Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Paperback. The Courage Consort, possibly the seventh best-known a cappella vocal ensemble in Britain, are given two weeks in a Belgian chateau to rehearse their latest commission, the monstrously complicated Partitum Mutante. But can the piece be performed? Can five members of the Consort endure their own sexual tensions and wildly differing temperaments? Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 57. Weight in Grams: 196. 150 pages. The Courage Consort, possibly the seventh best-known a cappella vocal ensemble in Britain, are given two weeks in a Belgian chateau to rehearse their latest commission, the complicated Partitum Mutante. But can the piece be performed?. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 198 x 128 x 57. Weight: 196.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841955346
- ISBN
- 9781841955346
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.66
€ 13.99
€ 10.66
Paperback. Michel Faber's first novel in twelve years. Soon to be Amazon original series Oasis in 2017 Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 39. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782114086
- ISBN
- 9781782114086
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.41
€ 14.99
€ 11.41
Paperback. When Theo Griepenkerl happens upon the fifth Gospel in a war-torn Iraqi museum, he can't believe his luck. Driven by greed and a lust for fame, he capitalises on his find by publishing it. His book is a sensation. But he can hardly imagine the incendiary consequences his discovery will have for Christians, Arabs, and Amazon customers alike. Series: Myths. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 145 x 15. Weight in Grams: 150. Clean copy with some reader wear.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Main
- SKU
- KTM0000676
- ISBN
- 9781847672797
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Bestselling author Michel Faber's debut joins Canongate's Canons series with the dazzling Some Rain Must Fall Series: Canons. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Publisher
- Canongate Canons
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 3rd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782117162
- ISBN
- 9781782117162
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.58
€ 13.99
€ 10.58
Paperback. Michel is a civil-servant, an account manager at the Ministry of Culture. When his father is murdered and he comes into some money, Michel takes leave of absence to go on a package tour to Thailand. Relieved to get away, he is nonetheless infuriated by the shallow hypocrisy and mediocrity of his fellow travellers. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099437888
- ISBN
- 9780099437888
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.45
€ 13.99
€ 10.45
Paperback. In the sector of the holiday market that caters for sun, sangria and house music, not to mention sex, Lanzarote rivals Corfu and Ibiza. On Lanzarote, one can meet some fascinating human specimens - notably Pam and Barbara, 'non-exclusive' German lesbians. Will they succeed in seducing Rudi, the police inspector from Luxembourg? Num Pages: 96 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 8. Weight in Grams: 110.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing London
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099448365
- ISBN
- 9780099448365
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.76
€ 14.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. A computer programmer by day, he is tolerably content, until he's packed off with a colleague - the sexually-frustrated Raphael Tisserand - to train provincial civil servants in the use of a new computer system. Series: Serpent's Tail Classics. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 11. Weight in Grams: 120.
