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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. "Set against the chaos of the 1992 L.A. riots, a taut and erotically charged literary debut that follows an exotic dancer and her two bohemian compatriots on their search for identity and meaning in life, from an award-winning poet and indie bookshop owner"-- Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 204 x 19. Weight in Grams: 242.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
William Morrow Paperbacks
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062292377
ISBN
9780062292377
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.71

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press
Edition
Tra Blg
Condition
New
SKU
V9781564784353
ISBN
9781564784353
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.93

Paperback. Arthur Morgan is aboard the Queen Mary bound for the United States, where a scholarship at an Ivy League university awaits him, along with the promise of a glittering future. But the few days spent on the ship will have a defining effect on the young Frenchman, when he encounters the love of his life. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 2. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Gallic Books
Condition
New
SKU
9781910477281
ISBN
9781910477281
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.51

Paperback. A vivid recreation of the interwar period, this fictionalised memoir is a touching and very true depiction of boyhood and how our early experiences affect us. Translator(s): Evans, Julian. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Gallic Books
Condition
New
SKU
9781910477342
ISBN
9781910477342
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 9.35

Paperback. 'Watch your step. Keep your wits about you; you will need them..' So begins this irresistible voyage into the dark side of Victorian London. Amongst an unforgettable cast of low-lifes, physicians, businessmen and prostitutes, meet our heroine Sugar, a young woman trying to drag herself up from the gutter any way she can. Series: Canons. Num Pages: 864 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 139 x 39. Weight in Grams: 598.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main - Canons edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782114413
ISBN
9781782114413
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.48

Paperback. Equal parts historical thriller, romance and ghost story, this is an ingenious literary page-turner and is completely unforgettable. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 216. 304 pages. Equal parts historical thriller, romance and ghost story, this is an ingenious literary page-turner and is completely unforgettable. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight: 210.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847678911
ISBN
9781847678911
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.77

Paperback. One of Michel Faber's best-loved novels, this is an utterly compulsive and mysterious masterpiece Series: Canons. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786890528
ISBN
9781786890528
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.73

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
€ 10.78

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

€ 15.99
€ 11.54

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

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
€ 10.78

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

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

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

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
€ 10.90

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
€ 11.04

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
€ 11.02

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

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

€ 23.99
€ 16.53

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
€ 10.22

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
€ 9.50

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
€ 25.10

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
€ 31.22

paperback. In this first of six novels, Tremblay fictionalizes the lives of his beloved characters, dramatized so brilliantly in his plays. Translator(s): Fischman, Sheila. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 299.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
Talonbooks Canada
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780889221901
ISBN
9780889221901
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.85

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
€ 11.04

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