Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Paperback. When Kathy, a young recovering alcoholic recently separated from her husband, fails to open a series of tax letters that have been sent to her in error, the State of California seizes the house she and her brother have inherited from her father. The State sells the house at auction to Behrani, a former Iranian Air Force officer. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 23. Weight in Grams: 262. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSS0003877
- ISBN
- 9780099283140
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. In this heartbreakingly beautiful book of disillusioned intimacy and persistent yearning, beloved and celebrated author Andre Dubus III explores the bottomless needs and stubborn weaknesses of people seeking gratification in food and sex, work and love. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 210 x 19. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393348910
- ISBN
- 9780393348910
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.22
€ 16.99
€ 15.22
Paperback. The year is 1832 and Cape is rife with rumours about liberation of slaves. Philida is the mother of four children by Francois Brink, the son of her master. Francois has reneged on his promise to set her free and his father has ordered him to marry a white woman from a prominent family, selling Philida on to owners in harsh country in the north. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 300. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KAC0000584
- ISBN
- 9780099578758
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Estienne Barbier, born in the Loire Valley in 1699, is a liar and philanderer who deserts his pregnant wife to stow away. In Africa he sees the sordid dealing beneath the self-righteous pomposity of the Dutch East India Company, and decides to make a stand. By the author of "A Dry White Season". Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780749397982
- ISBN
- 9780749397982
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.86
€ 13.99
€ 10.86
Paperback. Andrea, a coloured expatriate from the Cape, comes to Provence to research the background to her lover Paul's film on the Great Plague. Mandla, a fellow South African and black activist, travels with her; his intense convictions make her question her own life and beliefs. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 136 x 27. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099285397
- ISBN
- 9780099285397
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.86
€ 13.99
€ 10.86
Paperback. Ben Du Toit is an ordinary, decent, harmless man whose sense of justice is outraged by the death at the hands of the police of a man knew. As Ben investigates, he finds that his curiosity becomes labelled as rebellion. The author has won South Africa's CNA award for both Afrikaans and English work. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780749399894
- ISBN
- 9780749399894
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.87
€ 13.99
€ 10.87
Paperback. Weaves a tapestry of daily life as seen through a magical perspective. This book combines Breton's autobiographical fact with memory and imagination, and spins a love story in modern literature. Translator(s): Howard, Richard; Polizzotti, Mark. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages, 44 photographs. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141180892
- ISBN
- 9780141180892
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.87
€ 13.99
€ 10.87
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781255582
- ISBN
- 9781781255582
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.03
€ 11.99
€ 10.03
Paperback. From 'the most exciting new fiction writer of the 21st century' (New York Magazine) comes Eight White Nights, a sparkling and 'wonderfully romantic' (The Times) Christmas novel. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 346. From 'the most exciting new fiction writer of the 21st century' (New York Magazine) comes Eight White Nights, a sparkling and 'wonderfully romantic' (The Times) Christmas novel. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 196 x 131 x 27. Weight: 352.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848876217
- ISBN
- 9781848876217
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.55
€ 13.99
€ 10.55
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Twisted Spoon Pr
- Number of pages
- 140
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788086264219
- ISBN
- 9788086264219
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.69
€ 11.69
Paperback. Num Pages: 356 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 137 x 27. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Penguin Putnam Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780143126492
- ISBN
- 9780143126492
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.19
€ 16.99
€ 15.19
Paperback. Num Pages: 266 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Hoover Institution Press
- Edition
- First Hoover Institution Press printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817994426
- ISBN
- 9780817994426
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.84
€ 25.84
Paperback. Stories that have delighted children and fascinated adults for over a century are the heritage of Hans Christian Andersen. Suitable for both students and general readers alike, this title displays the full range of Andersen's authorship, from parable to science fiction. It contains the drawings of Vilhelm Pedersen and Lorenz Frolich. Editor(s): Conroy, Patricia L.; Rossel, Sven Hakon. Translator(s): Conroy, Patricia L.; Rossel, Sven Hakon. Num Pages: 316 pages, 70 illus. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 545.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295959368
- ISBN
- 9780295959368
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.46
€ 37.46
Paperback. At the end of the nineteenth century China is rocked by foreign attacks and local rebellions. The only constant is the power wielded by one woman, Tzu Hsi, also known as Empress Orchid. The author brings the important figures in Chinese history, a very human leader who sacrifices all she has to protect both those she loves and her doomed empire. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 354. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KRA0011667
- ISBN
- 9780747593164
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. A wickedly funny and wonderfully deranged literary debut introducing a brilliant new voice in contemporary Irish fiction Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 199 x 17. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781780743592
- ISBN
- 9781780743592
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.08
€ 10.99
€ 10.08
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- And Other Stories United Kingdom
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908276667
- ISBN
- 9781908276667
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.62
€ 13.99
€ 11.62
paperback. Sabrina is a firebird blazing through 1950s New York: she is a woman daring to enjoy the sexual licence that men have always known. Wearing extravagant outfits and playing dangerous games of desire, she deliberately avoids committment, gripped by the pursuit of pleasure for its own sake. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 9. Weight in Grams: 100.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141183718
- ISBN
- 9780141183718
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.18
€ 11.99
€ 10.18
Paperback. Drawn from journals, this book offers an account of a woman's sexual awakening, covering a single year - 1931-32, in Paris, when June fell in love with Henry Miller, undermining her own idealized marriage. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141183282
- ISBN
- 9780141183282
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.00
€ 13.99
€ 11.00
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- On Demand
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509813353
- ISBN
- 9781509813353
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.79
€ 21.99
€ 21.79
Paperback. A collection of micro-fictions by one of Argentina's most prolific and distinguished authors. Translator(s): Stewart, Steven J. Series: Latin American Women Writers. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 11. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803220904
- ISBN
- 9780803220904
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.79
€ 21.79
paperback. A novel about a dystopic, future Argentina where violence rules and the government is powerless to protect its aging citizens Translator(s): Labinger, Andrea G. Series: Latin American Women Writers. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 10. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803229891
- ISBN
- 9780803229891
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.54
€ 21.54
Paperback. A jury gathers in Manhattan to select a memorial for the victims of a terrorist attack. Their fraught deliberations complete, the jurors open the envelope containing the winner's name - and discover he is an American Muslim. Instantly they are cast into roiling debate about the claims of grief, the ambiguities of art, and the meaning of Islam. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 197 x 26. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099528241
- ISBN
- 9780099528241
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.57
€ 21.99
€ 17.57
Paperback. Stunning reissue of an international bestseller, from the author of 'The Joy Luck Club' and 'The Bonesetter's Daughter'. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Harper Perennial
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780006550525
- ISBN
- 9780006550525
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.32
€ 14.99
€ 11.32
Paperback. From the brilliant author of 'The Valley of Amazement', a family is tested by time and truth in this remarkable novel. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007179978
- ISBN
- 9780007179978
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.21
€ 14.99
€ 11.21