Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Paperback. Soon after John McPake's marriage falls apart he starts hearing voices. An obsession with the works of Breughel develops into a full blown delusion, and he assumes the personna of Johannes, a 16th century Dutch weaver who travels with his friends, Balthazar and Cornelius, in pursuit of his son who has been abducted by the Spanish mercenaries. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 200 x 26. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publisher
- Sandstone Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908737694
- ISBN
- 9781908737694
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.54
€ 11.99
€ 10.54
Paperback. Num Pages: 350 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 231 x 29. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Four Winds Press United States
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781940423043
- ISBN
- 9781940423043
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.22
€ 18.22
paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1978
- Publisher
- University Press of Kentucky
- Edition
- 1st Edition in this form
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813113722
- ISBN
- 9780813113722
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.16
€ 25.16
Paperback. Stig Dagerman (1923-1954) is regarded as the most talented young writer of the Swedish post-war generation. By the 1940s, his fiction, plays, and journalism had catapulted him to the forefront of Swedish letters. This selection, containing a number of new translations of Dagerman's stories, is unified by the theme of the loss of innocence. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- David R. Godine Publisher Inc United States
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781567924466
- ISBN
- 9781567924466
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.64
€ 19.99
€ 18.64
Paperback. Translator(s): Mier-Cruz, Benjamin. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816677993
- ISBN
- 9780816677993
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.67
€ 19.99
€ 19.67
Paperback. Translator(s): Thompson, Laurie. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- Tra
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816677986
- ISBN
- 9780816677986
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.84
€ 19.99
€ 19.84
Hardback. A dazzling, intimate and wise novel of F. Scott Fitzgerald's final years. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 218 x 27. Weight in Grams: 458. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Allen & Unwin
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0000978
- ISBN
- 9781925266092
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The |Red Lobster chain restaurant perched in the far corner of a run-down Amrican mall hasn't been making its numcers and headquarters has pulled the plug. But manager Manny DeLeon still needs to navigate a tricky last shift with a near-mutinous staff and final onslaught of hungry retirees, lunatics and office parties. All the while he's wondering how to handle the waitress he's still in love with. A frank and funny yet emotionally resonant tale set during a restaurant's last day of operation. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. .
- Publisher
- Allen & Unwin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781760293864
- ISBN
- 9781760293864
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.71
€ 13.99
€ 10.71
Paperback. Anna Noon is a twenty-year-old student with a taste for perverse sex involving an enigmatic older man and a ventriloquist's dummy. She lives in Aberdeen and her sex life revolves around the ancient stone circles in the region. The sublime grandeur of the stones provides a backdrop against which Anna is able to act out her provocative psychodramas. Num Pages: 192 pages, map. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841953533
- ISBN
- 9781841953533
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.71
€ 13.99
€ 10.71
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 112 x 23. Weight in Grams: 159.
- Publisher
- Penny-Ante
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780978556471
- ISBN
- 9780978556471
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.43
€ 17.99
€ 16.43
Paperback. The six letters composing this 1784 novel tell the story of a woman who has chosen a decent and affectionate man as her life's companion only to discover that she cannot bear sharing his life. Translator(s): Stewart, Philip. Num Pages: 42 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 146 x 6. Weight in Grams: 104.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Modern Language Association of America
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873527767
- ISBN
- 9780873527767
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.04
€ 28.04
paperback. * A powerful novel about cruelty in a world preparing for war, and a profound exploration of ambition, militarism, love, loyalty and death Series: VMC. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 17. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780860681304
- ISBN
- 9780860681304
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.82
€ 15.82
Paperback. The first novel from Stevie Smith, one of the country's favourite poets, was a runaway bestseller on first publication in 1936. It is as original now as it was then. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Publisher
- Virago
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780860681465
- ISBN
- 9780860681465
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.95
€ 13.99
€ 10.95
Hardcover. Sebastian has long been haunted by the disappearance of his father, the celebrated travel writer Jack Messenger. When the the enigmatic Rhys Salvatore re-emerges and throws all Sebastian thinks he knows about his father into doubt, the son is forced to ponder: how does Salvatore know Sebastian, and what are his connections to Jack Messenger? Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 245 x 15. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Publisher
- Parthian Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910901472
- ISBN
- 9781910901472
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.46
€ 16.99
€ 15.46
Paperback. 1949: Egypt's struggle against its British occupiers moves towards crisis; Israel declares its statehood, driving out the Arabs. Joe Roberts, an RAF sergeant, his wife Ailsa and daughter, Nia, leave Wales for Egypt. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 30. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- Parthian Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906998370
- ISBN
- 9781906998370
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.44
€ 12.44
Paperback. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 141 x 23. Weight in Grams: 234. Clean copy with shelf wear and yellowing
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- The Women's Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- SKU
- KOC0017212
- ISBN
- 9780704343092
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. A collection of tales that have played an integral role in the development of modern dark fantasy. Editor(s): Hoppenstand, Gary. Series: Bison Frontiers of Imagination. Num Pages: 406 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3429 x 24. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 406
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803292987
- ISBN
- 9780803292987
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.92
€ 23.99
€ 21.92
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Manic D Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933149660
- ISBN
- 9781933149660
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.84
€ 16.99
€ 15.84
Paperback. Translator(s): Bulloch, Jamie. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 155 x 235 x 44. Weight in Grams: 778.
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857054982
- ISBN
- 9780857054982
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.06
€ 19.99
€ 15.06
Paperback. A story of life, love and the lessons a dog can teach us. 'An utterly charming novel' Red Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130. .
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471154379
- ISBN
- 9781471154379
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.49
€ 15.99
€ 11.49