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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. The bible of lesbianism' THE TIMES Series: VMC. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 33. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844085156
ISBN
9781844085156
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. For Andre, a young man growing up on a farm in Brazil, life consists of 'the earth, the wheat, the bread, our table and our family'. He loves the land, fears his austere, pious father who preaches from the head of the table as if it is a pulpit, and loathes himself, as he starts to harbour shameful feelings for his sister Ana. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141396781
ISBN
9780141396781
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.66

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
€ 17.59

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
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 204 x 9. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
Arsenal Pulp Press Canada
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551524801
ISBN
9781551524801
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.95

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.30

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.43

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.79

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

€ 16.99
€ 14.16

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

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.70

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

€ 15.99
€ 11.69

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

€ 15.99
€ 11.70

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.69

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

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

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.44

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.96

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

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

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

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

Paperback. The girls of Riyadh are young, attractive and living by Saudi Arabia's strict cultural traditions. In-between sneaking out behind their parents' backs, dating, watching American TV and having fun, they're still trying to be good little Muslim girls. That is, pleasing their families. But can you be a twenty-first century girl and a Saudi girl? Num Pages: 320 pages, no pictures. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141030616
ISBN
9780141030616
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.01

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