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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Series: Nunatak Fiction S. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 13. Weight in Grams: 246.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
NeWest Press Canada
Edition
1st
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780920897690
ISBN
9780920897690
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.68

Paperback.
Publisher
Scribner
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780743220156
ISBN
9780743220156
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.65

Paperback. Remshi is the oldest vampire in existence. He is searching for the werewolf named Talulla, whom he believes is the reincarnation of his long lost - and only - love. But he is not the only one seeking Talulla. Series: The Last Werewolf Trilogy. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Canongate Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847679512
ISBN
9781847679512
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.50

Paperback. For two centuries Jacob Marlowe has wandered the world, enslaved by his lunatic appetites and tormented by the memory of his first and most monstrous crime. Now, the last of his kind, he knows he can't go on. But as Jake counts down to demise, a violent murder and a meeting plunge him straight back into the desperate pursuit of life. Series: The Last Werewolf Trilogy. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main - New cover
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782112662
ISBN
9781782112662
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.74

Paperback. A stunningly-written portrait of Lucifer encountering the world of the senses, telling his version of the Bible, and discovering what it's like to be human - in Clerkenwell. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 132 x 19. Weight in Grams: 192.
Publisher
Scribner
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780743220132
ISBN
9780743220132
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.78

Paperback. After the death of her lover Jake, Talulla Demetriou finds herself to be the last living werewolf. Pregnant, grieving and on the run, she flees to an Alaskan hunting lodge to have her child in secret and keep the bloodline alive. Series: The Last Werewolf Trilogy. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 132 x 28. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main - New cover
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782112679
ISBN
9781782112679
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.99

Paperback. A dazzling debut, a gripping, panoramic novel of magic and science, love and death set in 1920s America Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 41. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Edition
1st Paper Back - 27th Impression
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340794999
ISBN
9780340794999
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.85

Paperback. Editor(s): Fowler, Lois Josephs; Lamb, Cynthia; Knapp, Peggy A. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 524.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Carnegie-Mellon University Press
Edition
First Edition (US) First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887485916
ISBN
9780887485916
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.20

Paperback. The matchless detective and psychoanalyst Mrs Bradley is visiting the picturesque village of Spey in search of a local witch when Gerald Conway, a junior master at Spey College, is found murdered. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099526230
ISBN
9780099526230
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.67

Hardcover. A bitter-sweet tale of quiet lives in the small and apparently timeless world of mid-19th century Sicilian nobility. Through the eyes of his princely protagonist, the author chronicles the details of an aristocratic, pastoral society, torn apart by revolution, death and decay. Translator(s): Colquhoun, A. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
Everyman
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857150230
ISBN
9781857150230
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.57

Paperback. Samia Omar grows up in war-torn Somalia, dreaming of being a world-class sprinter. She sleeps with a photo of Mo Farah by her bed and trains hard. After achieving a place on the national team to compete in the Beijing Olympics, she sets her sights on the 2012 games in London. This book is based on a true story. Translator(s): Appel, Anne Milano. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571322695
ISBN
9780571322695
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.75

Paperback. A retired bureaucrat has escaped the world to spend his twilight years running a guest-house on the banks of the country's holiest river, the Narmada. But he has chosen the wrong place for peace and quiet: too many lives converge here and he meets a series of unusual characters. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099515944
ISBN
9780099515944
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.65

Editor(s): Arata, Stephen (University of Virginia). Series: Broadview Editions. Num Pages: 559 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 217 x 24. Weight in Grams: 528.
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551115023
ISBN
9781551115023
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.27

Paperback. .
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813922485
ISBN
9780813922485
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.42

Paperback. The stories of Giovanni Verga (1840-1922) are wonderful evocations of ordinary Italian life, focusing in particular on his native, Sicily. In an original and dynamic prose style, he portrays such eternal human themes as love, honour and adultery with rich and colourful language. Translator(s): McWilliam, G.H. Num Pages: 272 pages, map. BIC Classification: 2ADT; 2AHA; DSBF; DSBH; DSK; FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 192.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140447415
ISBN
9780140447415
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.20

Paperback. Translator(s): Richards, Jamie. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 142 x 15. Weight in Grams: 262.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781564787569
ISBN
9781564787569
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 6.23

Paperback. Includes tales as 'Isabella and the Pot of Basil' (famously adapted by Keats) and 'Patient Griselda' alongside many boisterous and daring stories featuring faithless wives, philandering priests and curious nuns. Translator(s): Hainsworth, Peter. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141191331
ISBN
9780141191331
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Sophie May has a secret. One that she's successfully kept for years. It's meant that she's had to give up her dreams of going to university and travelling the world to stay in her little village, living with her mum and working in the local teashop. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 27. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405909952
ISBN
9781405909952
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.26

Paperback. Maddy, dressed in white, stands at the back of the church. At the end of the aisle is Rob - the man she's about to marry. Next to Rob is Ben - best man and the best friend any two people ever had. And that's the problem. Because if it wasn't Rob waiting for her at the altar, there's a strong chance it would be Ben. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 26. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405909976
ISBN
9781405909976
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Sarah is doing just fine. Sure she's been single for the last five years, and has to spend an uncomfortable amount of time around her ex-boyfriend, his perfect new girlfriend and all their mutual friends. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 37. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405919166
ISBN
9781405919166
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Hardback. Written during the height of the 1970s Italian domestic terror, a cult novel, with distinct echoes of Lovecraft and Borges, makes its English-language debut. Translator(s): Glazov, Ramon. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 147 x 22. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781631492297
ISBN
9781631492297
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.69

Paperback. Translator(s): Weaver, William. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200. Weight in Grams: 148. Good clean copy with some slight shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Quartet Books
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KJE0000495
ISBN
9780704302211
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Translator(s): Weaver, William. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 211 x 22. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
Everyman
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
9781857152883
ISBN
9781857152883
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.14

Paperback. Into the insular town of 1930s Ferrara, a new doctor arrives. Fadigati is hopeful and modern, and more than anything wants to fit into his new home. But his fresh, appealing appearance soon crumbles when the townsfolk discover his homosexuality, and the young man he pays to be his lover humiliates him publicly. Translator(s): McKendrick, Jamie. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 128 x 9. Weight in Grams: 112.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141192154
ISBN
9780141192154
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

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