Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141187037
- ISBN
- 9780141187037
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.70
€ 13.99
€ 11.70
Paperback. Tells the moving story about the effects of the Mau Mau war on the lives of ordinary men and women in Kenya. In the forests, the Mau Mau are waging war against the white government, and two brothers, Kamau and Njoroge, and the rest of the family must decide where their loyalties lie. Series: Heinemann African Writers Series. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 9. Weight in Grams: 124. Series: Heinemann African Writers Series. 144 pages. Tells the moving story about the effects of the Mau Mau war on the lives of ordinary men and women in Kenya. In the forests, the Mau Mau are waging war against the white government, and two brothers, Kamau and Njoroge, and the rest of the family must decide where their loyalties lie. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 197 x 128 x 9. Weight: 124.
- Publisher
- Heinemann
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780435908300
- ISBN
- 9780435908300
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.21
€ 17.21
Paperback. This critique of modern Kenya highlights the greed and capitalism prevalent in society. Despair drives Wariinga to leave Nairobi and seek refuge in her home town of Ilmorog. On her journey she is handed an invitation to a feast of thieves, a competition organized by the devil. Series: Heinemann African Writers Series. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 208. Series: Heinemann African Writers Series. 256 pages. This critique of modern Kenya highlights the greed and capitalism prevalent in society. Despair drives Wariinga to leave Nairobi and seek refuge in her home town of Ilmorog. On her journey she is handed an invitation to a feast of thieves, a competition organized by the devil. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 199 x 128 x 15. Weight: 212.
- Publisher
- Heinemann
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780435908447
- ISBN
- 9780435908447
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.21
€ 17.21
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780143107361
- ISBN
- 9780143107361
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.54
€ 15.99
€ 12.54
Paperback. A novel that portrays several characters in a village whose intertwined lives are transformed by the 1952-1960 Emergency in Kenya. It features a reticent Mugo, the village's chosen hero and a man haunted by a terrible secret. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141186993
- ISBN
- 9780141186993
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
€ 13.99
€ 11.02
Paperback. Explores life on the Makuyu and Kameno ridges of Kenya in the early days of white settlement. Faced with an alluring, new religion and "magical" customs, the Gikuyu people are torn between those who fear the unknown and those who see beyond it. Series: Heinemann African Writers Series. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 8. Weight in Grams: 144. Series: Heinemann African Writers Series. 160 pages. Explores life on the Makuyu and Kameno ridges of Kenya in the early days of white settlement. Faced with an alluring, new religion and "magical" customs, the Gikuyu people are torn between those who fear the unknown and those who see beyond it. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 199 x 129 x 8. Weight: 140.
- Publisher
- Heinemann
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780435905484
- ISBN
- 9780435905484
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.21
€ 17.21
Paperback. Leading politician and bestselling author Newt Gingrich and novelist Pete Earley are back with another gripping international thriller. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Company
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781455540297
- ISBN
- 9781455540297
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.64
€ 18.99
€ 15.64
Hardback. Leading politician and bestselling author Newt Gingrich and novelist Pete Earley are back with the gripping sequel to Duplicity. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 165 x 38. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Company
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781455530441
- ISBN
- 9781455530441
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 28.51
€ 43.99
€ 28.51
Paperback. Num Pages: 600 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Dalkey Archive Press United States
- Number of pages
- 337
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781564788160
- ISBN
- 9781564788160
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.24
€ 19.24
paperback. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 134 x 15. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Dalkey Archive Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781564785824
- ISBN
- 9781564785824
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.75
€ 19.99
€ 19.75
Paperback. Jean Paget is just twenty years old and working in Malaya when the Japanese invasion begins. When she is captured she joins a group of other women and children whom the Japanese force to walk for miles through the jungle leading to the deaths of many. Due to her courageous spirit, Jean takes on the role of leader of the sorry gaggle of prisoners. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 112 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Condition
- New
- Publication date
- 2015
- Format
- Paperback
- SKU
- 9781784870027
- ISBN
- 9781784870027
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.99€ 5.80
€ 7.99
€ 5.80
