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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Ham on Rye. Series: Canons. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main - Canons Imprint Re-Issue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782116660
ISBN
9781782116660
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.75

Paperback. Henry Chinaski, an outcast, a loner and a hopeless drunk, drifts around America from one dead-end job to another, from one woman to another and from one bottle to the next. Uncompromising, gritty, hilarious and confessional in turn, his downward spiral is peppered with black humour. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 128.
Edition
Revised
Publisher
Virgin Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753518151
ISBN
9780753518151
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.88

Paperback. Originally published: Santa Barbara, CA: Black Sparrow Press, c1983. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1port. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
226
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Edition
First edition.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780876855966
ISBN
9780876855966
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.70

Paperback. Previously uncollected pulp fiction by the 20th century American master. Editor(s): Calonne, David Stephen. Num Pages: 305 pages, B&W illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: FA; FP; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 110 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
City Lights Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872866829
ISBN
9780872866829
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.46

Paperback. A collection of short stories gives an insight into the dark, dangerous lowlife of Los Angeles that the inhabited. From prostitutes to classical music, the author of this book mixes high and low culture in his 'tales of ordinary madness'. These are angry yet tender, humorous and haunting portrayals of life in the underbelly of Los Angeles. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 172.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Virgin Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753513873
ISBN
9780753513873
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

paperback. Betting on the Muse is a combination of hilarious poetry and stories. Charles Bukowski writes about the real life of a working man and all that comes with it. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 28. Weight in Grams: 436.
Publisher
Ecco
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574230017
ISBN
9781574230017
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.66

Paperback. A collection of short stories that focus on themes ranging from Los Angeles and bar culture to alcoholism, gambling, sex and violence. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
Virgin Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753513774
ISBN
9780753513774
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. .
Publisher
City Lights Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872865433
ISBN
9780872865433
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.53

Paperback. Perennially drunk, broke and in search of a woman, the author takes on the guise of a wise fool as he ventures through America's seedy lowlife. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 154.
Edition
1st
Publisher
Virgin Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
9780753513828
ISBN
9780753513828
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 5.80

Paperback. Nicky Belane, private detective and career alcoholic, is a troubled man. He is plagued by broads, booze, lack of cash and a raging ego, and by the surreal jobs he's been hired to do. He has been hired to track down French classical author Celine - who's meant to be dead - and supposed to find the elusive Red Sparrow - which may or may not be real. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 140.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Virgin Books
Condition
New
SKU
9780753518175
ISBN
9780753518175
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.01

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780876857632
ISBN
9780876857632
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.05

paperback. Fifteen pages of story and illustrations. Num Pages: 16 pages, ill. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 263 x 87 x 3. Weight in Grams: 62. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Ecco
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0021503
ISBN
9780876856062
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.00

Paperback. It is the 1970s, and henpecked family man Tom Ripple is happy to wryly watch the world from his perfectly ordinary life, in a perfectly ordinary suburb. But, when his marriage fails and his family falls apart in the 1980s, self-deluded Tom must find a way of carrying on against an unexpected tide of change. Num Pages: 688 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 45. Weight in Grams: 544.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Main
Publisher
Faber and Faber
Number of pages
688
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
SKU
KLN0018262
ISBN
9780571223596
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.49

Hardcover. A Chance Acquaintance is a beautifully crafted novel of reparative love, of two misfits drawn together and the bewildering resilience of the human spirit. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 138 x 24. Weight in Grams: 330. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Short Books Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEA0000135
ISBN
9781906021405
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Dickens' last completed novel traces John Harmon's covert observation of Bella Wilfer, whom he must marry if he is to inherit a fortune. Editor(s): Cotsell, Michael. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 880 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 46. Weight in Grams: 598.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
880
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199536252
ISBN
9780199536252
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 203 x 24. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Edition
1st Vintage Classic
Condition
New
SKU
V9780679729655
ISBN
9780679729655
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.68

Paperback. Tells a story spanning all levels of Victorian society. This book centre's on an inheritance - Old Harmon's profitable dust heaps - and its legatees, young John Harmon, presumed drowned when a body is pulled out of the River Thames, and kindly dustman Mr Boffin, to whom the fortune defaults. Editor(s): Poole, Adrian. Num Pages: 928 pages, facsimiles. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 41. Weight in Grams: 626.
Edition
Revised ed.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140434972
ISBN
9780140434972
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.00

Hardback. Tells the story of an orphan named Oliver, who runs away from the workhouse only to be taken in by a den of thieves. Series: Penguin Clothbound Classics. Num Pages: 608 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: D; FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 137 x 37. Weight in Grams: 728.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
9780141192499
ISBN
9780141192499
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 7. Weight in Grams: 211.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
SKU
V9781554811649
ISBN
9781554811649
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.63

Paperback. The Great Gatsby meets The Secret History in this torrid novel of love, lust and deception. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 286. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
SKU
KTJ0050932
ISBN
9780007556601
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

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