Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Paperback. 'Do the Irish have, in relation to anybody else, any special capacity for the short story?'. Collecting short stories that cover many generations and moods of Irish writing, this title answers the question. It features the stories that range from Lady Gregory's retelling of an ancient love story through to the prolific William Trevor. Editor(s): Kiely, Benedict. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 137 x 25. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241955451
- ISBN
- 9780241955451
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.49
€ 24.99
€ 18.49
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Turnpike Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780957233676
- ISBN
- 9780957233676
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.37
€ 11.37
Paperback. Num Pages: 32 pages, colour illus. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 6. Weight in Grams: 138.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Gazelle Book Services
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788120740167
- ISBN
- 9788120740167
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.51
€ 10.99
€ 9.51
Paperback. Dramatic and utterly compelling, this is a heartwarming story about despair and hope, passion and heartache, and the strength of true friendship, set in turn-of-the-century Victorian Newcastle Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 112 x 31. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747266181
- ISBN
- 9780747266181
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.12
€ 13.99
€ 11.12
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- NYRB Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590177655
- ISBN
- 9781590177655
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.41
€ 23.99
€ 16.41
Paperback. In this gripping and deeply evocative crime novel, Benjamin Black returns us to the dark, mesmerising world of Raymond Chandler's The Long Goodbye and his singular detective Philip Marlowe; one of the most iconic detectives in crime fiction. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF; FFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 402. Very minor wear, but remains excellent
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Air Iri OME
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- 9781447238041
- ISBN
- 9781447238041
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 15.99€ 6.75
€ 15.99
€ 6.75
Paperback. This story of the Texas frontier dramatizes the capture by a Comanche band of a ten-year-old white girl and her five-year-old sister from the upper reaches of the Brazos River a decade before the Civil War. Series: Texas Tradition Series. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 313.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875651958
- ISBN
- 9780875651958
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.71
€ 21.99
€ 20.71
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Main Market Ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509830312
- ISBN
- 9781509830312
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.11
€ 11.99
€ 10.11
Paperback. A star is born: with this brilliant and blazing novel, Benjamin Hale has produced the most unforgettable and original debut since Everything is Illuminated. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 44. Weight in Grams: 548. 592 pages. A star is born: with this brilliant and blazing novel, Benjamin Hale has produced the most unforgettable and original debut since Everything is Illuminated. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 200 x 130 x 44. Weight: 548.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Number of pages
- 592
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848875340
- ISBN
- 9781848875340
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.97
€ 11.99
€ 9.97
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Publisher
- Interlink Publishing
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566569279
- ISBN
- 9781566569279
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.06
€ 16.99
€ 15.06
Paperback. With echoes of Tom Wolfe's The Right Stuff and Richard Yates' Revolutionary Road, The Last Pilot re-ignites the thrill and excitement of the space race through the story of one man's courage in the face of unthinkable loss. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 30. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- Myriad Editions
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908434845
- ISBN
- 9781908434845
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.31
€ 23.99
€ 21.31
Paperback. Ten years out of Yale and drifting through a teaching career, Greg Marnier heads for his college reunion, jetlagged and drunk. There he bumps into an old friend, Robert James, now wealthy and influential from dotcom success. He has a plan: to buy up several abandoned neighbourhoods in Detroit and build a new America from their ruins. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 219 x 27. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571313426
- ISBN
- 9780571313426
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.58
€ 13.99
€ 11.58
Paperback. Presents a story-within-a-story that turns on questions about childhood and sexual awakening, innocence and attraction, while exploring the lives of three very different writers and their brushes with success and failure in both literature and life. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 198 x 26. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571233373
- ISBN
- 9780571233373
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.71
€ 13.99
€ 10.71
Paperback. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 387.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571217915
- ISBN
- 9780571217915
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.26
€ 10.99
€ 9.26
Paperback. Fresh out of college, the narrator finds himself drifting towards a career that once obsessed his father - professional basketball. But then he meets Anke, a young single mother who happens to be the former wife of one of his teammates; and their relationship becomes as significant and as life changing as the game itself. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 126 x 23. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571253173
- ISBN
- 9780571253173
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.20
€ 10.99
€ 9.20
Paperback. Captures a city in microcosm through a series of character portraits, and forms a picture of people whose lives are inextricably linked by circumstance and community - but above all by a need to be loved. This novel features wry humour and the subtle shades of Manhattan moods. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571226665
- ISBN
- 9780571226665
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.79
€ 13.99
€ 10.79
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 133 x 13. Weight in Grams: 205.
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber London
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KEX0228096
- ISBN
- 9780571223398
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. A Spanish family torn apart by the Civil War. A story of exile, love, and loss in Costa Rica, Panama, El Salvador and Mexico. A marriage embittered by disappointment, a boy struck by lightning and a young woman running headlong into a personal hell. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 154.
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber London
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KEX0228233
- ISBN
- 9780571209019
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 330 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 217 x 26. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Open Letter United States
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934824658
- ISBN
- 9781934824658
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.04
€ 19.04
Paperback. A tale of heartbreak and Hollywood, perfect for fans of David Nicholls and Nick Hornby, from a leading US entertainment journalist. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780225135
- ISBN
- 9781780225135
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.39
€ 10.99
€ 9.39
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Academy Chicago Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 622
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780915864775
- ISBN
- 9780915864775
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.72
€ 22.72
Paperback. Deals with the subject of one of Arab and Islamic history's most perplexing figures, al-Hakim bi-Amr Illah ('the ruler by order of God'), the Fatimid caliph who ruled Egypt during the tenth century and whose career was a direct reflection of both the tensions within the Islamic dominions as a whole and of the conflicts within his own mind. Translator(s): Allen, Roger. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 199 x 16. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- The American University in Cairo Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789774162510
- ISBN
- 9789774162510
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.24
€ 20.99
€ 19.24
Paperback. A historical novel that unravels the life of Arab philosopher Ibn Khaldun, reconstructing the personal and intellectual universe of a fourteenth-century genius. Translator(s): Roger, Allen. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The American University in Cairo Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789774162527
- ISBN
- 9789774162527
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.69
€ 20.99
€ 19.69
Paperback. The Muslim Suicide focuses on the life of an actual historical character, Ibn Sabin (1217-69), who, born in the town of Murcia in Andalus (Arab Spain), ended his life while on pilgrimage to Mecca. Translator(s): Allen, Roger. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- Tra
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815609667
- ISBN
- 9780815609667
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.28
€ 34.28