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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Paperback. One of the earliest novels from Man Booker International Prize-winner Ismail Kadare, in English for the first time Translator(s): Bellos, David. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857866196
- ISBN
- 9780857866196
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Condition: New
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Paperback. Shows how legends of betrayal and defeat simmered in European civilisation for six hundred years, culminating in the agony of one tiny population at the end of the twentieth century. Translator(s): Constantine, Peter. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 7. Weight in Grams: 78.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099560951
- ISBN
- 9780099560951
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.25
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Paperback. After shooting his brother's killer, young Gjorg is entitled to thirty days' grace - not enough to see out the month of April. Then a visiting honeymoon couple cross the path of the fugitive. The bride's heart goes out to Gjorg, and even these 'civilised' strangers from the city risk becoming embroiled in the fatal mechanism of vendetta. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099449874
- ISBN
- 9780099449874
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Condition: New
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Paperback. It's the 1970s and cracks are starting to appear in the alliance between China and its Communist cohort Albania. When an Albanian steps on the foot of a Chinese diplomat the tension cranks up - couriers between Tirana and Beijing carry annotated x-rays of the foot back and forth. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099560890
- ISBN
- 9780099560890
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
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Paperback. A fever dream of a novel where love, jealousy and obsession collide Translator(s): Hodgson, John. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 134 x 18. Weight in Grams: 196. 272 pages. A fever dream of a novel where love, jealousy and obsession collide. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 198 x 134 x 18. Weight: 196. Translator(s): Hodgson, John.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847673404
- ISBN
- 9781847673404
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.75
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Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099560920
- ISBN
- 9780099560920
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Condition: New
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paperback. At the heart of the Sultan's empire stands the Palace of Dreams. Inside, the dreams of every citizen are collected, sorted and interpreted in order to identify the 'master-dreams' that will provide the clues to the Empire's destiny and that of its Monarch. An entire nation's consciousness is thus laid bare and at the mercy of its government.. Translator(s): Bray, Barbara. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 148.
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099518273
- ISBN
- 9780099518273
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.06
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Paperback. Two Irish-American scholars from Harvard journey to Albania in the 1930s with a tape recorder in order to record the last genuinely oral epic singers. Their purpose, they say, is to show how Homer's epics might have been culled from a verbal tradition. The two dedicated scholars realise only too late that they have stumbled over an ants' nest. Translator(s): Bellos, David. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 11. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099497196
- ISBN
- 9780099497196
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.04
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Paperback. When a girl is found dead with a copy of Rudian Stefa's latest book in her possession, the author finds himself summoned for an interview by the Party Committee. Unable to guess what transgression he has committed Rudian goes fearfully to meet his interrogators. He has never met the girl in question but he remembers signing the book. Translator(s): Hodgson, John. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 158.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099593072
- ISBN
- 9780099593072
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.68
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Paperback. Tyranny in Tirana, a novel from the inaugural Man Booker International Prize winner based on the final days of Enver Hoxha. Translator(s): Bellos, David. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 188. 224 pages. Mehmet Shehu was the presumed heir to the ailing dictator. So sure was the world that he was next in line, he was known as The Successor. And then, shortly before he was to assume power, he was found dead. But, did he commit suicide or was he murdered? This is the burning question. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 14. Weight: 164.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books Ltd London
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841958873
- ISBN
- 9781841958873
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.75
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Paperback. A delicious and unputdownable read from the irresistible Isla Dewar Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Headline Review
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755325900
- ISBN
- 9780755325900
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Condition: New
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Paperback. A warm, perceptive and drily humorous new novel from the wonderful Isla Dewar, who gets under the skin of both her characters and her readers Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Headline Review
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755300822
- ISBN
- 9780755300822
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Condition: New
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Paperback. A novel filled with warmth, wit and sharply observed characters Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755300808
- ISBN
- 9780755300808
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Condition: New
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Paperback. A poignant and moving novel from a bestselling Scottish author whose writing is deeply evocative and thoughtful Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780747255505
- ISBN
- 9780747255505
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
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Paperback. A perceptive, wildly funny and deeply moving novel Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group
- Edition
- 1st Paperback Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747251132
- ISBN
- 9780747251132
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Condition: New
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Paperback. An enchanting novel about realising that journeys of discovery don't always have to be to far-flung places Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 212. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- SKU
- KTJ0050922
- ISBN
- 9780747255512
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
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Paperback. In this irresistible and unputdownable novel, Isla Dewar offers searing insight into human nature and relationships while also bringing out the humour of the darkest situations Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755325924
- ISBN
- 9780755325924
Paperback
Condition: New
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Paperback. An exquisite novel about friendship and community Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 154.
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747251125
- ISBN
- 9780747251125
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.09
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Paperback. Isla Dewar's unique combination of brilliant characterisation, beautifully evoked landscapes and incisive humour is honed to its finest in this lovely novel Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747261582
- ISBN
- 9780747261582
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
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Paperback. A witty and beautifully observed novel that looks deep into the secrets of family life Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 29. Weight in Grams: 238. Good clean copy with some reader wear.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- SKU
- KTM0006138
- ISBN
- 9780747261575
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Leila Mashal, a medical doctor trained at Wits, has taken up politics. Her platform is a single issue: freedom. In declaring her candidacy, she wishes to make public her belief that 'while South Africans hold the vote, they don't hold the power'. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 211 x 16. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd South Africa
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781431408757
- ISBN
- 9781431408757
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.39
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Paperback. Series: PENGUIN MODERN CLASSICS. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. .
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241305812
- ISBN
- 9780241305812
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Condition: New
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Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 169 x 22. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Publisher
- Inner Traditions
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1978
- Edition
- Paper edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892810031
- ISBN
- 9780892810031
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.60
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Paperback. Isak Dinesen was the pen-name of Karen Blixen, who was born in Rungsted, Denmark in 1885. After studying art, she married her cousin, Baron Bror Blixen-Finecke. Together they went to Kenya to manage a coffee plantation. After their divorce, she continued to run the plantation until a collapse in the coffee market forced her back to Denmark. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 135 x 14. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141185880
- ISBN
- 9780141185880
Paperback
Condition: New
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