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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Paperback. It's the end of an intensely hot summer in Vancouver, and Razor's complex and misunderstood best friend Chris has just driven a stolen police car through a road block and over a cliff to his death. Fireball takes us back to the start of that relentless summer, and unravels the events leading to Chris's death. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 136 x 19. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Parthian Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906998103
- ISBN
- 9781906998103
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.72
€ 13.99
€ 11.72
Paperback. BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 234 x 153. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Edition
- First edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KEX0295998
- ISBN
- 9780008210144
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Translator(s): Grunebaum, Jason. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Seven Stories Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781609806514
- ISBN
- 9781609806514
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.18
€ 19.99
€ 15.18
Paperback. Set in the 17th century, in Italy, France and on the high seas, this is a tale of medieval legends and dastardly deeds, mixed with portions of exploration literature. Roberto, a young nobleman, waits alone on a Pacific island, separated from the island beyond: the island of the day before. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 33. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780749396664
- ISBN
- 9780749396664
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. An attempt to answer the question, how much do our perceptions of things depend on our cognitive ability and how much on our linguistic resources? Eco undertakes a series of idiosyncratic explorations, starting from the perceived data of common sense, to expound a clear critique of Kant. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; FA; HPCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099276951
- ISBN
- 9780099276951
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. This novel by the author of "The Name of the Rose" follows that book's format of a complex intellectual thriller. The plot ranges back and forth through the centuries, full of arcane knowledge, secret societies, love, death, passion and perversion. Num Pages: 656 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 40. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Number of pages
- 656
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099287155
- ISBN
- 9780099287155
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.81
€ 13.00
€ 11.81
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Random House GB
- Number of pages
- 576
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099555988
- ISBN
- 9780099555988
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.65
€ 13.99
€ 11.65
Paperback. Nineteenth-century Europe abounds with conspiracy both ghastly and mysterious. Jesuits plot against Freemasons. Italian priests are strangled with their own intestines. French criminals plan bombings by day and celebrate black masses by night. Every nation has its own secret service, perpetrating forgeries, plots, and massacres. Translator(s): Dixon, Richard. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 121 x 24. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Number of pages
- 576
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099555971
- ISBN
- 9780099555971
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.88
€ 13.00
€ 11.88
Hardcover. Who is killing monks in a great medieval abbey famed for its library - and why? Brother William of Baskerville is sent to find out, taking with him the assistant who later tells the tale of his investigations. This story combines elements of detective fiction, metaphysical thriller, post-modernist puzzle and historical novel. Num Pages: 600 pages, Illustrated in full colour throughout. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 135 x 33. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Everyman
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781857152999
- ISBN
- 9781857152999
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 16.68
€ 25.99
€ 16.68
paperback. It is April 1204, and Constantinople, the splendid capital of the Byzantine Empire, is being sacked and burned by the knights of the Fourth Crusade. Amid the carnage and confusion, one Baudolino saves a Byzantine historian and high court official from certain death at the hands of the crusading warriors, and proceeds to tell his own story. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099422396
- ISBN
- 9780099422396
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.53
€ 14.99
€ 12.53
Paperback. Num Pages: 410 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 136 x 48. Weight in Grams: 512. 410 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 215 x 136 x 48. Weight: 512.
- Publisher
- Shola Books
- Number of pages
- 410
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 1st Paperback Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780951975213
- ISBN
- 9780951975213
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.47
€ 13.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- Longstone Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780955437304
- ISBN
- 9780955437304
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.43
€ 13.99
€ 13.43
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Advance Editions
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910408049
- ISBN
- 9781910408049
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.50
€ 15.99
€ 14.50
Paperback. Editor(s): Strowbridge, Clarence C. Series: Dover Large Print Classics. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. United States
- Edition
- Large type edition
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486422510
- ISBN
- 9780486422510
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.67
€ 23.99
€ 17.67
paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 130. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Compress South Africa
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780620295932
- ISBN
- 9780620295932
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.36
€ 12.36
paperback. Illustrator(s): West, Roland. Num Pages: 224 pages, 7ill.M. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Fox Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780954362713
- ISBN
- 9780954362713
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.34
€ 11.34
- Publisher
- Canada
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781552665497
- ISBN
- 9781552665497
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.65
€ 23.99
€ 20.65
paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; VX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 14. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Manor House Publishing Canada
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780978107000
- ISBN
- 9780978107000
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.97
€ 26.99
€ 18.97
Paperback. An indomitable passion for the freedom to write fuels Kurdish refugee Jalal Barzanji's unforgettable journey. Translator(s): Salih, Dr. Sabah A. Series: Wayfarer. Num Pages: 288 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 227 x 18. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press Canada
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888645364
- ISBN
- 9780888645364
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.24
€ 30.99
€ 22.24
paperback. Seven enigmatic and compelling stories about the myth and mystery of mountains. Series: Robert Kroetsch Series. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 288 x 18. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781772122619
- ISBN
- 9781772122619
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.36
€ 30.99
€ 22.36
paperback. Winner of the 2004 Caine Prize. This is the fifth anthology of Caine Prize short listed stories, and includes the proceedings of a Caine Prize African Writers' Workshop Massachusetts University Press. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 144 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Jacana Media South Africa
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781770091450
- ISBN
- 9781770091450
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.57
€ 17.99
€ 16.57
Paperback. Upton Sinclair's story exposed the conditions in the Chicago stockyards at the turn of the nineteenth century and brought into focus the odds against which immigrants and other working people struggled. This book was championed by the then president Theodore Roosevelt, and was a catalyst to the passing of the Pure Food and Meat Inspection act. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140390315
- ISBN
- 9780140390315
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Hardback. A novel, in which the narrator unexpectedly finds himself back in the world of his childhood: Switzerland in the 1940s. He returns to his childhood home to find his parents frantic because their son is missing. Then, in another switch, the young boy that he was back then turns up in the present of the early 1990s, during the Gulf War. Translator(s): McLaughlin, Donal. Series: SB - The Swiss List. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 136 x 212 x 17. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857422118
- ISBN
- 9780857422118
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.36
€ 20.99
€ 18.36
Hardback. The day after his ninety-fourth birthday, a man is sitting in a beautiful garden. It is a paradise where he often played during his childhood, and it is here that he is recording the story of his adventures with Mr Adamson. Translator(s): McLaughlin, Donal. Series: SB - The Swiss List. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 11. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Translation
- SKU
- V9780857422323
- ISBN
- 9780857422323
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.20
€ 25.99
€ 21.20