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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Twenty-three-year-old Zhuang arrives in London to spend a year learning English. Struggling to find her way in the city, and through the puzzles of tense, verb and adverb; she falls for an older Englishman and begins to realise that the landscape of love is an even trickier terrain. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 288.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
Edition
First Thus
SKU
V9780099501473
ISBN
9780099501473
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 216 x 28. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
BetterLink Press Incorporated United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9781602202474
ISBN
9781602202474
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.22

Paperback. The Li sisters don't have much education, but one thing has been drummed into them: their mother is a failure because she hasn't managed to produce a son, and they themselves only merit a number as a name. Yet when circumstances lead the sisters to seek work in distant Nanjing, the shocking new urban environment opens their eyes. Translator(s): Tyldesley, Esther. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
Vintage Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099501534
ISBN
9780099501534
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.83

Paperback. While echoes of Lu Xun's short stories can still be heard in fictional works from both sides of the Taiwan Strait, "The True Story of Ah Q" has become an intrinsic part of the Chinese vocabulary. This edition contains the Chinese version and an English translation, along with an introduction. Translator(s): Yang, Xianyi; Yang, Gladys. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 213.
Publisher
The Chinese University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9789629960445
ISBN
9789629960445
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.03

paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 137 x 10. Weight in Grams: 160.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Co. United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811215671
ISBN
9780811215671
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.65

Paperback. Offers a irreverent overview of Indonesian history in the Sukarno and Suharto eras and insights into the postcolonial condition. This title tells a story that begins in the 1930s, before Indonesia's independence from Dutch rule, and follows the fortunes of a poor Javanese village woman who becomes a servant in the household of President Sukarno. Translator(s): Keeler, Ward. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 266.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780295983929
ISBN
9780295983929
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.07

Paperback. BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241980446
ISBN
9780241980446
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.36

Paperback. A dark novella of village life in southern Egypt Translator(s): Selim, Samah. Num Pages: 156 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 119 x 196 x 10. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press Egypt
Number of pages
156
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9789774166280
ISBN
9789774166280
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.82

Paperback. Divided into four narratives, echoing the four texts of Confucianism and the four Gospels of the New Testament, this book tells the story of one of China's most controversial periods. It also shows us the power of camaraderie, love and faith against oppression and the darkest possible odds. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099569497
ISBN
9780099569497
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Deep within the Balou mountains lies a small rural town populated by disabled people. Blind, deaf and disfigured, the 197 citizens of the Village of Liven have until now enjoyed a peaceful, mutually supportive life out of sight and mind of the government. Translator(s): Rojas, Carlos. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 32. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099569480
ISBN
9780099569480
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.03

Paperback. The Flame Tree offers a vivid snapshot of a fast-developing Malaysia on the cusp of the new millennium, of moral choices and a womans search for her cultural identity. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 197 x 168 x 39. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
MONSOON BOOKS
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9789814423908
ISBN
9789814423908
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.74

Paperback. Features a collection of the author's short stories such as 'And All This Unease', 'Madness Had Come with the Rain', and 'The Survivors'. Translator(s): Wilson, Betty. Series: CARAF Books: Caribbean and African Literature Translated from French. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813929019
ISBN
9780813929019
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.35

Paperback. Translator(s): Layland, Alison. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 136 x 12. Weight in Grams: 206.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Poetry Wales Press United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781720578
ISBN
9781781720578
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.54

Hardback. Features a collection of the author's short stories such as 'And All This Unease', 'Madness Had Come with the Rain', and 'The Survivors'. Translator(s): Wilson, Betty. Series: CARAF Books: Caribbean and African Literature Translated from French. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813929002
ISBN
9780813929002
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.89

Paperback. The new, internationally bestselling novel from Yann Martel, the Booker-winning author of Life of Pi Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 248 x 25. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782114741
ISBN
9781782114741
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.55

