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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Against the background of the Greek civil war of the late 1940s, Captain Drakos, son of the local priest Father Yanaros, has taken to the mountains with a group of villagers and joined the Communist rebels. It is Holy Week and Father Yanaros feels that he himself is bearing the sins of the world. Translator(s): Dallas, A. G. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 113 x 18. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Faber and Faber
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571105069
ISBN
9780571105069
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.69

Paperback. This autobiographical novel is one of the last things written by Kazantzakis before he died in 1957. It paints a vivid picture of his childhood in Crete, and then steadily grows into a spiritual quest that takes him to Italy, Jerusalem, Paris, Vienna, Berlin and Russia. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 114 x 27. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571195077
ISBN
9780571195077
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.69

Paperback. The inhabitants of a Greek village, ruled by the Turks, plan to enact the life of Christ in a mystery play but are overwhelmed by their task. A group of refugees, fleeing from the ruins of their plundered homes, arrive asking for protection - and suddenly the drama of the Passion becomes reality. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 111 x 30. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Faber and Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571190218
ISBN
9780571190218
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.78

Paperback. This is Kazantzakis's modern "Iliad". Set in late-19th-century Crete, when a new uprising takes place to rival those of 1854, 1866 and 1878. In the village of Megalokastro, a Cretan resistance fighter named Captain Michales, is matched by the Turkish bey, his blood-brother. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 110 x 30. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Faber and Faber
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571178575
ISBN
9780571178575
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.74

Paperback. The children have flown, the parents are free. Life is suddenly about to get very interesting indeed .. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Edition
Digital original
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751543667
ISBN
9780751543667
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.46

Paperback. In this semiautobiographical novel, the young French Algerian author Nina Bouraoui introduces us to a girl who feels that Algeria is the country of men. Her childhood years spent in Algeria lead her to explore the borderland between genders as she tries to find her balance between nations, races, and identities. Translator(s): Gavarini, Jehanne-Marie; Salvodon, Marjorie Attignol. Series: European Women Writers. Num Pages: 129 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 215 x 5. Weight in Grams: 168.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
129
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803262591
ISBN
9780803262591
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.33

paperback. The international bestseller THE LITTLE PARIS BOOKSHOP is a delightful, bittersweet tale about the distance one man will travel for the sake of love and friendship. Translator(s): Pare, Simon. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 198 x 31. Weight in Grams: 308. Clean copy showing light reading wear. Remains a very good copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0024188
ISBN
9780349140377
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 230 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 143 x 20. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Akashic Books,U.S. United States
Edition
First Printing
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9781936070718
ISBN
9781936070718
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.21

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 134 x 19. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Viking
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241974926
ISBN
9780241974926
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. My sister and I and our little brother were born into a very good situation and apart from the odd new thing life was humdrum and comfortable until an evening in 1970 when my mother listened in to my father's phone call and ended up blowing her nose on a tea towel - a thing she'd only have done in an absolute emergency. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 28. Weight in Grams: 228.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780241967805
ISBN
9780241967805
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.33

Paperback. A chilling and gripping dystopian novel set in near-future Sweden Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 19. .
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780747217
ISBN
9781780747217
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.54

Paperback. Series: Text Classics. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
Text Publishing Australia
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781921922183
ISBN
9781921922183
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

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Publication date
2012
Publisher
Kensington United States
Edition
Reissue
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780758238221
ISBN
9780758238221
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.66

Paperback. The sixth wickedly funny new romantic comedy from the bestselling author of CHAPATTI OR CHIPS? Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 35. Weight in Grams: 356. Clean copy with light shelfwear, good to very good
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
SKU
KST0019030
ISBN
9781416527534
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Num Pages: 332 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 151 x 29. Weight in Grams: 448.
Publisher
Rupa Publications
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9788129124852
ISBN
9788129124852
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.30

Hardcover. From the author of 'Black Bread White Beer'. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 143 x 20. Weight in Grams: 306. Fine in fine dust wrapper
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
KSG0009104
ISBN
9780007580491
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Hardcover. From the author of 'Black Bread White Beer'. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 143 x 20. Weight in Grams: 306. Some light shelf wear else as new.
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
SKU
KTJ0050861
ISBN
9780007580491
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. From the author of 'Black Bread White Beer' Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 172. Some light shelf wear, else as new
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
SKU
KRA0009085
ISBN
9780008113438
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Hardcover. From the author of 'Black Bread White Beer'. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 143 x 20. Weight in Grams: 306. Fine in fine dust wrapper
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
KSG0009144
ISBN
9780007580491
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. From the author of 'Black Bread White Beer' Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 172.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
KSG0013018
ISBN
9780008113438
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Hardcover. From the author of 'Black Bread White Beer'. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 143 x 20. Weight in Grams: 306. Some light shelf wear else as new.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KTG0003632
ISBN
9780007580491
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Hardcover. From the author of 'Black Bread White Beer'. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 143 x 20. Weight in Grams: 306. Fine in fine dustwrapper
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KRA0011332
ISBN
9780007580491
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Steinbeck's Cannery Row meets The Wire in this panoramic novel about a Filipino port community fighting against its worst elements Num Pages: 309 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
And Other Stories
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908276483
ISBN
9781908276483
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Ayebia Clarke Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780954702304
ISBN
9780954702304
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

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