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mass_market. Welcome to motherhood - a land of aching fatigue, constant self-sacrifice and thankless servitude, a land of bottomless devotion, small hands and feet like warm pink roses, and velvet kisses. This book offers a collection of short stories dealing with motherhood such as: Dear George, Hey Yeah Right Get a Life and Constitutional. Series: Vintage Minis. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 110 x 8. Weight in Grams: 83.
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9781784872731
ISBN
9781784872731
Condition: New

€ 7.99
€ 7.67

paperback. A comprehensive selection of Voltaire's very brief contes and melanges: tiny feats of narrative compression, each often no more than a few pages long. Their genre is something between a tale and a polemic - more gestures than stories. Translator(s): Cuffe, Theo. Num Pages: 208 pages, chronlogy, further reading, notes. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBD; DSK; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 162.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780140446869
ISBN
9780140446869
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.53

paperback. Ryunosuke Akutagawa (1892-1927) is one of Japan's foremost stylists - a modernist master whose short stories are marked by highly original imagery, cynicism, beauty and wild humour. This work features stories such as "Rashomon", "In a Bamboo Grove", "The Nose", "O-Gin", "Loyalty", "Death Register", "The Life of a Stupid Man" and "Spinning Gears". Translator(s): Rubin, Jay. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 147 x 22. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780143039846
ISBN
9780143039846
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.10

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FR; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Cleis Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781627781305
ISBN
9781627781305
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.34

paperback. First in a two volume collection of short stories by the acclaimed author of 'Empire of the Sun', 'Crash' and 'Super-Cannes'. The new edition is introduced by Adam Thirwell. Num Pages: 784 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 44. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Fourth Estate
Condition
New
SKU
9780007242290
ISBN
9780007242290
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 13.83

paperback. Translator(s): Wortsmann, Peter. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Archipelago Books United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780981955728
ISBN
9780981955728
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.15

hardcover. Edgar Allan Poe's gift for the macabre influenced Baudelaire and French symbolism, Freudian analysis, the detective novel and the Hollywood film. His psychologically profound stories, which comprise this book, represent the darker side of the 19th-century American sensibility. Num Pages: 955 pages. BIC Classification: FKC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 134 x 46. Weight in Grams: 886.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Everyman
Condition
New
SKU
9781857150995
ISBN
9781857150995
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 22.99
€ 18.89

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780749386870
ISBN
9780749386870
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. Num Pages: 588 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 58. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Rupa Publications
Condition
New
SKU
V9788129137258
ISBN
9788129137258
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.95

Paperback. M.R. James is probably the finest ghost-story writer England has ever produced. These tales are not only classics of their genre, but are also superb examples of beautifully-paced understatement, convincing background and chilling terror. Series Editor(s): Davies, David Stuart. Series: Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FK; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 125 x 20. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Edition
New Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
9781840225518
ISBN
9781840225518
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.20

paperback. A collection of stories, which represent the diversity of the time and include satires, explorations of private obsessions and experiments in form and language. Editor(s): Newnham, Richard. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 136.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1975
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780140020403
ISBN
9780140020403
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 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

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.03

paperback. Ten witty and enchanting animal fables in verse which, like a modern Aesop's Fables, can be enjoyed by young and old alike Num Pages: 144 pages, 35. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 142. Very good copy with minor wear and age
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Orion Books London
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0025554
ISBN
9780753807743
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.12

paperback. Num Pages: 61 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 197 x 6. Weight in Grams: 90. Very good clean copy showing minor age and shelfwear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Attic Press Dublin
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0025624
ISBN
9780946211272
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.12

paperback. Three people are frozen in a conspiracy of silence that prevents love's consummation; a nine-year-old dreams that a movie part heals her fragmented family life; a brother and sister forge a new life amid terrible beauty of Ireland after Rebellion; and in title story, a man chooses between his longtime love and a life of solitude on family farm. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 18. Weight in Grams: 178. Good clean copy. Covers showing light shelf wear. Lightly toned, text is crisp and clear and remains a very good copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Penguin Books
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0031526
ISBN
9780140294699
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 18.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FL; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 365.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Night Shade Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597805407
ISBN
9781597805407
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 22.91

Paperback. Profound portraits of the traumas of war, the ravages of homophobia, and the triumph of desire. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 143 x 20. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
City Lights Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872864665
ISBN
9780872864665
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.21

paperback. Editor(s): Zane. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FP; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 136 x 24. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Atria United States
Edition
Atria Bks Trade Pbk ed.
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780743297271
ISBN
9780743297271
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.33

Paperback. In Makuck's fourth collection of short stories he once again explores the fertile territory of small, rural American towns. With tenderness and clarity, he excavates the mundane surface of everyday lives to reveal compassionate characters who are unexpectedly vulnerable. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 12. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815610823
ISBN
9780815610823
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.40

Paperback. Editor(s): Blaisdell, Bob. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 181.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486471396
ISBN
9780486471396
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.32

Paperback. Presents a collection of short stories written by some of Michigan's most well-known fiction writers. This collection of twenty-two short stories serves as a celebration not only of the tenth anniversary of the Made in Michigan Writers Series in 2016 but also of the rich history of writing and storytelling in the region. Editor(s): Delp, Michael; Liebler, M. L. Series: Made in Michigan Writers Series. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Wayne State University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814341940
ISBN
9780814341940
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.17

Hardcover. A collection of stories that reveal one woman's exploration of identity, finding it in both the sweeping backdrop of Egyptian history and the quotidian exchanges with friends and family. Series: Arab American Writing. Num Pages: 176 pages, glossary. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 298.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815609216
ISBN
9780815609216
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.66

Hardcover. A collection of translated richly constructed stories that beautifully illustrate the intersecting worlds of Russian, Jewish and American lives Editor(s): Shrayer, Maxim. Num Pages: 262 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815610335
ISBN
9780815610335
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.77

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