Paperback. A fictional autobiography of a young writer which takes the reader to Canada, Portugal, Greece, Turkey and elsewhere. This story of love, sex and ambiguity is the first novel by the Canadian author of the award-winning short-story collection, "The Facts Behind the Helsinki Roccamatios". Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Faber and Faber London
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571219766
ISBN
9780571219766
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.18

Paperback. Offers a collection, hailed for its power, compassion and elegance, takes in the wide sweep of human experience. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 211. 258 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 16. Weight: 210.
Publisher
CANONGATE BOOKS
Number of pages
258
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841956121
ISBN
9781841956121
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.51

Paperback. The dazzling follow-up to the million-copy bestselling LIFE OF PI Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 166. 224 pages. The dazzling follow-up to the million-copy bestselling LIFE OF PI. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 15. Weight: 162.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847677679
ISBN
9781847677679
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.46

Hardback. When a letter from an elderly taxidermist drops onto Henry's doormat it poses a puzzle that he cannot resist. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 358. Very good copy in pristine dustwrapper . First edition signed by the Author with neat newsclippings
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Main
Publisher
Canongate Books London
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
SKU
KEX0303187
ISBN
9781847677655
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 50.00

paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 155 x 234 x 31. Weight in Grams: 458. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd
Edition
Export/Airside - Export/Airport/Ireland
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTJ8039239
ISBN
9781782114710
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.12

paperback. Memed grows up a serf to a vicious overlord on the plains of Turkey's Taurus region. When his plan to escape is dashed, and the young woman he loves murdered, Memed makes for the mountains to become an outlaw. Before long he has transformed from a young rebel to an infamous bandit, the scourge of corrupt oppressors and hero to the poor. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 26. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9781784701086
ISBN
9781784701086
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.83

Paperback. * A passionate novel about mothers and daughters, roots and exile, set among an Anglo-Iranian family Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 196. Good clear copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Abacus, London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
SKU
KIN0031851
ISBN
9780349119557
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Younes' life is changed forever when his poverty-stricken parents surrender him to the care of his more affluent uncle. Re-named Jonas, he grows up in a colourful colonial Algerian town, and forges a unique friendship with a group of boys, an enduring bond that nothing - not even the Algerian Revolt - will shake. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 199 x 26. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099540458
ISBN
9780099540458
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.00

Paperback. Exposes the differences between religiosity and dangerous religious extremism. This work present a portrait of life under a fascist theocracy. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 158.
Edition
New Ed
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099466024
ISBN
9780099466024
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.85

Paperback. Ammine, a surgeon in a Jerusalem hospital, struggles to cope with the bodies of victims of a suicide bombing in a Jerusalem restaurant. When the police pin responsibility of the suicide attack on Ammine's wife, he is at first baffled and angry. But his feelings turn to confusion and sorrow when he discovers his wife was indeed behind the attack. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Random House Uk Ltd
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099499275
ISBN
9780099499275
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.81

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803234932
ISBN
9780803234932
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.90

Paperback. Khaled Mamoun works at the Palace of Confessions, a mysterious state-run security agency located in middle-class Cairo, transcribing the testimonies of criminals. Translator(s): Moger, Robin. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 282 x 2. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789774168215
ISBN
9789774168215
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.98

Paperback. Go is a game of strategy in which two players attempt to surround each other's black or white stones. The competition between the Master of Go and his opponent, Otake, is waged over several months and layered in ceremony. But beneath the game's decorum lie tensions that consume not only the players themselves but their families and friends. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
Yellow Jersey
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780224078184
ISBN
9780224078184
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.61

Paperback. Kikuji has been invited to a tea ceremony by a mistress of his dead father. He is shocked to find there the mistress's rival and successor, Mrs Ota, and that the ceremony has been awkwardly arranged for him to meet his potential future bride. But he is most shocked to be drawn into a relationship with Mrs Ota. Translator(s): Seidensticker, Edward G. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 151 x 7. Weight in Grams: 92.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141192604
ISBN
9780141192604
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.81

paperback. Shimamura is tired of the bustling city. He takes the train through the snow to the mountains of the west coast of Japan, to meet with a geisha he believes he loves. Translator(s): Seidensticker, Edward G. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 198 x 8. Weight in Grams: 102.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141192598
ISBN
9780141192598
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.74

