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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. .
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Tra
Condition
New
SKU
V9789774167843
ISBN
9789774167843
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.78

Paperback. Why did a Hercules C130, the world's sturdiest plane, carrying Pakistan's military dictator General Zia ul Haq, go down on 17 August, 1988? Was it because of: mechanical failure, human error, the CIA's impatience, a blind woman's curse or Generals not happy with their pension plans. This novel takes one of the subcontinent's enduring mysteries. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 218.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Vintage Books
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099516743
ISBN
9780099516743
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Junior nurse, ex-prisoner and part-time healer Alice Bhatti is looking for a job. With guidance from the working nurse's manual, and some tricks she picked up in prison, Alice starts work at the crowded hospital bringing help to the thousands of patients littering the corridors. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 178.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099516750
ISBN
9780099516750
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. The first full-length work of the distinguished Yemeni writer Mohammad Abdul-Wali to appear in English Translator(s): Bagader, Abubaker; Akers, Deborah. Series: CMES Modern Middle East Literatures in Translation Series. Num Pages: 146 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 143 x 10. Weight in Grams: 218.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
146
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292705081
ISBN
9780292705081
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.59

Paperback. A title in which, the author personalizes the political and social changes in his country over the past few decades. By moving back and forth in time and focusing on small events and everyday people, it breathes life into Chinese history by describing the effects of larger-than-life events on the average citizen. Translator(s): Goldblatt, Howard. Series: What Was Communism?. Num Pages: 108 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 176 x 8. Weight in Grams: 122.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd
Edition
Rep Tra
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857421609
ISBN
9780857421609
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.64

Paperback. Translator(s): Goldblatt, Howard. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
Methuen Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780413771193
ISBN
9780413771193
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.46

paperback. Spanning three generations, this novel of family and myth is told through a series of flashbacks that depict events of staggering horror set against a landscape of gemlike beauty as the Chinese battle both the Japanese invaders and each other in the turbulent 1930s. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 28. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099451679
ISBN
9780099451679
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. Features a benign old monk who listens to a prospective novice's tale of depravity, violence, and carnivorous excess while a nice little family drama - in which nearly everyone dies - unfurls. In this title, the author also treats us to a cornucopia of cooked animal flesh - ostrich, camel, donkey, dog, as well as the more common varieties. Translator(s): Goldblatt, Howard. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 237 x 22. Weight in Grams: 542.
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857422217
ISBN
9780857422217
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.10

Paperback. Translator(s): Goldblatt, Howard. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Methuen Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780413775313
ISBN
9780413775313
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.46

Paperback. Gugu is beautiful, charismatic and of an unimpeachable political background. A respected midwife, she combines modern medical knowledge with a healer's touch to save the lives of village women and their babies. Translator(s): Goldblatt, Howard. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 40. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241967324
ISBN
9780241967324
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.88

Paperback. A collection of truly brilliant short stories, each depicting the deeply personal experience of a universal or historical event. Momentous fiction from the best American writer of his generation. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 137 x 20. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780297829508
ISBN
9780297829508
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.43

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
S Q Publications,US United States
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865620360
ISBN
9780865620360
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.27

paperback. Beautifully written first novel that addresses the meaning of life - and life after death - from the internationally bestselling author of the non-fiction TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 198.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Sphere
Condition
New
SKU
9780751536829
ISBN
9780751536829
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 10.33

paperback. From number one New York Times bestseller, Mitch Albom, author of The Five People You Meet in Heaven and Tuesdays With Morrie, comes his latest inspirational, moving and heart-warming novel. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 2. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Sphere
Condition
New
SKU
9780751541212
ISBN
9780751541212
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 5.70

Paperback. In his highly anticipated new novel, Albom tenderly explores the themes of family, divorce and regrets, and the wish that we could have just one more day with a lost loved one. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 170.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
New
Edition
New Ed
SKU
V9780751537505
ISBN
9780751537505
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. A stunning and inspirational new novel from the bestselling author of The Five People You Meet in Heaven and Tuesdays With Morrie. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 127 x 22. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751541199
ISBN
9780751541199
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. From the inspirational author of Tuesdays with Morrie comes the compelling tale of the man who became Father Time. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751541175
ISBN
9780751541175
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.73

Pamphlet. Translator(s): Barton, Polly. Series: Keshiki. Num Pages: 48 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 4. .
Publisher
UEA Publishing Project
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911343073
ISBN
9781911343073
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.14

paperback. The very first Miss Read novel - set in 1950s England, perfect nostalgia from the bestselling author of the Fairacre series. Series: Fairacre. Num Pages: 224 pages, 17 Line Drawing(s). BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 125 x 18. Weight in Grams: 214.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Orion
Condition
New
SKU
9780752877440
ISBN
9780752877440
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 9.86

Paperback. A brand new Miss Read novel, set in the Cotswold village of Thrush Green at Christmas. Series: Thrush Green. Num Pages: 352 pages, 21 Line Drawing(s). BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Condition
New
SKU
9781409102540
ISBN
9781409102540
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.70

Paperback. The wonderfully nostalgic second novel in the bestselling THRUSH GREEN series, from the author of THE VILLAGE SCHOOL. Num Pages: 192 pages, 16 Line Drawing(s). BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752877518
ISBN
9780752877518
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. A celebration causes trouble in the village of Thrush Green.. Num Pages: 176 pages, 18 Line Drawing(s). BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752884264
ISBN
9780752884264
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. The village school is a hundred years old and headmistress Miss Read is fully occupied planning the festivities. Num Pages: 208 pages, 19 Line Drawing(s). BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752893563
ISBN
9780752893563
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. The third novel in the bestselling Fairacre series. Num Pages: 224 pages, 18 Line Drawing(s). BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 124 x 18. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752877457
ISBN
9780752877457
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

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