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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

paperback. .
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099565192
ISBN
9780099565192
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.28

Paperback. Carmel McKisco, a 20-year-old girl working nights in a Manchester dive bar, cut off from her family, and from her ex, forms strange alliances with her customers and daydreams about escaping to Cornwall. She soon finds herself compelled to confront her romantic preoccupations, for better or worse. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 138.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099437154
ISBN
9780099437154
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Num Pages: 422 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 134 x 27. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Gwasg Carreg Gwalch
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845274313
ISBN
9781845274313
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.34

Paperback. Editor(s): Sui, Gwee Li. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 39. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781564789051
ISBN
9781564789051
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 6.23

Paperback. The Fat of Fed Beasts is an ambitious literary mix of existential uncertainty, murder, bureaucracy, unreliable father figures and disaffected policemen. It asks why we do what we do, whether it matters, and what, if anything, our lives are worth. And it's funny. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Salt Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784630249
ISBN
9781784630249
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.10

Paperback. Could a famous musician ever completely disappear? Num Pages: 191 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 139 x 10. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782798965
ISBN
9781782798965
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.36

Paperback. Life was always difficult for Banger Peyton-Crumbe, an antiquated, misanthropic blood-sport obsessive, but it gets considerably worse when he is killed in a shooting incident and returns to earth as a pheasant. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099563471
ISBN
9780099563471
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Hardcover. or fans of Adrian Mole and Nick Hornby and readers of all ages, this is a novel for the listicle generation. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 132. Weight in Grams: 567.
Publisher
Square Peg
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910931585
ISBN
9781910931585
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Emma Bovary is beautiful and bored, trapped in her marriage to a mediocre doctor and stifled by the banality of provincial life. She longs for passion and seeks escape in fantasies of high romance, in voracious spending and, eventually, in adultery. But even her affairs bring her disappointment and the consequences are devastating. Translator(s): Davis, Lydia. Series: Penguin Classics. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 145 x 26. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143106494
ISBN
9780143106494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.25

Paperback. In an explosive fusion of myth and reality, magic and romance, Dog Years charts forty years of German history, starting with 1917, to expose the madness of a society that bred and nurtured the horrors of the Third Reich before anaesthetising itself with the chaos of disintegration. Translator(s): Manheim, Ralph. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 438. Clean copy with some shelf wear with minor nicks and bumps on cover but remains a clean copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KSS0008127
ISBN
9780749394509
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 14.99
€ 10.75

Paperback. Examines a subject that has long been taboo - the sufferings of the Germans during the Second World War. This book explores the sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff, the maritime disaster of all time, and the repercussions upon three generations of a German family. Translator(s): Winston, Krishna. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; BTM; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 198.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571216529
ISBN
9780571216529
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.99

Hardcover. Presents Hitler's rise and fall through the eyes of the dwarfish narrator whose magic powers become symbolic of the dark forces dominating the German nation in the period. Translator(s): Manheim, Ralph. Num Pages: 550 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FJMS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 176 x 33. Weight in Grams: 634.
Publisher
Everyman's Library
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857151473
ISBN
9781857151473
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.58

Paperback. First published in 1977, this novel is based on the fairy story "The Fisherman and his Wife". Multi-layered and laced with poetry and humour, it analyzes the battle of the sexes. Translator(s): Manheim, Ralph. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 33. Weight in Grams: 450.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780749394851
ISBN
9780749394851
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.43

Paperback. Examines a subject that has long been taboo - the sufferings of the Germans during the Second World War. This book explores the sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff, the maritime disaster of all time, and the repercussions upon three generations of a German family. Translator(s): Winston, Krishna. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; BTM; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 198. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
SKU
KAK0006760
ISBN
9780571216529
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 11.99
€ 9.99

Paperback. Anya has been backpacking in the Spice Islands, but her last postcard home arrived months ago. Now her anxious father, Francesco, has gone in search of her. Almost within sight of land, the ferry he's travelling on sinks and Francesco and two other Europeans are washed ashore on the island Anya was heading for. Translator(s): Jamieson, Christopher. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 170.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
SKU
KLN0016503
ISBN
9780747586012
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 5.49

Paperback. Sometimes, a second chance can come out of nowhere.. Martin's rejection by Gabrielle has haunted him all his life. He's now a Parisian cop on the cusp of making a career-defining arrest. Archibald Maclean, the legendary art thief, is in his sights. But things are about to change. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Gallic Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906040345
ISBN
9781906040345
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.20

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
304
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340933732
ISBN
9780340933732
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. Contains diverse writing from the Spanish-speaking world. This book explores stylistic contrasts and gives an insight into the cultural and social milieu of the Spanish-speaking world. It includes notes on unusual Spanish words and phrases and is suitable for English students of the language as well as Spanish-speaking students of English. Editor(s): Lawaetz, Gudie. Num Pages: 208 pages, notes. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 158. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1972
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSS0001703
ISBN
9780140033786
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. Weight in Grams: 367.
Publisher
Seven Stories Press,U.S.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Tra
Condition
New
SKU
V9781609807511
ISBN
9781609807511
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.27

paperback. Translator(s): Lichtenstein, J. T. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 127 x 10. Weight in Grams: 142.
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
Seven Stories Press,U.S.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781609806057
ISBN
9781609806057
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.82

Paperback. Editor(s): Morton, Lecturer Peter (University of Birmingham). Num Pages: 260 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 162 x 16. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Number of pages
259
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551117041
ISBN
9781551117041
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 32.16

Paperback. Num Pages: 205 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551113654
ISBN
9781551113654
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 29.70

Paperback. Num Pages: 317 pages, 10ill. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 113 x 180 x 24. Weight in Grams: 262.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
Spokesman Books
Number of pages
317
Condition
New
SKU
V9780851243344
ISBN
9780851243344
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.69

Paperback. Great British writers, from Joanne Harris to Alasdair Gray, and Liz Jensen, devise original responses to the biggest challenge of our time Editor(s): Norminton, Gregory. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851689699
ISBN
9781851689699
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.82

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