Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Paperback. Mike Engleby says things that others dare not even think. In the 1970s, he is a university student, having survived a 'traditional' school. A man devoid of scruple or self-pity, Engleby provides an account of English education. Yet, beneath the disturbing surface of his observations lies an unfolding mystery of gripping power. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 248. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTG0011917
- ISBN
- 9780099458272
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
paperback. America, 1959. With two young children she adores, loving parents back in London, and an admired husband, Charlie, working at the British embassy in Washington, the world seems an effervescent place of parties, jazz and family happiness to Mary van der Linden. But the Eisenhower years are ending.. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 248. Good clean copy showing light age and shelfwear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMO0001449
- ISBN
- 9780099275831
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.70
€ 5.70
Paperback. During the WWI, five French soldiers are bundled into no-man's land and certain death. The families are notified that the men died in the line of duty. After the war, the fiance of one of the men receives a letter which hints at what might have happened. Mathilde Donnay determines to discover the fate of her beloved amid the carnage of battle. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FH; FJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 20. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099449294
- ISBN
- 9780099449294
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.10
€ 13.99
€ 11.10
Paperback. A rich, fearless novel from the winner of the Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 226. Some light shelf wear, else as new
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- SKU
- KRA0011645
- ISBN
- 9780007536108
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Why did Tsuneo's shy wife end up stone dead in a boutique in a louche Tokyo neighborhood? He discovers she's been having an affair, and, in a moment of panic, kills her lover. No apparent motive, no witnesses, a faltering investigation. But the pressure builds and Tsuneo starts making mistakes. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 20. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Bitter Lemon Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Translation
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908524638
- ISBN
- 9781908524638
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.79
€ 16.99
€ 15.79
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Amazon Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781477822081
- ISBN
- 9781477822081
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.27
€ 16.99
€ 16.27
Paperback. Tiger--stripper, felon, bestselling author--on dancing as Helen Keller, her grandfather's suicide, 18th century killers, and the best red velvet cake. Num Pages: 186 pages, B&W photos, B&W illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Coffee House Press United States
- Number of pages
- 186
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566893954
- ISBN
- 9781566893954
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.51
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€ 17.51
Paperback. A sweeping novel weaving ancient Byzantine history and legend with a searing modern day romantic adventure. Translator(s): Endres, Clifford; Endres, Selhan. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- Telegram Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Translation
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846591488
- ISBN
- 9781846591488
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.96
€ 16.99
€ 15.96
Paperback. After the death of his overbearing mother, the privileged Arda reflects on his young life, and on the life of his father, the famous mathematician Mursel Ergenekon, who was murdered on Arda's fourteenth birthday. Meanwhile, on the other side of the city Bedirhan has decided to pack in his ten-year career as an assassin. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 142 x 16. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Publisher
- Telegram Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846590535
- ISBN
- 9781846590535
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.08
€ 15.99
€ 15.08
Paperback. Kemal's friend mysteriously disappears, leaving him a generous allowance and the use of his large house. He discovers that his new dwelling involves an inheritance of $1.3 million, and a Russian nobleman's missing son. Kemal embarks on a missing person case that will bring chaos and romance to his life. Num Pages: 238 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Saqi Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 238
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846590672
- ISBN
- 9781846590672
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.35
€ 15.99
€ 15.35
Paperback. Key selections of Egyptian authors by the world renowned, award-winning translator of Arabic fiction. Ideal introduction to the Arabic short story for anyone studying Arabic. Editor(s): Johnson-Davies, Denys. Translator(s): Johnson-Davies, Denys. Num Pages: 372 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HBE; FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Publisher
- The American University in Cairo Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789774166549
- ISBN
- 9789774166549
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.59
€ 21.99
€ 21.59
Paperback. Translator(s): Schenck, Linda. Num Pages: 120 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 199 x 7. Weight in Grams: 130.
