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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

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. 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
€ 21.66

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
€ 11.69

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 233 x 18. Weight in Grams: 276.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
No Exit Press
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843447597
ISBN
9781843447597
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.07

Paperback. This volume contains 24 short stories published between 1914 and 1919, including the six stories later collected as "You Know Me Al". Two-thirds of the stories describe real teams, real players and real events - which Lardner covered as a reporter. Editor(s): Hilton, George W. Num Pages: 648 pages, 111 half-tones. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 350 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1419.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
Annotated
Number of pages
648
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804729635
ISBN
9780804729635
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.92

paperback. Contains the celebrated series about Ashenden, a secret service agent in World War I. Based on the author's own experiences with the British Intelligence service in Switzerland, this title dramatises both the romance and absurdity of espionage as well as its ruthlessness and brutality. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 218.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Vintage Books USA
Condition
New
SKU
9780099428855
ISBN
9780099428855
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.29

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Edition
Revised and Expanded
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813529530
ISBN
9780813529530
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.15

Paperback. Offers fiction intended for both Western and Middle Eastern readers. The stories in this volume deal with issues both traditional and modern, including relations between parents and children, between husbands and wives, and between citizens of independent Morocco and its nationalist representative government. Translator(s): Abouzeid, Leila. Series: CMES Modern Middle East Literatures in Translation Series. Num Pages: 127 pages, 20 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1HBM; FA; FYB; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 141 x 8. Weight in Grams: 182.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
127
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292712652
ISBN
9780292712652
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.30

Hardback. Translator(s): Jalil, Intizar. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857423931
ISBN
9780857423931
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 20.64

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.58

Paperback. Reassembles the Charles W Chesnutt's work in the conjure tale genre. This work allows the reader to see how the original volume was created, how an African American author negotiated with the tastes of the dominant literary culture of the late nineteenth century, and how that culture both promoted and delimited his work. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 143 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822313878
ISBN
9780822313878
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.29

Paperback. A collection of micro-fictions by one of Argentina's most prolific and distinguished authors. Translator(s): Stewart, Steven J. Series: Latin American Women Writers. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 11. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803220904
ISBN
9780803220904
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.87

Paperback. Tells the tales of women overcoming violence and repression. This collection takes you into a world where spirits converse with humans and where unsuspecting people are drawn into forces greater than themselves. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 10. Weight in Grams: 136.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Zubaan India
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9789383074921
ISBN
9789383074921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.93

Paperback. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Autumn House Press United States
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
Publication date
2016
SKU
V9781938769115
ISBN
9781938769115
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 349.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
CavanKerry Press United States
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933880051
ISBN
9781933880051
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.39

Paperback. Collecting seven one-shots and short stories created with Image Comics over the past 15 years, this volume includes out of print and rarely seen stories. It collects 86 Voltz, Parliament of Justice, God Complex, six and more. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FX; FYB. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 171 x 260 x 15. Weight in Grams: 714.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Image Comics
Condition
New
SKU
V9781632154811
ISBN
9781632154811
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 20.87

Paperback. Streets are more than thoroughfares. Cobblestone or concrete, state of mind or situation-streets are catalysts for culture; sources of knowledge and connection, invisible routes to hidden levels of influence. This selection of stories takes you for a wild ride through many realms of imagination. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FM; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 218 x 28. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Prime Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781607014690
ISBN
9781607014690
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.86

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Prime Books United States
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9781607014072
ISBN
9781607014072
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.33

Paperback. Composed of many layered scenes, unforgettable characters, snapshots, and vignettes, this collection of quick-witted poems and short fiction mixes deceit and conceit with moments of tenderness and the elusive nature of humanity, asking if identity is more than a festival of masks and self-invention. Translator(s): Galasso, Regina. Num Pages: 150 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 299.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Swan Isle Press United States
Number of pages
150
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780983322078
ISBN
9780983322078
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.45

Paperback. Num Pages: 175 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
175
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875807614
ISBN
9780875807614
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.54

Paperback. A translation of a 1927 short-story collection that was the first work of Hindi fiction to focus on male same-sex relations; its publication sparked India s first public debates about homosexuality. Translator(s): Vanita, Ruth. Num Pages: 152 pages, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: 2BMH; 5SG; DSBH; DSK; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 220 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822343820
ISBN
9780822343820
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.37

Paperback. A collection of short stories depicting and analyzing key issues in America's "New Gilded Age" Editor(s): Martin, Wendy, Ph.D.; Tichi, Cecelia. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 24. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814796283
ISBN
9780814796283
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. "Set in the Midwest, One-Hundred-Knuckled Fist tells the stories of everyday, blue-collar workers with dark humor and a gritty, experimental style, revealing the absurdity of the daily grind and its crushing reality" -- Series: Prairie Schooner Book Prize in Fiction. Num Pages: 186 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 11. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
186
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780803288546
ISBN
9780803288546
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.79

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