- Publisher
- Serpent's Tail
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846687846
- ISBN
- 9781846687846
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.73
€ 13.99
€ 10.73
Paperback. The new novel from the bestselling, highly acclaimed and always controversial author of Atomised. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753821183
- ISBN
- 9780753821183
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.97
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€ 10.97
Paperback. As the 2022 French Presidential election looms, two candidates emerge as favourites: Marine Le Pen of the Front National, and Muhammed Ben Abbes of the growing Muslim Fraternity. Ben Abbes sweeps to power, and overnight the country is transformed. This proves to be the death knell of French secularism, as Islamic law comes into force.. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 2ADF; FA; FW; FYT; HRHP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 20. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784702052
- ISBN
- 9781784702052
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.95
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€ 10.95
paperback. Artist Jed Martin emerges from a ten-year hiatus with good news. It has nothing to do with his broken boiler, the approach of another lamentably awkward Christmas dinner with his father or the memory of his doomed love affair. It is that, for his new exhibition, he has secured the involvement of the celebrated novelist Michel Houellebecq. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 20. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099554578
- ISBN
- 9780099554578
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.45
€ 11.99
€ 10.45
Hardback. In this sinuous meditation on heartbreak, youth, and guilt, a man looks back over twenty years to his relationship with his first love, Valeria, who died of an overdose at the age of 18. She was at Nirvana's only gig in Brazil, in 1993, and he was on military service and failed to join her. Translator(s): Hahn, Daniel. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 138. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910701478
- ISBN
- 9781910701478
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 20.00€ 16.26
€ 20.00
€ 16.26
Paperback. A schoolboy prank goes horribly wrong, and a thirteen-year-old boy is left injured. Years later, one of the classmates relives the episode as he tries to come to terms with his demons. Translator(s): Costa, Margaret Jull. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 162.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099581796
- ISBN
- 9780099581796
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.09
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€ 10.09
Paperback. The small book that packs an almight punch: a dazzling, prizewinning French novel about a father who endures the death of his child and learns to live again. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 15. Weight in Grams: 148.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755390816
- ISBN
- 9780755390816
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.34
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€ 9.34
Paperback. There, this fourth wise man learns the recipe from a fellow prisoner, and learns of the existence and meaning of Jesus. Translator(s): Manheim, Ralph. Num Pages: 268 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801857331
- ISBN
- 9780801857331
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 24.80
€ 29.99
€ 24.80
Paperback. Gemini is a novel of extraordinary proportions, intricate images, and profound thought, in which Michel Tournier tells his fascinating story with an irresistible humor. Translator(s): Carter, Ann. Num Pages: 452 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801857768
- ISBN
- 9780801857768
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 30.82
€ 36.99
€ 30.82
paperback. A winner of six major literary prizes, this rich and haunting novel examines the shadowy Sardinian figure of the Accabadora, exploring the boundaries between mercy-killing and murder. Translator(s): Mazzarella, Silvester. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 146.
- Publisher
- Maclehose
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857050472
- ISBN
- 9780857050472
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.97
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Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
- Publisher
- Fourth Estate
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780008123017
- ISBN
- 9780008123017
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.50
€ 13.99
€ 10.50
Paperback. In a shock move for the Church of England, a female Archbishop of Canterbury is appointed. What happens when the stained glass ceiling is shattered? Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 130 x 36. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- John Murray Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444753370
- ISBN
- 9781444753370
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.64
€ 14.99
€ 11.64
Hardback. Translator(s): Ball, Nicole; Ball, David. Num Pages: 104 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 259.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 104
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857423733
- ISBN
- 9780857423733
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.01
€ 20.99
€ 18.01
paperback. Violence and drug use haunt the characters of this gritty account of the darker world that blisters just below the gleaming surface of Los Angeles, yet they draw together here and there, forever trying to connect. Series: Tin House New Voice. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 263.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Tin House Books United States
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780977312764
- ISBN
- 9780977312764
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.58
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Paperback. "I felt torn between two worlds. Each with its own mystery. One more captivating than the other, but the other more real and breathing." Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 269 x 24. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- Thomas Nelson
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780718086428
- ISBN
- 9780718086428
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.59
€ 18.99
€ 17.59
Hardcover. Well-read hardback in good condition, with dustjacket, some shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- SKU
- KRF0029625
- ISBN
- 9780316727501
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. In the parched soil of Provence, a fifth gospel has been discovered, Mary Magdalene's account of Jesus' teaching and her relationship with him. This book unveils a Christianity which embraces the female equally with the male and acknowledges and celebrates women's spirituality. It is also a story centred on Mary as the wellspring of womanhood. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 13. Weight in Grams: 138.
- Publisher
- Vintage Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- First Thus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099507697
- ISBN
- 9780099507697
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.15
€ 17.99
€ 14.15
Paperback. * From the highly acclaimed poet and novelist, winner of fiction prizes and wonderful reviews, comes Michele Roberts's latest short stories, available in paperback Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Digital original
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844083893
- ISBN
- 9781844083893
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.10
€ 11.99
€ 10.10