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paperback. The ten stories collected in this volume demonstrate Tolstoy's artistic prowess displayed over five decades experimenting with prose styles and drawing on his own experiences with humour, realism and compassion. Inspired by his experiences in the army, "The Two Hussars" contrasts a dashing father and his mean-spirited son. Editor(s): Wilks, Ronald. Translator(s): Wilks, Ronald. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140449624
ISBN
9780140449624
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.85

Paperback. Series: Dover Dual Language Italian. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486476315
ISBN
9780486476315
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.20

Paperback. The Man Booker prize-winning author's critically acclaimed selection of the best Irish short stories of the last sixty years, following Richard Ford's best-selling Granta Book of the American Short Story. Editor(s): Enright, Anne. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; DQ; FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 29. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847082558
ISBN
9781847082558
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.46

Paperback. Translator(s): Searls, Damion. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 125 x 203 x 14. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
NYRB Classics
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590176726
ISBN
9781590176726
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.03

Paperback. A woman haunted by dreams of her dead mother. An adulterous couple stepping over the line where the initial excitement ends and the pain begins. A widow visiting a Scottish village in search of her husband's past - and instead discovering unsettling truths about a total stranger. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099820604
ISBN
9780099820604
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. A compelling book of short stories from the number one bestselling author. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FH; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2003rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447221876
ISBN
9781447221876
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.27

Paperback. Jim Rogers once had everything: a successful career, a beautiful woman, a Manhattan penthouse and more money than he knew what to do with. He realised that the prostitute he'd just been with had stolen his wallet. Though it wasn't the money he was worried about but a sheet of folded paper, which he'd just been given by the mysterious Albert Jones. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099468486
ISBN
9780099468486
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.70

Paperback. Written by the winner of the 1994 W H Smith Award, this book contains a selection of stories, from the earliest published work in 1968 to the works in 1994. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 296.
Edition
New Ed
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099732419
ISBN
9780099732419
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.85

paperback. First published in 1852, "Sketches from a Hunter's Album" is a loose series of lyrical stories of rural life under serfdom. This expanded edition includes all Turgenev's other short stories. Translator(s): Freeborn, Richard. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140445220
ISBN
9780140445220
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

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
€ 8.58

Paperback. Tells the tale of a boy's journey to a new school in Kiev, travelling through majestic landscapes towards an unknown destiny. 'Gusev' depicts an ocean voyage, where the sea takes on a terrifying, primeval power. Translator(s): Wilks, Ronald. Num Pages: 416 pages, further reading, chronology, notes. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
416
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140447859
ISBN
9780140447859
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. The timeless and unique collection of short stories is Ali Smith's first. 'I love her prose' - Kate Atkinson Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 11. Weight in Grams: 136.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860495847
ISBN
9781860495847
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199535774
ISBN
9780199535774
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.98

Paperback. A collection of short stories that reveals various facets of an extraordinary imagination. In prose that is full of imagery and word-play, it creates physical and psychological worlds that are at once familiar and yet shockingly strange. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 132 x 16. Weight in Grams: 178.
Publisher
Trafalgar Square
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099274537
ISBN
9780099274537
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.85

Paperback. One morning, Gregor Samsa wakes up to find himself transformed into a giant insect. His family is understandably perturbed and he finds himself an outsider in his own home. The author explores the confusing nature of human experience with compelling originality. Translator(s): Muir, Edwin. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780749399535
ISBN
9780749399535
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.29

Paperback. These outstanding stories from the 2014 Bristol Short Story Prize will provoke, stimulate, move, amuse, unsettle, and entertain. A wonderfully diverse and exhilarating collection of short stories, that enhances Bristol Short Story Prize's reputation as a major contributor to the resurgence of the short story genre. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Tangent Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910089088
ISBN
9781910089088
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. From Tokyo to London, high-level bankers are being gruesomely murdered. The killer, Gregor Volkov, is Derrick Storm's old nemesis. Desperate to figure out who Volkov is working for, the CIA calls on the one man who can match Volkov's strength and cunning - Derrick Storm. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FF; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Titan Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781167915
ISBN
9781781167915
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.94

Paperback. An outstanding collection of new and classic stories, from one of America's greatest living short story writers Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 330. New and Selected Stories. 400 pages. An outstanding collection of new and classic stories, from one of America's greatest living short story writers. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight: 270.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747597438
ISBN
9780747597438
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.78

Paperback. Intends to exemplify the variety of Italian writing of the twentieth century. This volume includes discussions of the words and dialect expressions in the Italian text. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1972
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140032536
ISBN
9780140032536
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.85

Paperback. Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, this attractive collection of translated stories evokes the many transformations the city has undergone. Including both well-known and new writers, the book will appeal to people who love travelling or are armchair travellers, as much as to those who love Berlin. Editor(s): Constantine, Helen. Translator(s): Marven, Lyn. Num Pages: 256 pages, Numerous black-and-white photographs. BIC Classification: FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199559381
ISBN
9780199559381
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.24

Paperback. Ben Marcus's highly anticipated new short story collection - his first since his extraordinary debut The Age of Wire and String Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847086365
ISBN
9781847086365
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.78

Paperback. * A new collection that is a masterclass in the art of the short story from Jane Gardam, bestselling author of OLD FILTH Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 164.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349118451
ISBN
9780349118451
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. .
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590176702
ISBN
9781590176702
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.10

Paperback. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447298403
ISBN
9781447298403
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.37

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