Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Paperback. A pair of lovers - a young female journalist and an older man who owns an isolated farm in the Brazilian outback - spend the night together. The next day they proceed to destroy each other. Amid vitriolic insults, cruelty and warring egos, their sexual adventure turns into a savage power game. Translator(s): Tobler, Stefan. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141396804
- ISBN
- 9780141396804
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Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 8.66
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Paperback. Amina, a baker in sultan's palace, awaits her son's return from a voyage at sea, fearful that the sea has claimed Said. Said begins to make his way home witnessing British colonial oppression along the way. When Said returns and learns the island's slave population is planning a revolt against sultan's tyrannical rule, he and Amina are drawn in. Translator(s): Romaine, Barbara. Series: CMES Modern Middle East Literatures in Translation Series. Num Pages: 109 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 9. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292717527
- ISBN
- 9780292717527
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.54
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Hardback. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 135 x 28. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- M P Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849821810
- ISBN
- 9781849821810
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.04
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Paperback. Under a weak winter sun in small-town Spain, a man discovers a rotting corpse in a marsh. It's a despairing place filled with half-finished housing developments and unemployment, a place defeated by the burst of the economic bubble. Translator(s): Costa, Margaret Jull. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099593171
- ISBN
- 9780099593171
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.30
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Paperback. Translator(s): Jull Costa, Margaret. Series: Dedalus Europe 1992-2004. Num Pages: 356 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 127 x 32. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Dedalus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903517178
- ISBN
- 9781903517178
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.43
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Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 137 x 33. Weight in Grams: 513.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- McArthur & Company United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781552787748
- ISBN
- 9781552787748
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.79
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Hardcover. Num Pages: 48 pages, Full Colour throughout. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Wisdom Publications
- Number of pages
- 48
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780861716258
- ISBN
- 9780861716258
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.16
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Paperback. In a small village in Puglia, there are two memorials: one to those killed in the First World War, and one to those lost in the Second World War. In this tale of the fate of a tiny hilltop village, Vitantonio and Giovanna are born moments apart just as the First World War ends, and just as their two fathers are killed on the front. Num Pages: 362 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FRD; FRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784162269
- ISBN
- 9781784162269
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.43
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Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408854150
- ISBN
- 9781408854150
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.70
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Paperback. Laura Sale turned down Guy Mildmay's marriage proposal and left Norfolk for a life in the London art world. Years later and disillusioned with the art scene, she meets Guy in a restaurant. Will she leave London and return to the country? Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 199 x 21. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408850695
- ISBN
- 9781408850695
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.69
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Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 199 x 20. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408850657
- ISBN
- 9781408850657
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.70
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Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 14. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408850732
- ISBN
- 9781408850732
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.69
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Paperback. Gabriella has many siblings and more animals. Her father is an impoverished poet, her mother a classicist. This is the story of Gabriella and her brothers, and their unorthodox childhood in this wayward family. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 180. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSS0008148
- ISBN
- 9781408850671
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. A dead man hangs from the portal of St Paul's Chapel in Damascus. He was a Muslim officer - and he was murdered. But when Detective Barudi sets out to interrogate the man's mysterious widow, the Secret Service takes the case away from him. Barudi continues to investigate clandestinely and discovers the murderer's motive. Translator(s): Bell, Anthea. Num Pages: 853 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 55. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Arabia Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 853
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906697242
- ISBN
- 9781906697242
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.20
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Paperback. Even as a young man, Hamid Farsi is acclaimed as a master of the art of calligraphy. But as time goes by, he sees that weaknesses in the Arabic language and its script limit its uses in the modern world. In a secret society, he works out schemes for radical reform, never guessing what risks he is running. Num Pages: 450 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 135 x 36. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Publisher
- Haus Publishing
- Number of pages
- 450
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906697280
- ISBN
- 9781906697280
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.44
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Paperback. Salim the coachman tells enchanting tales, but suddenly he is struck dumb. Just as Scheherazade told tales to save her life, Salim's friends must spin yarns to save his speech. Set in Damascus in 1959, the novel alternates the real lives of our storytellers with stories from the distant past. Translator(s): Boehm, Philip. Num Pages: 263 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- Arabia Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 263
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906697358
- ISBN
- 9781906697358
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.96
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Paperback. The captivating, quirky and heartwarming new novel from the bestselling author of ELEANOR & PARK Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781409152125
- ISBN
- 9781409152125
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.26
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€ 10.26
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780307473738
- ISBN
- 9780307473738
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 13.96
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Paperback. The first English translation of two stories from Rilke s earliest prose work." Translator(s): Esterhammer, Angela. Num Pages: 151 pages, 1 map. End-paper illus. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University Press of New England United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 151
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874517897
- ISBN
- 9780874517897
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.39
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Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 138 x 14. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Penguin Random House India
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780143422341
- ISBN
- 9780143422341
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.77
€ 18.99
€ 17.77