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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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

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

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
€ 19.52

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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
€ 16.06

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

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

Paperback. Set on a Georgia golf course in 1931, a caddie uses his mysterious powers to affect the game and the fate of the players. This is the film tie-in edition of "Bagger Vance", from the Director of "The Horse Whisperer" and starring Will Smith, Matt Damon, Jack Lemmon and Charlize Theron. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, plan. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
279
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Film tie-in ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553813074
ISBN
9780553813074
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.89

Paperback. Autumn,1942: Hitler's legions have swept across Europe. Soviet Russia reels under the German onslaught while across the channel, Britain struggles on. And in North Africa, Field Marshall Erwin Rommel and his Afrika Korps have routed the 8th Army, threatening the oil fields of the Middle East. The war hangs in the balance. Num Pages: 416 pages, maps. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553819526
ISBN
9780553819526
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Publisher
NeWest Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781926455785
ISBN
9781926455785
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.87

Hardback. From the Pulitzer and Story Prize winner: sixteen new stories - provocative, funny, disturbing, magical - that delve into the secret lives and desires of ordinary people, alongside retellings of myths and legends that highlight the aspirations of the human spirit. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 243 x 29. Weight in Grams: 534.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472114303
ISBN
9781472114303
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.77

Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 136 x 26. Weight in Grams: 596. 432 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 217 x 136 x 26. Weight: 596.
Publisher
Baker Publishing Group
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780800732400
ISBN
9780800732400
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 277.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Exile Editions Canada
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781550964684
ISBN
9781550964684
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.22

Paperback. A masterful re-imagining of the lives and loves of Harry Houdini, from the author of the Richard and Judy bestseller The Cellist of Sarajevo. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 242. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Atlantic Books London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
SKU
KAK0011217
ISBN
9781782394013
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

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