Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Paperback. Huge American bestselling novel that tells of identical twins: a paranoid schizophrenic and his brother whose life is dominated by his resentment of and love for his damaged twin Num Pages: 912 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 165 x 55. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins London
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780006513230
- ISBN
- 9780006513230
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.96
€ 17.99
€ 12.96
Paperback. Presenting an American epic poem, and a catalogue of nineteenth-century American life of all ages and races, this volume features rhythms and images, and its inclusive, praiseful joy. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 9. Weight in Grams: 76.
- Publisher
- Random House UK
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099595540
- ISBN
- 9780099595540
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.29
€ 11.99
€ 10.29
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Ivan R. Dee
- Number of pages
- 303
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780929587417
- ISBN
- 9780929587417
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.76
€ 32.76
Hardcover. Starting with "Broomsticks and Other Tales" of 1925, with its twelve stories, this book continues with "The Lord Fish" of 1933 with seven stories. It includes three distinctive stories, 'Pigtails, Ltd', 'The Thief' and 'A Nose'. These stories are quirky, sometimes frightening, and often preoccupied with states of mind and personal identity. Editor(s): de la Mare, Giles. Num Pages: 376 pages, 19ill. BIC Classification: FA; FYB; YFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 240 x 166 x 34. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Publisher
- Giles de la Mare Publishers United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 376
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781900357050
- ISBN
- 9781900357050
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 16.71
€ 24.99
€ 16.71
Hardback. Nineteen classic fairy tales, retold for younger readers in the early twentieth-century, including "Rapunzel," "Little Red Riding-Hood," "Rumpelstiltskin," and "The Sleeping Beauty." Illustrator(s): Watson, A. H. Series: Oddly Modern Fairy Tales. Num Pages: 248 pages, 38 line illus. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 149 x 199 x 21. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- Updated edition with a New Introduction
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691159218
- ISBN
- 9780691159218
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.90
€ 34.90
Paperback. . 8vo.Good copy
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Childrens Book Group
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Harper Trophy Ed
- SKU
- KEX0244366
- ISBN
- 9780064409308
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Series: New York Classics. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815624547
- ISBN
- 9780815624547
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.77
€ 17.99
€ 17.77
Paperback. In Hanky Park, near Salford, Harry and Sally Hardcastle grow up in a society preoccupied with grinding poverty, exploited by bookies and pawnbroker, bullied by petty officials and living in fear of the dole queue and the Means Test. His love affair with a local girl ends in a shotgun marriage, and, disowned by his family, he is tempted by crime. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099224815
- ISBN
- 9780099224815
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
€ 13.99
€ 11.02
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405921343
- ISBN
- 9781405921343
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.65
€ 23.99
€ 17.65
paperback. These stories, conceived by the author as a thematic collection, have as their principal focus the city of Galway, providing an evocation of the city's life and people in the 1940s. From the author of QUENCH THE MOON and RAIN ON THE WIND. Num Pages: 195 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 191. Good clean copy showing some age and shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- O'Brien Press Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KMK0022075
- ISBN
- 9780863222764
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Publisher
- Delta
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 5/29/05
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780385338127
- ISBN
- 9780385338127
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.78
€ 19.99
€ 14.78
Paperback. Unlike cats, bluebears have 27 lives, which can be very handy when one considers the manner in which the hero of this story repeatedly manages to avoid death only by a paw's breadth. The story describes Captain Bluebear's first 13 and a half lives. Num Pages: 704 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 167 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1022.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Number of pages
- 704
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099285328
- ISBN
- 9780099285328
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 20.51
€ 30.99
€ 20.51
paperback. From the author of the cult classic The 13 1/2 Lives of Captain Bluebear comes another fantastical journey into Zamonia. This captivating story from the unique imagination of Walter Moers is astonishingly inventive, amusing and engrossing. Num Pages: 688 pages, line drawings. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 50. Weight in Grams: 894.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099472223
- ISBN
- 9780099472223
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 20.97
€ 24.99
€ 20.97
Paperback. The inspiration for the legendary Paul Newman film, THE HUSTLER is a hardboiled tale of a beautiful talent for life in smoky poolrooms. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 20. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474600804
- ISBN
- 9781474600804
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.26
€ 11.99
€ 10.26
Paperback. In the sequel to the cult classic THE HUSTLER, Eddie Felson returns to the poolroom to give the game one last shot. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474600828
- ISBN
- 9781474600828
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.25
€ 11.99
€ 10.25
Paperback. From the author of THE HUSTLER, THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT is a modern classic about a troubled chess prodigy and her battle to survive. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 196 x 27. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781474600842
- ISBN
- 9781474600842
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
€ 13.99
€ 11.08
Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 107 x 29. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Bantam USA
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780553269321
- ISBN
- 9780553269321
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.77
€ 10.77
Paperback. Num Pages: 188 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Cornell Univ East Asia Program
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781885445834
- ISBN
- 9781885445834
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.63
€ 19.99
€ 19.63
Hardback. In this lively translation of Wang Chen-ho's ribald satire, a Taiwanese village loses all perspective -- and common sense -- at the prospect of fleecing a shipload of lusty and lonely American soldiers. This irreverent novel by one of Taiwan's best-known writers is both a masterpiece of fiction and a vivid reflection of Taiwanese identity and the impact of Western culture. Translator(s): Goldblatt, Howard. Series: Modern Chinese Literature from Taiwan. Num Pages: 212 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231112024
- ISBN
- 9780231112024
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.18€ 63.79
€ 83.18
€ 63.79
Paperback. A burned-out private detective is enlisted by an army of presidential goons to retrieve the US Constitution..the real one. Series: P.S. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061252051
- ISBN
- 9780061252051
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.70
€ 13.99
€ 10.70
The Last Hangman is a powerful, sparsely written novel that explores, in brutal detail and measured prose, the life of a man who killed for a living. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 149 x 18. Weight in Grams: 283. Good clean copy
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Edition
- Main
- Number of pages
- 240
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books United Kingdom
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- SKU
- KSG0015732
- ISBN
- 9780857897497
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 10.99€ 4.99
€ 10.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. A stark and violent exploration of an American myth, this is a novel about the doomed gunslinger Billy the Kid. Editor(s): Schmidt, Michael. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 20. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Head of Zeus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784975135
- ISBN
- 9781784975135
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.87
€ 13.99
€ 10.87
Paperback. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 191 x 135 x 13. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Milkweed Editions United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571310613
- ISBN
- 9781571310613
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.04
€ 17.99
€ 16.04
Paperback. A collection of short stories; or one long one. Num Pages: 201 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Zero Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785350030
- ISBN
- 9781785350030
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.51
€ 18.99
€ 17.51