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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Paperback. Fina, our eponymous hero, is a receptionist at a gynaecology clinic. A preposterous, yet curiously attractive figure, he spends his hours fantasising about solving the nation's problems and pursuing women with equivocal success. This is his story. Translator(s): Lange, Nicholas de. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 19. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099933601
- ISBN
- 9780099933601
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Condition: New
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Paperback. A collection of stories, in which the lives of ordinary Israelis are set against the backdrop of community life in Kibbutz. The fate of these individuals, their drives, ambitions and idiosyncrasies are grounded by the physical and social structure of their community as the stories portray their world as a microcosm of the wider world. Translator(s): Lange, Nicholas de; Simpson, P. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099982005
- ISBN
- 9780099982005
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Condition: New
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Paperback. Following the bizarre accidental death of his wife, an Israeli secret agent retires to the suburbs. After a lifetime of uncovering other people's secrets, he is forced to look back at the lies he has told himself. The author's other books include "My Michael" and "The Slopes of Lebanon". Translator(s): Lange, Nicholas de. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099913405
- ISBN
- 9780099913405
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
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Paperback. Ariella, unhappy in love, confides in the woman whose husband she stole. Nahum, a devoted father, can't find the words to challenge his daughter's promiscuous lover. And amid this group of people unwilling and unable to say what they mean, Martin attempts to teach Esperanto. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 201 x 13. Weight in Grams: 154.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099581475
- ISBN
- 9780099581475
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Paperback. Albert, an accountant and recent widower is trying to put his life back together. His son has gone off to find himself in Tibet. The son's girlfriend makes friendly daughterly overtures to Albert, whose response is less platonic. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 137 x 14. Weight in Grams: 156.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099283959
- ISBN
- 9780099283959
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Condition: New
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Paperback. A teenage son shoots himself under his parents' bed. They sleep that night unaware he is lying dead beneath them. A stranger turns up at a man's door to persude him that they must get rid of his ageing mother in order to sell the house. An old man grumbles to his daughter about the unexplained digging and banging he hears under the house at night. Translator(s): Lange, Nicholas de. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099541363
- ISBN
- 9780099541363
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.90
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Paperback. Shmuel, a young, idealistic student, is drawn to a mysterious handwritten note on a campus noticeboard. This takes him to a strange house, where an elderly invalid man requires a paid companion, to argue with and read to him. But there is someone else in the house, too.. Translator(s): De Lange, Nicholas. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784701956
- ISBN
- 9781784701956
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Condition: New
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Paperback. For fans of Fitzgerald and Capote, a witty, elegant fairytale of New York, set in 1938. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444708875
- ISBN
- 9781444708875
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.19
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Paperback. Attending a New England summer camp as an adolescent, young Erik Schroder - a first generation East German immigrant - adopts a new name and a new persona - Eric Kennedy - in the hopes that it will help him fit in. This fateful white lie will set him on an improbable and ultimately tragic course. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 126 x 19. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571296729
- ISBN
- 9780571296729
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Condition: New
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Paperback. A novel packed with telling details and anecdotes about life in contemporary India, set in the rural villages of Bihar and the metropolises of Bombay and Delhi. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5499 x 3564 x 18. Weight in Grams: 327.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822346821
- ISBN
- 9780822346821
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Condition: New
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Paperback. The acclaimed author of 'The Calcutta Chromosome' and 'The Shadow Lines' has burst out on to the big stage with a major saga on that hidden country, Burma. Num Pages: 560 pages, maps. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 196 x 41. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Edition
- edizione: 1a
- Publisher
- The Borough Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780006514091
- ISBN
- 9780006514091
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
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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
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.92
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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
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.73
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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
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Condition: New
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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
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Condition: New
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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
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Condition: New
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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
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Condition: New
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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
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.47
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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
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Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.71
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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
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Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.31
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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
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Condition: New
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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
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Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.59
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Paperback. Translator(s): Fallenberg, Evan; Greenspan, Yardenne. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Amazon Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781477818046
- ISBN
- 9781477818046
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.04
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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€ 14.09
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€ 14.09