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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. For years, thirty-eight-year-old Portia Nathan has hidden behind her busy career as a Princeton admissions officer and her less than passionate relationship. Then the piece of her past that she has tried so hard to bury resurfaces, catapulting her on an extraordinary journey of the heart that challenges everything she ever thought she believed. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 28. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Tie-In
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571309092
ISBN
9780571309092
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.74

Paperback. Translator(s): Ford, Edward. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 141 x 6. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Seven Stories Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583225240
ISBN
9781583225240
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.08

Paperback. This play by a young Toulouse lawyer-poet, was published posthumously in 1611 and has since been largely neglected. It is reprinted here for the first time, accompanied by an introductory study, explanatory notes and a glossary. Series: Exeter French Texts. Num Pages: 84 pages, 1 b&w halftone, glossary. BIC Classification: DNF; FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 145 x 9. Weight in Grams: 190.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
84
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859894883
ISBN
9780859894883
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.42

paperback. 'I'm off', says Felix Ferrer to his wife. 'I'm leaving you'. And closing the door on their suburban home, Ferrer, a creature of appetite, impulse and habit, a man of our times, embarks on a journey to the extremes. Not weighing up every girl he sees. Not ignoring his doctor's warnings to avoid the very hot and the very cold. Translator(s): Waldman, Guido. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 15. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860469503
ISBN
9781860469503
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 133 x 9. Weight in Grams: 140.
Publisher
The New Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781595586704
ISBN
9781595586704
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.67

Paperback. Translator(s): Coverdale, Linda. Num Pages: 118 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 198 x 17. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
The New Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781620970652
ISBN
9781620970652
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.77

Paperback. Reminiscent of Voltaire, Broges and Kafka, "A Dog's Head" is a piece of realism. It tells the story of Edmund Du Chaillu, a boy born, to his bourgeois parents' horror, with the head of a spaniel. Edmund must endure his schoolmates' teasing as well as an urge to carry a newspaper in his mouth. Translator(s): Chancellor, Robin. Series: Phoenix Fiction S. Num Pages: 164 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 132 x 13. Weight in Grams: 190.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
164
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226174921
ISBN
9780226174921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.94

Paperback. At home, Paul shares a private world with his sister Elisabeth, a world from which parents are tacitly excluded. Their room is where the Game is played, the Game being their own bizarre version of life. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 112.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
9780099561378
ISBN
9780099561378
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 5.70

Hardback. An anthology of modern Arabic fictional arts, featuring more than one hundred and forty writers from Oman to Mauritania. It features selections ranging from the work of late-nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century authors, such as the historical epics of the Christian Lebanese writer Jurji Zaydan, to the novels of Naguib Mahfouz. Editor(s): Jayyusi, Salma Khadra. Num Pages: 1064 pages. BIC Classification: 2CSR; DQ; DSBH; DSK; FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 236 x 61. Weight in Grams: 1816.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
1064
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231132541
ISBN
9780231132541
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 143.47
€ 107.60

Paperback. Ally James' life is in need of a makeover. Juggling the demands of a neurotic boss, the sudden appearance of her ex-husband's arm candy and the whirl of school runs seems to have become a mammoth effort of late. Can packaging and promoting possibly be the same as dating and falling in love? And how on earth would you find the time for a makeover? Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 132 x 25. Weight in Grams: 274.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Arrow
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
SKU
KNW0008638
ISBN
9780099492429
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.49

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 128 x 10. Weight in Grams: 110.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Faber Faber Inc
Edition
Main
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571152391
ISBN
9780571152391
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 9.99

Paperback. Lark and her brother, Termite, who is unable to walk or talk but is deeply loved by his family. The two are raised by their aunt Nonie in place of Lola, their mother, and Termite's father, Corporal Robert Leavitt, who is caught up in the chaos of the Korean War. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 256. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0000449
ISBN
9780099288749
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. Lark and her brother, Termite, who is unable to walk or talk but is deeply loved by his family. The two are raised by their aunt Nonie in place of Lola, their mother, and Termite's father, Corporal Robert Leavitt, who is caught up in the chaos of the Korean War. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 256.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780099288749
ISBN
9780099288749
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 4.99

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Onlywomen Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
175
Condition
New
SKU
V9780906500651
ISBN
9780906500651
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.34

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. Dimension: 142 x 209 x 26. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Amazon Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781477830109
ISBN
9781477830109
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.66

Paperback. This poignant novel depicts a Japanese woman and her American "son" buffeted by the traumatic events surrounding World War II. Num Pages: 361 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FJMS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 127 x 23. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Chin Music Press United States
Number of pages
361
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634059503
ISBN
9781634059503
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.69

Paperback. By 1910, Leo Tolstoy had become an almost religious figure, surrounded on his lavish estate by family and followers alike. Too ill to continue beyond the tiny station of Astapovo, he believes he is dying alone. This book centres on the battle for his soul waged by his wife and his leading disciple. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 34. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841959672
ISBN
9781841959672
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.69

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 209.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Texas Tech Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896729056
ISBN
9780896729056
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.60

Hardback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Texas Tech Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896727793
ISBN
9780896727793
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.65

Hardcover. Republished with a foreword by John Tisdale, director of TCU's School of Journalism, the late Jay Milner's novel is a riveting portrayal of a scenario that unhappily mirrored real-life incidents throughout the South in the mid-twentieth century. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875656526
ISBN
9780875656526
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.94

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