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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Playwright, novelist, and poet Thomas Bernhard (1931-1989) gives us one of his most darkly comic works. A series of parable-like anecdotes--some drawn from newspaper reports, some from conversation, some even from hearsay--this satire portrays an ordinary world careening into absurdity and disaster. Translator(s): Northcott, Kenneth. Num Pages: 114 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226044026
ISBN
9780226044026
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.49

Paperback. Num Pages: 104 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 217 x 11. Weight in Grams: 154.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
104
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226311043
ISBN
9780226311043
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.49

paperback. Translator(s): Winston, Professor Richard; Winston, Clara. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 134 x 15. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Condition
New
SKU
9781400077557
ISBN
9781400077557
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 21.89

Paperback. Featherbones is an ethereal love song to a city by the sea. This beautiful novel depicts a liminal world of statues, drownings and winged creatures. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Sparkling Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907230516
ISBN
9781907230516
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.64

Paperback. "Like No Country for Old Men and Snow Falling on Cedars, an atmospheric psychological thriller in which a young cop involved in a hit-and-run death becomes the focal point for a community's grief and determination to place blame"-- Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 204 x 25. Weight in Grams: 234.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
William Morrow Paperbacks
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062391261
ISBN
9780062391261
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.79

Paperback. Confessions of an English Opium-Eater remains its author's most famous and frequently-read work and one of the period's central statements about both the power and terror of imagination. De Quincey describes the intense "pleasures" and harrowing "pains" of his opium use in lyrical and dramatic prose. Editor(s): Faflak, Joel. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 487.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551114354
ISBN
9781551114354
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.59

Paperback. Steven Armour is a man at a crossroad. But life takes a dramatic turn for Steven when, on a whim, he joins a local group of Civil War re-enactors. Assigned to immerse himself in the life of Private John Trow, Steven soon finds that his weekends at the living history village on Connecticut's Mt Riga let him escape his everyday disappointments. Num Pages: 368 pages, map. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 134 x 25. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099449676
ISBN
9780099449676
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.72

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 16. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408845189
ISBN
9781408845189
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.48

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 132 x 21. Weight in Grams: 220.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Edition
1st Printing
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780345513663
ISBN
9780345513663
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.39

Paperback. An exploration of the difference between fiction and reality, involving a movie-studio cop, an actress, and a mysterious death. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 288 x 15. Weight in Grams: 90.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Roundfire Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785351952
ISBN
9781785351952
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.24

Paperback. In the Vatican, the pope is dying as priestly vultures gather around, whispering the names of possible successors. In a forgotten monastery on Ireland's gale-swept coast, a dangerous document is hidden, waiting to be claimed. And in a family chapel in Princeton, New Jersey, a nun is murdered at her prayers. Num Pages: 688 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 112 x 34. Weight in Grams: 372. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
1st Paperback Edition
Publisher
Arrow London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
SKU
KAK0011158
ISBN
9780099484257
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. This text contains eight stylistically distinct stories, connected by threads of African American and gay experience, as well as Caribbean American culture and history. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; 5SG; DQ; FA; FYB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
City Lights Books United States
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872863750
ISBN
9780872863750
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.08

Paperback. The Mayor of Casterbridge is a man haunted by his past. In his youth he betrayed his wife and baby daughter in a shocking incident that led him to swear never to touch alcohol again for twenty-one years. He has since risen from his origins to become a respected pillar of the community in Casterbridge, but his secrets cannot stay hidden forever. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099529576
ISBN
9780099529576
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.51

Paperback. The daughter of a wealthy railway magnate, Paula Power inherits De Stancy Castle, an ancient castle in need of modernization. She commissions George Somerset, a young architect, to undertake the work. Somerset falls in love with Paula but she, the Laodicean of the title, is torn between his admiration and that of Captain De Stancy. Editor(s): Schad, John. Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations, facsim., map. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140435061
ISBN
9780140435061
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.80

Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 204 x 33. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780345803986
ISBN
9780345803986
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.60

Paperback. Series: Modern Library. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 32. Weight in Grams: 404. Good clean copy with some minor reading wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Modern Library Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
SKU
KLJ0015860
ISBN
9780375756795
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. When Tess Durbeyfield is driven by family poverty to claim kinship with the wealthy D'Urbervilles and seek a portion of their family fortune, meeting her 'cousin' Alec proves to be her downfall. A very different man, Angel Clare, seems to offer her love and salvation, but Tess must choose whether to reveal her past or remain silent. Editor(s): Dolin, Tim. Series: Penguin Clothbound Classics. Num Pages: 592 pages, black & white line drawings, maps. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 137 x 47. Weight in Grams: 730.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
9780141040332
ISBN
9780141040332
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 13.64

Paperback. Num Pages: 362 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 108 x 20. Weight in Grams: 186.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
Bantam Books Inc
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553213317
ISBN
9780553213317
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.03

Paperback. Hannibal Lecter emerges from the nightmare of the Eastern Front, a boy in the snow, mute, with a chain around his neck. He seems utterly alone, but he has brought his demons with him. Hannibal's uncle, a noted painter, finds him in a Soviet orphanage and brings him to France, where Hannibal will live with his uncle and his wife, Lady Murasaki. Series: Hannibal Lecter. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
9780099532958
ISBN
9780099532958
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.20

Paperback. Series: Stories to Remember S. Num Pages: 168 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: CJBR; FA; YFB. Category: (ES) Secondary; (UA) A / AS level. Dimension: 122 x 186 x 10. Weight in Grams: 168.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Macmillan Education
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Edition
Abridged edition
SKU
KLN0014312
ISBN
9780333099261
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Fine copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
BRANDON BOOKS/MOUNT EAGLE
Number of pages
213
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KST0023489
ISBN
9780863223945
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. 'A beautiful mad romp of a novel .. Prepare to be dazzled' (Daily Mail) Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 143 x 22. Weight in Grams: 248. Clean copy
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
New Ed
SKU
KST0020627
ISBN
9780340632437
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. A masterful account of Napoleon's final years in exile, by Booker Prize-winning author Thomas Keneally Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FJMC; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473625358
ISBN
9781473625358
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. An intelligent, moral take on a highly topical issue - this will take Thomas Keneally to a new level, gaining him a new generation of fans Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 214.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
SKU
KLN0016597
ISBN
9780340825266
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

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