536
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.36

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781554810628
ISBN
9781554810628
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 30.82

paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
Condition
New
SKU
9780140437973
ISBN
9780140437973
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.08

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

hardcover. Set at Rudge Hall, home to the obese miser Lester Carmody, and at Healthward Ho, a health farm run by 'Chimp Twist, along with his cohorts 'Soapy' and 'Dolly' Molloy. Series: Everyman's Library P G Wodehouse. Num Pages: 307 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 134 x 30. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Everyman
Condition
New
SKU
9781841591490
ISBN
9781841591490
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.53

Hardcover. A collection of short stories. Translator(s): Lunn, Patricia. Num Pages: 182 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Swan Isle Press United States
Number of pages
182
Condition
New
SKU
V9780974888163
ISBN
9780974888163
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 23.01

Paperback. Num Pages: 430 pages. BIC Classification: 5SG; DQ; FA; FYB; JFSJ2; JFSK2; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 657.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Inc United States
Number of pages
430
Condition
New
SKU
V9781560235033
ISBN
9781560235033
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.37

paperback. Series: Break Away Books. Num Pages: 140 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FL; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5182 x 3404 x 8. Weight in Grams: 169.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
140
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253024299
ISBN
9780253024299
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.63

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
€ 17.42

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
€ 20.24

paperback. Illustrator(s): Kalman, Maira. Translator(s): Bernofsky, Susan. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 162 x 16. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Christine Burgin
Condition
New
SKU
9780811220330
ISBN
9780811220330
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 20.34

Paperback. Translator(s): Fulton, Bruce; Fulton, Ju-Chan. Series: Weatherhead Books on Asia. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 133 x 197 x 17. Weight in Grams: 282.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231160674
ISBN
9780231160674
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.67

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