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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Maggie lives a life of careful routines and measured pleasures. But everything changes when, walking through Gatwick airport, she is approached by a young woman who whispers a single word: 'Help.' Maggie's actions save Anja from her brutal trafficker. Then Anja makes contact, and quickly insinuates herself into Maggie's ordered life.. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 205 x 21. Weight in Grams: 238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
KSG0019441
ISBN
9780571316687
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Maggie lives a life of careful routines and measured pleasures. But everything changes when, walking through Gatwick airport, she is approached by a young woman who whispers a single word: 'Help.' Maggie's actions save Anja from her brutal trafficker. Then Anja makes contact, and quickly insinuates herself into Maggie's ordered life.. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 205 x 21. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
KSG0019205
ISBN
9780571316687
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Tracing his ancestry through six generations - slaves and freedmen, farmers and blacksmiths, lawyers and architects - back to Africa, the author discovered a sixteen-year-old youth, Kunta Kinte. This title tells his story. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 37. Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099362814
ISBN
9780099362814
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.11

Paperback.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241958933
ISBN
9780241958933
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.57

Paperback. Victorian London is in the grip of a wave of crime and murder, with its citizens no longer able to trust the police to protect them. The newly formed Murder Squad of Scotland Yard, made up of just twelve detectives, battles in vain against the tide of violence and cruelty. Series: Scotland Yard Murder Squad. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 37. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
Michael Joseph
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241958919
ISBN
9780241958919
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. In Alex Gray's page-turning new Glasgow-set crime novel, Detective Lorimer must protect his city from a terrifying threat in the countdown to the 2014 Commonwealth Games. Series: William Lorimer. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 142 x 33. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751548273
ISBN
9780751548273
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.94

Paperback. Watch out Bridget Jones and Ally McBeal - Johnathan Burlip wants you to know his side of the story! Num Pages: 290 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 15. Weight in Grams: 287. Keywords: "Subjects - Fiction - By Period,Subjects - Fiction - General"
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
290
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
(Reissue)
SKU
KHS0057964
ISBN
9780006513322
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. From the internationally-renowned author of The Beach, a gripping mystery and stylistic tour de force that delves into the subconscious mind, with brilliantly disturbing results. The award-winning illustrations from Nicholas Garland make this a beautiful and atmospheric book. Num Pages: 224 pages, 40 b&w illistrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 115 x 17. Weight in Grams: 150.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571223107
ISBN
9780571223107
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.78

Paperback. Richard lands in East Asia in search of an earthly utopia. In Thailand, he is given a map promising an unknown island, a secluded beach - and a new way of life. What Richard finds when he gets there is breathtaking: more extraordinary, more frightening than his wildest dreams. But how long can paradise survive here on Earth? Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 196 x 31. Weight in Grams: 324.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1957
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241976562
ISBN
9780241976562
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.93

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 105. Weight in Grams: 168.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Kensington Publishing
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781496708854
ISBN
9781496708854
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.20

Paperback. A fiction-only issue published to coincide with the dog-days of summer. Series: Granta: The Magazine of New Writing. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 147 x 21. Weight in Grams: 424.
Publisher
Granta Books
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905881062
ISBN
9781905881062
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.25

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKES; 2AB; 3JMG; FA; FRD. Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Edition
edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008206697
ISBN
9780008206697
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.25

Paperback. This is the first installment of a three-volume translation, and it includes The Young Maronite, The Marriage of Omar and The Nocturnal Visitor, which are set between 1912 and 1927. Translator(s): Naffis-Sahely, Andre. Num Pages: 378 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 26. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
Darf Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850772781
ISBN
9781850772781
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.12

Paperback. A novel of intrigue, deceit and sheer desperation, Bestseller is a caustic portrait of contemporary culture and of Britain's obsession with fame, success and becoming the next J.K. Rowling. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 22. Weight in Grams: 278. 288 pages. A novel of intrigue, deceit and sheer desperation, Bestseller is a caustic portrait of contemporary culture and of Britain's obsession with fame, success and becoming the next J.K. Rowling. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 198 x 132 x 22. Weight: 278.
Publisher
Alma Books
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846881282
ISBN
9781846881282
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.18

Paperback. Born out of the author's own experiences as a young InterRail traveller, this modern picaresque novel is a celebration of a Europe without boundaries, the joy of being young and the infinite, unpredictable paths we can go down during our lives. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 20. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Alma Books
Number of pages
250
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846882449
ISBN
9781846882449
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.78

