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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782791898
ISBN
9781782791898
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.39

Paperback. Describes the lives of a group of Soviet workers who believe they are laying the foundations for a radiant future. Translator(s): Chandler, Robert; Chandler, Elizabeth; Meerson, Olga. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 176.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
9780099529743
ISBN
9780099529743
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.45

Paperback. Beautiful, passionate, Moscow Chestnova bears her captial's name, and seeks the happiness it promises. She flits from man to man, fascinated by the brave new world supposedly taking shape around her, on a quest for the better life. Translator(s): Chandler, Robert; Chandler, Elizabeth. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099577256
ISBN
9780099577256
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.61

Paperback. 'For the mind, everthing is in the future' Platonov once wrote; 'for the heart, everything is in the past'. The protagonist of Soul is a young man torn between these opposing desires, sent as a kind of missionary to bring the values of modern Russia to his childhood home town in Central Asia. Translator(s): Chandler, Robert; Chandler, Elizabeth; Meerson, Olga. Num Pages: 400 pages, 1 map (black and white). BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 198 x 25. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099455134
ISBN
9780099455134
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.80

paperback. Viktor Zolotaryov - last seen in 'Death and the Penguin' fleeing mafia vengeance on an Antarctica-bound flight booked for Penguin Misha - seizes, once there, a heaven-sent opportunity to return to Kiev with a new identity. Translator(s): Bird, George. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF; FYT; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 190.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Vintage Books USA
Condition
New
SKU
9780099461692
ISBN
9780099461692
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.45

Paperback. Viktor, with only his pet penguin for company, composes obituaries for the local newspaper, even though their subjects cling to life. When he sees his work in print for the first time, his pride turns to terror. He and Misha are drawn into a trap from which there appears to be no escape. Translator(s): Bird, George. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 172.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9781860469459
ISBN
9781860469459
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 5.47

Paperback. A satirical epic of the Soviet soul by the bestselling author of Death and the Penguin Translator(s): Dralyuk, Boris. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FJMS; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
MacLehose Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848666061
ISBN
9781848666061
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.85

Paperback. When Kolya moves into a new flat in Kiev, he discovers an annotated manuscript hidden inside a copy of War and Peace and decides to track down its author, even if it means digging up the grave of a Ukranian nationalist who died in mysterious circumstances. Translator(s): Bromfield, Andrew. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099513490
ISBN
9780099513490
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.81

Paperback. Semyon is disturbed. He has woken up in living room with blood on his shirt, an angry wife and no idea where he was night before. When this happens several mornings in a row, he realises he needs to investigate. After his friend Volodka follows him one night, they discover he's meeting a tall, blonde woman and accompanying her to her apartment. Translator(s): Darragh, Amanda Love. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 197 x 31. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099548867
ISBN
9780099548867
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.77

Paperback. Igor is confident his old Soviet policeman's uniform will be the best costume at the party. But he hasn't gone far before he realises something is wrong. The streets are unusually dark and empty, and the only person to emerge from the shadows runs away from him in terror. Translator(s): Darragh, Amanda Love. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099571872
ISBN
9780099571872
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

Paperback. Espionage during the First World War Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848545847
ISBN
9781848545847
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. A dark, disturbing and untold story of the shadow espionage battle during the First World War. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 26. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848545885
ISBN
9781848545885
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.81

Hardback. This book asks how a selection of South African writers have responded to the period since the end of apartheid. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 2AB; DSA; DSBH5; FA; FYT; HBJH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 135. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198793762
ISBN
9780198793762
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.02

Paperback. Series: Vintage crime/Black Lizard. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 132 x 24. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Random House USA Inc
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781101910320
ISBN
9781101910320
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.35

Paperback. A 24-carat debut involving a golden monkey, a toy troll, a transvestite, his lover, and a lot of BINGO by the sea in the North East town of Deerpool. Top of the House is a hilarious caper, a surprising love story, a thumping good heist, and a defiantly life-affirming read. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 20. Weight in Grams: 234.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472119186
ISBN
9781472119186
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.25

Paperback. The first book in the acclaimed William Dougal crime series, from Richard & Judy bestselling author and CWA Dagger winner, Andrew Taylor. Series: The William Dougal Crime Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, n/a. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 202.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340932919
ISBN
9780340932919
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.97

Paperback. The third book in Andrew Taylor's acclaimed William Dougal crime series - from the Richard & Judy bestselling author of The American Boy. Series: The William Dougal Crime Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, n/a. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 17. Weight in Grams: 200.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340932933
ISBN
9780340932933
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FH; FJ; FM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 205.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Edition
Main - Re-issue
Number of pages
288
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KNW0006433
ISBN
9780571220229
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. It is 1985, and Greta Wells wishes she lived in any time but this one: she has lost her brother to AIDS, her lover Nathan to another woman, and can not seem to go on alone. To ease her sadness, her doctor suggest an unusual procedure, one that opens doors of insight into the relationships in her life, and her conflicting affections. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 125 x 198 x 19. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571295432
ISBN
9780571295432
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.73

Paperback. It is 1953, and America is still haunted by the war. Pearlie and Holland live quietly with their son in San Francisco, with a barkless dog in a vine-covered house. Apart from Holland's elderly aunts, the family have no regular visitors. That is until one day, a neat and elegantly dressed gentleman named Buzz appears at their door. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 194. Clean copy with some reader wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Main - Re-issue
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
SKU
KTM0000759
ISBN
9780571241019
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

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