Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Paperback. A brilliant, semiautobiographical satirical novel from one of the foremost figures in twentieth-century Polish literature, now in a new English translation Translator(s): Borchardt, Danuta. Series: The Margellos World Republic of Letters. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 196 x 14. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Translation
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300175301
- ISBN
- 9780300175301
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Condition: New
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Paperback. A series of short and comic autobiographical vignettes about life among the emigres in the explosive multi-cultural atmosphere of '90s Berlin. It speaks about the offbeat personal events of author's own life but captures something universal about our disjointed times. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 6. Weight in Grams: 128.
- Publisher
- Ebury Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Edition Unstated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091886691
- ISBN
- 9780091886691
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.20
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Paperback. This second novel from Wm Paul Young, author of international bestseller THE SHACK, is an inspiring and provocative story of a man who only realises how bad his life has been when it's too late - yet is miraculously given a chance to put things right. Will he take it? Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 199 x 19. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Publisher
- John Murray Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444745993
- ISBN
- 9781444745993
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Condition: New
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Paperback. Num Pages: 737 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 217 x 35. Weight in Grams: 788.
- Publisher
- Paul Dry Books, Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589881075
- ISBN
- 9781589881075
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 21.27
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Paperback. Translator(s): Porter, D. Num Pages: 257 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 115 x 19. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 257
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1966
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714503592
- ISBN
- 9780714503592
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.33
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Paperback. Translator(s): Hofmann, Michael. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 10. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Dalkey Archive Press United States
- Number of pages
- 140
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781628970500
- ISBN
- 9781628970500
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.22
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Paperback. Covers a cast ranging from Italian partisans to KGB agents, from American Mafiosi to Parisian lowlifes, and features appearances by Alfred Hitchcock, Marshal Tito and the Emperor of Indochina. This work paints a picture of a past age while commenting on our own. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 37. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 560
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099472339
- ISBN
- 9780099472339
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.01
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Paperback. On the island of Wayo Wayo, every second son must leave on the day he turns fifteen as a sacrifice to the Sea God. Atile'i is one such boy, but as the strongest swimmer and best sailor, he is determined to defy destiny and become the first to survive. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099575627
- ISBN
- 9780099575627
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
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Hardback. Translator(s): Berry, Michael. Series: Modern Chinese Literature from Taiwan. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FHP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231166003
- ISBN
- 9780231166003
Hardback
Condition: New
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Paperback. Editor(s): Miller, David M. Num Pages: 134 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Arsenal Pulp Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 134
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551523446
- ISBN
- 9781551523446
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.45
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Paperback. On the surface, his move to the isolated village on the coast makes perfect sense. But the experience is an increasingly unsettling one for Timothy Bucchanan. A dead man no one will discuss. Wasted fish hauled from a contaminated sea. The dream of faceless men. Questions that lead to further questions. What truth are the villagers withholding? Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 15. Weight in Grams: 156.
- Publisher
- Salt Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784630485
- ISBN
- 9781784630485
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.68
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Paperback. Previous edition: New York, New York: Lyons & Burford, 1990. Editor(s): Wylie Pryor, Karen. Num Pages: 384 pages, B&W illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB; WSXF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781628736809
- ISBN
- 9781628736809
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Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.88
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Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141187648
- ISBN
- 9780141187648
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.23
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Paperback. Translator(s): Sartarelli, Stephen. Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 101. .
- Publisher
- New Directions Publishing Corporation
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811222105
- ISBN
- 9780811222105
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.02
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Paperback. Series: Contemporary Writers from Shanghai. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 109 x 20. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- BetterLink Press Incorporated United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781602202429
- ISBN
- 9781602202429
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Condition: New
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Paperback. Series: Contemporary Writers from Shanghai. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 118 x 18. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- BetterLink Press Incorporated United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781602202405
- ISBN
- 9781602202405
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Condition: New
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Paperback. Coral and her frisbee-obsessed boyfriend, Red live on the ground floor of a cramped tower block in the megalopolis that is Beijing. The very epitome of disaffected, unfulfilled youth, their already fragile existence is shattered by the arrival of a mysterious fishy package. This novel is about memory, loss and the search for redemption. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 142.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099459071
- ISBN
- 9780099459071
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Condition: New
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Paperback. In a flat above a noisy north London market, translator Iona Kirkpatrick starts work on a Chinese letter. Two lovers, Mu and Jian, have been driven apart by forces beyond their control. As Iona unravels the story of the lovers, Jian and Mu seem to be travelling further and further away from each other. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 199 x 26. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099583738
- ISBN
- 9780099583738
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Condition: New
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Paperback. Life as a film extra in Beijing might seem hard, but Fenfang won't be defeated. She has travelled 1800 miles to seek her fortune in the city, and has no desire to return to the never-ending sweet potato fields back home. Num Pages: 208 pages, ill. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 156.
- Publisher
- Vintage Books USA
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099512936
- ISBN
- 9780099512936
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
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Paperback. Selected from the book A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers by Xiaolu Guo VINTAGE MINIS: GREAT MINDS. BIG IDEAS. LITTLE BOOKS. Also in the Vintage Minis series: Desire by Haruki Murakami Eating by Nigella Lawson Race by Toni Morrison Babies by Anne Enright Series: Vintage Minis. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 110. .
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784872700
- ISBN
- 9781784872700
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Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 7.91
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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
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.05
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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
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.69
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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
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.21
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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
€ 13.95
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