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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 220 x 23. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847088383
ISBN
9781847088383
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.99

Paperback. Obi Okonkwo is an idealistic young man who has now returned to Nigeria for a job in the civil service. However in his new role he finds that the way of government seems to be corruption. Obi manages to resist the bribes offered to him, but when he falls in love with an unsuitable girl, he sinks further into emotional and financial turmoil. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 9. Weight in Grams: 114.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141191553
ISBN
9780141191553
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Chris, Ikem and Beatrice are like-minded friends working under the military regime of His Excellency, the Sandhurst-educated President of Kangan. In the pressurized atmosphere of oppression and intimidation they are simply trying to live and love, and remain friends. But in a world where each day brings a new betrayal, hope is hard to cling on to. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141186900
ISBN
9780141186900
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. As Minister for Culture, the Honourable M A Nanga is 'a man of the people', as cynical as he is charming, and a roguish opportunist. This work deals with modern African history. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 10. Weight in Grams: 126.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141186894
ISBN
9780141186894
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Hardcover. One of a series of fiction titles for schools. Okonkwo, a man of the Ibo tribe in Nigeria at the end of the last century, is a person of substance, character and promise, but he and his people are doomed to be destroyed - both from within the tribe and by the arrival of the white man. Series: New Windmills. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; YFB; YQEF. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 187 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1971
Condition
New
SKU
V9780435121624
ISBN
9780435121624
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 22.24

Hardback. Includes "Things Fall Apart", "No Longer at Ease", and "Arrow of God". In "Things Fall Apart" the individual tragedy of Okonkwo, 'strong man' and tribal elder in the Nigeria of the 1890s is intertwined with the transformation of traditional Igbo society under the impact of Christianity and colonialism. Num Pages: 536 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 129 x 36. Weight in Grams: 578.
Publisher
Everyman Paperback Classics
Number of pages
536
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841593272
ISBN
9781841593272
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.94

Paperback. Ezeulu, headstrong chief priest of the god Ulu, is worshipped by the six villages of Umuaro. But he is beginning to find his authority increasingly under threat - from his rivals in the tribe, from those in the white government and even from his own family. Yet he still feels he must be untouchable - surely he is an arrow in the bow of his God? Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141191560
ISBN
9780141191560
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. This anthology of 20 stories are from all over Africa, grouped geographically into four different sections - West, East, North and Southern Africa. Editor(s): Achebe, Chinua; Innes, C. L. Series: Heinemann African Writers Series. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 11. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780435905361
ISBN
9780435905361
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.31

Paperback. 'Things Fall Apart' tells the story of Okonkwo, an important man in the Igbo tribe in the days when white men were first on the scene. Okonkwo becomes exiled from his tribe, as a result of his pride and his fears, with tragic consequences. Series: Heinemann African Writers Series: Classics. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 158.
Publisher
Heinemann
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780435913502
ISBN
9780435913502
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.23

Paperback. This novel about Nigeria prophesied the 1983 coup. Series: Heinemann African Writers Series. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; FA; HBJH; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 112 x 214 x 7. Weight in Grams: 60.
Publisher
Heinemann
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Condition
New
SKU
V9780435906986
ISBN
9780435906986
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.25

Paperback. .
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780435905668
ISBN
9780435905668
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.26

Paperback. Okonkwo is the greatest wrestler and warrior alive, and his fame spreads throughout West Africa like a bush-fire. But when he accidentally kills a clansman, things begin to fall apart. Then Okonkwo returns from exile to find missionaries and colonial governors have arrived in the village. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 136.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
Edition
01st Edition
SKU
9780141186887
ISBN
9780141186887
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.14

Paperback. Okonowo is the greatest warrior alive and he is one of the powerful men of his clan. But he also has a fiery temper. Determined not to be like his father, he refuses to show his weakness. When outsiders threaten the traditions of his clan, he takes violent action. Will the great man's pride eventually destroy him? Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 113 x 15. Weight in Grams: 152.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
Edition
01st Edition
SKU
9780141023380
ISBN
9780141023380
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.64

paperback. Ezeulu, the chief priest of Ulu, has rivals in the tribe, in the white government and even in his own family. Surrounded by trouble, he adopts an increasingly cosmic view of events - surely in the battle of the dieties, he is merely an arrow in the bow of his God? Series: Heinemann African Writers Series. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 202. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
HEINEMANN
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0022456
ISBN
9780435905309
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.70

Paperback. The award-winning author of MISTRESS OF SPICES and SISTER OF MY HEART returns with a luminous novel in her signature style - a tale of family, love, and identity, and the mystical story of a woman caught between two worlds. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Abacus
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349119410
ISBN
9780349119410
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. .
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552777124
ISBN
9780552777124
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.85

Paperback. To those customers who visit her Indian spice shop in Oakland, California, Tilo dispenses wisdom and the appropriate spice: coriander for sight, tumeric for wrinkles, and fenugreek to make a rejected wife desirable. However Tilo's powers are conditional - they vanish the moment she falls in love. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Black Swan
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552996709
ISBN
9780552996709
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Tatiana, a young Mexican woman, is adrift in Berlin. Choosing a life of solitude, she takes a job transcribing notes for the reclusive Doktor Weiss. Through him she meets 'an illustrator turned meteorologist' Jonas, a Berliner who has used clouds and the sky's constant shape-shifting as his escape from reality. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 170.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099539599
ISBN
9780099539599
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

paperback. Marie's job as a museum guard at the National Gallery in London offers her the life she always wanted, one of invisibility and quiet contemplation. But amid the hushed corridors surge currents of history and violence, paintings whose power belie their own fragility. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 152.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780099572756
ISBN
9780099572756
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.45

Hardcover.
Publisher
MacLehose Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
9780857050960
ISBN
9780857050960
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Translator(s): Fulton, Ju-Chan; Fulton, Bruce. Num Pages: 391 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 151 x 14. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781628971019
ISBN
9781628971019
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 6.23

Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
NeWest Press Canada
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781927063279
ISBN
9781927063279
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.78

Paperback. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Cornell Univ East Asia Program
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781885445858
ISBN
9781885445858
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.76

Hardback. Translator(s): Fulton, Bruce; Fulton, Ju-Chan. Series: Weatherhead Books on Asia. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 143 x 23. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231160667
ISBN
9780231160667
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.52

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