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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 177 x 127 x 7. Weight in Grams: 100.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation United States
Edition
Translation
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811216302
ISBN
9780811216302
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.01

Paperback. .
Publisher
Melrose Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909757134
ISBN
9781909757134
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.01

Paperback. A wonderful, warm novel from a major new American voice. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 378. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
SKU
KAK0007666
ISBN
9780007374458
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Following a baseball game that nearly became a religious war, two Jewish boys become friends. Danny comes from the strict Hasidic sect. Reuven is brought up by a father patently aware of the 20th century. Everything tries to destroy their friendship, but they use honesty with each other as a shield and it proves an impenetrable protection. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141040776
ISBN
9780141040776
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Asher Lev is a gifted loner, the artist who painted the sensational "Brooklyn Crucifixion". Into it he poured all the anguish and torment a Jew can feel when torn between the faith of his fathers and the calling of his art. Here he plunges back into his childhood and recounts the story of love and conflict which dragged him to this crossroads. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141190563
ISBN
9780141190563
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Asher Lev is the artist who painted the sensational 'Brooklyn Crucifixion'. Into it, he poured all the anguish and torment a Jew can feel when torn between the faith of his fathers and the calling of his art. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 240.
Edition
New Ed
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1974
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140036428
ISBN
9780140036428
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.88

Paperback. Beijing, sometime in the near future: a month has gone missing from official records. No one has any memory of it, and no one can care less. Except for a small circle of friends, who will stop at nothing to get to the bottom of the sinister cheerfulness and amnesia that has possessed the Chinese nation. Translator(s): Duke, Michael. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552776974
ISBN
9780552776974
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.79

Paperback. IN Num Pages: 450 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Publisher
Zubaan India
Number of pages
450
Condition
New
SKU
V9789381017630
ISBN
9789381017630
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.20

Hardback. Translator(s): Manavalli, Krishna. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857423900
ISBN
9780857423900
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 20.71

Paperback. Franklin Hata, Korean by birth but raised in Japan, is an outsider in American society, but he embodies the values of the town he calls his own - he is polite and keeps himself to himself. Num Pages: 356 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9781862074019
ISBN
9781862074019
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.02

Paperback. Seven Seeds of Summer" is a young adult novel retelling the famous Greek Mythology romance of Hades and Persephone. What if you were the missing piece in one of the most famous Greek Mythology Romances? Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 203 x 14. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Primedia E-launch LLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
first
Condition
New
SKU
V9781944247034
ISBN
9781944247034
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.78

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 197 x 29. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
Allen & Unwin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781743316696
ISBN
9781743316696
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.77

Paperback. What would you do if you found out that your husband, your father, your son - was not who you thought? Could you ever love him again? Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
Allen & Unwin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781743318751
ISBN
9781743318751
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.77

Paperback. Warm, insightful and poignant, Freeing Grace tells the story of two families battling over one baby girl - Grace Serenity. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 344. 360 pages. Warm, insightful and poignant, Freeing Grace tells the story of two families battling over one baby girl - Grace Serenity. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 27. Weight: 344.
Publisher
Allen & Unwin
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781742378718
ISBN
9781742378718
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.71

Paperback. It was supposed to be a short trip - a break in New Zealand before her best friend's wedding. But when Cassy waved goodbye to her parents, they never dreamed that it would be years before they'd see her again. Having broken up with her boyfriend, Cassy accepts an invitation to stay in an idyllic farming collective. Overcome by the peace and beauty of the valley and swept up in the charisma of Justin, the community's leader, Cassy becomes convinced that she has to stay. As Cassy becomes more and more entrenched in the group's rituals and beliefs, her frantic parents fight to bring her home - before Justin's prophesied Last Day can come to pass. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. .
Publisher
Allen & Unwin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781743318775
ISBN
9781743318775
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.77

Paperback. What do you do when your family's dream becomes a nightmare? Combining the skill of Jodi Picoult with the warmth of Anita Shreve, Charity Norman explores - with heart-thumping tension - a fresh start which goes very badly wrong. Num Pages: 372 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 264. 368 pages. What do you do when your family's dream becomes a nightmare? Combining the skill of Jodi Picoult with the warmth of Anita Shreve, Charity Norman explores - with heart-thumping tension - a fresh start which goes very badly wrong. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 198 x 128 x 31. Weight: 250.
Publisher
Allen & Unwin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781743314890
ISBN
9781743314890
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.74

paperback. Contains a selection of Beaumont's stories, including five stories that he later adapted for Twilight Zone episodes. This volume contains an introduction by Ray Bradbury and an afterword by William Shatner, two fellow science fiction luminaries who counted themselves among Beaumont's close friends. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780143107651
ISBN
9780143107651
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.45

Paperback. The stories in The Manet Girl explore situations in which desire, cutting through the demands of daily life, blurs all rational distinctions between what is important and what is distraction. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 197 x 15. Weight in Grams: 196.
Publisher
Salt Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
164
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907773457
ISBN
9781907773457
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 4.74

Paperback. Low life writer and alcoholic Henry Chinaski was born to survive. At the age of fifty, he is living the life of a rock star, running three hundred hangovers a year and a sex life that would cripple Casanova. This book presents a vivid account of life on the edge. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 230.
Edition
Revised
Publisher
Virgin Books
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753518144
ISBN
9780753518144
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. The best of Bukowski's novels, stories, and poems, this collection reads like an autobiography, relating the extraordinary story of his life and offering a sometimes harrowing, invariably exhilarating reading experience--a must for this counterculture idol's legions of fans. Num Pages: 512 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 137 x 30. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
HarperPerennial
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
SKU
V9780060924584
ISBN
9780060924584
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.63

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