Paperback. Re-creates the siege of Troy through the voices of 21 Homeric characters. From the return of Chryseis to the burial of Hector, this work presents the events arranged not by the whims of the gods in this instance but by the dictates of human nature. Translator(s): Goldstein, Ann. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 138. A Story of War. 176 pages. Re-creates the siege of Troy through the voices of 21 Homeric characters. From the return of Chryseis to the burial of Hector, this work presents the events arranged not by the whims of the gods in this instance but by the dictates of human nature. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 198 x 127 x 13. Weight: 138.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847671035
ISBN
9781847671035
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.51

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 209 x 17. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Europa Editions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781609453343
ISBN
9781609453343
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.48

Paperback. For fans of ALICE IN WONDERLAND, SHADOW OF THE WIND and booklovers everywhere, a literary thriller and a love story set in a world threatened by the disappearance of language. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 30. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780225623
ISBN
9781780225623
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.82

Paperback. Solzhenitsyn's celebrated novel describes the lives of people in the Soviet Union under Stalin who were condemned on health grounds to "internment" or death. It also give a psychological insight into the intensified experience of people under varying degrees of pressure and deprivation. Translator(s): Dolberg, Alexander. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
New
Edition
New Ed
SKU
9780099575511
ISBN
9780099575511
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.08

Hardcover. Features detailed accounts of the Soviet prison-camp system. This book offers author's classic portrayal of life in the gulag is all the more powerful for being slighter and more personal than those later monumental volumes. Translator(s): Willetts, H. T. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 135 x 16. Weight in Grams: 320.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Everyman
Number of pages
170
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857152197
ISBN
9781857152197
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.11

Paperback. The Gulag, the Stalinist labour camps to which millions of Russians were condemned for political deviation, has become a household word in the West. This title tells the story of one typical day in a labour camp as experienced by prisoner Ivan Denisovich Shukhov is sufficient to describe the entire world of the Soviet camps. Translator(s): Willetts, H. T. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 131 x 12. Weight in Grams: 134.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099449270
ISBN
9780099449270
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.85

Paperback. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 135 x 44. Weight in Grams: 618.
Publisher
Harvill Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860460906
ISBN
9781860460906
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.88

Paperback. Editor(s): Hemon, Aleksandar. Series: Best European Fiction. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; DQ; FA; FYB; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 228 x 32. Weight in Grams: 654. 459 pages. Best European Fiction is an exhilarating read. Time. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1D; DSK. Dimension: 150 x 228 x 32. Weight: 654.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press
Number of pages
459
Condition
New
SKU
V9781564786807
ISBN
9781564786807
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.02

Paperback. Editor(s): Hemon, Aleksandar. Series: Best European Fiction. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; DQ; FA; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 146 x 31. Weight in Grams: 714. 512 pages. "Best European Fiction is an exhilarating read."--Time. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1D; FZC. Dimension: 226 x 146 x 31. Weight: 714.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9781564786005
ISBN
9781564786005
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.45

Paperback. The mind- and language-bending adventures of Hemon's endearing protagonist Jozef Pronek. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Picador
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330393508
ISBN
9780330393508
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.44

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447295235
ISBN
9781447295235
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.17

Paperback. An electrifying masterclass in international storytelling from one of the most original writers at work in English today Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 168.
Publisher
Picador
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprints
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330464444
ISBN
9780330464444
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.18

Paperback. A comic classic of world literature, Aleko Konstantinov's 1895 novel follows the misadventures of rose-oil salesman Ganyo as he travels in Europe. Translated into English for the first time, it is accompanied by an introduction, glossary, and notes. Editor(s): Friedman, Victor A. Translator(s): Friedman, Victor A.; Kramer, Christina E.; Fielder, Grace E.; Rudin, Catherine. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 11. Weight in Grams: 248.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299236946
ISBN
9780299236946
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.20

Paperback. .
Publisher
Istros Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908236180
ISBN
9781908236180
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.36

Paperback. A rising star of Latin American literature, and one of Granta's Best of Young Spanish Language Novelists Translator(s): McDowell, Megan. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 11. Weight in Grams: 116.
Publisher
Granta Books
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847086273
ISBN
9781847086273
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.55

Paperback. My Documents is the latest work from Alejandro Zambra, the award-winning Chilean writer whose first novel was heralded as the dawn of a new era in Chilean literature. My Documents is unflinchingly human and essential evidence of a sublimely talented writer working at the height of his powers. Translator(s): McDowell, Megan. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Fitzcarraldo Editions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780992974787
ISBN
9780992974787
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.03

