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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Hardcover. Mingling fact and fiction, science and personal record, history and anecdote, the author uses his training as an industrial chemist and the terrible years he spent as a prisoner in Auschwitz to illuminate the human condition. Translator(s): Rosenthal, Raymond. Num Pages: 242 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADT; BG; FA; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 135 x 22. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Everyman's Library
Condition
New
SKU
9781857152180
ISBN
9781857152180
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.58

Paperback. A chemist by training, the author became one of the witnesses to twentieth-century atrocity. In these haunting reflections inspired by the elements of the periodic table, he ranges from young love to political savagery; from the inert gas argon - and 'inert' relatives like the uncle who stayed in bed for twenty-two years - to life-giving carbon. Translator(s): Rosenthal, Raymond. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DN; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 172.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141185149
ISBN
9780141185149
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.42

Paperback. 'Perfectly crafted, intricate and haunting stories' from the bestselling author of THE READER. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753813973
ISBN
9780753813973
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. A mesmerising tale of discovery, of the search for identity and of the need for understanding and forgiveness. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753823286
ISBN
9780753823286
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.86

Paperback. Film tie-in edition of Bernhard Schlink's exceptionally powerful novel - 'A thriller, a love story and a deeply moving examination of a German conscience' [Independent on Saturday] Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 226. Good, clean copy showing minor shelfwear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Edition
Film Tie in Edition, Reprint
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0005499
ISBN
9780753823293
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Winner of the "CNA Literary Debut Award". Marnus is terrified he will not fulfil the expectations of his elite Afrikaner family who are certain of their superiority. But when Mr Smith arrives, things start to change, affecting Marnus's values and everything around him that he he holds dear. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 14. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349107561
ISBN
9780349107561
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. * A beautifully written story which brings into focus the personal - a man's reconciliation with his father - and the big-picture-political: how South Africa comes to terms with its past, out now in paperback Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349122649
ISBN
9780349122649
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. * A beautifully written story which brings into focus the personal - a man's reconciliation with his father - and the big-picture-political: how South Africa comes to terms with its past Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349113708
ISBN
9780349113708
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.43

Paperback. * Erotic, passionate coming-of-age novel, set in an exclusive boys' choir school in South Africa. Num Pages: 736 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 201 x 48. Weight in Grams: 502. Clean copy with some shelf wear and yellowing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KOG0006365
ISBN
9780349113005
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Roy Hobbs has an immense natural gift for playing baseball. He could become one of the great ones of the game, a player unmatched in his time - a hero. But his first hard-won big chance ends violently, at the hands of a crazy girl, and then it is years before he gets another shot. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 15. Weight in Grams: 168.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
First Thus
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099437024
ISBN
9780099437024
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. On the centenary of Malamud's birth, Atlantic Books is proud to republish what is considered to be the haunting masterpiece of one of the giants of post-war American fiction Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 28. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857890948
ISBN
9780857890948
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.46

Paperback. Collects tales that are complete miniature narratives. None longer than three pages, this title includes stories that deal with hurtling changes of perspective, science fiction, the Middle East, boredom, beauty, grossness, global history, and death. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 186.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099575177
ISBN
9780099575177
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.75

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 port. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781564781567
ISBN
9781564781567
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 6.23

Paperback. Num Pages: 132 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Mandrake of Oxford United Kingdom
Number of pages
132
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781869928278
ISBN
9781869928278
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. The new issue of the acclaimed anthology from literary critic John Freeman spotlights never-before-published stories, essays, poetry by Edwidge Danticat, Herta Muller, Juan Gabriel Vasquez, Gregory Pardlo, Kay Ryan, Aleksandar Hemon and many more Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 x 8pp plate section. BIC Classification: DQ; FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
Publisher
Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611855173
ISBN
9781611855173
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.53

Paperback. Whether you are starved of it or steeped in it; embarrassed or emboldened by it; whether you commit it or omit it, you can't get away from it. In this issue of Granta, we talk about sex. Editor(s): Freeman, John. Series: Granta: The Magazine of New Writing. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 22. Weight in Grams: 434.
Publisher
Granta Books
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905881161
ISBN
9781905881161
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.07

Paperback. America's original literary city - its bare-knuckled, wind-chapped, broad-shouldered, metropolis by the lake - is viscerally conjured by the world's best writers. Series: Granta: The Magazine of New Writing. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DQ; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 147 x 22. Weight in Grams: 438.
Publisher
Granta Books
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905881123
ISBN
9781905881123
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.07

Paperback. One day in September, a decade ago, all eyes were turned in the same direction. Editor(s): Freeman, John. Series: Granta: The Magazine of New Writing. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: DN; DQ; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 179 x 20. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
Granta Publications Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905881352
ISBN
9781905881352
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.03

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FH; FJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
TFM Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780966524055
ISBN
9780966524055
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.48

Paperback. The perfect summer read - a novel about love and gardening in which a woman, recovering from divorce, rebuilds a lost garden in Oxfordshire and finds healing - and romance - in the process. Num Pages: 320 pages, map. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 40. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857382993
ISBN
9780857382993
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.06

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