Paperback. The successful writer Oki has reached middle age and is filled with regrets. He returns to Kyoto to find Otoko, a young woman with whom he had a terrible affair many years before, and discovers that she is now a painter, living with a younger woman as her lover. Translator(s): Hibbett, Howard. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 197 x 9. Weight in Grams: 116.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141192611
ISBN
9780141192611
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.85

Paperback. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 249.
Publisher
Vintage Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
1st Vintage International Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780679762645
ISBN
9780679762645
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.74

Paperback. Ogata Shingo is growing old, and his memory is failing him. At night he hears only the sound of death in the distant rumble from the mountain. The relationships which have previously defined his life - with his son, his wife, and his attractive daughter-in-law - are dissolving, and Shingo is caught between love and destruction. Translator(s): Seidensticker, Edward G. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141192628
ISBN
9780141192628
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.74

Paperback. Robert Prentice is 18. His mother Alice Prentice is 53. Both are damaged souls: Robert by war, Alice by thwarted dreams of prosperity. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 276.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Methuen Publishing Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780413775191
ISBN
9780413775191
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.25

Paperback. Series: Dover Dual Language Russian. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 137 x 14. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486488738
ISBN
9780486488738
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 20.39

Paperback. Venya is more interested in how much he and his colleagues can drink during the working day than in his job. Once he is fired, he spends the last of his money on booze and sets off on a train journey to visit beautiful, picturesque, utopian Petushki, where his beloved and child are waiting for him. But Venya's drinking gets out of control.. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 13. Weight in Grams: 156.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main - Faber Modern Classics
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571322787
ISBN
9780571322787
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.51

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
146
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714528748
ISBN
9780714528748
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.08

Paperback. Series: Modern Library. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 131 x 11. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Modern Library
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
2006 Modern Library Pbk. Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812974621
ISBN
9780812974621
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.75

Paperback. In a glass-enclosed city of absolute straight lines, ruled over by the all-powerful 'Benefactor', the citizens of the totalitarian society of OneState live out lives devoid of passion and creativity - until D-503, a mathematician who dreams in numbers, makes a discovery: he has an individual soul. Set in the twenty-sixth century AD. Translator(s): Brown, Clarence. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140185850
ISBN
9780140185850
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.86

Paperback. Hortensia and Marion are next door neighbours in a charming, bougainvillea-laden Cape Town suburb. One is black, one white. Both are successful women with impressive careers behind them. Both have recently been widowed. Both are in their eighties. And both are sworn enemies. But one day an unforeseen event forces the women together. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 240 x 2. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784701376
ISBN
9781784701376
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. .
Publisher
Peter Owen Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780720613599
ISBN
9780720613599
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.29

Paperback. Translator(s): Hodges, Horace Jeffery; Hwang, Sun-ae. Num Pages: 420 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 37. Weight in Grams: 690.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781564789112
ISBN
9781564789112
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 6.23

Paperback. Translator(s): Flint, Richard; Zaraf, David. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 142 x 13. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press United States
Edition
Rep Tra
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781564788672
ISBN
9781564788672
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.21

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 211 x 11. Weight in Grams: 205.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
BetterLink Press Incorporated United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781602202450
ISBN
9781602202450
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.93

Paperback. The second collection of stories from Yiyun Li, author of the Guardian First Book Award-winning A Thousand Years of Good Prayers and The Vagrants. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007303106
ISBN
9780007303106
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.55

Paperback. The much-anticipated first novel from the Guardian First Book Award-winning Chinese writer. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 254. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0000381
ISBN
9780007196654
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

paperback. Brilliant and original, 'A Thousand Years of Good Prayers' introduces a remarkable first collection of stories about China from an author set to become a major literary talent. Num Pages: 254 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 180.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Condition
New
SKU
9780007196630
ISBN
9780007196630
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 10.24

