Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Paperback. Exiled to a remote and barren corner of Italy for his opposition to Mussolini, Carlo Levi entered a world cut off from history and the state, hedged in by custom and sorrow, without comfort or solace, where, eternally patient, the peasants lived in an age-old stillness and in the presence of death - for Christ did stop at Eboli. Translator(s): Frenaye, Frances. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; FA; FC; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141183213
- ISBN
- 9780141183213
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.45
€ 13.99
€ 10.45
Paperback. Dramatizes the resourcefulness, cunning, and pain of the Filipino peasants' struggle against a heritage of colonization, first by Spain and later by the United States. This title is set during the political upheavals of the 1940s and 1950s. Series: Asian American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 310 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566392969
- ISBN
- 9781566392969
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.76
€ 46.99
€ 41.76
Paperback. Cecilia and Manuel accept her father's gift of a house, in hope of repairing their unraveling marriage along with the badly scarred building. The couple's efforts expose the horrifying truth about the building. This work offers a story of Chile, depicting the dissolution of an upper-middle-class family against a background of exile, and return. Translator(s): Labinger, Andrea G. Num Pages: 245 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3556 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 245
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803264250
- ISBN
- 9780803264250
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.95
€ 23.99
€ 21.95
Paperback. A critical edition of Carlos Fuentes' 1962 novel, *Aura*, accompanied by an introduction and notes on the text. Editor(s): Standish, Peter. Series: Durham Modern Language Series. Num Pages: 52 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DSBH; DSK; FA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 4. Weight in Grams: 82.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 52
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719081835
- ISBN
- 9780719081835
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.73
€ 24.73
Paperback. 1975. The cusp of Argentina's Dirty War. The magnate Tamerlan has been kidnapped by guerrillas, demanding a bust of Eva Peron be placed in all 92 offices of his company. The man for the job: Marrone. His mission: to penetrate the ultimate Argentinian mystery: Eva Peron, the legendary Evita. A caustic and original take on Argentina's history. Translator(s): Barnett, Ian. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 386 x 23. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- And Other Stories
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908276506
- ISBN
- 9781908276506
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.69
€ 13.99
€ 11.69
Paperback. A raucous, hilarious journey through political dangers that come in all shapes, cup sizes, and sexual identities, a trip into the wild, sometimes outrageous world of the Texas-Mexico border and all geographical and anatomical points south. Series: The Americas Series. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Texas Tech Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896729308
- ISBN
- 9780896729308
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 32.74
€ 36.99
€ 32.74
Paperback. The stunning new novel from the internationally bestselling author of THE SHADOW OF THE WIND. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 37. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Publisher
- W&N
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753826492
- ISBN
- 9780753826492
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.09
€ 13.99
€ 11.09
Paperback. The novel Carlos Ruiz Zafon wrote just before THE SHADOW OF THE WIND; a cult classic in his native Spain. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780224268
- ISBN
- 9781780224268
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.09
€ 13.99
€ 11.09
Paperback. You've read THE SHADOW OF THE WIND - now read what happens next .. Includes Reading Group Notes. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780222851
- ISBN
- 9781780222851
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.04
€ 13.99
€ 11.04
Hardcover. The Scrapbook is a novel about memory, and the unreliability of memory. It's about the tangled, often dysfunctional, bonds of family. And it's about absence and the power that a void can exert over a person's life. Num Pages: 222 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- Parthian Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909844575
- ISBN
- 9781909844575
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.44
€ 13.99
€ 13.44
Paperback. The Scrapbook is a novel about memory, and the unreliability of memory. It's about the tangled, often dysfunctional, bonds of family. And it's about absence and the power that a void can exert over a person's life. Num Pages: 222 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 203 x 16. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Parthian Books
- Edition
- Second edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910409831
- ISBN
- 9781910409831
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.36
€ 12.36
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780008150105
- ISBN
- 9780008150105
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.63
€ 13.99
€ 10.63
Paperback. 'A wonderfully, life-affirming book..Carmel Harrington writes with such honesty' New York Times bestselling author, Hazel Gaynor Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; 3JMG; 5HE; 5HM; FA; FR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780008150136
- ISBN
- 9780008150136
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.38
€ 14.99
€ 11.38
Paperback. The life you lived. The life you loved. The life you left.. For fans of Jojo Moyes and Cecelia Ahern. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 201 x 22. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- HarperImpulse
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007594405
- ISBN
- 9780007594405
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 13.08
€ 15.99
€ 13.08
paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADS; CJBR; FA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 25. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1958
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United States
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195009422
- ISBN
- 9780195009422
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 113.82
€ 113.82
Paperback.
- Condition
- Used, Acceptable
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- SKU
- KST0006886
- ISBN
- 9780552158855
Paperback
Condition: Used, Acceptable
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Clean copy, good to very good condition.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- SKU
- KLJ0000801
- ISBN
- 9780552158855
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Uber-busy Annie Valentine - mum to two demanding children and personal shopper in a swanky London fashion store - is now intent on setting up a shoe and handbag empire of her own, and she'll do anything to get there. But what about her adorable new man? Series: Annie Valentine. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 126 x 25. Weight in Grams: 272. Used paperback in very good condition. Some shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- SKU
- KRF0038128
- ISBN
- 9780552154833
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. As a personal shopper in a London fashion store, Annie Valentine can re-style her clients from head to toe. In fact, this dresser can be relied on to solve everyone's problems, except her own. Although she's a busy single mum to stroppy teen Lana and painfully shy Owen, there's a gap in Annie's wardrobe - sorry, life - for a new man. Series: Annie Valentine. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 292. Used paperback, in good condition. Some shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- SKU
- KIN0007482
- ISBN
- 9780552154819
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- SKU
- KLN0016528
- ISBN
- 9780552158855
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99