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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. An extraordinary novel from the best-selling author of the Ibis trilogy. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
John Murray Press
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848544154
ISBN
9781848544154
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. Fom the author of The Glass Palace, the widely-acclaimed bestseller. The Hungry Tide is a rich, exotic saga set in Calcutta and in the vast archipelago of islands in the Bay of Bengal. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 28. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007141784
ISBN
9780007141784
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.61

Paperback. A haunting novel from the best-selling author of the Ibis trilogy. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
John Murray Press
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848544178
ISBN
9781848544178
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.85

Paperback. The final book in the bestselling Ibis trilogy from the author of Booker-shortlisted Sea of Poppies. Series: Ibis Trilogy. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 43. Weight in Grams: 424.
Publisher
John Murray Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719569029
ISBN
9780719569029
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.89

Paperback. A re-issue of the first novel from the internationally acclaimed prize-winning writer. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 34. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
John Murray Press
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848544161
ISBN
9781848544161
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.89

Paperback. Shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2008: a stunningly vibrant novel from Amitav Ghosh. Series: Ibis Trilogy. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 38. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
John Murray
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719568978
ISBN
9780719568978
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.89

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 24. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
William Morrow Paperbacks
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062474070
ISBN
9780062474070
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.70

Paperback. From the author of the critically acclaimed Partitions, a bittersweet novel that explores the heart of family life, the immigrant experience, and bridging the gulfs between generations Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780742687
ISBN
9781780742687
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.70

Paperback. "[Elsir is] widely regarded as a giant among Arabic fiction writers." --"Daily News," Egypt Translator(s): Hutchins, William; Hutchins, William. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 16. Weight in Grams: 152.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Publishing
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9789927101892
ISBN
9789927101892
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.26

Paperback. This is the story of a former secret service agent who, having been forced to retire due to an accident, decides to write a novel about his experiences. He starts to visit a cafe frequented by intellectuals, only to find himself the subject of police scrutiny." Series: Heinemann African Writers Series. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 125 x 197 x 8. Weight in Grams: 124.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780435134808
ISBN
9780435134808
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.43

Paperback. A darkly satirical portrayal of the outbreak of Ebola in 1970's Congo and Sudan. Humorous and tragic in turns, the narrative weaves its way from the graveyards of Kinshasa to the factories, brothels and ex-pat communities of southern Sudan, as the disease selects its victims from amongst the novel's vibrant and eccentric characters. Translator(s): Bredin, Charis; Danby, Emily. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 274 x 12. Weight in Grams: 142.
Publisher
Darf Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850772743
ISBN
9781850772743
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.51

Hardcover. An uncensored and unflinching tale of power, corruption and love, set against the roiling aftermath of the Islamic Revolution Translator(s): Sprachman, Paul. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 143 x 23. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851689842
ISBN
9781851689842
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.07

Paperback. Abie follows the arc of a letter from London back to Africa to a coffee plantation that now could be hers if she wants it. Standing among the ruined groves she strains to hear the sound of the past, but the layers of years are too many. Thus begins the gathering of her family's history through the tales of her aunts. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747585923
ISBN
9780747585923
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.90

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408843161
ISBN
9781408843161
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.86

paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 225 x 14. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9789774167379
ISBN
9789774167379
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.17

Paperback. Translator(s): Wynne, Frank. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 25. Weight in Grams: 299.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714531601
ISBN
9780714531601
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. Accused of mocking the inviolate codes of Islam, Persian poet Omar Khayyam fortuitously finds sympathy with the very man who is to judge his alledged crime. He is spared, and thus begins the blend of fact and fiction that is 'Samarkand'. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349106168
ISBN
9780349106168
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.89

Paperback. A lucid enquiry into the precise meaning of identity - that which makes each of us unique and dissimilar to any other individual. In this series of reflections, the author considers how we define ourselves and what identity has meant and continues to mean in different cultures. Translator(s): Sluglett, Peter. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; FA; HP; JMS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 114.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860467295
ISBN
9781860467295
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. 'Leo the African' is based on the true life-story of Hasan al-Wazzan, the 16th-century traveller and writer who came to be known as Leo Africanus, or Leo the African. This is a story of pirates, slave-girls and princesses, in a world in a state of religious flux. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349106007
ISBN
9780349106007
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. Mysterious beans are found on the market stalls of the East, to which ancient superstition lends the power of favouring the birth of male children. When a French entomologist obtains a few of these beans, he worries that the world has entered a critical phase of its history. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 126 x 14. Weight in Grams: 150.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349105994
ISBN
9780349105994
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. Mani is born into a time of war - 3rd-century Mesopotamia. Despite being the son of a warrior, he becomes a painter, physician, mystic and prophet, preaching in the battlefields, a doctrine of humility, tolerance and love that becomes known as "Manicheanism". Num Pages: 256 pages, map. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349108711
ISBN
9780349108711
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. Ossyane, a young Lebanese man and his Jewish wife Clara return to live in Haifa after World War II. Just as war breaks out in the new-born state of Israel, Ossayne is forced to go to Beirut. The border with Israel closes behind him and he becomes separated from his wife with tragic consequences. Translator(s): Manguel, Alberto. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 156.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New e.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860468902
ISBN
9781860468902
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. In the Koran, there are 99 names for God. Does the 100th exist? Months before the dawn of the apocalyptic "year of the beast", 1666, Balthasar Embriaco, a Genoese Levantine merchant embarks on a quest to find the answer. He sets out on a journey that will take him across the breadth of the civilized world. Num Pages: 400 pages, 35. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 127 x 27. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099452089
ISBN
9780099452089
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. 'These 39 Arab writers are all under the age of 40. They have flung open the doors on Arabic culture inviting the reader to transcend cultural boundaries and land in a region known as the "Arab World".' Hanan al-Shaykh Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; DQ; FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 21. Weight in Grams: 222. New Writing from the Arab World. 320 pages. 'These 39 Arab writers are all under the age of 40. They have flung open the doors on Arabic culture inviting the reader to transcend cultural boundaries and land in a region known as the "Arab World".' Hanan al-Shaykh. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FB; DQ; FA; FYT. Dimension: 198 x 133 x 21. Weight: 222.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408809631
ISBN
9781408809631
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.78

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