Paperback. Translator(s): Murray, Giles. Num Pages: 196 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Counterpoint United States
Number of pages
196
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint, Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9781582436265
ISBN
9781582436265
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.63

Paperback. Translator(s): Levenston, Eddie. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 196 x 127 x 12. Weight in Grams: 180.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811216814
ISBN
9780811216814
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.32

Paperback. Yoko Ogawa, a lonely teenaged girl falls in love with her foster-brother as she watches him leap from a high diving board into a pool - an unspoken infatuation that draws out darker possibilities. A young woman records the daily moods of her pregnant sister in a diary, but rather than a story of growth the diary reveals a sinister tale of greed. Translator(s): Snyder, Stephen. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 132.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099521358
ISBN
9780099521358
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.09

Paperback. He is a brilliant maths professor with a peculiar problem - ever since a traumatic head injury seventeen years ago, he has lived with only eighty minutes of short-term memory. She is a sensitive but astute young housekeeper who is entrusted to take care of him. Each morning, a strange, beautiful relationship blossoms between them. Translator(s): Snyder, Stephen. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
New
Format
Paperback
SKU
9780099521341
ISBN
9780099521341
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.64

paperback. In a crumbling, seaside hotel on the coast of Japan, seventeen-year-old Mari works the front desk as her mother fusses over the off-season customers. When, one night, they are forced to eject a prostitute and a middle-aged man from his room, Mari finds herself drawn to the man's voice, in what will become the first gesture of a long seduction. Translator(s): Snyder, Stephen. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 12. Weight in Grams: 154.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780099548997
ISBN
9780099548997
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.45

Pamphlet. Translator(s): Angles, Jeffrey. Series: Keshiki. Num Pages: 48 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 4. .
Publisher
UEA Publishing Project
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911343011
ISBN
9781911343011
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.98

Paperback. Translator(s): Mitsutani, Margaret. Series: New Directions Pearls. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 178 x 118 x 7. Weight in Grams: 62.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
New Directions
Number of pages
60
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811220378
ISBN
9780811220378
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.36

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Bella Books United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781602821934
ISBN
9781602821934
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.96

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Bella Books United States
Number of pages
265
Condition
New
SKU
V9781602827394
ISBN
9781602827394
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.18

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Bella Books United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781602827738
ISBN
9781602827738
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.84

Num Pages: 374 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 106 x 171 x 31. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Strebor Books
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781593094720
ISBN
9781593094720
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.33

Paperback. Num Pages: 292 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 209 x 29. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Strebor Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781593095284
ISBN
9781593095284
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.44

Paperback. Num Pages: 262 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 167 x 16. Weight in Grams: 230.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Strebor Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781593095260
ISBN
9781593095260
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.71

Paperback. Translator(s): Mok, Olivia. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 142 x 21. Weight in Grams: 518.
Publisher
The Chinese University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789622017337
ISBN
9789622017337
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.80

paperback. Translator(s): Cavanagh, H. Series: Europe 1992/95. Num Pages: 172 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 138.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Dedalus Limited United Kingdom
Edition
2nd ed.
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
SKU
V9780946626748
ISBN
9780946626748
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.07

paperback. Translator(s): Argyraki, Mary. Series: Dedalus Europe 2000 S. Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 181.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Dedalus Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9781873982440
ISBN
9781873982440
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.12

Paperback. Translator(s): Elinson, Alexander. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 283 x 30. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789774167768
ISBN
9789774167768
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.15

Paperback. Translator(s): Moger, Robin. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 209 x 11. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Seven Stories Press,U.S.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781609805715
ISBN
9781609805715
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.14

Paperback. Translator(s): Starkey, Paul. Series: Interlink World Fiction. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 135 x 27. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
Interlink Pub Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Tra
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566569910
ISBN
9781566569910
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.80

