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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Hardcover. Living in a small conservative and racist town, Thomas Patterson, a stiff young criminal lawyer, is running for state district judge and hoping for endorsements from either the governor or young Lyndon Johnson, who's running for the senate. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875652801
ISBN
9780875652801
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.91

Hardcover. Reynolds is a 40-something liquor-store owner in East Texas, with a bible-beating mother and a brother who illegally sells automatic weapons. This novel captures small-town East Texas, its attitudes and habits and language, with a wonderful sense of place. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875652566
ISBN
9780875652566
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.99

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
WaterBrook Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781400071296
ISBN
9781400071296
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.51

Paperback. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 310.
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
Swan Isle Press United States
Number of pages
180
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780997228700
ISBN
9780997228700
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.30

Paperback.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
9780099563389
ISBN
9780099563389
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.07

Paperback. A collection of stories set in the tiny Appalachian town of Knockemstiff, Ohio, a community so deprived and diminished it does not appear on any map. The youth there grow up in the malignant shadow of their parents; raised on abuse, alcohol, drugs and cigarettes, they are stunted in every possible way: emotionally, mentally, sometimes physically. Num Pages: 224 pages, map. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 197 x 15. Weight in Grams: 166.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099520979
ISBN
9780099520979
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

Paperback. Cane, Cob and Chimney Jewett are young Georgia sharecroppers held under the thumb of their domineering, God-struck father Pearl. When he dies unexpectedly, they set out on horseback to rob and loot their way to wealth and infamy, inspired by a lurid dime novel that only one of them can read. But little goes as planned.. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784703240
ISBN
9781784703240
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; WNG; WNGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 28.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781599211367
ISBN
9781599211367
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.44

Paperback. Six years later, the author has returned with a bracing new collection of short stories that will do for the center of the country what Cheever did for the suburbs of New York. This title explores the complexities of human interactions and imbues them with an honest naturalism that is sure to endear him to readers - in the Midwest and beyond. Series: Switchgrass. Num Pages: 290 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 331.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875806938
ISBN
9780875806938
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.36

Paperback. Set in 1957 in rural northern Michigan, this title tells the story of a pivotal few months in the life of young teen Danny DeWitt, who lives alone with his father following the sudden departure of his mother. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875806280
ISBN
9780875806280
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.19

Paperback. Another thriller featuring Inspector Constatin Vadim, back in his Arctic home town after a short and nearly catastrophic appointment in Moscow. But now Vadim is faced with personal tragedy, his wife Natalya, a doctor, answers an emergency medical call and goes missing. Num Pages: 522 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 109. Weight in Grams: 274. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Arrow
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
New edition
SKU
KSS0004276
ISBN
9780099279020
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Inspector Constantin Vadim leaves his native Russia for New York, only to find himself caught up in the middle of a presidential campaign. The victory of the leading candidate is threatened only by the public behaviour of his Russian wife. Soon Vadim is in the middle of her murder investigation. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF; FH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 113 x 33. Weight in Grams: 275. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Arrow
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Reprint
SKU
KSS0004275
ISBN
9780099410645
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Series: Stay More. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Weight in Grams: 0.7.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Amazon Publishing
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612181042
ISBN
9781612181042
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.62

Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA; HRCG9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 143 x 30. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
Zondervan United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780310204916
ISBN
9780310204916
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.70

Paperback. Num Pages: 362 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 132 x 25. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Melrose Publishing Company United States
Number of pages
362
Condition
New
SKU
V9780758273208
ISBN
9780758273208
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.90

Paperback. Num Pages: 255 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 108 x 18. Weight in Grams: 136.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Melrose Publishing Company United States
Number of pages
255
Publication date
1992
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780870679995
ISBN
9780870679995
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.86

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Melrose Publishing Company
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780758294647
ISBN
9780758294647
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.57

Paperback. Over the course of a fifty-year career, Donald E Westlake published nearly one hundred books, including not one but two long-running series, starring the hard-hitting Parker and the hapless John Dortmunder. This book offers a clear picture of the man behind the books - including his background, experience, and thoughts on his own work. Editor(s): Stahl, Levi. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 230 x 19. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226121819
ISBN
9780226121819
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 19.87

Num Pages: 280 pages, 24 cm. BIC Classification: FA; FJM; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 658.
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813120270
ISBN
9780813120270
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.56

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 128.
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847086518
ISBN
9781847086518
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.83

Paperback. 'A dark, suburban fantasy .. richly funny, even whimsical, and bizarrely familiar' - The New Yorker Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 12. Weight in Grams: 140.
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847086525
ISBN
9781847086525
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.85

Paperback. A surreal exploration of the combined love and loathing felt between a family of a hundred brothers as they try to settle their differences Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 13. Weight in Grams: 150.
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847086532
ISBN
9781847086532
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.87

Paperback. An old man looks into the eyes of a burglar left to guard him while his brother is beaten; an Irish priest in a war-torn Syrian town teaches its men the art of hurling; a squad of broken friends assemble to take revenge on a rapist; a young man sets off on his morning run, reflecting on the ruins of his relationship, but all is not as it seems. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 16. Weight in Grams: 170.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781784160241
ISBN
9781784160241
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.24

Paperback. While the Celtic Tiger rages, and greed becomes the norm, Johnsey Cunliffe desperately tries to hold on to the familiar, even as he loses those who all his life have protected him from a harsh world. Set over the course of one year of Johnsey's life, this book is about his grief, bewilderment, humour and agonizing self-doubt. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 150.
Publisher
Black Swan Ireland
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
9780552773577
ISBN
9780552773577
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.24

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