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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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

Publisher
Canada
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781552665497
ISBN
9781552665497
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.57

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
€ 18.90

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
€ 22.22

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
€ 22.27

Paperback. This is a grouping of some 40 short stories that attempts to capture the essence of everyday life in the small Middle East country of Kuwait. The stories explore life in Kuwait from an American expatriate's perspective. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 263.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815610144
ISBN
9780815610144
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.49

Paperback. First published in Switzerland in 1892, finally printed in Russia in 1906, and never before translated into English, Nihilist Girl is the story of a young aristocrat who longs to devote her life to a cause. Num Pages: 139 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; DSB; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 144 x 13. Weight in Grams: 281.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The Modern Language Association of America
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873527903
ISBN
9780873527903
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.72

Paperback. A novel that recounts the efforts of a young man to explore his own history and identity through his encounters with the family and friends who surround him. Translator(s): Weiss, Max. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 190.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815609124
ISBN
9780815609124
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.22

Paperback. Series: Arab American Writing. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 282.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815609827
ISBN
9780815609827
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.55

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
€ 16.45

Paperback. The first known mystery written by an African-American, set in 1930s Harlem Series: Ann Arbor Paperbacks. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 133 x 204 x 25. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472064922
ISBN
9780472064922
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.80

Paperback.
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812976236
ISBN
9780812976236
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.64

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
€ 13.41

Paperback. Upton Sinclair's The Jungle is a vivid portrait of life and death in a turn-of-the-century American meat-packing factory. A grim indictment that led to government regulations of the food industry, The Jungle is Sinclair's extraordinary contribution to literature and social reform. Series: Prairie State Book. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 991. Weight in Grams: 610.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252014802
ISBN
9780252014802
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.79

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
388
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143039587
ISBN
9780143039587
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.65

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

€ 18.99
€ 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
€ 21.05

Paperback. The Hugo and Nebula Award-winning masterpiece from one of the all-time greats of Science Fiction. Series: S.F. Masterworks. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473221628
ISBN
9781473221628
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
McPherson United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780929701592
ISBN
9780929701592
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.54

Paperback. A powerful and vivid debut collection describing the plight of children caught up in difficult and often harrowing situations throughout the continent of Africa. Num Pages: 304 pages, map. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 208.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Abacus
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349120645
ISBN
9780349120645
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 404 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 142 x 209 x 25. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Lake Union Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935597315
ISBN
9781935597315
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.16

Paperback. Official Netflix Original Film tie-in about the experiences of Agu, a child-soldier fighting in an Africian civil war. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 18. Weight in Grams: 138.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473625556
ISBN
9781473625556
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. Award-winning writer and doctor Uzo Iweala travels a continent getting to know the people whose lives have been affected by HIV and AIDs. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 198 x 15. Weight in Grams: 158.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Murray Press
Edition
1st
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719523601
ISBN
9780719523601
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

paperback. V. S. Pritchett, one of our greatest short-story writers, has chosen forty-one stories written in the English language for this volume, producing a collection that successfully displays the wealth and variety of an art that spans some 200 years. Editor(s): Pritchett, V. S. Series: Oxford Books of Prose & Verse. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 33. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
576
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199583133
ISBN
9780199583133
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.39

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