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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. On the side of a mountain, in eighteenth century Japan, sits a man in perfect stillness as the summit erupts, spitting fire and molten rock onto the land around him. The man is Hakuin. He will become the world's most famous teacher of zen. This is not the first time he has seen hell. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 30. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857868541
ISBN
9780857868541
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. The year is 1858. Thomas Glover is an eighteen-year-old who grasps the chance of escape to foreign lands and takes a posting as a trader in Japan. Within ten years he amasses a great fortune, learns the ways of the samurai, and, on the other side of the law, brings about the overthrow of the Shogun. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 292. 400 pages. The year is 1858. Thomas Glover is a gutsy eighteen-year-old who grasps the chance of escape to foreign lands and takes a posting as a trader in Japan. Within ten years, he amasses a great fortune, learns the ways of the samurai, and, on the other side of the law, brings about the overthrow of the Shogun. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 26. Weight: 292.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841959597
ISBN
9781841959597
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.57

Paperback. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 34. Weight in Grams: 710.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Seven Stories Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781609807238
ISBN
9781609807238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.70

Paperback. The sequel to 'Saturday Night and Sunday Morning'. Num Pages: 258 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 195 x 17. Weight in Grams: 188. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0001278
ISBN
9780007108831
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. This cult classic of working class life in post-war Nottingham follows the exploits of rebellious factory worker Arthur Seaton and is introduced by Richard Bradford. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 126 x 17. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007205028
ISBN
9780007205028
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 228 x 16. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oceanview Publishing United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608091140
ISBN
9781608091140
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.23

paperback. Tells the story of the Zulu pastor Stephen Kumalo and his son Absalom, set against the background of a land and a people riven by racial injustice. This work talks about love and hope, courage and endurance, born of the dignity of man. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 184.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
9780099766810
ISBN
9780099766810
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 10.95

paperback. Tells the story of the Zulu pastor Stephen Kumalo and his son Absalom, set against the background of a land and a people riven by racial injustice. This work talks about love and hope, courage and endurance, born of the dignity of man. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 184. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0001648
ISBN
9780099766810
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 19.99
€ 10.95

hardcover. Num Pages: 1250 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 241 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1446.
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Knockabout London
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780861662524
ISBN
9780861662524
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.73

Paperback. A modern classic, Einstein's Dreams is a fictional collage of stories dreamed by Albert Einstein. Num Pages: 144 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 196 x 11. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780335575
ISBN
9781780335575
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. A fictionalised account of the Kaiser Wilhelm's last years in Nazi-occupied Holland. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007124473
ISBN
9780007124473
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.97

Paperback. A new edition of Alan Judd's classic novel of army life Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 31. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847397720
ISBN
9781847397720
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. A penetrating new spy thriller from a master of the genre Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 122 x 24. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781416511151
ISBN
9781416511151
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. A powerful Cold War thriller in the tradition of John le Carre from the acclaimed author of A Breed of Heroes Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 27. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847397737
ISBN
9781847397737
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Num Pages: 570 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1021.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Exile Editions Canada
Number of pages
570
Condition
New
SKU
V9781550963588
ISBN
9781550963588
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.60

Paperback. Edmond Music, Catholic Priest and director of Beale Hall research institute isn't what he seems. Fred Twombly, Music's half-century-enemy, has arrived, determined to destroy him. What may be Shakespeare's lost masterpiece has disapeared from the Hall's famous library. Edmond must be to blame. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 19. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099285854
ISBN
9780099285854
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.72

Paperback. Comedy of sexual manners that follows the interlocking affairs of four men: Robin Woodfield, Justin, Danny and Alex. As each falls under the spell of romance or drugs, country living or rough trade, a richly ironic picture emerges of the clashing imperatives of gay life, the hunger for contact, the fear of commitment, and the need for permanence. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 5SG; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 18. Weight in Grams: 200. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KJE0001567
ISBN
9780099276944
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The UK number one hardback bestseller from the Man Booker Prize-winning author of The Line of Beauty Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 143 x 37. Weight in Grams: 408. Some shelf wear, but overall very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Picador
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTJ0025682
ISBN
9780330483278
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Series: Picador Classic. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
9781509852048
ISBN
9781509852048
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. Edward Manners - thirty three and disaffected - escapes to a Flemish city in search of a new life. Almost at once he falls in love with seventeen-year-old Luc, and is introduced to the twilight world of the 1890s Belgian painter Edgard Orst. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 5SG; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 26. Weight in Grams: 308. Good copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0007687
ISBN
9780099476917
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Young, gay, William Beckwith spends his time, and his trust fund, idly cruising London for erotic encounters. When he saves the life of an elderly man in a public convenience an unlikely job opportunity presents itself - the man, Lord Nantwich, is seeking a biographer. Will agrees to take a look at Nantwich's diaries. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 36. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784870317
ISBN
9781784870317
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.10

Paperback. Num Pages: 212 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Graywolf Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9781555975777
ISBN
9781555975777
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.52

Paperback. The next great page-turner from the master of the noir spy novel. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753822302
ISBN
9780753822302
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.12

Paperback. A novel of adventure and intrigue in wartime Europe Num Pages: 288 pages, map. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Phoenix
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753825587
ISBN
9780753825587
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

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