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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

hardcover. Nagai Kafu was one of the most important Japanese writers of fiction during the first half of the 20th century. These two works, which appear in English for the first time, are superb examples of the author's evocative descriptions of the moods and fancies of Tokyo. Translator(s): Dunlop, Lane. Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 134 x 23. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804722599
ISBN
9780804722599
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.27

Paperback. Num Pages: 286 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc United States
Number of pages
286
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780385264761
ISBN
9780385264761
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.74

Paperback. Num Pages: 158 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 163 x 13. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Anchor
Number of pages
158
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Edition
1st Doubleday Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780385264624
ISBN
9780385264624
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.98

Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 204 x 25. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers (Division of Random House Australia) Australia
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
1st Anchor Books Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780385264730
ISBN
9780385264730
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.37

Hardback. Set in Cairo in the aftermath of the Six-Day War of 1967, this title introduces us to an assortment of characters who, each in his or her own way, comes face to face with the questions raised by human weakness and misfortune. It presents a struggle between 'old' and 'new' in the realm of moral values that leaves the future in doubt. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press Egypt
Number of pages
152
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789774164521
ISBN
9789774164521
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.89

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc United States
Number of pages
102
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780385499224
ISBN
9780385499224
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.36

Hardback. A new paperback edition of the major early novel by the Egyptian Nobel laureate Translator(s): Hutchins, William M. Num Pages: 242 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 594.
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9789774161568
ISBN
9789774161568
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.76

Paperback. As Cairo shrugs off the final vestiges of colonialism, Ahmad Al Jawad has lost his power and surveys the world from a latticed balcony. Unable to control his family's destiny, he watches helplessly as his dynasty and the traditions he holds dear disintegrate before his eyes. But through Ahamd's three grandsons we see modern how Egypt takes shape. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Black Swan
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552995825
ISBN
9780552995825
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.80

Hardback. On his 'journey from the dreams of the jinn to the love of the truth' Jaafar Ibrahim Sayyed al-Rawi is guided by his motto, 'let life be filled with holy madness to the last breath'. He goes from a life of comfort with a promising future guaranteed by his wealthy grandfather, Sayyed al-Rawi, to the life of a pauper. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 136 x 15. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press Egypt
Number of pages
176
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789774164538
ISBN
9789774164538
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.66

Hardback. Naguib Mahfouz, the first and only writer of Arabic to be awarded the Nobel Prize for literature, wrote prolifically from the 1930s until shortly before his death in 2006. Here Denys Johnson-Davies makes an essential selection of short stories and extracts from novels and other writings, to present Mahfouz's best writing in all genres. Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 161 x 31. Weight in Grams: 794.
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press Egypt
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789774163876
ISBN
9789774163876
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 25.86

Hardback. The Nobel laureate puts Egypt's leaders on trial Translator(s): Stock, Raymond. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 211 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789774162916
ISBN
9789774162916
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.67

Hardback. One of the Nobel laureate's most intriguing novels, available for the first time in English Translator(s): Heikkinen, Kay. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 133 x 15. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press Egypt
Number of pages
152
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9789774163869
ISBN
9789774163869
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.75

Paperback. Num Pages: 183 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Anchor
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780385264785
ISBN
9780385264785
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.01

Paperback. Ahmad, a middle-class shopkeeper runs his household strictly according to the Qur'an while at night he explores the pleasures of Cairo. A tyrant at home, Ahmad forces his gentle, oppressed wife and two daughters to live cloistered lives behind the house's latticed windows, while his three very different sons live in fear of his harsh will. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 33. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Black Swan
Condition
New
SKU
9780552995801
ISBN
9780552995801
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.45

Paperback. Follows the Al Jawad family into the awakening world of the 1920's and the sometimes violent clash between Islamic ideals, personal dreams and modern realities. Having given up his vices after his son's death, ageing patriarch Al-Sayyid Ahmad pursues an arousing lute-player - only to find she has married his eldest son. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 26. Weight in Grams: 302.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Black Swan
Condition
New
SKU
9780552995818
ISBN
9780552995818
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.14

Paperback. BIC Classification: DQ; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 134 x 27. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Random House USA Inc
Condition
New
SKU
V9780385498357
ISBN
9780385498357
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.32

Hardback. Translator(s): Balcom, John. Series: Weatherhead Books on Asia. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231148108
ISBN
9780231148108
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.48

Paperback. Read Pure Bronx and find out why this action packed, drama filled story is more potent than just any coming-of-age tale from the hood. Packed with more drama than straphangers on the 1,2, 4, 5 and 6 trains at rush hour, Pure Bronx is a page-turner that'll make you cheer, bringing tears, and laughter. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 133 x 23. Weight in Grams: 242.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Augustus Publishing, Div of Augustus Productions United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935883418
ISBN
9781935883418
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.30

Hardcover. Translator(s): Memon, Muhammad Umar. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 211 x 26. Weight in Grams: 448.
Publisher
Interlink Pub Group Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566566292
ISBN
9781566566292
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.36

Paperback. Num Pages: 354 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 24. Weight in Grams: 424.
Publisher
Open Letter
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781940953168
ISBN
9781940953168
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.81

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