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Paperback. Combining terror and nostalgia, surreal comedy and the poetry of the commonplace, this book is a triumph of storytelling by our writer. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 126 x 201 x 13. Weight in Grams: 150.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Re-issue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241968659
ISBN
9780241968659
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.13

Paperback. Presents four works that offers the preoccupations of the German Romantic movement. Goethe's "Fairy Tale" depicts an ethereal underground realm and the marriage of a beautiful man and woman. In "Eckbert the Fair", two outsiders seek refuge in the solitude of dark woods to conceal their incestuous passion from the world. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 150.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140447323
ISBN
9780140447323
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.91

paperback. Collected here for the first time in a deluxe paperback volume are six of John Steinbeck's most widely read and beloved novels--"Tortilla Flat, The Red Pony, Of Mice and Men, The Moon Is Down, Cannery Row," and "The Pearl." Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 214 x 41. Weight in Grams: 674.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
624
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143105770
ISBN
9780143105770
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 24.65

Hardback. "I adore Mary Miller's stories and you will too. Read this book and then read her others. Like, now." -Tom Franklin, author of Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 147 x 25. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781631492181
ISBN
9781631492181
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.85

Paperback. .
Publisher
Parthian Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Second edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910409039
ISBN
9781910409039
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.45

Paperback. Explores the dilemma of being an outsider - even in one's own country - and of allegiance. This book evokes beautiful but harsh landscapes, whether the shimmering deserts of author's native Algeria or the wild, mysterious jungles of Brazil. Translator(s): Cosman, Carol. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 8. Weight in Grams: 102.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Re-issue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141188256
ISBN
9780141188256
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.10

Paperback. 13 visions of the future from China, translated by Hugo award-winning translator and author Ken Liu. Editor(s): Liu, Ken. Translator(s): Liu, Ken. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FL; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Head of Zeus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786692788
ISBN
9781786692788
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. A collection of forty stories drawn from all corners of Brazil: the Amazon, the Northeast, the Central West, and the South, as well as from Brazil's two dominant cities, Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. Editor(s): Levitin, Alexis. Series: Traveler's Literary Companion. Num Pages: 256 pages, Maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; DQ; FYB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Whereabouts Press United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781883513214
ISBN
9781883513214
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.99

Paperback. Focuses on the trauma of a mother who awakens one morning to the shattering news that her son is lying dead in the morgue and her struggle to understand his decision to be a Naxalite. Num Pages: 166 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 135 x 14. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Seagull Books Pvt. Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
2002nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9788170461401
ISBN
9788170461401
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.15

Paperback. A collection of forty-seven short stories such as "Taibele and Her Demon" "The Unseen", "Gimpel the Fool" and "Yentl the Yeshiva Boy". Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
624
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141196770
ISBN
9780141196770
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.07

Paperback. How can a girl possibly have married a lion? How can a man have a tress growing out of his head? And how can a woman have children made of wax? This title deals with these questions. Illustrator(s): Holwill, Naomi. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 5AK; FQ; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 164. Folktales from Africa. Adult Edition. 192 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 5AK; FQ; FYB. Dimension: 201 x 140 x 13. Weight: 162.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841956299
ISBN
9781841956299
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. A collection of stories set during the fall-out of the Cultural Revolution, which capture the collision of the old China of vanished dynasties, with communism and the tiger economy. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 20. Weight in Grams: 199.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552774529
ISBN
9780552774529
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 23.11

Paperback. With pathos and humour, the author imagines the unexamined life of a servant girl. Series: Penguin Little Black Classics. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 111 x 7. Weight in Grams: 54.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141397504
ISBN
9780141397504
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.54

Paperback. Each story is in some way inspired by a painting of Henri Matisse, each is also about the intimate connection between seeing and feeling - about the ways in which a glance we meant to be casual may suddenly call forth the deepest reserves of our being. This book includes stories which are all about human beings. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 120.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099472711
ISBN
9780099472711
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. The best collection ever of Arthur C. Clarke's short fiction, including the stories on which 2001: A Space Odyssey and Childhood's End were based. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FL; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 112 x 21. Weight in Grams: 168.
Publisher
HarperVoyager
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780586212042
ISBN
9780586212042
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.73

paperback. These stories cover the whole span of Kafka's writing career, from "Looking to See" written in his twenties, to his last work, "Josephine", and culminating in "The Metamorphosis" Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Abacus
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349106595
ISBN
9780349106595
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.92

Paperback. Editor(s): Daley, James. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 236 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 207 x 16. Weight in Grams: 206. 236 pages. Editor(s): Daley, James. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DQ; FYB. Dimension: 136 x 207 x 16. Weight: 200.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Number of pages
236
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486447162
ISBN
9780486447162
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.54

Paperback. A collection of outstanding short stories by a master storyteller. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FH; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447221883
ISBN
9781447221883
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Dimension: 237 x 165 x 22. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471137402
ISBN
9781471137402
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.09

Paperback. Includes eight tales such as 'Parson's Pleasure', a piece of furniture is the subject of a deceitful bargain; in 'William and Mary', a wife revenges herself on her dead husband; and in 'Royal Jelly' some new parents find an unusual and unsettling way to give their newborn its start in life. Num Pages: 832 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 36. Weight in Grams: 558.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
832
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405910118
ISBN
9781405910118
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.08

Paperback. This collection of stories digs deep into American society and reveals the loss of connection that lurks under the surface. Cast in many forms - domestic comedy, pseudo-fairytale, philosophical argument - these stories are linked by themes of loss, pleasure, and the difficulty of expressing love. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 175 x 22. Weight in Grams: 224. Clean copy
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
306
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
SKU
KEX0200950
ISBN
9780571204984
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Editor(s): Kahn, Andrew. Translator(s): Myers, Alan. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199538652
ISBN
9780199538652
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. Translator(s): Freeborn, Richard. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199540402
ISBN
9780199540402
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.61

Paperback. Translator(s): El-Enany, Rasheed (University of Exeter University of Exeter, UK University of Exeter, UK University of Exeter, UK University of Exeter, UK University of Exeter, UK University of Exeter, UK University of Exeter, UK University of Exeter, UK University of Exeter, UK). Series: Modern Arabic Literature (Paperback). Num Pages: 211 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press
Number of pages
211
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789774165627
ISBN
9789774165627
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.13

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