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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Reassembles the Charles W Chesnutt's work in the conjure tale genre. This work allows the reader to see how the original volume was created, how an African American author negotiated with the tastes of the dominant literary culture of the late nineteenth century, and how that culture both promoted and delimited his work. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 143 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822313878
ISBN
9780822313878
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.12

Hardback. Editor(s): McWilliams, Dean. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 318 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
318
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691635477
ISBN
9780691635477
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.26

Paperback. Paperback, black spine. 206pp
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Brandon / Mount Eagle Publications Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
SKU
KON0821133
ISBN
9780863222047
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Brandon / Mount Eagle Publications Ltd Kerry
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Edition
0th Edition
SKU
KEX0198336
ISBN
9780863223273
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Clean copy
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Brandon / Mount Eagle Publications Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
SKU
KEX0220135
ISBN
9780863222047
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Clean copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Brandon / Mount Eagle Publications Ltd
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KEX0220376
ISBN
9780863222047
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Brandon / Mount Eagle Publications Ltd Kerry
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KLN0015815
ISBN
9780863223273
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Brandon / Mount Eagle Publications Ltd Kerry
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KLN0016126
ISBN
9780863223273
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Clean copy
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Brandon / Mount Eagle Publications Ltd Kerry
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KEX0220145
ISBN
9780863223273
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Black Swan
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
SKU
KNW0008637
ISBN
9780552773867
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.49

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Rupa & Co India
Edition
2014th Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9788129135537
ISBN
9788129135537
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.23

Paperback. At the end of the twentieth-century an old woman sits among the birch trees and thinks back over her life, her loves, and the joys and tragedies that have befallen her family and her people. She is a member of the Evenki tribe who wander the remote forests of north-eastern China with their herds of reindeer. Translator(s): Humes, Bruce. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustration (black and white). BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099555650
ISBN
9780099555650
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Seventeen-year-old Abike Johnson is the favourite child of her wealthy father. A world away from Abike's mansion, in the city's slums, lives a seventeen-year-old hawker struggling to make sense of the world. When Abike buys ice cream from him one day, they strike up an unlikely and tentative romance, defying the prejudices of Nigerian society. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571268917
ISBN
9780571268917
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.71

Paperback. Mma has just buried her mother, and now she is alone. She has been left everything. But she's also inherited her mother's bad name. A bold, brash woman, the only thing her mother refused to discuss was her past. Why did she flee her family and bring her daughter to a new town when she was a baby? What was she escaping from? Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 137 x 20. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780224093835
ISBN
9780224093835
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 16.77

Paperback. Sisi, Ama, Efe and Joyce are prostitutes, the girls who stand in the windows of the red-light district, promising to make men's dreams come true - if only for half an hour and fifty euros. The murder of Sisi, the most enigmatic of the women, shatters their already fragile world. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 220.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099523949
ISBN
9780099523949
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILEY'S WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2014. From the award-winning author of 'Half of a Yellow Sun,' a powerful story of love, race and identity. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; 1KBB; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 32. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007356348
ISBN
9780007356348
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.72

Paperback. The limits of fifteen-year-old Kambili's world are defined by the high walls of her family estate and the dictates of her fanatically religious father. Her life is regulated by schedules: prayer, sleep, study, prayer. Num Pages: 336 pages, port. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 238.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007189885
ISBN
9780007189885
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.83

Paperback. From the Orange Prize-winning author of 'Half of a Yellow Sun' come twelve dazzling stories that turn a penetrating eye on the ties that bind men and women, parents and children, Nigeria and the West. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
300
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007306213
ISBN
9780007306213
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.70

Paperback. Venture into the Railsea - an epic journey for readers of all ages. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447213673
ISBN
9781447213673
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.93

Paperback. A dark urban fantasy thriller from one of the all-time masters of the genre Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
Pan Publishing
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Main Market
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330492324
ISBN
9780330492324
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.72

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
€ 9.94

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
€ 11.02

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
€ 11.01

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
€ 11.00

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