- Publisher
- Norvik Pr
- Number of pages
- 120
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781870041928
- ISBN
- 9781870041928
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.27
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Paperback. In 1947 the workers on the Dakar-Niger Railway came out on strike. Throughout this novel, written from the workers' perspective, the community social tensions emerge, and increase as the strike lengthens. The author's other novels include "Xala" and "Black Docker". Translator(s): Price, Francis. Series: Heinemann African Writers Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 210. Series: Heinemann African Writers Series. 256 pages, Illustrations, maps. In 1947 the workers on the Dakar-Niger Railway came out on strike. Throughout this novel, written from the workers' perspective, the community social tensions emerge, and increase as the strike lengthens. The author's other novels include "Xala" and "Black Docker". Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 15. Weight: 212. Translator(s): Price, Francis.
- Publisher
- Longman
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780435909598
- ISBN
- 9780435909598
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Condition: New
€ 17.96
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Paperback. Num Pages: 269 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Dalkey Archive Press United States
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781564788658
- ISBN
- 9781564788658
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.57
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Paperback. Unfortunately, Real Life isn't working that way for The Temp. She's managed the university bit, but the job, the dough and the happily-ever-after seem harder than anybody ever told her. Living in Stockwell while she moves through a series of jobs, she realises that something isn't right. Who cares about a boss who trusts you? Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 27. Weight in Grams: 278. Good clean copy with some reader wear.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- KTM0006208
- ISBN
- 9780099409878
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Imbued with a comic nostalgia and overlaid with Dovlatov's characteristically dark-edged humour and wry power of observation, The Suitcase is a profoundly human, delightfully ironic novel from one of the finest satirists of the twentieth century. Translator(s): Bouis, Antonina W. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 198 x 10. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Publisher
- Alma Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847492791
- ISBN
- 9781847492791
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.87
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€ 10.87
Paperback. Populated with unforgettable characters, such as Alikhanov's fellow guides Mitrofanov and Pototsky or the KGB officer Belyaev, and presented here for the first time in the English language, Pushkin Hills is arguably Dovlatov's most personal work and a poignant metaphor on the Russian attitude towards life and art. Illustrator(s): Dovlatov, Katherine. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 146.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Classics Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847492210
- ISBN
- 9781847492210
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.74
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Paperback. Walking the streets of Moscow, are the Others - possessors of supernatural powers. Night Watch Agent Anton Gorodetsky's holiday is abruptly shortened when an urgent call from Gesar forces him to return to work. Gesar has received an anonymous note, stating that an Other has revealed the full truth about their kind to a human. Series: Night Watch. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- Random house int
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099489948
- ISBN
- 9780099489948
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.00
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Paperback. Walking the streets of our cities are the Others. These men and women have access to the Twilight, a shadowy parallel world of magical power that exists alongside our own. Each has sworn allegiance to one side: the Light, or the Darkness. Series: Night Watch. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 201 x 27. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099580140
- ISBN
- 9780099580140
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.06
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Paperback. Anton is a young Other owing allegiance to the Light. As a Night Watch agent he must patrol the streets and metro of the city, protecting ordinary people from the vampires and magicians of the Dark. Series: Night Watch. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 40. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099489924
- ISBN
- 9780099489924
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.10
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Paperback. Alice, a powerful Dark Other, attends a planning meeting with her comrades in the Day Watch. She is sent to recuperate at a youth camp. There she meets Igor, a Light Mage. Alice remembers him as one of those involved in the battle that left her crippled. There is no alternative to a magical duel, a battle that neither of them wants to win. Series: Night Watch. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099489931
- ISBN
- 9780099489931
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.10
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Paperback. The author is widely recognized as one of the leading living Russian poets and prose writers. In this title, his story radiates out, relaying the poet's personal history through 1994, including his unique perspective on the 1991 coup by Communist hardliners resisted by Boris Yeltsin. Translator(s): Fusso, Ms. Susanne. Num Pages: 200 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 139 x 11. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875807157
- ISBN
- 9780875807157
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.43
€ 32.99
€ 29.43
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Open Letter United States
- Number of pages
- 150
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934824436
- ISBN
- 9781934824436
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.83
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Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Open Letter United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934824399
- ISBN
- 9781934824399
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.75
€ 15.99
€ 15.75