Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Paperback. Preparing to deliver a lecture in Pisa, Horace Dorlan plans to incorporate music and performance into his scientific presentation. On the eve of his big event, however, strange things start to happen. Where, for instance, is his wife, why is there a miniature musical quintet in his room, and what of the accident that afflicted him? Num Pages: 240 pages, chiefly ill. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 204 x 17. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Edition
- Main
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571232215
- ISBN
- 9780571232215
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.79
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€ 12.79
Paperback. A wild carnival of a novel that treads Kafkaesque territory and spills over the rails to plumb the depths of a murder mystery. Num Pages: 342 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 144 x 22. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 342
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782796497
- ISBN
- 9781782796497
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.25
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Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing
- Number of pages
- 314
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782791898
- ISBN
- 9781782791898
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.22
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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
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.45
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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
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Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.51
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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€ 11.64
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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
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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
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Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 5.47
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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€ 11.65
€ 14.99
€ 11.65
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
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.65
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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
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.65
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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
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.95
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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
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.74
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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
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.74
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€ 11.74
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
€ 118.37
€ 118.37
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
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.24
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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€ 10.18
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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
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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€ 10.97
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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
€ 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€ 10.66
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€ 10.66
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
€ 4.99
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.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- Main - Re-issue
- SKU
- KNW0006781
- ISBN
- 9780571220229
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Hugh Bawn, modern Scottish hero and legendary social reformer, lies dying in one of the high-rise tower blocks he helped establish. His grandson Jamie comes home to watch over him, and it is Jamie who tells the story of their family, of three generations of pride and delusion, of Catholic faith and the end of the old left. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 198. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KAC0001955
- ISBN
- 9780571201068
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99