Paperback. Translator(s): MacAdam, Alfred. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
Publisher
Regan Arts
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Tra
Condition
New
SKU
V9781632060549
ISBN
9781632060549
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.11

Paperback. Translator(s): MacAdam, Alfred. Num Pages: 388 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 31. Weight in Grams: 542.
Publisher
Regan Arts
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Rep Tra
Condition
New
SKU
V9781632060952
ISBN
9781632060952
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.44

Hardback. Num Pages: 394 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 165 x 36. Weight in Grams: 676.
Publisher
Restless Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9781632060280
ISBN
9781632060280
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.08

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 504.
Publisher
Weiser Books
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781578634941
ISBN
9781578634941
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.19

Paperback. A Welsh muscle-boy discovers his ability to escape the past is not as developed as his physique. A murder charge liberates a doctor's wife. An indifferent carer and a dyoing hotelier share a night. A sado-masochistic poet realises the only tortures left are images from his own life. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 164 x 9. Weight in Grams: 170.
Publisher
Parthian Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
150
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905762088
ISBN
9781905762088
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.05

Paperback. 130 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 206 x 144 x 12. Weight: 176.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Peepal Tree Press Ltd.
Number of pages
130
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845231774
ISBN
9781845231774
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.09

Paperback. BIC Classification: FA; FJ; FL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Abaddon
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781085554
ISBN
9781781085554
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.50

Paperback. The timeless boyhood adventures of a mischievous lad in 19th-century New England, in a new edition for today's readers. Illustrator(s): White, A.B. Series: Hardscrabble Classics. Num Pages: 314 pages, 71 drawings. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBF; DSK; FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874517941
ISBN
9780874517941
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.84

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781564781697
ISBN
9781564781697
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 6.23

Paperback. In a renovated Italian palace set above the blue of the sea, the Junoesque figure of Mrs Aldwinkle moves among her guests. These include a poet who earns his living editing The Rabbit Fancier's Gazette; and a popular novelist who records every detail of her affair with another guest as future literary material. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 136 x 26. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099477792
ISBN
9780099477792
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.82

Paperback. When cynical journalist, Will Farnaby, arrives to research potential oil reserves on Pala, he quickly falls in love with the way of life on the island. Soon the need to complete his mission becomes an intolerable burden and he must make a difficult choice. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 218.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
9780099477778
ISBN
9780099477778
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.07

Paperback. Denis Stone, a naive young poet, is invited to stay at Crome, a country house renowned for its gatherings of 'bright young things'. His hosts, Henry Wimbush and his exotic wife Priscilla, are joined by a party of colourful guests whose intrigues and opinions ensure Denis' stay is a memorable one. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 13. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099461890
ISBN
9780099461890
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.93

Paperback. When Theodore Gumbril hits upon the notion of designing a type of pneumatic trouser to ease the discomfort of a sedentary life, he decides the time has come to leave his position as housemaster in a boys' public school and seek his fortune in the metropolis. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
9780099458180
ISBN
9780099458180
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. In February 2108, the New Zealand Rediscovery Expedition reaches California at last. It is over a century since the world was devastated by nuclear war, but the blight of radioactivity and disease still gnaws away at the survivors. The expedition expects to find physical destruction but they are unprepared for the moral degradation they meet. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 134.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099477785
ISBN
9780099477785
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. Marjorie has left her family to live with Walter; Walter is in love with the luscious but cold-hearted Lucy who devours every man in sight; the repulsive Spandrell deflowers young girls for the sake of entertainment and all the while everyone is engaged in dazzling and witty conversation. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 37. Weight in Grams: 424.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099458197
ISBN
9780099458197
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. Anthony Beavis is a man inclined to recoil from life. His past is haunted by the death of his friend Brian and by his entanglement with the cynical and manipulative Mary Amberley. Realising that his determined detachment from the world has been motivated not by intellectual honesty but by moral cowardice, he attempts to find a new way to live. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 33. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099458173
ISBN
9780099458173
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. An erotic painter of dreams, who fuses the most unblemished sensuality with the most transparent spirituality. Translator(s): Buchanan, Rhonda Dahl. Series: Companions for the Journey. Num Pages: 240 pages, 15 B&W illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 185.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
White Pine Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781893996991
ISBN
9781893996991
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.52

