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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 17.99
€ 17.81