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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press United States
Number of pages
535
Condition
New
SKU
V9781564784230
ISBN
9781564784230
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.69

Paperback. "Brilliant .. harrowing.. Packs the impact of an exploding mortar shell."-Kai Maristed, Los Angeles Times Translator(s): Costa, Margaret Jull. Num Pages: 224 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 145 x 14. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
222
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393342338
ISBN
9780393342338
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.78

Paperback. Translator(s): Eschleman, Clayton. Num Pages: 342 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DQ; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 202 x 22. Weight in Grams: 516.
Publisher
Exact Change,U.S. United States
Number of pages
342
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781878972187
ISBN
9781878972187
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.72

Paperback. *'Frost in May is the unsurpassed novel of convent school life' Hermione Lee, Observer Series: VMC. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 156.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844083787
ISBN
9781844083787
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. 'THE HUNGER GAMES meets the London riots on board Noah's Ark' THE TIMES Includes reading group notes and a fascinating glimpse into Lalla's childhood in the short story prequel 'The Time Being'. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780227344
ISBN
9781780227344
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.17

Paperback. 'Relativity is a novel of assured and measured empathy, a story of familial love and familial hurt that is fair, honest and remarkably non-judgmental. Hayes is a convincing writer and a true storyteller: her characters are alive.' Christos Tsiolkas, author of THE SLAP Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 26. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472151704
ISBN
9781472151704
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.31

Paperback. In a novel set in Soviet-era Poland, a boy is bewitched by his teacher and vows to win her heart, but later, when he becomes a teacher himself, he sees the story from the opposite side of the instructor's desk. Reprint. Translator(s): Kolakowska, Agnieszka. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 29. Weight in Grams: 318. 438 pages. In a novel set in Soviet-era Poland, a boy is bewitched by his teacher and vows to win her heart, but later, when he becomes a teacher himself, he sees the story from the opposite side of the instructor's desk. Reprint. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 196 x 128 x 29. Weight: 314.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841955209
ISBN
9781841955209
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.09

Paperback. Translator(s): Broner, Martina. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 152. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Archipelago
Condition
New
SKU
V9780914671725
ISBN
9780914671725
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.00

paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Harper Perennial Modern Classics United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
1292
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062221629
ISBN
9780062221629
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.89

Paperback. This stunning, literary commercial novel in the vein of Curtis Sittenfeld's Prep is a New York Times bestseller and a stand-out debut launch for Tinder Press Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 197 x 26. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755395194
ISBN
9780755395194
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.51

Paperback. Translator(s): Volokhonsky, Larissa; Pevear, Richard. Series: Vintage Classics. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 205 x 28. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Vintage
Edition
Vintage Classics ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781400032921
ISBN
9781400032921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.63

Paperback. The importance of Chekhov's stories is now recognized by readers as well as by fellow authors. Their themes - alienation, the absurdity and tragedy of human existence - have as much relevance today as when they were written, and this superb new translation captures their modernist spirit. Among the fourteen stories included are 'The Lady with the Little Dog', 'Gusev', and 'Rothschild's Violin'. Translator(s): Bartlett, Rosamund. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199536689
ISBN
9780199536689
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. Translator(s): Bloshteyn, Maria. Num Pages: 168 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 202 x 12. Weight in Grams: 168.
Publisher
NYRB Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590178362
ISBN
9781590178362
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.62

Paperback. Translator(s): Constantine, Peter. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 208 x 16. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Seven Stories Press,U.S.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Later printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583220269
ISBN
9781583220269
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.82

Paperback. Translator(s): Mahany, J.T. Num Pages: 172 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Open Letter
Condition
New
SKU
V9781940953335
ISBN
9781940953335
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.15

Paperback. Translator(s): Rogers, Katina. Num Pages: 190 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 217 x 8. Weight in Grams: 162.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press United States
Number of pages
190
Condition
New
SKU
V9781628970401
ISBN
9781628970401
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.50

Paperback. Depicts a post-cataclysmic world in which the forces of capitalism have begun to reestablish themselves. Sharply opposed to such a trend, a group of crones confined to a nursing home - all of them apparently immortal - resolves to create an avenging grandson fashioned of lint and rags. Translator(s): Stump, Jordan. Num Pages: 166 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 10. Weight in Grams: 284.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
166
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803220898
ISBN
9780803220898
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.04

Paperback. Could a felt hat have the power to change lives? When President Francois Mitterrand leaves his hat behind at a Paris brasserie, it sets off a chain of momentous events in the lives of those who come to wear it. Translator(s): Rogers, Lalaurie Louise; Aitken, Jane; Boyce, Emily. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 197 x 16. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Gallic Books
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908313478
ISBN
9781908313478
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Antoine Laurain s new masterpiece combines his trademark charm with a trenchant critique of the troubled state France is today." Translator(s): Boyce, Emily; Aitken, Jane. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 257 x 19. Weight in Grams: 164.
Publisher
Gallic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910477304
ISBN
9781910477304
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. In "The Little Prince",a small boy leaves the tiny planet on which he lives alone, on a trip to Earth, where he is introduced to the vagaries of adult behaviour. "Letter to a Hostage" is an open letter to a Jewish intellectual in hiding in occupied France. Illustrator(s): Saint-Exupery, Antoine De. Translator(s): Cuffe, T.V.F. Series: Penguin Modern Classics Translated Texts S. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141185620
ISBN
9780141185620
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.03

paperback. Features novels including "Southern Mail" and "Night Flight" that evoke the tragic courage and nobility of the airborne pioneers who took enormous risks, flying in open cock-pits in planes that were often fragile and unstable. Translator(s): Cate, Curtis. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 11. Weight in Grams: 140.
Publisher
Penguin Classic
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141183749
ISBN
9780141183749
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.90

Paperback. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 341.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd ,Canada Canada
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551111384
ISBN
9781551111384
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.72

Paperback. The first of Trollope's six Palliser novels, Can You Forgive Her? explores the dilemma of Alice Vavasor, torn between two suitors, and the choices faced by two other independent women. The tensions within Victorian society highlighted by the plot are illuminated in the introduction and notes to this new edition. Editor(s): Birch, Dinah. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 752 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 153 x 34. Weight in Grams: 510.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
752
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199578177
ISBN
9780199578177
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.47

paperback. Freya Wyley meets Nancy Holdaway amid the wild celebrations of VE Day, the prelude to a devoted and competitive friendship.. Freya, ambitious and outspoken, pursues a career on Fleet Street while Nancy, less self-confident, struggles to get her first novel published. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Vintage
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
9781784703127
ISBN
9781784703127
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 9.99

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