Paperback. Translator(s): Davidson, Angus. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590171219
ISBN
9781590171219
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.33

Paperback. Translator(s): Davidson, Angus. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590171226
ISBN
9781590171226
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.92

Paperback. With a playful nod to Robert Louis Stevenson's life and magnificent fictions, Manguel has woven a compelling tale among the palm trees of the South Pacific. Num Pages: 112 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 7. Weight in Grams: 88.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841955988
ISBN
9781841955988
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.73

paperback. Num Pages: 309 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 136 x 19. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Rayo United States
Number of pages
309
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780060534677
ISBN
9780060534677
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.92

paperback. Tells the story of Anne, a young woman who breaks her ankle in a daring escape from prison. She makes it to a highway where she's picked up by a motorcyclist, Julien, who's also on the run. As they travel through nights and days together, they fall in love and must do whatever they can to survive, living their lives always on the edge of danger. Series: Serpent's Tail Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 134 x 14. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Serpent's Tail
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846689413
ISBN
9781846689413
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.97

Paperback. An epic spanning three generations, Leaves of the Banyan Tree tells the story of a family and community in Western Samoa, exploring on a grand scale such universal themes as greed, corruption, colonialism, exploitation, and revenge. Winner of the 1980 New Zealand Wattie Book of the Year Award, it is considered a classic work of Pacific literature. Series: Talanoa: contemporary Pacific literature. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 569.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Univ Hawaii Pr
Condition
New
SKU
V9780824815844
ISBN
9780824815844
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.96

Paperback. Num Pages: 314 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 140. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Huia Publishers New Zealand
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
SKU
V9781775500377
ISBN
9781775500377
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 800 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 198 x 46. Weight in Grams: 832.
Publisher
Galileo Multimedia Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903385555
ISBN
9781903385555
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.46

Paperback. It is 1914. In the heart of the Belgian Congo, Garvey, a bedraggled British manservant, emerges from the jungle. He is the lone survivor of a mining expedition. With him, he carries two huge diamonds. From his prison cell in London, Garvey recounts his horrific and thrilling ordeal. Translator(s): Lethem, Mara Faye. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 300. 448 pages. It is 1914. In the heart of the Belgian Congo, Garvey, a bedraggled British manservant, emerges from the jungle. He is the lone survivor of a mining expedition. With him, he carries two huge diamonds. From his prison cell in London, Garvey recounts his horrific and thrilling ordeal. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 29. Weight: 300. Translator(s): Lethem, Mara Faye.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847671240
ISBN
9781847671240
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.88

Paperback. This creepy, paranoid and thrilling novel has become an international bestseller and cult classic Translator(s): Morgan, Cheryl Leah. Series: Canons. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 18. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Canongate Canons
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main - Canons Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782117179
ISBN
9781782117179
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.46

Paperback. "First published a Le Daesert, ou la Vie et les Aventures de Jubair Ouali El-Mammi, Paris, Editions Gallimard, 1977, 1989."--Title page verso. Translator(s): Roumani, Judith. Series: Middle East Literature in Translation. Num Pages: 200 pages, 10 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 277.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815610557
ISBN
9780815610557
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.96

Paperback. Translator(s): Goyen, William. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 206 x 137 x 14. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation United States
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811218740
ISBN
9780811218740
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.59

Paperback. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 992 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 42. Weight in Grams: 670.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
992
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141188300
ISBN
9780141188300
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.90

Paperback. Meursault, his anti-hero, will not lie. When his mother dies, he refuses to show his emotions simply to satisfy the expectations of others. And when he commits a random act of violence on a sun-drenched beach near Algiers, his lack of remorse compounds his guilt in the eyes of society and the law. Yet he is as much a victim as a criminal. Translator(s): Smith, Sandra. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 146 x 8. Weight in Grams: 102.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141198064
ISBN
9780141198064
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.75

paperback. Num Pages: 123 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 132 x 11. Weight in Grams: 140.
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
123
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Condition
New
SKU
V9780679720201
ISBN
9780679720201
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.17

Paperback. Series: Folio. Num Pages: 185 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 111 x 13. Weight in Grams: 122.
Publication date
1972
Publisher
Gallimard
Edition
New
Number of pages
185
Condition
New
Format
Paperback
SKU
V9782070360024
ISBN
9782070360024
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.66

Paperback. Includes the full French text, accompanied by French-English vocabulary. Notes and a detailed introduction in English put the work in its social and historical context. Editor(s): Davison, Ray. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 2ADS; DSK; FA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 127 x 11. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
Revised, Subsequent
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415025867
ISBN
9780415025867
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.20

