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Short stories
Paperback. 'Do the Irish have, in relation to anybody else, any special capacity for the short story?'. Collecting short stories that cover many generations and moods of Irish writing, this title answers the question. It features the stories that range from Lady Gregory's retelling of an ancient love story through to the prolific William Trevor. Editor(s): Kiely, Benedict. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 137 x 25. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241955451
- ISBN
- 9780241955451
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 18.01
€ 23.99
€ 18.01
Paperback. Paris Tales is a collection of stories by French or Francophone writers who have been inspired by specific locations in this capital city. The collection brings together writers from the mid-19th century to the present day, from Maupassant and Zola to Colette and Ravalec. Translator(s): Constantine, Helen. Series: City Tales. Num Pages: 256 pages, numerous halftones and 2 maps. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 126 x 64. Weight in Grams: 266. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSS0006042
- ISBN
- 9780192805744
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198736790
- ISBN
- 9780198736790
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.21
€ 16.99
€ 14.21
paperback. Includes eight stories which offer a varied and representative collection of twentieth century German authors from a range of political and cultural backgrounds. This anthology is suitable for the German student of English as well as the English student of German. It reflects trends in German literature. Editor(s): Constantine, David. Num Pages: 288 pages, notes. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1976
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140041194
- ISBN
- 9780140041194
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.03
€ 13.99
€ 11.03
paperback. Containing eight stories by 20th century French writers, this work offers insights into French life and literature and are accompanied by a parallel English text, making them suiatble for both French and English language students. It includes "Green Tobacco" by Clair Sainte-Soline, and the tale of "The Ants" by, Boris Vian. Editor(s): Lee, Simon. Num Pages: 240 pages, notes. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1972
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140034141
- ISBN
- 9780140034141
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.03
€ 13.99
€ 11.03
Paperback. A collection that ranges from present-day Cambodia to the far future: this is science fiction and fantasy with a heart. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: FL; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 371.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Small Beer Press United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781931520645
- ISBN
- 9781931520645
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Condition: New
€ 16.30
€ 16.30
Paperback. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 217 x 23. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- NeWest Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781926455631
- ISBN
- 9781926455631
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.42
€ 20.99
€ 15.42
Paperback. A collection that gathers together Pulitzer Prize-winning short fiction, including "Pale Horse, Pale Rider", where a young woman lies in a fever during the influenza epidemic, her childhood memories mingling with fears for her fiance on his way to war, and "Noon Wine", a haunting story of tragedy and scandal on a small dairy farm in Texas. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141195315
- ISBN
- 9780141195315
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.05
€ 13.99
€ 11.05
Paperback. A collection of ten stories of air battles in the sky; of the nightmare of being shot down; of the infectious madness of conflict; and of the nervy jollity of the Mess and Ops room. It conveys the reality of a wartime pilot's daily existence, where death is a constant companion and life is lived from one heartbeat to the next. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 124.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141189659
- ISBN
- 9780141189659
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.45
€ 13.99
€ 10.45
Paperback. Includes ten terrifying tales of life as a wartime fighter pilot. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241955802
- ISBN
- 9780241955802
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.61
€ 14.99
€ 11.61
paperback. The selected stories of one of Wales's leading writers, "Outside Paradise" is a testament to women of all ages. Sometimes bright and uplifting, sometimes dark and moving, Sian James's work celebrates life. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 136 x 11. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Parthian Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781902638195
- ISBN
- 9781902638195
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Condition: New
€ 9.27
€ 9.27
Paperback. 224 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DN; FYB. Dimension: 209 x 136 x 17. Weight: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Luath Press Limited
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842820551
- ISBN
- 9781842820551
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.82
€ 13.99
€ 10.82
Paperback. From the threat of a serial killer as the background for a young girl's first brush with death to the fallout of a modern-day visitation from the Virgin Mary; from an AIDS-stricken squatter refusing to vacate an empty Lisbon home to a mother's yearlong struggle with the death of her daughter, this book includes stories that make their world ours. Series: Prairie Schooner Book Prize in Fiction. Num Pages: 168 pages, 14 photos, 7 figures. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 217 x 9. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803217904
- ISBN
- 9780803217904
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Condition: New
€ 24.61
€ 24.61
Paperback. If you want to understand America, forget Michael Moore, George W Bush or the Simpsons - get acquainted with Otis Lee Crenshaw, the sublime creation of Rich Hall, one of the funniest, smartest and most acute American wits alive' Stephen Fry Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 17. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349118192
- ISBN
- 9780349118192
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.75
€ 13.99
€ 10.75
Paperback. Num Pages: 134 pages, 1 B/W. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 137 x 16. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Twisted Spoon Press
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788086264530
- ISBN
- 9788086264530
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.16
€ 13.99
€ 13.16
Paperback. Editor(s): Adams, John Joseph. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FL; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 39. Weight in Grams: 699.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Night Shade Books United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597804332
- ISBN
- 9781597804332
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Condition: New
€ 18.93
€ 18.93
Paperback. A collection of short stories by the author of novels Girl Meets Boy, Like, The Accidental, Hotel World and There But For The. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Ed(AsSuch)
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141018010
- ISBN
- 9780141018010
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.85
€ 13.99
€ 10.85
Paperback. Two exquisite collections of stories and a Whitbread Award-winning novel brought together with an introduction from Alan Hollinghurst Num Pages: 402 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Picador USA
- Number of pages
- 402
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Reprints
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780330457200
- ISBN
- 9780330457200
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.50
€ 14.99
€ 11.50
Paperback. Illustrator(s): Fisher, Jeff. Editor(s): Quintana, Angel Gurria. Translator(s): Quintana, Angel Gurria. Num Pages: 128 pages, black and white drawings. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Full Circle Editions Ltd
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780957152847
- ISBN
- 9780957152847
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 13.15
€ 15.99
€ 13.15
Paperback. A collection of stories about of the trials of growing up in a community where tension, confusion and violence hold sway. Set in Northern Ireland against the background of the troubles, it captures the spirit of adolescence in difficult times. It also includes a tale of an exceptional student who stirs the resentment of her troubled teacher. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747571629
- ISBN
- 9780747571629
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 8.44
€ 9.99
€ 8.44