Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Hardcover. Depicts the childhood of Murtada al-Shamikh and his return forty years later to his home in the medina or old city of Tunis. After being taken from his mother and raised in his father's home where he was physically abused and emotionally marginalized, Murtada spends a life of anxiety wandering the world. Translator(s): Hutchins, William Maynard. Series: Middle East Literature in Translation. Num Pages: 176 pages, notes, glossary. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815608783
- ISBN
- 9780815608783
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.18
€ 24.99
€ 22.18
Hardback. Translator(s): Roger, Allen. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBM; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 135 x 28. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Publisher
- Interlink Publishing Group, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566569453
- ISBN
- 9781566569453
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.56
€ 26.99
€ 22.56
Paperback. Translator(s): Roger, Allen. Num Pages: 282 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 21. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Interlink Pub Group
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566569712
- ISBN
- 9781566569712
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.22
€ 17.99
€ 17.22
Paperback. Num Pages: 226 pages. BIC Classification: 2BXF; DSBH; FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 143 x 18. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- IBEX Publishers,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780936347721
- ISBN
- 9780936347721
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.35
€ 27.99
€ 21.35
Paperback. A family in exile from their home in old Beirut contends with claustrophobic conditions, recriminations, and unrealizable dreams of return. Translator(s): Booth, Marilyn. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 18. Weight in Grams: 257.
- Publisher
- City Lights Books United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872866232
- ISBN
- 9780872866232
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.10
€ 16.99
€ 16.10
Paperback. Winner of the Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature Translator(s): Booth, Marilyn. Series: Hoopoe Fiction. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBL; FA; FW; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 130 x 25. .
- Publisher
- Hoopoe Fiction
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789774168178
- ISBN
- 9789774168178
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.34
€ 19.99
€ 18.34
Paperback. Translator(s): Wright, Jonathan. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 199 x 11. Weight in Grams: 172. 176 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Dimension: 132 x 199 x 11. Weight: 168.
- Publisher
- Comma Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905583522
- ISBN
- 9781905583522
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.44
€ 14.99
€ 14.44
Paperback. Translator(s): Wright, Jonathan. Num Pages: 98 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 8. Weight in Grams: 110.
- Publisher
- Comma Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 242
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905583256
- ISBN
- 9781905583256
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.44
€ 14.99
€ 14.44
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Carcanet Press Ltd.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905583669
- ISBN
- 9781905583669
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.42
€ 14.99
€ 14.42
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 260 x 14. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Arsenal Pulp Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551526065
- ISBN
- 9781551526065
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.81
€ 16.99
€ 16.81
Paperback. Features a girl whose ears are so exquisite that, when uncovered, they improve sex a thousand-fold, a runaway friend, a right-wing politico, an ovine-obsessed professor, and a manic-depressive in a sheep outfit. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- SKU
- 9780099448778
- ISBN
- 9780099448778
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.04
€ 13.99
€ 11.04
Paperback. Sumire is in love with a woman seventeen years her senior. But whereas Miu is glamorous and successful, Sumire is an aspiring writer who dresses in an oversized second-hand coat and heavy boots like a character in a Kerouac novel. Sumire spends hours on the phone talking to her best friend K about the big questions in life. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- SKU
- 9780099448471
- ISBN
- 9780099448471
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.45
€ 13.99
€ 10.45
Paperback. Presents a narrative particle accelerator that zooms between Wild Turkey Whiskey and Bob Dylan, unicorn skulls and voracious librarians, John Coltrane and Lord Jim. Tracking one man's descent into the Kafkaesque underworld of contemporary Tokyo, this title unites East and West, tragedy and farce, compassion and detachment, slang and philosophy. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; FA; FM; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 26. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- SKU
- 9780099448785
- ISBN
- 9780099448785
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.33
€ 13.99
€ 10.33
Paperback. The year is 1Q84. This is the real world, there is no doubt about that. But in this world, there are two moons in the sky. In this world, the fates of two people, Tengo and Aomame, are closely intertwined. They are each, in their own way, doing something very dangerous. And in this world, there seems no way to save them both. Num Pages: 816 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 44. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Publisher
- Vintage Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099549062
- ISBN
- 9780099549062
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.51
€ 14.99
€ 11.51
Hardcover. On his way home from school, the young narrator finds himself wondering how taxes were collected in the Ottoman Empire. He pops into the local library to see if it has a book on the subject. This is his first mistake. Led to a special 'reading room' in a maze under the library by a strange old man, he finds himself imprisoned. Translator(s): Goossen, Ted. Num Pages: 88 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 176 x 14. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- Harvill Secker
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846559211
- ISBN
- 9781846559211
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.89
€ 26.99
€ 18.89
Paperback. BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 112 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 102.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099590422
- ISBN
- 9780099590422
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 9.11
€ 9.99
€ 9.11
Paperback. Toru Watanabe is looking back on the love and passions of his life and trying to make sense of it all. As his first love Naoko sinks deeper into mental despair, he is inexorably pushed to find a new meaning and a new love in order to survive. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099448822
- ISBN
- 9780099448822
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.04
€ 13.99
€ 11.04
Paperback. The midnight hour approaches in an almost-empty diner. Mari sips her coffee and reads a book, but soon her solitude is disturbed: a girl has been beaten up at the Alphaville hotel, and needs Mari's help. Meanwhile Mari's beautiful sister Eri lies in a deep, heavy sleep that is 'too perfect, too pure' to be normal; it has lasted for two months. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 152.
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099506249
- ISBN
- 9780099506249
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.00
€ 13.99
€ 11.00
Paperback. Growing up in the suburbs in post-war Japan, Hajime and Shimamoto had been childhood sweethearts. The two eventually lost touch but now, in their thirties, they meet up again. Hajime, now a father and husband, finds himself catapulted into the past, risking all that he has in the present. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 142.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099448570
- ISBN
- 9780099448570
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
€ 13.99
€ 11.02
Paperback. Aomame standing on the Metropolitan Expressway with a gun between her lips. She knows she is being hunted, and that she has put herself in terrible danger in order to save the man she loves. But things are moving forward, and Aomame does not yet know that she and Tengo are more closely bound than ever. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 26. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099549055
- ISBN
- 9780099549055
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.00
€ 13.99
€ 11.00