Paperback. Is it possible to die a happy death? This title tells the story of a young Algerian, Mersault, who defies society's rules by committing a murder and escaping punishment, then experimenting with different ways of life and finally dying a happy man. Translator(s): Howard, Richard. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 94.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141186580
ISBN
9780141186580
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. Meursault is different. He will not lie. He will not pretend. He is true to himself. So when his mother dies and he is unmoved, he refuses to do the proper thing and grieve. Returning to Algiers after the funeral, he carries on life as usual until he becomes involved in a violent murder. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 114 x 9. Weight in Grams: 78.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
128
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241950050
ISBN
9780241950050
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.98

Paperback. Offers a portrayal of a man who has glimpsed the hollowness of his existence. But beyond depicting one man's disillusionment, this novel exposes the universal human condition and its absurdities - and our innocence that, once lost, can never be recaptured. Editor(s): Buss, Robin. Translator(s): Buss, Robin. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 130 x 7. Weight in Grams: 80.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
23rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141187945
ISBN
9780141187945
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.23

Paperback. The townspeople of Oran are in the grip of a deadly plague, which condemns its victims to a swift and horrifying death. Fear, isolation and claustrophobia follow as they are forced into quarantine. This title tells the story of bravery and determination against the precariousness of human existence. Editor(s): Judt, Tony. Translator(s): Buss, Robin. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages, notes. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141185132
ISBN
9780141185132
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.81

Hardback. Albert Camus' laconic masterpiece about a Frenchman who murders an Arab in colonial Algeria was famous in its time for diagnosing a state of alienation and spiritual exhaustion which summed up the mood of the mid-twentieth century. This book shows that this early success was no passing fashion. Translator(s): Laredo, Joseph. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 136 x 16. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
127
Publication date
1998
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857151398
ISBN
9781857151398
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.10

Paperback. An essay on the nature of human revolt, this book makes a critique of communism, how it had gone wrong behind the Iron Curtain, and the resulting totalitarian regimes. It also questions two events held sacred by the left wing, the French Revolution of 1789 and the Russian Revolution of 1917. Translator(s): Bower, Anthony. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141182018
ISBN
9780141182018
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.82

Paperback. The 'first man' is Jacques Cormery, whose poverty-stricken childhood in Algiers is made bearable by his love for his silent and illiterate mother, and by the teacher who transforms his view of the world. This book gives profound insights into his life and the powerful themes underlying his work. Translator(s): Hapgood, David. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141185231
ISBN
9780141185231
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Explores the dilemma of being an outsider - even in one's own country - and of allegiance. This book evokes beautiful but harsh landscapes, whether the shimmering deserts of author's native Algeria or the wild, mysterious jungles of Brazil. Translator(s): Cosman, Carol. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 8. Weight in Grams: 102.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Re-issue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141188256
ISBN
9780141188256
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.85

Paperback. Num Pages: 132 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 138 x 10. Weight in Grams: 190.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Open Letter United States
Number of pages
110
Condition
New
SKU
V9781934824849
ISBN
9781934824849
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.15

Paperback. Series: Writings from an Unbound Europe S. Num Pages: 215 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Northwestern University Press
Number of pages
215
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810113060
ISBN
9780810113060
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.87

Hardback. Translator(s): Tanoukhi, Nirvana. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 236 x 27. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857423252
ISBN
9780857423252
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.59

Paperback. Emily is a traumatised burns victim, Arta is recovering from a rape. David Temple is a longterm depressive, while the Rt Hon Ralph Hall MP lives in terror of his drink problem being exposed. They share one thing: every week they spend an hour at the Prince Regent hospital, revealing the secrets of their psyche to Professor Martin Sturrock. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099528029
ISBN
9780099528029
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.81

paperback. A tale of border warfare, military and erotic, set in the twenty-third century, where the women rule the kingdom and the men play war games. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 196.
Edition
Main
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841955766
ISBN
9781841955766
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.63

paperback. Fabulous historical novel from the award-winning author Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 246.
Edition
New
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747562283
ISBN
9780747562283
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.66

Paperback. Includes sixteen tales that were published by in 1983 with the title Unlikely Stories, Mostly. This collection also has fifty-seven tales from later books. Num Pages: 944 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 136 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1092.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857865618
ISBN
9780857865618
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.32

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