Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Paperback. In a suburb on the outskirts of Tokyo, four girls drift through tedious summer school classes. Then Toshi's next-door neighbour is found brutally murdered and the girls suspect Worm, the neighbour's son. They become drawn into a treacherous vortex of brutality and seduction which rises from within themselves as well as the world around them. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 135 x 15. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099523192
- ISBN
- 9780099523192
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
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Paperback. Bodour, a distinguished literary critic and university professor, carries with her a dark secret. As a young university student she gives birth to an illegitimate daughter, Zeina, who she abandons. Zeina grows up to become one of Egypt's most beloved entertainers, whilst Bodour turns to writing. Can mother and daughter be reunited? Num Pages: 267 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 198 x 19. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- Saqi Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 267
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Tra
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780863564178
- ISBN
- 9780863564178
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.39
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Paperback. Surrounded by a coterie of ministers, the Imam rules over an imaginary earthly kingdom. Bint Allah is the Daughter of God, a beautiful illegitimate girl. She is falsely accused by the Imam of adultery and sentenced to death by stoning. Num Pages: 235 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Saqi Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 235
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846590627
- ISBN
- 9781846590627
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.42
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Paperback. BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 203 x 146 x 24. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Edition
- First Paperback Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061997747
- ISBN
- 9780061997747
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.43
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Paperback. Translator(s): Blasing, Mutlu Konuk. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 139 x 211 x 14. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Persea Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892554188
- ISBN
- 9780892554188
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Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.59
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Paperback. Presents a translation of Turkish author Nazli Eray's "Orphee". This work is a rewriting of the myth from the perspective of Eurydice, the wife of Orpheus. Set in junta-ruled Turkey of the 1980s, it resonates with references to the film "Last Tango in Paris", and evolves as a mystery story. Series: CMES Modern Middle East Literatures in Translation Series. Num Pages: 114 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 114
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292714090
- ISBN
- 9780292714090
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.59
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Paperback. Neal Stephenson's staggering techno-thriller is now in paperback: 'Fantastic stuff' Sunday Times, Books of the Year Num Pages: 912 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 59. Weight in Grams: 942.
- Edition
- Main
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848874510
- ISBN
- 9781848874510
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.35
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paperback. Including a cast of characters such as Newton, Leibniz, Christopher Wren, Charles II, Cromwell and the young Benjamin Franklin, this book shows the ability to get inside a place and time; and more. Num Pages: 944 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 51. Weight in Grams: 684.
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099410683
- ISBN
- 9780099410683
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
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Paperback. Neal Stephenson hacks into the secret histories of nations and the private obsessions of men, decrypting with dazzling virtuosity the forces that have shaped the past century. He weaves together the cracking of the Axis codes during WWII and the quest to establish a free South East Asian 'data haven' for digital information in the present. Num Pages: 928 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 48. Weight in Grams: 674.
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099410676
- ISBN
- 9780099410676
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.37
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Paperback. The year is 1714. Daniel Waterhouse has returned to England, where he joins forces with his friend Isaac Newton to hunt down a shadowy group attempting to blow up Natural Philosophers with 'Infernal Devices' - time bombs. As Daniel and Newton conspire, a struggle is waged for England's Crown: who will take control when the ailing queen dies? Num Pages: 912 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 48. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099463368
- ISBN
- 9780099463368
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
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Paperback. In the aftermath of Bangladesh's bloody war of independence in 1971, as thousands of migrants from the countryside flood the capital, journalist Khaleque Biswas begins to feel the stirrings of disillusionment. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 202 x 30. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Publisher
- Periscope
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781859640067
- ISBN
- 9781859640067
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.61
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Paperback. From the prizewinning author of BOXER, BEETLE and the Booker-longlisted THE TELEPORTATION ACCIDENT comes Ned Beauman's third and most thrilling novel to date. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444765533
- ISBN
- 9781444765533
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.09
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Paperback. From the award-winning Ned Beauman, an 'unquestionably brilliant' (TLS) novel that establishes him as one of the exciting and influential voices in modern British fiction. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340998441
- ISBN
- 9780340998441
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.05
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Paperback. The dazzling new novel by the Man Booker-nominated, Granta Best of Young British novelist, Ned Beauman. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473613591
- ISBN
- 9781473613591
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.95
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Paperback. The wildly compelling, award-winning debut novel from the author of THE TELEPORTATION ACCIDENT. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340998410
- ISBN
- 9780340998410
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.05
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Paperback. .
- Number of pages
- 259
- Publisher
- Amazon Publishing United States
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781503936645
- ISBN
- 9781503936645
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Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.66
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Paperback. Translator(s): Whitehouse, Ruth. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 197 x 15. Weight in Grams: 206. 192 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA; FYB; FYT. Dimension: 135 x 197 x 15. Weight: 206. Translator(s): Whitehouse, Ruth.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Carcanet Press Ltd.
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905583355
- ISBN
- 9781905583355
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.25
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paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Spokesman Books United Kingdom
- Edition
- Revised
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851244396
- ISBN
- 9780851244396
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.48
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Hardback. Asks the fundamental question: how does one imagine the ways one can live in the world? This book opens the central, defining events of our century - displacement and migration - but not as you imagine them. It also delivers a haunting vision of a people defined by that most unquenchable of human urges, the striving for a different life. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 156. . "Asks the fundamental question: how does one imagine the ways one can live in the world? This book opens the central, defining events of our century - displacement and migration - but not as you imagine them. It also delivers a haunting vision of a people defined by that most unquenchable of human urges, the striving for a different life. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 156. . Fine in unclipped dustwrapper"
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- SKU
- KTJ0050321
- ISBN
- 9781784740429
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 15.00
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Paperback. Calcutta, 1967. Unnoticed by his family, Supratik has become dangerously involved in extremist political activism. Compelled by an idealistic desire to change his life and the world around him, all he leaves behind before disappearing is a note. At home, his family slowly begins to unravel. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 33. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099554486
- ISBN
- 9780099554486
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
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Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 210 x 14. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Shanghai Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781602202580
- ISBN
- 9781602202580
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.15
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Hardback. Two compelling novellas explore the tensions and eruptive violence of human relationships. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; FA; WZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Cooper Square Publishers Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815411239
- ISBN
- 9780815411239
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.91
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Paperback. Series: Serpent's Tail Classics. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Main - Classic Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781259313
- ISBN
- 9781781259313
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.64
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Paperback. Sky hooks are like glass hammers and bubbles from spirit levels, things you get asked to find on your first day in a warehouse. In this case it is also a metaphor for dreams. Set in contemporary Manchester this story is about a lad who was on the books at City but got injured and never made it. It is a compelling coming of age tale. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 17. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Publisher
- Salt Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784630379
- ISBN
- 9781784630379
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.09
€ 11.99
€ 10.09