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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.42

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.30

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
€ 15.82

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

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
€ 10.81

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
€ 10.81

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
€ 11.02

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
€ 11.02

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

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
€ 11.02

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
€ 29.51

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
€ 15.12

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
€ 15.07

Paperback. Casi is a hotshot public defender working on the front line of America's War on Drugs. So far he's on the winning side. He's never lost a case. But nothing lasts forever, and pride like his has a long way to fall. Num Pages: 864 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 196 x 39. Weight in Grams: 586.
Publisher
MacLehose Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782066576
ISBN
9781782066576
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.84

Paperback. When we asked the author about his aims as a writer, he said, "I want every novel I write to depart significantly into a new direction." With Personae, he's made good on that promise. This title deals with his works. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226078991
ISBN
9780226078991
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.22

Paperback. Num Pages: 194 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 105 x 15. Weight in Grams: 148.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Blue Dome Press United States
Number of pages
194
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935295525
ISBN
9781935295525
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.43

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781431405305
ISBN
9781431405305
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.46

Paperback. A fantastical gonzo Aztlan mythology, where modern Aztecs and immigrant ghosts uncover blood sacrifice in Los Angeles. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
City Lights Books United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872864405
ISBN
9780872864405
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.44

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 127 x 29. Weight in Grams: 498.
Publisher
Europa Editions United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781609450687
ISBN
9781609450687
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.57

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 133 x 19. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Europa Editions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781609452476
ISBN
9781609452476
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.71

Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 142 x 215 x 32. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
Milkweed Editions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Tenth Anniversary Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571311214
ISBN
9781571311214
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.10

Paperback. Pays homage to the traditional Western with a modern comic spin, following a cowardly farmer who seeks the help of a gunslinger's wife to win back the woman who left him. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 15. Weight in Grams: 158.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Tie-In - Film Tie-In
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782113584
ISBN
9781782113584
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.71

hardcover. An eerie and uncanny mystery, reminiscent of early Pynchon, and the American debut of one of the most acclaimed young European novelists. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 167 x 33. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
W W Norton & Co Ltd United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780871402684
ISBN
9780871402684
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.79

paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Archipelago United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935744641
ISBN
9781935744641
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.32

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