Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 4.99