paperback. A devastating fire wakes up the Yadas to a new reality: God is on the move. Series: Yada Yada Series. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 139 x 28. Weight in Grams: 389.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Thomas Nelson United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781401689889
- ISBN
- 9781401689889
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.49
€ 18.99
€ 18.49
Paperback. As new
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Mount Eagle Publications Ltd Kerry
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KEX0220931
- ISBN
- 9781902011127
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. As new
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Mount Eagle Publications Ltd Kerry
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- SKU
- KEX0220793
- ISBN
- 9781902011127
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. 8vo. Good clean copy
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Mount Eagle Publications Ltd Kerry
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- SKU
- KEX0257643
- ISBN
- 9781902011127
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. This is the story of a woman who refuses to mourn her husband's death. The village knew she was an unhappy wife, but she is still expected to weep and speak the praises of her husband. Her story reveals the value of friendship between women, based on liking rather than traditional beliefs. Series: Heinemann African Writers Series. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 160. Series: Heinemann African Writers Series. 192 pages. This is the story of a woman who refuses to mourn her husband's death. The village knew she was an unhappy wife, but she is still expected to weep and speak the praises of her husband. Her story reveals the value of friendship between women, based on liking rather than traditional beliefs. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 12. Weight: 162.
- Publisher
- Heinemann
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780435912086
- ISBN
- 9780435912086
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.25
€ 17.25
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Bella Books United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594933523
- ISBN
- 9781594933523
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.10
€ 16.99
€ 16.10
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Seven Stories Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583226995
- ISBN
- 9781583226995
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.23
€ 16.99
€ 15.23
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Seven Stories Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- 50th anniversary ed
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583220085
- ISBN
- 9781583220085
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.51
€ 23.99
€ 20.51
Paperback. Num Pages: 303 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- Seven Stories Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 303
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- F First Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583228685
- ISBN
- 9781583228685
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.94
€ 20.99
€ 17.94
Paperback. Tells the story of Frankie Machine, the golden arm dealer at a back street Chicago gambling den. Frankie reckons he's a tough guy in the Chicago underworld but finds that he's not tough enough to kick his heroin addiction. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 126 x 36. Weight in Grams: 338. 480 pages. Tells the story of Frankie Machine, the golden arm dealer at a back street Chicago gambling den. Frankie reckons he's a tough guy in the Chicago underworld but finds that he's not tough enough to kick his heroin addiction. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 199 x 126 x 36. Weight: 338.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841955612
- ISBN
- 9781841955612
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.95
€ 17.99
€ 12.95
Paperback. Dove Findhorn is a naive country boy who busts out of Hicksville, Texas in pursuit of a better life in New Orleans. Amongst the downtrodden prostitutes, bootleggers and hustlers of the old French Quarter, Dove finds only hopelessness, crime and despair. His quest uncovers a harrowing grotesque of the American Dream. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 250. 352 pages. Dove Findhorn is a naive country boy who busts out of Hicksville, Texas in pursuit of a better life in New Orleans. Amongst the downtrodden prostitutes, bootleggers and hustlers of the old French Quarter, Dove finds only hopelessness, crime and despair. His quest uncovers a harrowing grotesque of the American Dream. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 23. Weight: 304.
- Publisher
- CANONGATE BOOKS
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841956800
- ISBN
- 9781841956800
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.48
€ 15.99
€ 11.48
Paperback. If only I had never opened that letter..and let the devil in Meredith Hathaway has spent the last seventeen years pretending to forget. Until she gets a letter and her world is shattered in an instant. She must finally confront the rise and fall of the Hathaway dynasty..and her own part in their devastating history. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 27. Weight in Grams: 314. Clean copy with some reader wear.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- SKU
- KTM0000562
- ISBN
- 9781848450936
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Series: Modern Library. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 134 x 17. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Modern Library Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780375758133
- ISBN
- 9780375758133
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.04
€ 15.99
€ 11.04