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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Paperback. In the aftermath of Bangladesh's bloody war of independence in 1971, as thousands of migrants from the countryside flood the capital, journalist Khaleque Biswas begins to feel the stirrings of disillusionment. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 202 x 30. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Publisher
- Periscope
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781859640067
- ISBN
- 9781859640067
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.69
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Paperback. The year is 1714. Daniel Waterhouse has returned to England, where he joins forces with his friend Isaac Newton to hunt down a shadowy group attempting to blow up Natural Philosophers with 'Infernal Devices' - time bombs. As Daniel and Newton conspire, a struggle is waged for England's Crown: who will take control when the ailing queen dies? Num Pages: 912 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 48. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099463368
- ISBN
- 9780099463368
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.41
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Paperback. Neal Stephenson hacks into the secret histories of nations and the private obsessions of men, decrypting with dazzling virtuosity the forces that have shaped the past century. He weaves together the cracking of the Axis codes during WWII and the quest to establish a free South East Asian 'data haven' for digital information in the present. Num Pages: 928 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 48. Weight in Grams: 674.
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099410676
- ISBN
- 9780099410676
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
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paperback. Including a cast of characters such as Newton, Leibniz, Christopher Wren, Charles II, Cromwell and the young Benjamin Franklin, this book shows the ability to get inside a place and time; and more. Num Pages: 944 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 51. Weight in Grams: 684.
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099410683
- ISBN
- 9780099410683
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.43
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Paperback. Neal Stephenson's staggering techno-thriller is now in paperback: 'Fantastic stuff' Sunday Times, Books of the Year Num Pages: 912 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 59. Weight in Grams: 942.
- Edition
- Main
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848874510
- ISBN
- 9781848874510
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.10
€ 33.99
€ 22.10
Paperback. Presents a translation of Turkish author Nazli Eray's "Orphee". This work is a rewriting of the myth from the perspective of Eurydice, the wife of Orpheus. Set in junta-ruled Turkey of the 1980s, it resonates with references to the film "Last Tango in Paris", and evolves as a mystery story. Series: CMES Modern Middle East Literatures in Translation Series. Num Pages: 114 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 114
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292714090
- ISBN
- 9780292714090
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.59
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Paperback. Translator(s): Blasing, Mutlu Konuk. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 139 x 211 x 14. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Persea Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892554188
- ISBN
- 9780892554188
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.59
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€ 17.59
Paperback. BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 203 x 146 x 24. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Edition
- First Paperback Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061997747
- ISBN
- 9780061997747
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.94
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Paperback. In a suburb on the outskirts of Tokyo, four girls drift through tedious summer school classes. Then Toshi's next-door neighbour is found brutally murdered and the girls suspect Worm, the neighbour's son. They become drawn into a treacherous vortex of brutality and seduction which rises from within themselves as well as the world around them. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 135 x 15. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099523192
- ISBN
- 9780099523192
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
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€ 11.02
Paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 141 x 10. Weight in Grams: 124.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486797038
- ISBN
- 9780486797038
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.77
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paperback. Translator(s): Sibley, William F. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- NYRB Classics
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590175873
- ISBN
- 9781590175873
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.25
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paperback. Translator(s): Ito, Aiko. Series: Tuttle classics. Num Pages: 696 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 134 x 31. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Publisher
- Tuttle Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- Bilingual ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804832656
- ISBN
- 9780804832656
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.30
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€ 16.30
Paperback. Features a portrayal of an artist who opposes convention and logic, and shuns emotional involvement. This book is a haikuesque novel infused with the author's musings on art and nature. Translator(s): McKinney, Meredith. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 144.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780143105190
- ISBN
- 9780143105190
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
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Pamphlet. .
- Publisher
- UEA Publishing Project
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781911343042
- ISBN
- 9781911343042
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 9.14
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€ 9.14
Paperback. The young man is Eugene Brentani, a devotee of the reclusive author and adventurer Constance Eakins, who goes to Trieste to find the girl he loves, who has in turn gone there herself to find Eakins. The old man is Mr Schmitz, whose wife is dying, and who longs to confide in his dear friend Rutherford. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099526520
- ISBN
- 9780099526520
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.29
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Paperback. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 147 x 30. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- New Directions Publishing Corporation
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811218443
- ISBN
- 9780811218443
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.68
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Paperback. Editor(s): Arvin, Newton. Num Pages: frontispiece. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 133 x 28. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 422
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780307741219
- ISBN
- 9780307741219
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.22
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Paperback. Series: Modern Library. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 132 x 19. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Edition
- New edition
- Publisher
- Modern Library
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780375756870
- ISBN
- 9780375756870
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 11.76
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Paperback. A young artist, Tod Hackett, arrives in LA full of dreams. But celebrity and artifice rule and he soon joins the ranks of the disenchanted that drift around the fringes of Hollywood. When he meets Faye Greener, an aspiring actress, he is intoxicated and his desperate passion explodes into rage.. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 17. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099573166
- ISBN
- 9780099573166
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.05
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Paperback. Tod Hackett is a brilliant young artist - and a man in danger of losing his heart. Brought to an LA studio as a set-designer, he is soon caught up in a fantasy world where the cult of celebrity rules. But when he becomes besotted by the beautiful Faye, an aspiring actress and occasional call-girl, his dream rapidly becomes a nightmare. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141182889
- ISBN
- 9780141182889
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.25
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Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780679740704
- ISBN
- 9780679740704
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.75
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Paperback. WINNER OF THE COSTA BOOK OF THE YEAR 2013 WINNER OF THE SPECSAVERS POPULAR FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR 2014 WINNER OF THE BETTY TRASK PRIZE 2014 Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 196 x 25. Weight in Grams: 228. Good copy with some shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KKD0007508
- ISBN
- 9780007491452
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
paperback. A FRANK O'CONNOR AWARD-winning, simply stunning short-story collection by one of America's most critically acclaimed young writers. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 214. Paperback, cover slightly scuffed, otherrwise in good condition.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KRF2233782
- ISBN
- 9781780222295
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 12.99€ 4.99
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€ 4.99
Paperback. A collection of stories by a young American writer. They are centred around the Orthodox Jewish community and span the Jewish experience from the Holocaust and Stalin's Russia to modern-day New York and Jerusalem. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 252. Used paperback in very good condition. May have some light shelfwear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KRF2232015
- ISBN
- 9780571201310
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 10.99€ 4.99
€ 10.99
€ 4.99