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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Persephone Books Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903155073
ISBN
9781903155073
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.29

Paperback. In an old mansion in Cennethisar, a former fishing village near Istanbul, an old widow Fatma awaits the annual summer visit of her grandchildren. She has lived in the village for decades. Now mostly bedridden, she is attended by her faithful servant Recep, a dwarf and the doctor's illegitimate son. Translator(s): Finn, Robert. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 124 x 27. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
9780571275953
ISBN
9780571275953
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.35

paperback. At a family wedding Mevlut catches sight of a girl with whom he falls in love. After a secret courtship of letters passed via his cousin, she agrees to elope with him. As they rush to catch a train to Istanbul, Mevlut realises he has been misled. But the die is cast, and the situation will determine the rest of his days. Num Pages: 784 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 240 x 52. Weight in Grams: 598.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571275991
ISBN
9780571275991
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.54

Paperback. In an old mansion in Cennethisar, a former fishing village near Istanbul, an old widow Fatma awaits the annual summer visit of her grandchildren. She has lived in the village for decades. Now mostly bedridden, she is attended by her faithful servant Recep, a dwarf and the doctor's illegitimate son. Translator(s): Finn, Robert. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 124 x 27. Weight in Grams: 312. Used Paperback in good to very good condition
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Main
SKU
KCE0000444
ISBN
9780571275953
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 11.99
€ 9.35

Hardcover. Returning to Turkey from exile in the West, the secular poet Ka is driven by curiosity to investigate a surprising wave of suicides among religious girls forbidden by the government to wear their head scarves in school. Num Pages: 460 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 206 x 33. Weight in Grams: 598.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
460
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841593388
ISBN
9781841593388
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.88

Hardcover. Reveals the clash between two views of artistic meaning and the chasm between two world civilizations. This title includes a chronology of Islamic and Western art history to provide context for the author's story, and contributes an introduction throwing light on his methods, his aims and his inspiration. Num Pages: 536 pages, map. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 134 x 30. Weight in Grams: 604.
Publisher
Everyman
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841593319
ISBN
9781841593319
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.57

Paperback. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
The Lilliput Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
SKU
KKW0011530
ISBN
9781843510673
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Fine copy
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
The Lilliput Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
SKU
KST0035351
ISBN
9781843510673
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. "This edition is wonderfully rich. It is a pleasure to know that the text that made Opie's reputation in her own day is back in print and prepared by such able hands." -- Christine M. Cooper, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Editor(s): King, Shelley; Pierce, John B. Num Pages: 377 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Number of pages
377
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551111872
ISBN
9781551111872
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.66

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 213 x 19. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Tramp Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
9780992817008
ISBN
9780992817008
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.51

Paperback. What did it mean to be a 'half caste' in early twentieth-century North America? This collection of short works ranges from magazine romance to story melodrama and provides an introduction to a unique literary personality - Onoto Watanna. It includes nineteen - thirteen stories and six essays - intended to show the versatility of her writing. Editor(s): Moser, Linda Trinh; Rooney, Elizabeth. Series: The Asian American Experience. Num Pages: 208 pages, bibliographical references. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBC; DSB; FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 315.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252070945
ISBN
9780252070945
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.98

Paperback. Num Pages: 212 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 251 x 18. Weight in Grams: 226.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Edition
1st Vintage Classics Ed
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9780679729587
ISBN
9780679729587
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.97

Paperback. Two young oarsmen are trained as a coxless pair by a mysterious German coach in the golden summer of pre-war Amsterdam. Through the pressure and rapture of intense physical exertion, teamwork and victory, Anton the shy outsider and calmly self-confident David forge an intense relationship. Translator(s): Vincent, Paul. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 126 x 196 x 10. Weight in Grams: 110.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571209248
ISBN
9780571209248
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.77

Hardback. Presents an autobiographical account of the author's birth and upbringing as an untouchable, or Dalit, in the newly independent India of the 1950s. As a document of the long silenced and long denied sufferings of the Dalits, this work presents a manifesto for the revolutionary transformation of society and human consciousness. Translator(s): Mukherjee, Arun Prabha. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2AB; BG; FA; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 210 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231129725
ISBN
9780231129725
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.70
€ 64.07

Paperback. Dalits constitute about one sixth of India's population. Spread over the entire country, and belonging to many religions, they have become a major political force. As a document of the long silenced and long denied sufferings of the Dalits, this work presents a manifesto for the revolutionary transformation of society and human consciousness. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations 1 map,. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2AB; BG; FA; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 213 x 11. Weight in Grams: 248.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231129732
ISBN
9780231129732
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.63

Paperback.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
SIMON SCHUSTER UK
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
SKU
KEX0228971
ISBN
9780684872926
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The eight short stories in breach explore the refugee crisis through fiction. Dlo and Jan break into refrigerated trucks bound for the UK. Marjorie, a volunteer, is happy to mingle in the camp until her niece goes a step too far. Mariam lies to her mother back home. With humour, insight and empathy breach tackles an issue we can no longer ignore. Series: Peirene Now!. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 198 x 16. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
Peirene Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908670328
ISBN
9781908670328
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.36

Paperback. Num Pages: 420 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
420
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714530949
ISBN
9780714530949
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.43

Paperback. The classic World War II trilogy: 'The finest fictional record of the war produced by a British writer' Anthony Burgess Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FJMS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 37. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Number of pages
576
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753808184
ISBN
9780753808184
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.43

Paperback. This perfect summer read for Maggie O'Farrell fans is a heart-wrenching love-story with a shocking twist: 'dark and funny, this is a wonderfully alluring read.' Barbara Trapido Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 256. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
SKU
KTG0017862
ISBN
9781843546085
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 114 x 29. Weight in Grams: 262. Used paperback in good condition. Some shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Arrow
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KNH0013273
ISBN
9780099435136
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Jon is Mr Perfect - handsome (in a nerdy sort of way), caring, lots of money - so why can't he get a girlfriend? Even his best friend Tracie always goes for bad boys; because women secretly love BAD. Jon's desperate, but Tracie can help - she can teach him the Bad Boy Rules. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 114 x 23. Weight in Grams: 186. Clean copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Paperback
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
SKU
KST0022549
ISBN
9780006514374
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The battle of the sexes hasn't ended - it's just moved to suburbia. Now Olivia Goldsmith returns to the trenches in a new novel as unforgettable as The First Wives Club. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 113 x 39. Weight in Grams: 326. Keywords: "Subjects - Fiction - Authors, A-Z - G - Goldsmith, Olivia,Subjects - Fiction - General,Subjects - Fiction - Contemporary Fiction: 1970 Onwards - Chick Lit"
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
New Ed
SKU
KHS0058379
ISBN
9780006510536
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Olivia Goldsmith - bestselling author of The First Wives Club - delivers her best revenge novel to date. Num Pages: 480 pages, 16. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 114 x 34. Weight in Grams: 276. Well read copy, but remains good
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
HarperCollins
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
New Ed
SKU
KTJ0005538
ISBN
9780006514381
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

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