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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Burrard Inlet is the body of water that divides Vancouver's North Shore from the rest of the Lower Mainland. In this collection of award-winning stories, Tyler Keevil uses that rugged landscape as a backdrop for characters who are struggling against the elements, each other, and themselves. Num Pages: 170 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 204 x 16. Weight in Grams: 218.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Parthian Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
170
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908946898
ISBN
9781908946898
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.37

Paperback. Four friends. One intensely hot summer of sex, chemical experimentation, shifting loyalties and disillusionment that will change their lives forever. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Parthian Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908069788
ISBN
9781908069788
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.34

Paperback / so. Editor(s): Rollin, Associate Professor of English Lucy (Clemson University). Series: Broadview Editions. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551116525
ISBN
9781551116525
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.92

Paperback. Translator(s): Clarice, Susan E. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780916583910
ISBN
9780916583910
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.33

Paperback.
Publisher
Saqi Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
246
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780863569111
ISBN
9780863569111
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. A fresh and creative first novel about a young girl struggling to overcome the obstacles of growing up in a Reno trailer park. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 260. Good, clean copy
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
SKU
KSG0005220
ISBN
9781780874432
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. A strange, compelling fable about Europe, capitalism and the human heart. Vatanescu, an impoverished construction worker, wants a future for himself and a pair of football boots for his son. So he decides to head north to a cold, dark country where there is money to be made.. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 190.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Short Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781780722313
ISBN
9781780722313
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 5.70

Paperback. Planet savage is a story narrated by Leungo, a nine-year old with a very interesting outlook on life; he views his parents as good-for-nothing savages who care only for themselves; who drink themselves silly with friends who come round every day, leaving any concern for his education by the wayside. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 135 x 12. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd South Africa
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781770097513
ISBN
9781770097513
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.45

Paperback. .
Publisher
Gwasg Carreg Gwalch
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845274832
ISBN
9781845274832
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.87

Paperback. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Seven Stories Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583227220
ISBN
9781583227220
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.69

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation United States
Number of pages
346
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811216616
ISBN
9780811216616
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.79

Hardback. Translator(s): Washburn, Dennis C. Series: Japanese Literature Series. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781564784902
ISBN
9781564784902
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.36

paperback. A complete collection of short fiction by one of the masters of twentieth-century American literature. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 168 x 19. Weight in Grams: 238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780141188089
ISBN
9780141188089
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.45

Paperback. It's New York in the 1940s, where the martinis flow from cocktail hour till breakfast at Tiffany's. And nice girls don't, except, of course, for Holly Golightly: glittering socialite traveller, generally upwards, sometimes sideways and once in a while - down. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 10. Weight in Grams: 126.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
Edition
01st Edition
SKU
9780141182797
ISBN
9780141182797
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.75

Paperback. Grady beautiful, rich, flame-haired, defiant is the sort of girl people stare at across a room. But her privileged society life of parties, debutantes and dresses leaves her wanting more. And excitement comes in the form of the highly unsuitable Clyde, a Brooklyn-born, Jewish parking attendant. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 128.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
Edition
15th Edition
SKU
9780141188584
ISBN
9780141188584
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 5.70

Paperback. Meet Holly Golightly - a free spirited, lop-sided romantic girl about town. With her tousled blond hair and upturned nose, dark glasses and chic black dresses, Holly is a style sensation wherever she goes. Her apartment rocks to Martini-soaked parties and she plays hostess to millionaires and gangsters alike. Series: Penguin Essentials. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 114 x 11. Weight in Grams: 102.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
Edition
01st Edition
SKU
9780241951453
ISBN
9780241951453
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.38

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241202425
ISBN
9780241202425
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.01

Paperback. Contains twelve of author's celebrated short stories, together with "The Grass Harp" and "Breakfast at Tiffany's". This title also includes various sketches of places from Tangiers to Brooklyn, and insights into the lives of his contemporaries, from Jane Bowles and Cecil Beaton to Marilyn Monroe and Tennessee Williams. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 736 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 32. Weight in Grams: 504.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
736
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141185309
ISBN
9780141185309
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.99

Paperback. Based on the brutal crimes of a real-life murderer, this work offers insights into the mind of a killer and the obsession of the man bringing him to justice. It also features six short stories and seven 'conversational portraits' including one of Marilyn Monroe, the 'beautiful child' and a dope-smoking cleaning lady doing her rounds in New York. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141184616
ISBN
9780141184616
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. P B Jones discovers that bed-hopping rather than literary ability is the way to get published. He discovers along the way that prayers that are answered cause more pain than those that remain ignored. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 12. Weight in Grams: 152.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141185934
ISBN
9780141185934
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.00

Hardback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 144 x 28. Weight in Grams: 550.
Publisher
Random House USA Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812994384
ISBN
9780812994384
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.06

Paperback. When Joel Knox's mother dies, he is sent into the exotic unknown of the Deep South to live with a father he has never seen. But once he gets there, everyone is curiously evasive when Joel asks to see his father. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 12. Weight in Grams: 150.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141187655
ISBN
9780141187655
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. A powerful novel set against the somber background of Dunkirk and the Blitzkrieg. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574091168
ISBN
9781574091168
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.49

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Parthian Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
150
Condition
New
SKU
V9781902638362
ISBN
9781902638362
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.31

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