Short stories
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Short stories
Paperback. A parrot who speaks of love, a police dog who's a Buddhist, a microbe with an inferiority complex, a chameleon hoping to find himself, a scorpion with the fastest sting in the West? Viskovitz is each of these animals and many more; yet it is the human condition with all its highs and lows which is portrayed in these hilarious metamorphoses. Translator(s): Casey, John. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 128 x 12. Weight in Grams: 116. 160 pages. Viskovitz is each of these animals and many more; yet it is the human condition with all its highs and lows which is portrayed in these hilarious metamorphoses. You're an Animal Viskovitz is a whirlwind of ironic fables, a tour de force of comic inventiveness and intelligence unlike anything that you have read before. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FYB. Dimension: 185 x 128 x 12. Weight: 116.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841954936
- ISBN
- 9781841954936
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.74
€ 13.99
€ 10.74
Paperback. Set in a disturbing dreamlike version of Regency London, this story features a young italian clockmaker who contrives a magical means, not only of repairing time, but also of unlocking the mechanism of sexual happiness. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 156.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780749396985
- ISBN
- 9780749396985
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.45
€ 13.99
€ 10.45
Paperback. This edition includes a critical introduction and an extensive collection of historical documents relating to the composition and reception of the novel, the social implications of England's shift from a rural agrarian to an urban industrial economy, the role of women in provincial society. Emma is on HSC syllabus. Editor(s): Samuelian, Kristin Flieger. Series: Broadview Editions. Num Pages: 453 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Broadview Press Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551113210
- ISBN
- 9781551113210
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.11
€ 19.99
€ 16.11
Paperback. Ireland has always been a nation of story-tellers. This magnificent anthology chronicles the development of a rich literary tradition, from the earliest folk-tales to James Joyce, Liam O'Flaherty, and the rising stars of the new generation. Editor(s): Trevor, William. Series: Oxford Books of Prose & Verse. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 35. Weight in Grams: 426 567pp
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Oxford
- Edition
- Reissue
- Number of pages
- 592
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780199583140
- ISBN
- 9780199583140
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.17
€ 14.99
€ 12.17
Paperback. Contains stories that feature tormented individuals who play out their doom in various odd little towns. This collection introduces readers to a community of artists who encounter demonic perils that ultimately engulf their lives. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FK; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 133 x 19. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Virgin Books
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780753513743
- ISBN
- 9780753513743
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 13.73
€ 15.99
€ 13.73
Paperback. Num Pages: 467 pages. BIC Classification: FKC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 217 x 24. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1964
- Publisher
- Dover Publications
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486204154
- ISBN
- 9780486204154
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.55
€ 17.55
Paperback. Short Stories and Poems. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. 224 pages. Editor(s): Blaisdell, Bob. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DCQ; DQ; FC; FYB; HBWJ. Dimension: 131 x 209 x 15. Weight: 178.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc.
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486482262
- ISBN
- 9780486482262
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 5.70
€ 5.70
Paperback.
- Publication date
- 1954
- Publisher
- Del Rey Books
- Edition
- Reissue
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- Format
- Paperback
- SKU
- V9780440378648
- ISBN
- 9780440378648
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 11.60
€ 11.99
€ 11.60
Paperback. Editor(s): Sui, Gwee Li. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 39. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Dalkey Archive Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781564789051
- ISBN
- 9781564789051
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 6.23
€ 19.99
€ 6.23
Paperback. Editor(s): McLaughlin, Robert L. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Dalkey Archive Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781564781857
- ISBN
- 9781564781857
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 6.23
€ 19.99
€ 6.23
Paperback. New York is a city of writers. And when the city was attacked on 9/11, its writers began to do what writers do, they began to look and feel and think and write. This book gathers a multi-hued range of voices that convey, with immediacy and imagination, the shock and loss suffered in September. Editor(s): Baer, Ulrich. Num Pages: 344 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 121 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814799352
- ISBN
- 9780814799352
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.31
€ 30.99
€ 27.31
Paperback. Here are his notorious First Nation narratives of indigenous Canadians, and a literary homage to J. D. Salinger. Alongside the "real" story of the 1951 Giants and the afterlife of Roberto Clemente, are the legends of a pirated radio station and a hockey game rigged by tribal magic. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FM; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 156 x 47. Weight in Grams: 471.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Tachyon Publications
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781616961879
- ISBN
- 9781616961879
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 6.23
€ 13.99
€ 6.23
Hardback. Suitable for those who is, has ever been, or might one day be married. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 136 x 16. Weight in Grams: 212. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0007103
- ISBN
- 9780857868497
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 222 x 7. Weight in Grams: 74.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc.
- Number of pages
- 80
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486419251
- ISBN
- 9780486419251
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 5.46
€ 5.46
Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 131 x 8. Weight in Grams: 94. Series: Thrift Editions. 112 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA; FC; FYB. Dimension: 208 x 131 x 8. Weight: 94.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc.
- Edition
- Unabridged
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486275529
- ISBN
- 9780486275529
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.44
€ 7.44
Hardback. A collection of dark, funny short stories: Miranda July channelling Beyonce.. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 282 x 23. Weight in Grams: 338. Fine clean copy in good dust wrapper
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0003736
- ISBN
- 9781471153792
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Includes tales such as 'The Steadfast Tin Soldier' and 'Big Klaus and Little Klaus'. Series: Penguin Little Black Classics. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 113 x 7. Weight in Grams: 54. Clean copy with damage to cover but pages remain ini very good condition
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Format
- Paperback
- SKU
- KEA0000181
- ISBN
- 9780141398044
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Set in 1797, Billy Budd is a tale of satanic treachery, tragedy and great pathos that explores human relationships and the inherently ambiguous nature of man-made justice. Series Editor(s): Carabine, Dr. Keith. Series: Wordsworth Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 208. Used paperback in very good condition. May have some light shelfwear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Wordsworth Editions
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KRF2232033
- ISBN
- 9781853267499
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 10.99€ 4.99
€ 10.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. A collection of stories by a young American writer. They are centred around the Orthodox Jewish community and span the Jewish experience from the Holocaust and Stalin's Russia to modern-day New York and Jerusalem. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 252. Used paperback in very good condition. May have some light shelfwear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KRF2232015
- ISBN
- 9780571201310
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 10.99€ 4.99
€ 10.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Short stories of hardscrabble lives in the Carolina foothills, sharing anew the early fiction from an acclaimed storyteller Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of South Carolina Press
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611175141
- ISBN
- 9781611175141
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.13
€ 20.99
€ 19.13