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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. * A beautifully written story which brings into focus the personal - a man's reconciliation with his father - and the big-picture-political: how South Africa comes to terms with its past, out now in paperback Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349122649
ISBN
9780349122649
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Winner of the "CNA Literary Debut Award". Marnus is terrified he will not fulfil the expectations of his elite Afrikaner family who are certain of their superiority. But when Mr Smith arrives, things start to change, affecting Marnus's values and everything around him that he he holds dear. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 14. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349107561
ISBN
9780349107561
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Film tie-in edition of Bernhard Schlink's exceptionally powerful novel - 'A thriller, a love story and a deeply moving examination of a German conscience' [Independent on Saturday] Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 226. Good, clean copy showing minor shelfwear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Edition
Film Tie in Edition, Reprint
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0005499
ISBN
9780753823293
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A mesmerising tale of discovery, of the search for identity and of the need for understanding and forgiveness. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753823286
ISBN
9780753823286
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.86

Paperback. 'Perfectly crafted, intricate and haunting stories' from the bestselling author of THE READER. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753813973
ISBN
9780753813973
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. A chemist by training, the author became one of the witnesses to twentieth-century atrocity. In these haunting reflections inspired by the elements of the periodic table, he ranges from young love to political savagery; from the inert gas argon - and 'inert' relatives like the uncle who stayed in bed for twenty-two years - to life-giving carbon. Translator(s): Rosenthal, Raymond. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DN; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 172.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141185149
ISBN
9780141185149
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.42

Hardcover. Mingling fact and fiction, science and personal record, history and anecdote, the author uses his training as an industrial chemist and the terrible years he spent as a prisoner in Auschwitz to illuminate the human condition. Translator(s): Rosenthal, Raymond. Num Pages: 242 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADT; BG; FA; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 135 x 22. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Everyman's Library
Condition
New
SKU
9781857152180
ISBN
9781857152180
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.58

Paperback. Reveals the extraordinary lives of the Russian, Polish and Jewish partisans trapped behind enemy lines during the Second World War. Wracked by fear, hunger and fierce rivalries, they link up, fall apart, struggle to stay alive and to sabotage the efforts of the all-powerful German army. Translator(s): Weaver, William. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FJMS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141183909
ISBN
9780141183909
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.88

Hardcover. Compiled in three beautifully slip-cased hardback editions, with an introduction by Toni Morrison, this book focuses on the understanding of the human condition and philosophical exploration of the polarities of good and evil. Num Pages: 3008 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; DNF; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 171 x 175. Weight in Grams: 5010.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780713999563
ISBN
9780713999563
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.96
€ 99.60

Paperback. Amid Levi's grim tales of the Holocaust, The Wrench is an optimistic life-enhancing novel. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349138633
ISBN
9780349138633
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. A vivid and moving account of life in a north Indian village in the late colonial period. Translator(s): Roadarmel, Gordon C. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 140 x 29. Weight in Grams: 486.
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
2nd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253215673
ISBN
9780253215673
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.29

Paperback. A pioneering collection of stories about the Nepali-speaking world. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780872964
ISBN
9781780872964
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. Three Westernized siblings return to their Himalayan hometown, but a game of happy families is the last thing on the cards. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 143 x 16. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780873008
ISBN
9781780873008
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. Gemma is the bored, pretty second wife of Charlie Bovery, the reluctant stepmother of his children and the bete-noire of his ex-wife. Gemma's sudden windfall and distaste for London take them across the Channel to Normandy, where the charms of French country living soon wear off. Num Pages: 112 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 167 x 10. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Jonathan Cape
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780224061148
ISBN
9780224061148
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.57

Paperback. A Tasmanian Belinda Bauer Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755387854
ISBN
9780755387854
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. The fabulous new novel from the bestselling author of The Rise and Fall of the Yummy Mummy and It Happened One Summer Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 246. Good clean copy showing light shelfwear to covers, remains in good condition
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0009486
ISBN
9780755358878
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. * Previously published in hardback as THE EGG RACE * The wonderful second novel from the brilliant Polly Williams: the story of two women who think they're ready to settle down - but have they found the right man? Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 250. Good clean copy showing light shelfwear to page edges, remains in good condition
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
SKU
KSG0009439
ISBN
9780751540550
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. * A captivating story of a child's investigation into who her real father is and the secrets clouding his disappearance. 'A haunting story of love and betrayal that ever so gently gets under your skin' THE MIRROR. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844088065
ISBN
9781844088065
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. * The B format publication of the ecstatically received collection of short stories about vengeful wives, jealous husbands, femme fatales, reluctant fiancees, daddy's girls, secretive nannies and worldly children Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844087082
ISBN
9781844087082
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.43

Paperback. * The stunningly well received short story collection from the ever-brilliant Polly Samson, out now in paperback Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 16. Weight in Grams: 170.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Digital original
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860499937
ISBN
9781860499937
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

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