Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Paperback. The day Benny Catchprice was fired from the spare-parts department of Catchprice Motors by his aunt Cathy, was also the day that tax inspector Maria Takis arrived to begin her overdue audit of the family business. From the author of "Oscar and Lucinda" which won the 1988 Booker Prize. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 19. Weight in Grams: 261.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571166329
- ISBN
- 9780571166329
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.70
€ 10.99
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Paperback. If you are not a citizen of Voorstand, you may not be familiar with the strange case of Tristan Smith and his illegal appropriation of Bruder Mouse. Even if you are a citizen of Efica, you will only have heard rumours about the juggling, the Burro Plasse tunnel, and the border motel. Num Pages: 432 pages, map. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571174935
- ISBN
- 9780571174935
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.70
€ 11.99
€ 9.70
Paperback. London 2011. Catherine Gehrig, conservator at the Swinburne museum, learns of the unexpected death of her lover of thirteen years. Her employer at the museum, gives her a special project - to piece together the mechanics and the story of an extraordinary automaton, commissioned in the nineteenth century by Henry Brandling to amuse his dying son. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 224. ****THIS IS A PREORDER TO BE SHIPPED ON OR AROUND THE PUBLICATION DATE IN AUGUST 2022****
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571280018
- ISBN
- 9780571280018
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.58
€ 13.99
€ 10.58
Paperback. Olivier is an aristocrat, the traumatized child of survivors of the French Revolution. Parrot the son of an itinerant printer who always wanted to be an artist but has ended up a servant. Born on different sides of history, their lives will be brought together by their travels in America. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 464. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KJE0001170
- ISBN
- 9780571253326
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 13.99€ 10.59
€ 13.99
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Paperback. Num Pages: 182 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 139 x 11. Weight in Grams: 140.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 182
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062513090
- ISBN
- 9780062513090
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.64
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€ 18.64
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 18. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Burnet Media South Africa
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781928230243
- ISBN
- 9781928230243
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.37
€ 13.99
€ 13.37
Paperback. When factory worker Pinquean Smallcreep, who has slotted a certain type of slot into a certain type of pulley for many years, packs his sandwiches and sets out on a journey to investigate what it is he is producing, his discoveries become increasingly more bizarre and disturbing. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- Pinter & Martin Ltd.
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 3rd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905177158
- ISBN
- 9781905177158
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.77
€ 10.99
€ 9.77
Paperback. With a new Foreword by Jeffrey Frank The most poignant of all De Vries's novels, The Blood of the Lamb is also the most autobiographical. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 135 x 14. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226143880
- ISBN
- 9780226143880
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.87
€ 19.87
Paperback. Series: American Literature S. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 142 x 10. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Dalkey Archive Press United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781564782106
- ISBN
- 9781564782106
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.05
€ 14.99
€ 14.05
Paperback. Seattle, with its natural beauty and rough frontier history, has inspired writers from its earliest days. This anthology includes fiction, memoirs, histories, and journalism that define the city or use it as a setting. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295983950
- ISBN
- 9780295983950
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.41
€ 26.99
€ 25.41
Hardcover. The Writers : a sense of Ireland : new works by 44 Irish writers / selected and edited by Andrew Carpenter and Peter Fallon; with photographs of the writers by Mike Bunn Editor(s): Carpenter, Andrew; Fallon, Peter. Num Pages: 224 pages, 45 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 176 x 24. .
- Publisher
- O'Brien Press Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780905140766
- ISBN
- 9780905140766
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.38
€ 17.99
€ 13.38
Paperback. The hilarious tale of Timothy Dunphy's coming-of-age in the 1970s. His widowed father exploits some shady connections to win his son a place at a posh Connecticut school from which point Timothy struggles to reconcile his school friends with those at home, and battles with relationships in general. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571207558
- ISBN
- 9780571207558
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 8.51
€ 9.99
€ 8.51
Hardcover. Pete Ferry is driving home from work one evening when he sees a car swerving dangerously on the road. He wants to keep out of its way, so he allows it to overtake - but as it does so he sees that the driver is a beautiful woman, she's half-naked or at least her clothes are hanging off her, and it's clear that she's drunk or something isn't right. Num Pages: 304 pages, -. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 209 x 29. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780701181925
- ISBN
- 9780701181925
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.49
€ 17.99
€ 13.49
Hardcover. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: FT. Dimension: 228 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- OVERSEAS EDITIONS NEW
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781609530846
- ISBN
- 9781609530846
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.25
€ 26.99
€ 25.25
Paperback. One day, Ralph Goldstein switches on the television to hear Ruud Gullit, former Dutch international and Chelsea player-manager extraordinaire coining the famous phrase "sexy football" and realises how these two simple words sum up everything he believes in. Num Pages: 342 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Robson Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 342
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- SKU
- KLN0017814
- ISBN
- 9781861057945
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Paperback. Intends to recreate the life and times of the Greek lyric poet Sappho. This novel introduces Sappho at the age of fifty, when she is shaken by her fatal and final love affair with Phaon. Including details about daily life on ancient Lesbos, it draws the reader into the political and social climate of Sappho's world. Num Pages: 274 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520203402
- ISBN
- 9780520203402
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 34.29
€ 38.99
€ 34.29
Paperback. Num Pages: 117 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 167 x 11. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- Dis Voir
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9782906571303
- ISBN
- 9782906571303
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.06
€ 30.99
€ 26.06
Paperback. One little dot marks the beginning of Vashti's journey of surprise and self-discovery in Peter H. Reynolds' multiple award-winning modern classic. Num Pages: col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 224 x 3. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Publisher
- Walker Childrens Paperbacks
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844281695
- ISBN
- 9781844281695
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.51
€ 10.99
€ 9.51
Paperback. Editor(s): Haining, Peter. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 23. Weight in Grams: 412. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Souvenir Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSS0004458
- ISBN
- 9780285636590
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Lets readers revel in the exploits of the writers Shane Black ("Lethal Weapon"), John Carpenter ("Halloween"), Frank Darabont ("The Shawshank Redemption"), Nora Ephron ("When Harry Met Sally"), William Goldman ("The Princess Bride"), David Hayter ("Watchmen"), Paul Schrader ("Taxi Driver"), Ron Shelton ("Bull Durham"), and dozens of others. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DQ; FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061855924
- ISBN
- 9780061855924
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.72
€ 20.99
€ 19.72