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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 147 x 224 x 26. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691169675
ISBN
9780691169675
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 27.27

Paperback. A young woman is brutally murdered on a remote mountain road. A young construction worker, Yuichi, is on the run - but is he guilty? As the police close in on Yuichi and his new lover, the stories of the victim, the murderer and their families are uncovered. But these men and women are never what they appear to be.. Translator(s): Gabriel, Philip. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 172 x 20. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099526650
ISBN
9780099526650
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.74

Paperback. Num Pages: 270 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 106 x 171 x 18. Weight in Grams: 208.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
BetterLink Press Incorporated United States
Edition
2
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
SKU
V9781602202368
ISBN
9781602202368
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.20

Hardback. Translator(s): Tyler, Royall. Series: Japanese Literature Series. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 16. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press United States
Number of pages
140
Condition
New
SKU
V9781564785046
ISBN
9781564785046
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.09

Hardback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892729166
ISBN
9780892729166
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.35

Paperback. Translator(s): Halkin, Halkin. Series: Library of Yiddish classics. Num Pages: 309 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 323.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Schocken Books United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
309
Condition
New
SKU
V9780805210699
ISBN
9780805210699
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.85

Paperback. The author of Yiddish novels and short stories, Sholem Aleichem, evokes the voices of Yiddish speakers in these monologues written between 1901 and 1916. In each piece, a man or a woman comes forward to tell the story. Translator(s): Gorelick, Ted. Series: Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music and Art. Num Pages: 192 pages, glossary, notes. BIC Classification: DNF; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815606345
ISBN
9780815606345
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.19

Hardback. This volume follows the hapless, albeit hilarious, adventures of Menachem-Mendl, a dreamy optimist who travels to New York and across Eastern Europe in search of an elusive fortune at the approach of World War I. His wife and children are left behind in the shtetl of Kasrilevka. Translator(s): Shevrin, Aliza. Series: Library of Modern Jewish Literature. Num Pages: 418 pages, glossary. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 445.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Number of pages
418
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815606772
ISBN
9780815606772
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.21

Paperback. Presents an account of life in turn-of-the-century Russia. Through the workaday world of a rural dairyman, his grit, wit, and heart, his daughters' courtships and marriages, and the eventual menace of the pogroms, this title reveals the fabric of a vanished world. Translator(s): Shevrin, Aliza. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143105602
ISBN
9780143105602
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 191 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
IBEX Publishers,U.S. United States
Number of pages
191
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780936347837
ISBN
9780936347837
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.74

Paperback. A stunning collection of short stories that will be adored by readers of Jhumpa Lahiri's The Lowland. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
Publisher
Fleet
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349006475
ISBN
9780349006475
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

Paperback. Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Samuel Wachtman's Sons, Inc.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781888820669
ISBN
9781888820669
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.98

Paperback. While expecting their new litter of kittens, Joe Grey and Dulcie become involved in investigating a human murderer who has been targeting the local elderly. Series: Joe Grey Mystery Series. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 106 x 171 x 32. Weight in Grams: 162.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062403506
ISBN
9780062403506
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.83

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Barnard, Bryn. Num Pages: 44 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CJBR; FA. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 149 x 5. Weight in Grams: 106.
Publisher
Random House Books for Young Readers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780375813078
ISBN
9780375813078
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.00

Paperback. Queen & Country: A Hew Cullen Mystery Series: The Hew Cullen Mysteries. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Polygon An Imprint of Birlinn Limited
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Edition
Second edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846973437
ISBN
9781846973437
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.64

Paperback. Four seekers have arrived at the rambling old pile known as Hill House: Dr Montague, an occult scholar looking for solid evidence of psychic phenomena; Theodora, his lovely assistant; Luke, the future inheritor of the estate; and Eleanor, a friendless, fragile young woman with a dark past. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 194.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
Edition
01st Edition
SKU
9780141191447
ISBN
9780141191447
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.45

Paperback. Living in the Blackwood family home with only her sister Constance and her Uncle Julian for company, Merricat just wants to preserve their delicate way of life. But ever since Constance was acquitted of murdering the rest of the family, the world isn't leaving the Blackwoods alone. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 11. Weight in Grams: 136.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
Edition
01st Edition
Format
Paperback
SKU
9780141191454
ISBN
9780141191454
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.45

paperback. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 2. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141983202
ISBN
9780141983202
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Editor(s): Hyman, Laurence Jackson. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 199 x 30. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241198209
ISBN
9780241198209
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.01

Paperback. Elizabeth Richmond is almost too quiet to be believed, with no friends, no parents, and a job that leaves her strangely unnoticed. But soon she starts to behave in ways she can neither control nor understand, to the increasing horror of her doctor, and the humiliation of her self-centred aunt. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141391946
ISBN
9780141391946
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Offers a collection of short stories, in which an excellent host finds himself turned out of home by his own guests; a woman spends her wedding day frantically searching for her husband-to-be; and a small farming village comes together for a terrible annual ritual. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141191430
ISBN
9780141191430
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Natalie Waite, daughter of a mediocre writer and a neurotic housewife, is increasingly unsure of her place in the world. In the midst of adolescence she senses a creeping darkness in her life, which will spread among nightmarish parties, and the manipulations of the intellectual men who surround her, as her identity gradually crumbles. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141391984
ISBN
9780141391984
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.13

Paperback. Mrs Halloran has inherited the great Halloran house on the death of her son, much to the disgust of her daughter-in-law, the delight of her wicked granddaughter and the confusion of the rest of the household. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141391960
ISBN
9780141391960
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. In Pepper Street, an attractive suburban neighbourhood filled with bullies and egotistical bigots, the feelings of the inhabitants are shallow and selfish: What can a neighbour gain from another neighbour, what may be won from a friend? Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 12. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141392004
ISBN
9780141392004
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.00

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