Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Hardback. A collection of short stories that evoke the reality of the South Pacific: the story of a do-it-yourself murder mystery; an assassination attempt on the Queen; and a futuristic tale set in 1999. Several of these pieces were first collected as "The New Land", which won the 1990 Buckland Award. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 144 x 23. Weight in Grams: 447.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857540468
- ISBN
- 9781857540468
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.54
€ 29.99
€ 25.54
Hardcover. Luke Tanner is a thirty-something baseball player helping to build a new baseball field in his beloved hometown of Clearwater, Wisconsin. His chance discovery of a small bone fragment on the field sets in motion a series of events and discoveries that will involve his neighbors, local politicians, and the nearby Native American reservation. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268035136
- ISBN
- 9780268035136
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.77
€ 106.77
Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Pegasus Books United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781605985732
- ISBN
- 9781605985732
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.39
€ 25.99
€ 22.39
Hardback. BIll Robinson's first novel-a saga of personal trauma and nautical peril-is based on actual events during the great Tokyo earthquake of 1923, when a passenger liner with 3,000 people aboard faced imminent destruction from the raging elements and was saved by the captain's courage and skills. Series: Seafarer Books. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780924486210
- ISBN
- 9780924486210
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.95
€ 23.99
€ 21.95
Paperback. An exceptional story of survival and redemption in the Andes Series: Interp Culture New Millennium. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780252076060
- ISBN
- 9780252076060
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.80
€ 24.99
€ 22.80
Paperback. Num Pages: 183 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Old Street Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 183
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905847716
- ISBN
- 9781905847716
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.22
€ 10.22
Paperback. From the bestselling author of OUR KID and HIGH HOPES comes his most heartwarming work to date: the story of his father Tommy, and his determined, spirited battle to rise above the slums and the workhouse and build a better life for himself and his family Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755359592
- ISBN
- 9780755359592
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.97
€ 13.99
€ 10.97
Paperback. A wonderful tale about life in the 1960s from a bestselling author Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 34. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755343225
- ISBN
- 9780755343225
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.85
€ 13.99
€ 10.85
Paperback. An enchanting episode in the fictionalised life of Billy Hopkins Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755336425
- ISBN
- 9780755336425
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.85
€ 13.99
€ 10.85
A turbulent story of childhood, love and meteorological forces. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 133 x 26. Weight in Grams: 340. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- SKU
- KAC0001165
- ISBN
- 9780330487498
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Young rural widow Nasula suffers years of economic hardship, dreaming of a better life for her daughter. She goes to Lusaka to sell her last sack of highly sought-after Mbala beans, but in the city finds herself exposed to new and predatory dangers. Series: Heinemann African Writers Series. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 120 x 9. Weight in Grams: 144.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780435912024
- ISBN
- 9780435912024
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.13
€ 17.13
Paperback. A few months ago, fourteen-year-old Ali Banana was apprenticed to a whip-wielding blacksmith in his rural hometown. Now, its winter 1944, the war is entering its most crucial stage and Ali is a private in Thunder Brigade. His unit has been given orders to go behind enemy lines and wreak havoc. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 146 x 15. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099488989
- ISBN
- 9780099488989
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.73
€ 14.99
€ 11.73
Paperback. A novel that illuminates the lives of the humans who left us magnificent paintings in the caves of France and Spain. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 332. A Novel of the Ice Age. 280 pages. A novel that illuminates the lives of the humans who left us magnificent paintings in the caves of France and Spain. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 212 x 146 x 17. Weight: 332.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520202771
- ISBN
- 9780520202771
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.41
€ 33.99
€ 24.41
Paperback. First published in Sweden, Bjor Larsson's thriller became a bestseller in Europe. Series: Mariners Library Fiction Classic. Num Pages: 400 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: FA; FH; FJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 218 x 29. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574091144
- ISBN
- 9781574091144
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.66
€ 16.66
paperback. Num Pages: 188 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Featherproof Books United States
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780977199280
- ISBN
- 9780977199280
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.39
€ 14.99
€ 14.39
paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; FA; FH; FR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
- Publisher
- Pan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Main Market Ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447297581
- ISBN
- 9781447297581
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.79
€ 13.99
€ 10.79
Paperback. Follows the experiences of a tour guide through a virtual theme-park that re-creates the Cherokee Trail of Tears for tourists. Series: Native Storiers: A Series of American Narratives. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803239265
- ISBN
- 9780803239265
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.76
€ 36.99
€ 33.76
Hardcover. Well-read copy in good condition. Some shelf wear. Hardcover, dustjacket in good condition.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- First Edition, First Impression
- SKU
- KRF0009653
- ISBN
- 9780701184841
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Around 1400, in the city of Mainz, a man was born whose invention of moveable metal type was to change the written word for ever and alter the course of history itself. Johann Gutenberg died 60 years later, robbed of his business, his printing presses and, so he thought, of his immortality. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 137 x 25. Weight in Grams: 440. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear in good dust wrapper
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSS0002258
- ISBN
- 9780701169657
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Series: Hodder African Readers. Num Pages: 80 pages, 10. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 6. Weight in Grams: 86.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Hodder Education United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 80
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340984239
- ISBN
- 9780340984239
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.69
€ 16.69
Paperback. Berlin, 1946. During one of the coldest winters on record, Pavel Richter, a decommissioned GI, finds himself at odds with a rogue British Army colonel and a Soviet General when a friend deposits the frozen body of a dead Russian spy in his apartment. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 230. 352 pages. Berlin, 1946. During one of the coldest winters on record, Pavel Richter, a decommissioned GI, finds himself at odds with a rogue British Army colonel and a Soviet General when a friend deposits the frozen body of a dead Russian spy in his apartment. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 198 x 153 x 23. Weight: 230.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747596318
- ISBN
- 9780747596318
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.65
€ 13.99
€ 10.65
Paperback. A darkly enthralling literary novel about secrets and murder. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 196 x 35. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Publisher
- Short Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780720906
- ISBN
- 9781780720906
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.34
€ 10.99
€ 9.34
Paperback. A tale of political paranoia, dangerous liaisons and defiant compassion, The Quiet Twin is an unforgettable journey into a cityscape of totalitarian dread and deception Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 202 x 25. Weight in Grams: 264. 384 pages. A tale of political paranoia, dangerous liaisons and defiant compassion, The Quiet Twin is an unforgettable journey into a cityscape of totalitarian dread and deception. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 162 x 202 x 25. Weight: 264.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408821688
- ISBN
- 9781408821688
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.23
€ 10.99
€ 9.23
Paperback. A haunting novel about two brothers' fraught relationship in 1950s Ireland Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 38. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780748344
- ISBN
- 9781780748344
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.50
€ 11.99
€ 10.50