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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Paperback. Includes a selection of short fiction and famous dramas. This book includes stories ranging from comic to tragic and describes the isolated lives of low-ranking clerks, lunatics and swindlers. Translator(s): Wilks, Ronald. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140449075
- ISBN
- 9780140449075
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.05
€ 13.99
€ 11.05
Paperback. Translator(s): Geddes, Tom. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714530789
- ISBN
- 9780714530789
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.37
€ 10.37
Paperback. Features stories of Russian life that are peopled by outsized characters including serfs, princes, Gypsy girls, horse dealers, nomadic Tartars and garrulous storytellers. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 39. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099577362
- ISBN
- 9780099577362
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.29
€ 17.99
€ 13.29
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 402
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780679776444
- ISBN
- 9780679776444
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.53
€ 19.99
€ 17.53
Paperback. Translator(s): Garnett, Constance. Series: New Directions Pearls. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 116 x 177 x 7. Weight in Grams: 74.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- New Directions Publishing Corporation United States
- Number of pages
- 73
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811219471
- ISBN
- 9780811219471
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.32
€ 12.32
Paperback. Series: Modern Library. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 10. Weight in Grams: 142.
- Publisher
- Modern Library Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812971194
- ISBN
- 9780812971194
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.04
€ 18.99
€ 14.04
Paperback. Translator(s): Katz, Michael B. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 236 x 28. Weight in Grams: 682. 488 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 159 x 236 x 28. Weight: 676. Translator(s): Katz, Michael R.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Number of pages
- 488
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801495472
- ISBN
- 9780801495472
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.73
€ 32.99
€ 29.73
Paperback. Cardiff in the 1980s is a place where maths can get you noticed. Rumis Vasi is the town's 'maths prodigy': untangling numbers and Rubik's Cubes protects her from the harsh vagaries of the playground and gives a pattern to her world. But after years of her father's determined tutoring, Rumi finds that numbers are beginning to lose their innocence. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141030395
- ISBN
- 9780141030395
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.66
€ 23.99
€ 17.66
Hardcover. An Amphigory Devised for Your Amusement. 32 pages, colour illus. A story for adults that has been conceived in the style of "Edward Lear" and contains visual puns, leg-pulls and japes. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 277 x 184 x 10. Weight: 396.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Double Storey
- Number of pages
- 32
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781770130104
- ISBN
- 9781770130104
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.42
€ 17.99
€ 16.42
Paperback. Sonokrom, a village in the Ghanaian hinterland, has not changed for thousands of years. Kayo is a forensic pathologist convinced that scientific logic can shatter even the most inexplicable of mysteries. But as events in the village become incomprehensible, Kayo finds that Western logic and political bureaucracy are no longer equal to the task. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 134.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099526124
- ISBN
- 9780099526124
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.05
€ 13.99
€ 11.05
Paperback. Nigel Williams, one of the UK's finest comic writers, returns with a poignant comic portrait of four marriages: a caustic satire of suburban intrigue, tainted love and late-flowering lust. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472106759
- ISBN
- 9781472106759
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.30
€ 11.99
€ 10.30
Paperback. The hilarious second book in Nigel William's comic trilogy set in Wimbledon, delightfully re-issued with a stunning new cover. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472106780
- ISBN
- 9781472106780
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
€ 13.99
€ 11.02
Paperback. A welcome re-issue of Nigel William's modern classic of comic writing. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472106766
- ISBN
- 9781472106766
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.09
€ 13.99
€ 11.09
Paperback. The second in the Mary Stewart trilogy and a sequel to PRICE OF A PRINCESS, in which a feeble monarch, James III, proves to be a disaster for Scotland as clan feuds come to a head. Series: Mary Stewart. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 114 x 32. Weight in Grams: 254. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0004458
- ISBN
- 9780340625873
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. The story of John Stewart of Methven, unwillingly knighted by James VI and I and drawn into a world of politics and greed Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 111 x 29. Weight in Grams: 193. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0004457
- ISBN
- 9780340386354
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. In 1857, the Tweed Fisheries Act made it illegal to fish for salmon in 50 square miles of open sea off the mouth of the River Tweed. A local schoolmaster, Adam Horsburgh, believes the Act should be challenged openly and when he proceeds to act, a full-scale salmon war breaks out. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- B&W Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781873631461
- ISBN
- 9781873631461
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 7.68
€ 8.99
€ 7.68
Paperback. A hero of the Peninsular War, Lieutenant Alastair MacRory of Gleneidart returns home to Wester Ross to recuperate from a wound he suffered while fighting with the Highland regiments. Highland families are being evicted and sent to Canada. Alastair deserts and throws in his lot with his people. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 230. 256 pages. A hero of the Peninsular War, Lieutenant Alastair MacRory of Gleneidart returns home to Wester Ross to recuperate from a wound he suffered while fighting with the Highland regiments. Highland families are being evicted and sent to Canada. Alastair deserts and throws in his lot with his people. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA; FV. Dimension: 198 x 131 x 18. Weight: 230.
- Publisher
- B & W Publishing
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781873631454
- ISBN
- 9781873631454
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 7.68
€ 8.99
€ 7.68
Paperback. This debut collection of short stories by the award-winning writer and journalist Nigel Jarrett brings together places of violence, longing, helplessness and vivid remembrance, where characters must cope with the darker side of human relationships, often inside the seemingly cosy world of the family. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Publisher
- Parthian Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906998516
- ISBN
- 9781906998516
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.44
€ 12.44
Paperback. A psychological study of marriage, loyalty and justice, A WAY THROUGH THE WOOD is a remarkable post-war novel. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474601207
- ISBN
- 9781474601207
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.09
€ 13.99
€ 11.09
Paperback. An enthralling novel based on the true story behind Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis' iconic pink suit. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 28. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- Virago
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844089758
- ISBN
- 9781844089758
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.12
€ 7.12
Paperback. Fourteen-year-old Alma Singer is trying to find a cure for her mother's loneliness. Believing she might discover it in an old book her mother is lovingly translating, she sets out in search of its author. Across New York an old man called Leo Gursky is trying to survive a little bit longer. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141019970
- ISBN
- 9780141019970
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.05
€ 13.99
€ 11.05
Paperback. Fourteen-year-old Alma Singer is trying to find a cure for her mother's loneliness. Believing she might discover it in an old book her mother is lovingly translating, she sets out in search of its author. Across New York an old man called Leo Gursky is trying to survive a little bit longer. Series: Penguin Essentials. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 113 x 179 x 23. Weight in Grams: 154.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241973639
- ISBN
- 9780241973639
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.26
€ 11.99
€ 10.26
Paperback. Tells a haunting story that explores loss and memory. Spanning continents and decades, and weaving an intricate web of its characters' lives, this book is about love, loss and survival against the odds. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 226. Clean copy
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- SKU
- KEX0248379
- ISBN
- 9780670919345
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 154 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 141 x 210 x 13. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Number of pages
- 154
- Publisher
- Amazon Publishing United States
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612184968
- ISBN
- 9781612184968
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 9.02
€ 9.99
€ 9.02