Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
paperback. Ian McEwan Mitchell is the laureate of old New York. Written between 1943 and 1965, this book offers the complete collection of Joseph Mitchell's "New Yorker" journalism and includes "McSorley's Wonderful Saloon", "Old Mr Flood", "The Bottom of the Harbour" and "Joe Gould's Secret". Num Pages: 736 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 197 x 39. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Number of pages
- 736
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099561590
- ISBN
- 9780099561590
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.06
€ 19.99
€ 15.06
Paperback. A gripping tale of love, heroism, humiliation, revenge, and death, Angaliyat presents a vividly coloured picture of the lives of two neighbouring villages in the Charotar district of central Gujarat. This paperback edition includes a revised and updated Introduction and a new Preface. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- OUP India
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198090304
- ISBN
- 9780198090304
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.18
€ 29.18
Hardcover. "The Afterlife of Stars moved me more than any other novel I've read in recent memory." --Tim O'Brien Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 242 x 27. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown and Company
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780316308113
- ISBN
- 9780316308113
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 20.47
€ 30.99
€ 20.47
Paperback. Deals with the desire of Guanya, an African princess, to escape a repulsive fate: betrothal to a wealthy man twenty years older than she. Worse, he is a polygamist, compensating for his own ugliness with the beauty of many wives. Guanya must combat his eagerness, her mother's wish, and a tribal tradition that is as entrenched as it is oppressive. Num Pages: 114 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3429 x 10. Weight in Grams: 171.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 114
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803297555
- ISBN
- 9780803297555
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.46
€ 17.99
€ 17.46
Paperback. Ben Contini, a disenchanted painter of considerable talent, has just buried his mother. Determined to learn the provenance of the painting, he and Elsa, a disturbed and secretive woman who accosts him at the funeral, become embroiled in the sinister world of Nazi art theft. But they are not the only one with an interest in the painting. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- The Lilliput Press Ltd Dublin
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843511892
- ISBN
- 9781843511892
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.30
€ 10.30
Hardback. The ninth Woods Cop Mystery, in which Grady Service, Detective for Michigan Upper Peninsula's DNR, investigates a series of bloody deaths tied to Michiganders' belief in a mythical beast called the Dogman, and taking place in some of the Upper Peninsula's harshest terrain Num Pages: 400 pages, maps. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 41.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762791279
- ISBN
- 9780762791279
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 23.34
€ 29.99
€ 23.34
Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 140 x 31. Weight in Grams: 32.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762788590
- ISBN
- 9780762788590
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.88
€ 18.99
€ 15.88
Hardback. Num Pages: 432 pages, maps. BIC Classification: FA; FFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 162 x 35. Weight in Grams: 42.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762782536
- ISBN
- 9780762782536
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 21.86
€ 26.99
€ 21.86
hardcover. Grady Service, Detective for Michican Upper Peninsula's DNR, investigates a case on the shores of Lake Superior involving "bleeding sand" and a centuries-old mystery surrounding a Native American archaeological site .. not to mention an enormous forest fire. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 160 x 32. Weight in Grams: 41.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Lyons Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762772841
- ISBN
- 9780762772841
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.03
€ 26.99
€ 22.03
Paperback. A darkly comic and ambitious sequel to the American classic Catch-22. Series: An American Classic. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 33. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471147913
- ISBN
- 9781471147913
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.29
€ 17.99
€ 14.29
Paperback. The previously uncollected writings of Joseph Heller, including hitherto unpublished stories, lost chapters from Catch-22 and further tales about the unforgettable Yossarian Series: An American Classic. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 25. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471158841
- ISBN
- 9781471158841
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.98
€ 11.99
€ 9.98
Paperback. Bob Slocum is anxious, bored and fearful of his job. So why is it he wants nothing more than the chance to speak at the next company convention? In this book, the author takes us for a turn on the maddening hamster wheel of work. Series: Vintage Minis. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 110 x 6. Weight in Grams: 66.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784872786
- ISBN
- 9781784872786
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 7.91
€ 8.99
€ 7.91
Hardcover. A burlesque epic in the tradition of The Good Soldier Schweik, this title exposes the absurdity of war by applying its own demented logic to America's involvement in Korea. The 'catch' is that soldiers have to claim to be mad in order to get out of fighting - but being capable of making such a claim automatically proves them sane. Num Pages: 569 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 134 x 37. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Publisher
- Everyman
- Number of pages
- 569
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857152203
- ISBN
- 9781857152203
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 15.86
€ 21.99
€ 15.86
Hardback. Part of the "Tiny Stories" series, this book gathers together 32 illustrated stories. Num Pages: 88 pages, Black and White Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 160 x 12. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062121660
- ISBN
- 9780062121660
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.70
€ 13.99
€ 10.70
Hardback. The universe isn't made of atoms; it's made of tiny stories. This title offers a selection of stories small in scope but outsize in impact. Num Pages: 128 pages, Black and White Illustrations Throughout. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 135 x 17. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062121653
- ISBN
- 9780062121653
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 14.16
€ 14.16
Paperback. Maurice Burke, an archaeologist, is invited to speak at a conference in the bustling port town of Sousse, Tunisia. At first disillusioned by its rampant tourism and squalid commercialism, Maurice becomes intrigued by his surroundings after meeting a deaf-mute boy. This is the tale of a gay American professor immersed in a North African society. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 5SG; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 281.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299218942
- ISBN
- 9780299218942
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.80
€ 26.80
Paperback. A collection of broadly interrelated stories that offer a warm, inspired portrait of an extended Arab family in a Lebanese and Syrian community in Toledo, Ohio, spanning the decades between the 1930s and the present. It offers a passionate, unvarnished glimpse into the lives of an immigrant community. Series: Arab American Writing. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815632108
- ISBN
- 9780815632108
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.49
€ 30.49
Paperback. During a deadly Chicago heat wave that's claiming hundreds of lives, Robert, who's stuck in his apartment alone, fears he's going to be the next victim. One day, Robert ventures forth into the searing heat to gas up his car. Immediately he encounters enigmatic Lucy who is trying to escape her brutal fiance, Matthew Gliss. Num Pages: 206 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 165 x 14. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875806297
- ISBN
- 9780875806297
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.38
€ 15.99
€ 15.38
Paperback. Num Pages: 302 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rare Bird Books United States
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781940207469
- ISBN
- 9781940207469
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.97
€ 16.99
€ 16.97
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141441702
- ISBN
- 9780141441702
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.77
€ 18.99
€ 18.77