Paperback. Azazeel takes 5th century quarrels in the Coptic Church as the ground for an ambitious investigation into good and evil, faith and doubt.' - Boyd Tonkin, Independent In this haunting and controversial novel, Youssef Ziedan confronts issues as vital today as they were nearly two millenia ago. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 133 x 21. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Atlantic Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848874299
ISBN
9781848874299
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.49

Paperback. An abandoned yacht, a young family missing - chilling crime from the queen of Nordic Noir. Series: Thora Gudmundsdottir. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444734485
ISBN
9781444734485
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.85

Paperback. Translator(s): Berry, Michael. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781400031863
ISBN
9781400031863
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.74

Paperback. Isao is a young, engaging patriot, and a fanatical believer in the ancient samurai ethos. He turns terrorist, organising a violent plot against the new industrialists, who he believes are threatening the integrity of Japan and usurping the Emperor's rightful power. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099282891
ISBN
9780099282891
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Depicts a male homosexual relationship, in which a rich older man buys the love of a young man who is stunningly handsome but who lacks the ability to love. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 26. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141189567
ISBN
9780141189567
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.11

Paperback. A band of savage 13-year-old boys reject the adult world as hypocritical and sentimental, and train themselves in a brutal callousness. When the mother of one of them begins an affair with a ship's officer, he and his friends idealise the man at first; but it is not long before they conclude that he is in fact soft and romantic. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 142.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099284796
ISBN
9780099284796
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 181 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 134 x 15. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation United States
Number of pages
181
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1966
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811201179
ISBN
9780811201179
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.25

Paperback. After the early death of her philandering husband, Etsuko moves into her father-in-law's house, where she numbly submits to the old man's advances. But soon she finds herself in love with the young servant Saburo. Tormented by his indifference, yet invigorated by her desire, she makes her move, with catastrophic consequences. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 152.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
9780099530275
ISBN
9780099530275
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.11

Paperback. Num Pages: 182 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 318 x 136 x 16. Weight in Grams: 184.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
182
Condition
New
SKU
V9780679752684
ISBN
9780679752684
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.48

Paperback. Tokyo, 1912. The closed world of the ancient aristocracy is being breached for the first time by outsiders - provincial families, a political and social elite. Kiyoaki has been raised among the Ayakura family - members of the waning aristocracy - but he is not one of them. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 282.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780099282990
ISBN
9780099282990
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. Translator(s): Sargent, Geoffrey W. Num Pages: 60 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 116 x 7. Weight in Grams: 60.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation United States
Edition
Second Edition
Number of pages
57
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811218542
ISBN
9780811218542
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.02

paperback. Features Shinji, a young fisherman and Hatsue, the beautiful daughter of the wealthiest man in the village. Shinji is entranced at the sight of Hatsue in the twilight on the beach and they fall in love. When the villagers' gossip threatens to divide them, Shinki must risk his life to prove his worth. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 39. Weight in Grams: 144.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780099289982
ISBN
9780099289982
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.11

Paperback. This book is one of the classics of modern Japanese fiction. It is the story of an adolescent who must learn to live with the painful fact that he is unlike other young men. Mishima's protagonist discovers that he is becoming a homosexual in a polite, post-war Japan. To survive, he must live behind a mask of propriety. Series: New Directions Paperbook. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 132 x 20. Weight in Grams: 264.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1958
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation United Kingdom
Condition
New
Edition
Later Printing
SKU
V9780811201186
ISBN
9780811201186
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.70

paperback. Because of the boyhood trauma of seeing his mother make love to another man in the presence of his dying father, Mizoguchi becomes a hopeless stutterer. Taunted by his schoolmates, he feels utterly alone untill he becomes an acolyte at a famous temple in Kyoto, where he develops an all-consuming obsession with the temple's beauty. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 184.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780099285670
ISBN
9780099285670
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.11

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